The ShowBuzz Weekly Forecast
The world gets to see how husband and wife Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez sizzle on screen and Elvis proves his staying power. Also, prepared to be terrified during Shark Week.
MOVIES
"El Cantante" stars Marc Anthony as drug-addicted salsa singer Hector Lavoe, and his real-life wife Jennifer Lopez as Lavoe's wife, Puchi.
Anne Hathaway plays writer Jane Austen in "Becoming Jane". The movie focuses on Austen's affair with an Irish lawyer, played by James McAvoy.Photos: J.Lo's New Movie
"The Bourne Ultimatum:" Matt Damon returns as former CIA officer Jason Bourne trying to unravel the mystery of the past he cannot remember. In this third movie in the series, he finds help from a journalist Paddy Considine.
"Hot Rod" stars "Saturday Night Live" cast member Andy Samberg as a young man obsessed with jumping over 15 school buses with his motorcycle.
"Resurrecting the Champ" stars Samuel L. Jackson as a former boxing champ who is now homeless. A young reporter, played by Josh Hartnett, tries to help him get back on his feet.
"Underdog:" A beagle, voiced by Jason Lee, develops superpowers after he become involved with a crazy scientist's experiment.
TV
The Independent Film Channel will air a four-part documentary miniseries, "Indie Sex," Wednesday through Saturday at midnight EDT. Be forewarned, some of the imagery is very graphic. The series documents the way sex has been portrayed in the movies since the 19th century and is directed by Lisa Ades and Lesli Klainberg.
Nothing says summer like Shark Week, back for its 20th summer on Discovery Channel. Viewers can feed on this programming event as it fills the network's schedule from Sunday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 a.m., totaling more than 130 hours. Programs include "Deadly Stripes: Tiger Sharks," Monday, 9 p.m. and "Shark Tribe," Thursday, 9 p.m.
MUSIC
"New Impossibilities" by Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble includes both traditional and new music.
"Elvis Viva Las Vegas" includes Elvis Presley's hit "Viva Las Vegas" and his version of the Righteous Brothers' classic "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling."
"American Idol" finalist Mandisa Lynn Hundley has her own CD, "True Beauty".
Rapper Common has a new album called "Finding Forever" which includes a duet with British singing star Lily Allen on "Drivin' Me Wild."
BOOKS
"Beyond Reach"by Karin Slaughter is the author's sixth book in her Grant County Ga. series. Dr. Sara Linton and her husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, are investigating meth trafficking, white supremacy and deep family secrets. They must go through all these things in order to solve the mystery of detective Lena Adam's escape from a hospital after being injured in an explosion.
"Always Maintain a Joyful Mind: And Other Lojong Teachings on Awakening Compassion and Fearlessness" by Pema Chodron uses the Tibetan meditation practice Tonglen to teach gratitude. The book comes with a 45-minute CD.
"Settling Accounts Book IV: In at the Death" by history author Harry Turtledove finishes his 10-book saga of what would have happened had the Confederate states won the Civil War. After 80 years of independence, the South is on the losing side of World War II and must be brought back into the Union.
DVD
"300" stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West and David Wenham in this movie about historic Battle of Thermopylae. It features additional scenes of the Traitorous Hunchback and Never-Before-Seen giant warriors. The movie is directed Zack Snyder.
"Lonely Hearts", directed by Todd Robinson, stars John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Salma Hayek and Jared Leto. Travolta and Gandolfini play homicide detectives tracking down a pair of criminal lovers in the 1940s. It's based on to true story of the Lonely Hearts killers.
John Wayne's Tribute to America was originally a NBC television series called "Swing Out, Sweet Land."
THEATER
"Opus" opens Aug. 7, at the Off Broadway 59E59 Theaters. While members of a world-famous string quartet is preparing for their next big gig, their founder disappears. The replacement inspires them with her gifts, but things become heated during a rehearsal session for Beethoven's Opus 131.