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The Dukes of Hazzard is a film so meaningless that it is almost impossible to review, according to critic Kenneth Turan. He says the movie is, "not empty calories, which implies pleasure, but simply empty. It's a cosmic void where a movie ought to be."

Robert Siegel talks with Bruce Nussbaum, editorial page editor of Business Week, about the magazine's annual Best Product Design issue. The 2005 winners include a sleek update on training wheels, the iPod shuffle and a toilet design that "recasts the whole concept of the toilet."

Steven Spielberg directs Tom Cruise in an adaptation of the 1898 H.G. Wells novel War of the Worlds. The movie has all the qualities of a summer thrill-ride, with a rush of surprises and special effects.

Film critic Kenneth Turan, takes a look at the restoration of the iconic French film, Elevator to the Gallows. Made in 1957, it is a melding of French cinematography and American music that Turan is thrilled to see in theaters.

Alberto Vilar, once hailed as one of the most generous donors in the art world, is free on bail after being charged with fraud. Vilar, a Cuban immigrant, has pledged some $250 million to support opera, ballet and orchestra projects. He is now charged with defrauding a friend out of $5 million. His bail terms require that Vilar sell his art collection.

The Egyptian government is charging millions of dollars for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to house the King Tut exhibit. The result is a $30 per-person admission ticket. Despite the hefty price, exhibit organizers say the tickets are selling well.

Rome's Colosseum hosts an exhibit of sculpture from the mystery cults of Greek and Roman antiquity. The display documents secret religious rituals, some of which are still practiced today.

A French remake of an American movie is rare. Usually, it's the other way around. The new French film The Beat That My Heart Skipped is even more remarkable because it's not a remake of a hit.

Pakistani singer Faiz Ali Faiz pays homage to the late great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with his new CD, Your Love Makes Me Dance. The five pieces on the album were either composed or performed by Nusrat. The genre is called qawwali, a kind of Islamic religious music. Banning Eyre has a review.

Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Batman Begins. The film is about the origins of Bruce Wayne and his superhero counterpart the Caped Crusader.