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Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan presents a roundup what movie critics are saying about the weekend's new movie releases. Out this week: Domino, Elizabethtown and The Squid and the Whale.

Steve Inskeep talks to the writer, comedian and creator of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David. The show -- which features David's stock in trade, painfully awkward situations -- is kicking off its fifth season on HBO this weekend.

Steven Spielberg takes a new crack at the classic H.G. Wells novel War of the Worlds. Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins and the talented child star Dakota Fanning lead the cast. The film emphasizes the power of evil and highlights the volatile nature of human fear.

Herman Leonard's images made a visual record of jazz artists stretching from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis. He awaits a look at his ruined New Orleans studio to see what became of his work.

Three new network dramas debut this week. Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein says that they all have one thing in common -- aliens. Threshold, Surface and Invasion all make their TV debut this September.

Folklorist Nick Spitzer hosts American Routes, a public radio music program based in New Orleans. He left the city before Hurricane Katrina and is now in Lafayette, La. He talks about the cultural and musical history of New Orleans.

Dick Cavett's late-night show, launched on ABC in 1969, showcased a who's who of musicians of the day, among them Janis Joplin, Mick Jagger and David Bowie. A DVD series was released this week.

Romania's Shukar Collective brings together young musicians from Bucharest's dance and electronic scene and a group of older Gypsy performers from the rural usari or "bear tamer" tradition. Together they make modern music with a traditional Romanian soul. Chris Nickson has a review of their CD Urban Gypsy.

The final film from the Merchant-Ivory team deals with complicated relationships and social questions, long a fascination of the independent producers. But this is not a costume drama. It's a contemporary love story set in New York City.

Bill Murray and his deadpan delivery star in a Jim Jarmusch film about an aging Don Juan who learns a 19-year-old son he has never met is looking for him. A strong cast offers support.