The ShowBuzz Weekly Forecast
Siblings Ben and Casey Affleck join forces in "Gone Baby Gone," an adaptation of the missing Boston child novel written by "Mystic River" author Dennis Lehane. But for those looking for a more lighthearted movie, check out the humorous sports parody "The Comeback."
MOVIES
"Gone Baby Gone", directed by Ben Affleck and starring younger brother Casey, is the story of two investigators who search desperately for a young girl around Boston after she is kidnapped from her home. The film also stars Morgan Freeman, Michelle Monaghan and Ed Harris.
"Rendition" stars Reese Witherspoon as an American wife of an Egyptian-born chemical engineer who disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington. As she urgently attempts to track him down, a CIA analyst, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is forced to question his assignment as he becomes party to the man's unorthodox interrogation.Photos: "Gone Baby Gone"
"30 Days of Night" stars Josh Hartnett as an Alaska town sheriff who must lead a quickly declining group of survivors through the 30 days of night that annually descends over the state without getting eaten alive by vampires.
"The Comeback" spoofs the best inspirational sports movies ever made by telling the story of an out-of-luck coach named Lambeau Fields who must take a bunch of college misfits and turn them into football champions.
MUSIC
Cecilia Bartoli pays tribute to the great 19th-century Spanish singer Maria Malibran in her new operatic release "Maria." Bartoli presents both well-known numbers and rarities as she opens a window on a fascinating chapter of opera history.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's breakthrough appearance at the Monterey International Pop Festival on June 18, 1967, comes back to life in "Live at Monterey."
Carlos Santana's four decades of music come together in "Ultimate Santana," the first release to encompass the guitarist's late-'60s, '70s fusion and '90 makeover.
TV
In "The Next Great American Band" bands, not singers, are competing for America's votes before three celebrity judges, John Rzeznik, guitarist and lead singer of the Goo Goo Dolls; drummer Sheila E.; and Ian "Dicko" Dickson. The show premiers Friday at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox.
"The Mysterious Human Heart," from filmmaker David Grubin, shows how the heart works, what can go wrong with it, and how its ailments can be treated. The first half of the three-hour mini-series airs 9 p.m. Monday on PBS, concluding Oct. 22
"October '87: Crash & Comeback" is a one-hour documentary revisits Black Monday with the people who were there: the traders, the financial reporters, and power brokers including Alan Greenspan. It premieres Monday at 9 p.m. on CNBC.
The Discovery Channel transports viewers to "Tornado Alley" in the new series "Storm Chasers," hosted by meteorologist Josh Wurman and film-maker Sean Casey guides the TIV from his mobile command post. See what happens when "Storm Chasers" premieres Wednesday at 10 p.m.
BOOKS
More than 42,000 people attend his church every week, and millions more tune in by television to hear his words of wisdom, but now fans can read about Joel Osteen in "Become a Better You," which offers seven simple action steps that will help its readers discover their individual purpose and destiny.
Donald Trump tells the secrets of his success via personal experiences in "Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life." The book is co-authored with Bill Zanker, the CEO of the Learning Annex, who started his multi-million dollar company with just $5,000 in Bar Mitzvah money.
DVDs
The 1980s toy craze comes to life in the action hit "Transformers," where two warring bands of shape-shaping alien robots renew their intergalactic conflict on Earth, with the human race at stake.
"The Reaping" starring Oscar-winner Hilary Swank as a college professor who rebut mysteries and so-called miracles with scientific evidence until she is forced to find her own faith after learning of a Louisiana river whose water has turned blood-red following the mysterious death of a local boy.
"Sin City" director Robert Rodriguez pays homage to his favorite B-movies with "Planet Terror," an old-fashioned gore and giggles flick starring Rose McGowan, who portrays a go-go dancer whose night is interrupted by a vicious zombie attack that leaves her missing a leg.
THEATER
"A Feminine Ending" opens Oct. 17 in at the Playwrights Horizons. It is a bittersweet play about how an aspiring composer's "extraordinary life" unravels when she answers her mother's distress call about a martial crisis.