Reuters - The paradox of Starz's "In the Gutter," a semi-academic look at gross-out humor in the movies from its slapstick origins to the likes of "Borat" and "Knocked Up," is that many of those most enamored with the genre are probably least likely to be attracted to a lesson in its history.

Reuters - When it debuted as AMC's first original weekly drama series July 19, 2007, "Mad Men" could not have started out further from the TV industry's consciousness. Its premiere was pretty much a spectacular non-event.

Reuters - Oh, what a lovely war movie Ben Stiller and his platoon have concocted in "Tropic Thunder."

Reuters - When it debuted as AMC's first original weekly drama series July 19, 2007, "Mad Men" could not have started out further from the TV industry's consciousness. Its premiere was pretty much a spectacular non-event. But as the weeks piled up, word began to filter out that this little period hour set in the hard-drinking, chain-smoking, brutally sexist New York advertising world circa 1960 was pretty damn good.

Reuters - Ten years after the first "X-Files" movie -- and six since the conclusion of the iconic TV series -- FBI agents Mulder and Scully return to theaters on Friday with "The X-Files: I Want to Believe."

AP - If the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of "NCAA Football 09" are the starting seniors, then Wii owners might feel like redshirt freshmen with EA Sports' first college football game for Nintendo's popular gaming console.

Reuters - Ten years after the first "X-Files" movie -- and six since the conclusion of the iconic TV series -- FBI agents Mulder and Scully return to theaters on Friday with "The X-Files: I Want to Believe."

AP - "Some Americans Abroad" is a quietly malicious little comedy.

AP - The makers of the new "X-Files" movie have done themselves a disservice in coming up with the elongated title, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe." Really, it just invites a whole bunch of bad jokes which, unfortunately, are justified.

AP - The title is "Step Brothers." You know, because there are two of them.

AP - There's a nice theatrical contrast — all-American wholesomeness vs. determined Teutonic debauchery — on display at the 2008 Stratford Shakespeare Festival.

AP - Candlebox, "Into the Sun" (Silent Majority/ILG Records)

AP - Buddy Guy, "Skin Deep" (Silvertone/Zomba)