One big, serious film; one adventure doc; a couple soft life-changers; a Steve Carell comedy. All in all, a fine mix for the first real weekend of fall. Reservation Road: Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix star as a man who hits a boy with his car, and the father of that boy. Ruffalo's character feels the guilt grow as Phoenix slowly freaks out. Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox are winning the World Series and the... more ›

Want an excuse to toss down yet another of the Alamo's Asian Chicken Salads this weekend? Sample one of these new celluloid delights from Tinseltown. (Hey, Alamo: Bring back the shrimp substitution option! Seriously!) 1408: John Cusack stars as a skeptical debunker of all things haunty who spends the night in a legendary hotel room and finally gets his Western rationality scared right outta him. Made from a Stephen King short story, like all... more ›

The American version of The Office, an hilarious hit comedy from the UK, premieres tonight at 8:30 on KXAN. We've aleady seen a preview of the first episode, and it looks to be almost word for word the same as the British version. Steve Carell will be taking the place of the series writer/creator, Ricky Gervais as the star of the show, and Austinist thinks that he'll do a good job. more ›