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Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan summarizes what critics are saying about the weekend's major new movie releases: Man of the Year, Shortbus and the horror film Grudge 2.

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan offers a round-up of what the nation's critics are saying about the weekend's new movies releases -- The Black Dahlia, The Last Kiss and Gridiron Gang.

William Friedkin, director of The French Connection, is now at the helm of a different production: opera. He explains what Puccini and the Marx Brothers have in common, and reflects on that legendary chase scene.

SoftBank has dropped its plans to sell the British semiconductor and software design company Arm to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia. The Federal Trade Commission had sued to block the $40 billion deal.

Critical information on this week's new movie offerings. If you're not willing to accept Mission Impossible III, there's An American Haunting and Art School Confidential.

Gabriel Byrne's latest film, Wah-Wah, opens this week. Later this month he may win a Tony nomination for his role in the Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's Touch of the Poet. He talks with Jacki Lyden about his career.

Actor and comedian John Leguizamo has a recurring role on NBC's ER. He can also be seen in Edward Burns' film The Groomsmen. This interview originally aired on July 18, 2005.

He composed the tune that became an anthem for the Depression, and he discovered Shirley Temple, but few people remember his name. Now, his widow has written a memoir in tribute to her late husband, composer Jay Gorney. It shares the title of his most famous work: "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"

Nicole Holofcener's Friends with Money is a "modern comedy of manners," according to Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan. The film features Catherine Keener, Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand and Joan Cusack as four Los Angeles women who have issues with love and money.

Actor Isaiah Washington, from the TV series Grey's Anatomy, discusses his search for family roots and his plans for investing in the West African nation of Sierra Leone.