The Must List: June 1, 2007
TV
1. DEBRA MESSING in 'The Starter Wife'
USA's new dramedy brings the Will & Grace alum back to the small
screen — and her vivacious performance as a spurned L.A. wife makes us
remember how much we've missed her. Review >
MOVIE
2. ONCE
Irish rocker Glen Hansard (the Frames) is both winsome leading man and
spot-on soundtrack artist in this impressively naturalistic movie
musical. Review >
BOOK
3. FALLING MAN, by Don DeLillo
In one of his most moving novels, the postmodern master imagines Sept.
11's long-term psychological effects on an extended family of
Manhattanites. Review >
MUSIC
4. Interpol's new single, ''THE HEINRICH MANEUVER''
Who's Heinrich? No idea. Whatever that punny title means, we're sure of
one thing: The NYC rockers' latest moody groove is another winner. Download This >
MOVIE
5. THE PRINCESS SQUAD in 'Shrek 3'
Fiona's posse of storybook heroines — voiced by comics including Amy
Sedaris — are the animated sequel's most badass characters by far. Review >
TV
6. THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 5
The Spike TV reality series' latest season boasts a truly off-the-wall
cast of housemates/fearsome martial artists. Review >
MUSIC
7. KEREN ANN, Keren Ann
On her fifth solo album, the velvet-voiced French-Israeli chanteuse (who
sings in English) shares meditative musings on the nature of heartbreak. Review >
INTERNET
8. DEREK & SIMON: THE SHOW
Mr. Show's Bob Odenkirk directs these uproarious Internet shorts (on
superdeluxe.com), which skewer the rituals of the dating game with
subversive wit.
DVD
9. PRINCE OF THE CITY
Treat Williams and Jerry Orbach headline a sprawling cast in director
Sidney Lumet's tangled story of corruption among narcotics detectives,
finally out on DVD more than 25 years after its theatrical release.
DVD
10. THE THIRD MAN: TWO-DISC EDITION
The classic 1949 thriller, starring Orson Welles as a morally ambiguous
entrepreneur, is reissued with a slew of entertaining extras. Review >
