This Week
Any film combining Disney, Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Lewis Carroll and a PG rating is sure to raise questions. We have answers. Then we'll dive into a new undersea Wii experience.
Last Week
Join our panel of movie reviewers for their take on this year's 10 Best Picture nominees, plus test your cinema savvy with a little Academy Awards trivia.
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Favorites
We review The Princess and the Frog and talk with the voice of Ray the Cajun firefly, Jim Cummings. Also, does the game LEGO Rock Band belong on your child's gift list?
Roland Emmerich ups the cataclysmic ante in his doomsday thriller 2012. Also, TV's The Vampire Diaries cashes in on teens’ fascination with undead bloodsuckers.
The fun, big-screen version of Astro Boy contains a few somber moments parents might not expect. And how has Spore Hero for the Wii evolved from the hit PC game Spore?
We look at hot albums by new artists whose breaks came online, plus Disney’s latest attempt at live-action family comedy and the feminine mystique of Twilight.
It may be based on a bedtime story, but is Where the Wild Things Are a kids' movie? Meanwhile, how lyrically wild are the indie bands on the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack?