In the wide wake of “WALL-E,” the best Pixar film since “The Incredibles,” “Short Circuit” is the movie most mentioned as its touchstone. Both have lonely robots with a thirst for knowledge and companionship that defy directives to forge destinies. Thankfully, only one has Steve Guttenberg.

Will Smith's "Hancock" suffers from trying to be too many movies at once.

Till recently, Brendan Fraser was not the world’s biggest fan of 3-D movies. Even as a kid, he couldn’t put up with the red/blue glasses that made you dizzy while objects sort of jumped off the screen and waved in your face.

Abigail Breslin turned 12 in April, yet she’s a veteran actor. The TV commercials started at age 3, and now she has a starring role — and her name above the title! — in the new film “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl."

In "Hancock,'' Will Smith is a drunken, abrasive superhero with worse PR than NFL bad boy Adam  "Pacman''  Jones.

Warner Bros. just re-released all the Dirty Harry films on DVD, so I sat down and watched the original.

Alternative fuel, sleeping on the floor — touring bands are finding ways to cut corners and raise cash so they can stay on the road despite escalating gas prices.

50 Cent and the family release a full-length album that plays like a mixtape, only without the annoying air horns and DJ promos interrupting the music. Is it groundbreaking? No. It is an alright outing from one of rap's top dogs and his buddies? Sure.

Now that “American Idol” is over, I’ve been trying to desperately get myself wrapped up into “Nashville Star.” The only problem is, it’s not “American Idol.”

Opening ceremonies at 5 p.m. today on stage in Chandler Park will officially kick off Heritage Days 2008. 

Those who know Lee as the soulful crooner who sings “Arms of a Woman” will be surprised to hear the Philly musician singing songs about infidelity (“What’s Been Going On”) and feeling that a relationship is doomed (“Better Days”).

In an age of music downloads and declining album sales, it was an amazing feat last week when Lil’ Wayne sold more than one million copies of “Tha Carter III” its debut week.

Last week we suggested a great vacation destination for country music fans is Branson, Missouri. This week we’ll look at another popular place to go for country music lovers.

With only a few releases for the week, the choice should be simple, but is it?

There’s nothing that says you can’t call your hip-hop group Giant Panda. And there's nothing that says you can't follow up a fine debut album with another excellent blend of old-school hip-hop, dusty beats, intricate wordplay and a few modern touches.