Nine Inch Nails released their seventh album, "The Slip," on May 5 (entirely online and at no charge), taking Gargoyle senior editor Carl Zielinski by surprise. While he found some areas that definitely needed improvement, he feels that everyone should still take a listen. "After all," says Carl, "you can't beat the price."

After almost 20 years, the fourth installment of the "Indiana Jones" franchise will open on Friday. But the big news in C-U entertainment concerns weekend concerts involving senior Grant Loos and sophomores Sindha Agha and Loic Hostetter.

The big movie this week is "Prince Caspian," the latest in the "Chronicles of Narnia" series from Disney. Kumars takes a look at that as well as the latest releases in DVDs, including Denzel Washington's "The Great Debaters." Laura likes what she hears from the new CDs, Gordon finds some worthwhile game releases, and Sindha clues us in on an outdoor concert coming up this weekend.

Last week "Iron Man" opened the summer blockbuster movie season, making more than $100 million and getting decent reviews. This week "Speed Racer" and "What Happens in Vegas" will try to dethrone the comic book superhero. Carl, Kumars, Laura, and Gordon have the rest of the week in entertainment.

The best bets this week seem to be in the new CD and video game releases. Laura is looking forward to the latest album by The Roots, "Rising Down," while Gordon gives a thumbs-up to "Grand Theft Auto IV." Carl Zielinski makes a guest appearance as arbiter of the new movie releases, while Kumars checks out the DVD stash. Sindha is back with her look at live music in C-U.

Hard-to-please metal connoisseur Carl Zielinski finds little to dislike about Finnish band Children of Bodom's latest effort. Check out Carl's audio review, complete with clips from the album, and see if you agree.

This week in entertainment is all about Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert — specifically, the Urbana native's annual film festival, which marks its 10th year. Ebertfest '08 begins Wednesday night at the Virgina Theatre and concludes Sunday afternoon. Nothing else on the A&E menu is even close, although Laura likes this week's offerings in new albums and Sindha found a few local concerts worth checking out. The video game selection is decent, but as for the latest movie and DVD releases, you're better off going to the Virginia.

The Finnish metal band Children of Bodom (who get their name from a 1960 multiple homicide in their home country) released their latest album on Tuesday, and Carl Zielinski already has his verdict. "Even if it doesn’t leave you grinning in ghoulish delight as it does me," he writes, "respect has to be given to a band that plays as well as Bodom. You won’t find better musicians in any genre today. This is pure, unedited metal."

The highlight this week for music fans is the Friday night concert featuring Islands and hometown band Headlights at the Independent Media Center in Urbana. The best bet for movie fans is to visit Boardman's Art Theatre again, this time for the Academy Award-winning German film "The Counterfeiters." And if you missed "Juno" when it was in the theaters, you can rent it or buy it on DVD when it comes out Tuesday. Check inside for more of this week's releases in entertainment, including video games and CDs.