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Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews the new TNT mini-series Into the West, which cost an estimated $100 million to film. Wallenstein tells listeners whether the contemporary Western saga -- which looks beautiful -- is worth their time.

The Morris Museum is home to one of the world's largest collections of mechanical musical instruments and automatons, some of which date to the early 16th century.

Ron Howard's latest film Cinderella Man tells the story of James Braddock -- but doesn't share the boxer's confidence. The real Braddock believed enough in himself to accomplish miracles in the ring, notes Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan. But the movie lacks faith in the audience, which undercuts its ability to deliver complete satisfaction.

David Levy, director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has resigned and the museum's board has set aside plans to build a dramatic new wing designed by Frank Gehry. The moves come in the midst of a financial crisis that has raised questions about what kind of place the Corcoran should be.

Writer Mark Jordan Legan presents a roundup of what critics are saying about the weekend's film releases. This week, he examines Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist and the long-anticipated Stars Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Peralta wrote and acts in the new movie 'Lords of Dogtown'. The feature evolved from Peralta's 2002 documentary 'Dogtown and Z-Boys.' Both films are about the community of skateboarders in California in the 1970s who originated extreme skateboarding.

The Bravo network series Ultimate Super Heroes, Ultimate Super Villains and Ultimate Super Vixens, which debuts Thursday night, ranks the best fictional characters in pop culture, drawing from movies, television, comic books and video games.

A senior curator at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has been indicted in Italy on criminal charges related to the acquisition of several items in the museum's collection. Marion True, curator for antiquities, denies the charges. Michele Norris talks to Suzanne Muchnic of the Los Angeles Times about the case.

King Tut is coming to a museum near you -- but it'll set you back 30 bucks a ticket. The first Tut show in 1976 set the precedent for blockbuster museum exhibits; this year's marks a heyday for the intersection of museums and entertainment. We preview this summer's blockbuster exhibits.

Our own Day to Day television critic reviews the new FX network series 30 Days. The show, hosted by documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, plays with the idea of what it's really like to live in someone else's shoes for 30 days. Spurlock was the subject of the film Super Size Me, where he charted his weight gain while eating exclusively at McDonald's for 30 days.