Arts & Entertainment

 Will Smith has his sights set on the lead role in "The Last Pharoah," a Columbia drama to be penned by "Braveheart" writer Randall Wallace and produced by Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment.

Ice Cube is a Hip Hop icon, no doubt about it. Yet with more than ten albums under his belt – including new release “Raw Footage” – he has gained notoriety for doing more than just rapping. Cube made the transition from Hip Hop star to actor and film celebrity in 1991, first appearing as Darin “Doughboy” Baker in director John Singleton’s urban neighborhood drama “Boyz N The Hood”. Ice Cube has since starred in twenty-three movies, his twenty-third being current release “The Longshots”.

Studio: Universal  Pictures
Plot: The mummy of an ancient Chinese Emperor cursed by a witch 2,000 years ago is brought back to life.
Cast:   Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     *1/2

The Dark Knight

Studio:     Warner Bros. (2 hrs. 35 mins.)
Plot:     The Caped Crusader returns, protecting Gotham City from the mad criminal mastermind, The Joker.
Cast:     Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:    ****

Studio:     Sony Pictures (90 min.)
Plot:     A misunderstood superhero turns to the help of a PR agent to improve his image.
Cast:    Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **1/2