Caught the preview screening of "Speed Racer" last night at Greece Ridge. When I first heard about this project I groaned. The Wachowskis definitely biffed the last "Matrix" flick (I actually didn't hate the second one), but it seemed like a waste of their considerable directorial talents to have them adapt possibly the most frivolous cartoon of all time. It's a kid who drives cars really fast. That's about it.But then I saw the previews, and my interest was piqued. The Technicolor visuals looked mighty impressive, and the brief snatches of racing footage excited me -- and I couldn't care

Fat Whitney won! It only took us seven years and 10 cycles, but one of the juicy sisters finally went home with the title of America's. Next. Top. Model. Yay!I'm thrilled with the results, but last night's episode was the weirdest "Top Model" finale I've ever seen. Where was the drama? The suspense? The energy? It's almost as though the editors lost their will to live after last week's booting of Dominique. And that's understandable - that hot tranny mess was the breakout star of this cycle, bringing back levels of delusion and stupidity like we haven't seen since Cycle

"You may find Narnia a more savage place than you remember," warns Trumpkin the Red Dwarf, as channeled by "The Station Agent"'s Peter Dinklage. He's speaking to the Pevensie brood, but he may as well be addressing those watching the latest cinematic chapter to "The Chronicles of Narnia," called "Prince Caspian." The sequel to the 2004 blockbuster "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," "Prince Caspian" goes "The Two Towers" route, or that of "The Empire Strikes Back," swapping its predecessor's novelty and wonder for something moodier, more ominous. In a perfect world, such a trade would enrich the evolving