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A Parisian rat dreams of culinary glory, but how will he work among chefs without setting off screams? You expect kitchen slapstick; you get something that's closer to kitchen ballet, plus a story with both drama and heart. It's Cyrano de Bergerat, and it's (recommended).

We explore hip-hop journalism in the last installment of our series. Three veteran hip-hop journalists and filmmakers share their experiences.

In this week's digest of what movie critics are saying about new releases, from the online magazine Slate, we hear about Evan Almighty, A Mighty Heart and 1408.

Wichita, Kansas' African American Museum has just secured a large tract of land to help the small museum grow. Eric Key, the museum's executive director, talks about their next challenge: fundraising.

Director Brad Bird and actor Patton Oswalt talk about their film Ratatouille. The animated feature tells the story of a foodie rat who becomes a chef in a top Paris kitchen. Bird previously directed and wrote The Incredibles and The Iron Giant. Oswalt is a writer and stand-up comedian.

Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, aka the folk-parody band Flight of the Conchords, hail from New Zealand and were named best alternative-comedy act at the 2005 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. Now they're starring in an HBO series called, yes, Flight of the Conchords — which is, yes, about two transplanted New Zealanders living in New York City's Lower East side. It launches Sunday.

A 12-year-old piano prodigy (played strikingly by actual piano prodigy Teo Gheorghiu) battles his parents' expectations (and his own) as he attempts to find his way in the world. Fredi Murer's film is an intriguing, complicated family drama.

Actor Isaiah Washington will not be invited by ABC to return for another season of the hit program Grey's Anatomy, where he plays Dr. Preston Burke. This, after he reportedly used an anti-gay slur toward one of his cast-mates. Not everyone supports his firing, including two gay activists.

In our weekly lifestyle and trends segment, Newsweek entertainment reporter Allison Samuels weighs in about Angelina Jolie's controversial role as Mariane Pearl, Essence and Ebony's tabloid transition and Robin Givens' new book.

Larry Wilmore, jokingly billed as "Senior Black Correspondent" on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, worked as a writer on In Living Color and The PJ's before getting his fake-news-show gig. He also created The Bernie Mac Show.