The ShowBuzz Weekly Forecast
Get ready Harry Potter fanatics, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is finally on the big screen. Also, some new reality shows are out for the summer and they involve singing to relieve "American Idol" withdrawal.
MOVIES
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is finally in theaters to satisfy the Potter addictions of old and young alike. This time Harry is in his fifth year at the Hogwarts school for wizards and learns that many of his fellow wizards do not want to face the problem posed by the evil Lord Voldemort's return.
"Captivity" stars Elisha Cuthbert as top model Jennifer Tree who is drugged and abducted. While in captivity, she is tortured beyond comprehension.Photos: "Harry Potter" Premieres
"Interview" is based on late Dutch director Theo Van Gogh's film of the same name. It stars Sienna Miller and Steve Buscemi, who also directs.
"Talk to Me" stars Oscar-nominee Don Cheadle as radio personality Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene Jr.
TV
NBC's "The Singing Bee" hosted by Joey Fatone of 'N Sync and "Dancing with the Stars" fame, begins with a studio audience sing-along and the selection of eight contestants chosen to compete in "fun-filled singing games," NBC promises. Contestants must get every word right or lose out on a cash prize of $50,000 on "Bee," which premieres 9:30 p.m. ET Tuesday.
Wayne Brady of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" hosts the Fox series "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" debuting at 9:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. Players choose songs from different genres, decades and artists, then perform as the lyrics are displayed — up to a point. The words disappear when the music stops, and the contestants are on their own. At stake: Up to $1 million.
Comedy Central's mock reality show "American Body Shop," premiers 10:30 p.m. ET Sunday.
TLC is also focusing on cars with its new reality series "Hard Shine" featuring hotrod craftsman Jimmy Shine, who must choose from a group of trainees vying to become the next top hotrod builder. The show debuts at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday.
MUSIC
Crowded House, the band best known for their 1980s ballad, "Don't Dream It's Over" is back with a new album, "Time on Earth."
This week also marks the return of grunge era veterans, Smashing Pumpkins, with a new CD, "Zeitgeist."
Pre-teen girls will be vying for The Cheetah Girls' double disk "In Concert: The Party's Just Begun," which has a CD and DVD.
BOOKS
Beloved romance and mystery writer Nora Roberts' new book, "High Noon," focuses on Lt. Phoebe MacNamara, who falls for a bartender she meets while on a case.
Coach of the Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts Tony Dungy has enjoyed triumph and also great tragedy when his son committed suicide. The new book "Quiet Strength" by Dungy and Nathan Whitaker is about the principles the coach has used to make his a good life.
"A World Without Us" by Alan Weisman is a hard look at what Earth would be like without human beings.
DVD
"The Last Mimzy": A brother and sister find a box of toys from the future, which draws their family into a magical adventure. The movie stars Timothy Hutton, Chris O'Neil, Joely Richardson and "The Office's" Rainn Wilson.
Billy Bob Thornton stars in "The Astronaut Farmer" about an aspiring astronaut who abandons his dream to save his family farm. He fights against the powers that be to become the first independent astronaut.
THEATER
"My First Time" is set in 1998 — before blogging took off — when a Web site allowed people to anonymously share stories about their first sexual experiences. The true stories are brought to life on the stage. The play opens July 12 at the Off Broadway New World Stages.
"Never the Sinner" tells the story of young millionaires, Leopold and Loeb, who fall in love while studying at the University of Chicago in 1924, and kill a teenage boy for excitement. The play premiers July 13 at the Off Off Broadway Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center.