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With nearly 40 films to his credit, from American Gigolo to Chicago, Richard Gere knows an iconic character when he sees one. In The Hoax, he plays a scammer who lands a seven-figure book deal; it's based on the true story of Clifford Irving, the bogus "authorized biographer" of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes.

An agreement was signed recently to return centuries-old bells to Moscow from where they were rescued during Stalin's purges against religious groups.

The band Modest Mouse have grown from a well-respected indie-rock act to a major-label band that sold over a million-and-a-half copies of its last record, Good News For People Who Love Bad News, in large part because of the inescapable single "Float On." Their new LP is titled We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank.

Iranian director Jafar Panahi's movie Offside is a comedy about young Iranian women trying against long odds to get into a packed soccer stadium.

Kevin Spacey's revival of the Eugene O'Neill play A Moon for the Misbegotten opens Monday on Broadway. He initially staged the play in his role as artistic director for the historic London theater the Old Vic.

Halle Berry stars as a newspaper reporter in Perfect Stranger, investigating bad guy Bruce Willis. But the facts get fuzzy, and the film may have you asking yourself what's going on — and why it was even made.

In this week's roundup of what the critics have to say about new releases this week, from online magazine Slate, we'll hear about Perfect Stranger, Year of The Dog and Disturbia.

The TV Set, starring David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver, satirizes the punishing process of producing a TV pilot. Writer and director Jake Kasdan knows his material: He directed and co-produced the pilot for the acclaimed but short-lived TV series Freaks and Geeks.

Maz Jobrani, Ahmed Ahmed and Aron Kader make up the Axis of Evil Comedy group. (They're of Iranian, Egyptian and Palestinian descent, respectively). Their special premiered on Comedy Central last month. It's out on DVD this week.

British food writer Anna Longmore talks about her list in Arena Magazine of the 50 foods you should try before you die. She says that monkfish liver and duck embryo are definitely not for everyone.