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Set in early-'80s Britain, Shane Meadows' This Is England tracks a fatherless boy through a budding friendship with a skinhead — and into dangerous territory with a new breed of outsider.

The museum community is asking whether museums should be used to promote foreign policy in response to a new initiative funded by the State Department. The program lets U.S. and non-U.S. museums apply for grants for exhibitions that would strengthen international connections.

Slings & Arrows, a highly regarded Canadian series, followed the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of a Shakespeare troupe. Repeated on the Sundance Channel, the show is now available on DVD.

Charles Ferguson's meticulously assembled documentary will raise your hackles — either at the folks who've been prosecuting the Iraq war, or at Ferguson, whose clear aim is to hold their feet to the fire.

The new BET series We Got to Do Better sparked controversy weeks ago, when it was still titled Hot Ghetto Mess. Two advertisers pulled out after people started calling for a boycott of the series. On Monday, BET changed the name of the series, and it premieres tonight. So what's all the hubbub about?

Rock historian Ed Ward reviews three recent DVDs: the deluxe edition of D.A. Pennebaker's Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back, a Dylan press conference released as Dylan Speaks, and Rockin' at the Red Dog, a documentary on an all-but-forgotten bar in Nevada.

Simpsons creator is bringing America's favorite dysfunctional family to the multiplex. Why does the show still work? "People really, really resonate to the idea of darker emotions in something that is considered a very light medium."

A new play tackles racism by confronting racist slurs and behavior head-on. Actors Miles Gregley, Rafael Agustin and Allan Axibal talk about the controversial play, N*W*C: The Race Show, and its confrontation of racial stereotypes.

The Eisner Awards, given out at the annual Comic Con, recognize work in comics, graphic novels and other pop writing. But voting for the Eisners involves more than a ballot with nominees: Judges are locked in a hotel room and must defend their nominations.

In this week's roundup of what critics are saying about Hollywood's new releases from online magazine Slate, we'll hear about Hairspray, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry and Sunshine.