Week of July 28-Aug 2

This week in Movie News: the box office report for the weekend of July 26th; one of my favorite clips from Inherit the Wind; trailers for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, American Hustle, The Spectacular Now, and Out of the Furnace; set pics from American Hustle; Forbes' list of Hollywood's Highest Paid Actresses; the blu-ray pick of the week The Devil's Backbone; the new poster for Lee Daniels' The Butler; reports for the Avatar sequels coming soon; the news that Ellen Degeneres will return as the 2014 Oscar host; and the first look at the X-Men Sentinels.

This week in TV Home:  news items of the NBC Hillary Clinton miniseries and the confirmation of a fifth season of Arrested Development; the recap for the last episode of The Newsroom; new teasers and commentary for the upcoming seasons of Homeland, Breaking Bad, and Sherlock; my review of the first season of FX's The Americans; the news of cast departures on Parks and Recreation; and a look back on the anniversary of MTV's debut.

Also this week the Movies for Every Month page was updated with the description of the August theme: Going Global, or the films of World Cinema- and a new page was added for August with ten movie recommendations for the month.