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Normally, the best films each year come out in December because filmmakers want them to win Academy Awards. But this year, with two potential Best Picture contenders–WALL-E and The Dark Knight–opening in the summer, what can we expect in the weeks ahead? Fret not, WBRU’s Entertainment News team has you covered in this week’s Spotlight. Listen to their report below:

Spotlight is one of the segments of the BRU Brief, our weekly newsmagazine piece. The Brief airs Monday nights at 11.

[All my jokes about wrestlers are targeted at The Rock, so let's skip the fooling around and cut to the chase. -EJ]

Emmett sat down with Matt Hardy of the WWE yesterday–you can listen to the full interview below:

Photo licensed under the Creative Commons and courtesy flickr user killerfan619.

If you didn’t catch the premiere of Sex and Justice on Saturday or, for that matter, the Q&A that followed, tsk tsk. But EJ’s got you covered. A couple days before the premiere, I sat down with Michael DiBiasio, Rebecca De Ornelas and Jennifer Keogh. I don’t want to give anything away about the film, but I’m terrible when it comes to spoiling plot details. So, let’s just give Michael, Rebecca and Jen a try at explaining what it was like to make the movie. Take a listen (length 18m12s):

-EJ

Last night on the BRU Brief, the News team delivered on their promise to avoid words like “Palin” or “Joe the Plumber” as much as possible as we try to move on from the 2008 campaign. You can check out podcasts of the Brief pieces below–and in case you’re wondering, we’re aware that the Community News and Spotlight pieces’ subjects are separate entities. Very separate. But the title got your attention, didn’t it?

First up, here’s Emily Jones and Jeremy Ader with this week’s Headlines:

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Daphne got a chance to speak with Blake Masters, one of the executive producers of Showtime’s smash hit Brotherhood, which kicked off its third season two weeks ago.  The show’s filmed right here in Rhode Island, so take a listen:

Brotherhood airs Sunday nights at 8 on Showtime.  (IMDB link).

Smallville’s season premiere is tonight, and as a special treat to our listeners, Justin Hartley spoke with us about his role on the show, and the new season to come. Don’t miss the season 8 premiere of Smallville, tonight at 8pm on the CW.  Take a listen:

Mirage and the rest of the E-News Team let you know which summer movies will be blockbusters and which ones will just er.. bust.  Check it out:

Reporting for WBRU’s Spotlight Entertainment News team, Duchess digs in to the bottled tea and emotional films at this year’s Newport International Film Festival. Click here to listen.

This piece originally aired on the WBRU Brief, which airs Monday nights at 11. Make sure to tune in to future editions of the Brief for a recap of the week’s headlines, investigative reports and special pieces from our Sports and Entertainment News departments.

Photo of the 2006 Newport International Film Festival, right, licensed under Creative Commons and courtesy Flickr user aavarnum.