Programming from the old WB network (which was folded with UPN into what is now The CW) and other parts of the Warner Bros. empire is available online at 2 p.m. today at TheWB.com (http://www.thewb.com).
Thunder Still Rolling. Even with some high-profile competition, the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder held onto the top spot at the North American weekend box office, with about $16.1 million in revenue.
Dell Children's Medical Center †Volunteers needed to provide assistance to patients, families and staff, raise funds to help support hospital programs and serve as goodwill ambassadors within the community. 324-0161, www.dellchildrens.net/volunteer.
Bad Ad Idea? The Wall Street Journal reported a few days ago that Jerry Seinfeld is being lined up as a commercial spokesman for Microsoft, offering the company a comedic counterpoint to the Apple ads featuring Justin Long. While the Journal had Seinfeld getting $10 million for the gig, readers of the Crave gadget blog at CNET.com quickly noted that ''there's a bit of irony to this, since many
Son of Rambow is a modest little film, but one well worth your time when it arrives on DVD on Tuesday. Retailing for $19.99 from Paramount Home Entertainment, Son of Rambow is about two boys brought together †and made better †through a love of making movies. It is being offered for sale exclusively through Best Buy and for rent ''at all major rental locations.''
If everyone is Irish for St. Patrick's Day, surely everyone is Polish for the last week in August. Because this is the week that polka music and Polish culture take over Buffalo.
The Marshall High School class of 1978 will reunite at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at The Coach in downtown Marshall. Classmates are encouraged to join the fun and reconnect.
Watchmen In Trouble? The big-screen adaptation of the comic book by Alan Moore and David Gibbons is being buzzed about †and has been on the cover of Entertainment Weekly †even though it doesn't hit theaters until March 2009. But it reportedly hit a bump on Tuesday.
Thunder at the Box Office. R-rated comedy Tropic Thunder ended The Dark Knight's reign at the top of the weekend box office, although Dark Knight passed Star Wars for the No. 2 spot on the all-time box office list. More about that later.
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