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Johnny Depp and director Michael Mann circled around John Dillinger for decades. Independently, each imagined the infamous Depression-era bank robber filling the big screen. Good-looking, sexy and charismatic, Dillinger is a role Depp was destined to play.

The latest Dan Brown adaptation is heavier on demons than angels.
"Angels & Demons," the follow-up to "The Da Vinci Code," is astounding in its ability to transform an exciting read into a convoluted bore.

"I have been and always shall be your friend."

Spock couldn't just come right out and tell Capt. Kirk that he loved him. It wasn't in his green blood. But the above line, from the Vulcan's death scene in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," proved what we always knew to be true: Spock and Kirk are the best examples of guy love in the universe.

With J.J. Abrams' new "Star Trek" movie making a smashing debut this past weekend in its attempt to re-invent the franchise, a nation's attention has returned to Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock and their crew on the starship Enterprise.

Summer movies inevitably are about blockbusters. This season, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," "Terminator Salvation" and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" have the makings of becoming gargantuan hits.

A guide to movies from a family perspective:

"Star Trek"

-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Moviegoers 9 or 10 and older.

Call it a reboot, call it a "re-imagining," but you might as well call it "Star Trek 2.0."

In the 10 years since her debut as a teen star in TV's "Dawson's Creek," Michelle Williams has become an actress of depth and power.

Best "Trek" movie villain

Khan (Ricardo Montalban, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan")

I try to avoid telling my Trekker friends that I enjoy the "Star Trek" movies more than the television shows. It's like arguing with a Rolling Stones fan that your "Tumbling Dice" cell-phone ring tone is better than their vinyl copy of "Exile on Main Street."