A look ahead at the week in TV and movies

BIG SCREEN OPENING WEDNESDAY Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG) -- Although the story supposedly grows darker in the sixth installment of the boy wizard's adventures, this is the first Potter picture to receive a PG rating since 2004's Prisoner of Azkaban, so it can't be that dark. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint return to continue the battle against the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), who gets uglier every time we see him.

KIDDING AROUND

'Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience'

Still trying to beat the heat? Join the biggest battle yet between the Autobots and the Decepticons with Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience at the AutoNation IMAX Theater at the Museum of Discovery and Science, 401 SW SecondSt., Fort Lauderdale. Admission for the museum and IMAX is $16 adults; $13 children 2-12; IMAX only is $12 adults/seniors; $10 children 2-12. 954-713-0940 or visit www.mods.org.
MOVIES

Review | Br�no (R) ***

It's funny how some people just never learn
MOVIES

Review | I Love You, Beth Cooper (PG-13) **

Hmmm, haven't we met somewhere before?
MOVIES

Review | The Stoning of Soraya M. (R) **

Execution overwhelms the message
MOVIES

Review | Anvil! The Story of Anvil (Unrated) ***

Dreams die hard for metal band
MOVIES

Review | Moon (R) ***

Unexpected turns make sci-fi tale a far-out trip
MOVIES

Review | Departures (PG-13) ***

Tale pulls at the heartstrings
BOOKS

Directions for would-be directors

So you think you're a natural-born filmmaker who was put on this earth to direct movies? Join the club, pal. With the advent of cheap cameras, the Internet and online video-sharing sites like YouTube and BitTorrent, practically everybody is an aspiring Spielberg or Fellini these days.
DVD SCANS

'Knowing' is not necessarily believing

Speaking on a commentary track for his film Knowing (Summit Entertainment, $27 DVD, $35 Blu-ray), director Alex Proyas (Dark City; I, Robot) says his favorite commentary track is one featuring a conversation between Martin Scorsese and the late Michael Powell. (The DVD, which he never names, is Criterion Collection's Black Narcissus.)