Silver Screen Cowboy Museum grand opening July 26 featuring dinner, entertainment

Hollywood is stepping into a new technology frontier with its new summer flick “Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D.”

The film is the first live-action narrative feature film shot in digital 3D.

“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” caught box-office heat with a $34.5 million debut, while Eddie Murphy flopped as his comedy “Meet Dave” opened with just $5.3 million.

saturday

Chris Beck performing a blend of folk and blues • 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. • Reba’s Restaurant and Bar • 301 N. Main • Newton. Cover charge is $5.

july 18

Chris Cagle in concert • 7 p.m. • The Cotillion • 11120 W. Kellogg • Wichita. Tickets are $26 in advance and $29 at the door.

CBS got a paw up on its competition with the debut of “Greatest American Dog” helping the network to a midsummer ratings victory.

Jack Nicholson’s Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger’s Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award.

>If you haven’t already, you might want to pick up the Batphone and order your tickets for “The Dark Knight.”

Advance sales are through the roof, fans are heading to 12:01 a.m. screenings in Batman gear and the buzz is growing: It’s a chance to see the late Heath Ledger — if you haven’t heard, he’s The Joker — in one of his finest performances and connect with one of the nation’s most mystical superhero franchises.

During his tenure at the Federal Communications Commission, Jonathan Adelstein has been a fierce critic of government policies that allow big media companies to get bigger.

Former “Dawson’s Creek” star Katie Holmes will revisit her TV roots with a guest role on “Eli Stone” this fall. Holmes was courted by Greg Berlanti, who was a producer on “Dawson’s Creek” and is the co-creator and executive producer of ABC’s drama about a lawyer (Jonny Lee Miller) who gains prophetic powers.

Missouri State University senior Brandon Cheek and his band, Prozium, have released a nine-track debut album, titled “Reset.”

Cheek, who is drummer for the group, is the son of Lori and Ken Knepper of Newton and Stoney Cheek of Springfield.