Not your average Joe:

Russell Crowe takes role slated for Heath Ledger in Australian film Dirt Music.

Billion-dollar Batman: The Dark Knight nears $1 billion in box office.

Like father, like son: Will Smith’s kid Jaden to star in Karate Kid redo.

Six new Watchmen posters dedicated to each of the major characters.

Today’s DVD releases: Hellboy II, Kung Fu Panda, Clone Wars, more.

Please let this be true: Ennio Morricone rumored to be scoring Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. Morricone is one of the silver screen’s most legendary composers. Check out his stirring work in this classic scene featuring Eli Wallach in Sergio Leone’s The Good, The Bad and the Ugly:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdNh9f2Wwm0[/youtube]

This article appears in Nov 5-11, 2008.