Our look at the best-reviewed albums from the past month includes new LPs from Deerhunter, Robert Plant, and Nick Cave's Grinderman project, plus the first releases in many years from Superchunk and Swans. Get the full list inside.

At the rate critics are friending "The Social Network," it might just be the best movie of the year (so far). This week also brings a sequel to the game "Dead Rising," a new David Cross comedy series, and a rare good horror remake.

Two new films this week prove that not every director has a sophomore slump, though we find a few that did during the past decade. Plus, we compare movies based on novels, and identify some disappointing September albums.

We look back at key albums released in September 2000, 1990, and 1980, including classic releases from the Cocteau Twins, the Dead Kennedys, Madonna, and David Bowie.

It's a busy week in the world of entertainment: Gamers have a "Halo" prequel and new PlayStation controller, while TV fans can finally get their first taste of Martin Scorsese's "Boardwalk Empire." Find out more about all six of this week's picks inside.

Our new column takes a look at a few interesting developments from the past week in entertainment. This week, we look at the Mercury Music Prize, "I'm Still Here," the new Interpol album, and TV network FX's winning streak.

Milla Jovovich and Maggie Q are killers, Chelsea Handler is an awards show host, and Joaquin Phoenix is -- well, we're still not sure. This week's batch of picks includes the VMAs, another Resident Evil movie, and the first promising new shows of the fall TV season.

Before Anton Corbijn was directing feature films like this week's "The American," he was the driving force behind iconic music videos for Depeche Mode, U2, and Nirvana. Inside, we look at the careers of Corbijn and over 20 other directors who have made the jump from MTV to the big screen.