A three-time Oscar winner, Stone's latest subject is President George W. Bush. His movie "W." opens in the United States on Friday, less than three weeks before Americans elect their next president on November 4.

Oliver Stone, 62, talked to Reuters about what drove him to make "W." and to release it at this time.

Q: Why is it important to release "W." so near to the 2008 U.S. presidential elections when President Geor

The director and producer of the new "Star Trek" film, due in 2009, said he was always more of a "Star Wars" guy.

"All my smart friends liked 'Star Trek.' I preferred a more visceral experience," he tells Entertainment Weekly in its latest issue, on newsstands Friday. Abrams took on the "Star Trek" project in hopes of creating a film "that grabbed me the way 'Star Wars' did," he says.

He was also drawn to the franchise's idealism, he says.

"I think a movie that shows people of various races working together and surviving hundreds of years from now is not a bad message to put out right now," he says. "In a world where a movie as incredibly produced as 'Th

The crisis, that has inspired "credit crunch" chocolate bars and "meltdown" parties in the West, is reflected in a new Hindi film "EMI," or Equated Monthly Installments, by debutant writer-director Saurabh Kabra. It is set for release later this month.

EMI is an acronym that millions of middle-class Indians are familiar with, as it allowed them to buy everything from washing machines to fancy cars, homes and vacations at a time when banks were eager to lend and credit was cheap.

But as interest rates

"The Incredible Hulk"

The angry green guy returns in a new big-screen incarnation, with Edward Norton taking over as Bruce Banner, the scientist who turns into the Hulk when provoked after an experiment goes wrong. This installment has Banner on the run as he tries to find a cure for his condition, reunite with his girlfriend (Liv Tyler) and battle the Abomination, a fellow beast created by military honchos looking for cool new weapons. A three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray set contain deleted scenes including an alternate opening, segments on transforming Norton into the Hulk and co-star Tim Roth into the Abomination, cast and crew commentary and a digital copy of the movie. Th

"All my smart friends liked 'Star Trek.' I preferred a more visceral experience," he tells Entertainment Weekly in its latest issue, on newsstands Friday. Abrams took on the "Star Trek" project in hopes of creating a film "that grabbed me the way 'Star Wars' did," he says.

He was also drawn to the franchise's idealism, he says.

"I think a movie that shows people of various races working together and surviving hundreds of years from now is not a bad message to put out right now," he says. "In a world where a movie as incredibly produced as 'The Dark