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When the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature was delayed, rumors circulated that there was a split among the judges. And earlier this week, a member of the Swedish Academy resigned over a seemingly unrelated matter. Or was it?

Capote, the new film about Truman Capote, details the writer's life at the time around his breakthrough book, In Cold Blood. The film, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, tells the story of how Capote came to tell of the murder of a Holcomb, Kan., family.

Ken Tucker reviews new albums from Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones.

Television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews comedian Chris Rock's new sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, based loosely on Rock's own childhood. It premieres tonight on the UPN network.

Madeleine Brand talks with actor Philip Seymour Hoffman about his starring role in the new film Capote. The movie depicts writer Truman Capote as he researches his groundbreaking "non-fiction novel" In Cold Blood and develops a friendship with one of the killers he writes about.

Thinking of heading to the movies this weekend? Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan rounds up the reviews of three new films: Capote, The Greatest Game Ever Played and Serenity.

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan summarizes what film critics are saying about this week's new movie premieres. This week: Corpse Bride, Roll Bounce and Flightplan.

The major networks and several cable units are offering up new seasons in September. A new HBO comedy, Extras, stars Ricky Gervais, who remains best known for starring in and helping to create the original British version of The Office.

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Carroll Ballard's movie Duma about a boy and a cheetah. He says the film has the same magical qualities as Ballard's earlier films, Fly Away Home and The Black Stallion.

For nearly 100 years, the MacDowell Colony has provided a haven for artists in the woods of Peterborough, N.H. The town has long recognized the colony as a tax-exempt charitable organization. But now, pressed for funds, town administrators are demanding that even artists pay their fair share.