Reuters - Asian horror films, and their inevitable American remakes, have a tendency to provide effectively frightening attributes to the most banal physical objects, but "Mirrors" pushes the limit.

AP - "Tropic Thunder," Ben Stiller's extravaganza of a Hollywood satire, couldn't be any more "inside-baseball" if it contained references to the infield fly rule and Rule 5 draft picks.

AP - "Fresh Kills" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 326 pages, $24.95), by Bill Loehfelm: Junior Sanders, the narrator and main character of Bill Loehfelm's first published novel, is a bitter, angry man — and with good reason.

AP - On the very edge of the pier at Manhattan's busy South Street Seaport, overlooking the choppy waters of the East River, a circular tent beckons to theatergoers with antique signs, ornately stained windows and brash lights. Step right up and see the show.

AP - Irma Thomas, "Simply Grand" (Rounder)

AP - "The Power of Place" (Oxford University Press. 280 pages. $27.95), by Harm de Blij: Consider this: During the last two decades of the 20th century, Texas reported 64 cases of dengue fever.

AP - "Man in the Dark" (Henry Holt, 192 pages, $23), By Paul Auster:

AP - You'll know you're in a different galaxy within the first seconds of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," which substitutes the Warner Bros. logo and theme music for the familiar 20th Century Fox searchlight and fanfare.

AP - A well-intentioned exercise at blending education and family entertainment, the 3-D animated tale "Fly Me to the Moon" ends up only mildly educational and not all that entertaining.