AP - Some nightmares are even more vivid on stage. There's an immediacy to the horror that goes beyond terror and into shock.

Reuters - The proverb says you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer. But what about when friend and enemy is one and the same -- and both happen to be you?

Reuters - It takes Christina Applegate approximately 45 seconds in the second-season premiere of ABC's "Samantha Who?" to dispel any lingering discomfort the audience might have with the star's summertime diagnosis of breast cancer and subsequent double mastectomy.

AP - In the world of sports video games, not much can really change year to year. The game at its core is the same, but it's what video-game developers add that makes it worth spending the cash.

Reuters - In theory, a hit format overseas should have an edge over an untested format developed at home. If Latin Americans love "Ugly Betty" and Brits adore "The Office," then American viewers will enjoy U.S. versions, right?

Reuters - You don't really need 11 hours -- merely two -- to discern that the new Jerry Bruckheimer procedural "Eleventh Hour" is pretty standard stuff, kind of like "CSI" meets "House."

Reuters - The Madonna concert ended nearly 12 hours ago, and this reviewer is still tired. And that's just from watching.

Reuters - In Bill Maher's new film "Religulous," the comedian says he wants his fellow non-believers to "come out of the closet" to counter what he views as religion's dangerous influence on the world.

AP - "A Man for All Seasons," Robert Bolt's historical drama of moral courage, is one of those plays that comes with impeccable, gold-plated credentials. A London and Broadway success in the early 1960s. Oscar-annointed as best picture for its movie version.

Reuters - Frank Langella is electric in "A Man for All Seasons," the first Broadway revival of Robert Bolt's drama, which opened Tuesday at the Roundabout.