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Multi-Grammy-winning OutKast members Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000) and Antwan A. Patton (Big Boi) star in Idlewild (Universal Pictures), an original musical about love and ambition set against the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy. Ving Rhames, Terrence Howard, Patti LaBelle, Cicely Tyson, and Macy Gray also appear.

Hey Ya!

111 Samuel L. Jackson leads the charge to get "these motherf—ing snakes off the motherf—ing plane" in Snakes on a Plane (New Line), the high-altitude action film whose so-bad-it's-good premise has bewitched the blogosphere. Three days later, Hollywood finally finds out whether any of these online ironists actually go to movies.

2 Same cool. Different decade. Miami Vice creator and director Michael Mann has brought his 80s cult-classic television series to the big screen (Universal Pictures). Cohn Farrell and Jamie Foxx star as the 2006 version of undercover cops Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs.

i When Luke Wilson breaks up with his superhero girlfriend, played by Uma Thurman, she uses her powers to exact revenge in My Super Ex-girlfriend (Twentieth Century Fox), directed by Ivan Reitman. British gender bender Eddie Izzard also stars.

CLASSIC-CAR WEEKEND

4li? The Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, in California, pay special tribute to the Cooper Car Company.

The Automotive Fine Arts Society and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

parade vintage cars such as the Delahaye roadster, Avions Voisin C30, and Packard Dietrich Convertible Victoria around the 18th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links.

ACE EXHIBITIONS

1 Life-size fiberglass Labrador retrievers painted by stars such as Jack Nicholson, Salma Hayek, Anjelica Huston, and Snoop Dogg festoon the streets of Aspen leading up to the Aspen Filmfest's Best in Show charitable auction, at the Little Nell hotel, benefiting the organization's youth-education program.

New York's Guggenheim Museum honors Pritzker Prize winner Zaha Hadid by showcasing more than 20 years of her work in architecture, urbanism, and design. The Iraqi-born Hadid

has been credited with shifting the geometry of buildings around the world as she continues to make her graphic conceptions realities. (Through October 25.)

It's been a year, and tennis fans are wondering if Andy Roddick has found his mojo again. Hold your breath ^' — as the slumping star angles

to dethrone defending champion Roger Federer at the ^ ⅜ ' • 7 2006 U.S. Open, in Flushing, New York.

ALL THAT JAZZ

Impulse Records celebrates its 45th anniversary with Ashley Kahn's thoroughly researched The House That Trane Built (Norton), which is out now and chronicles the rise and lasting impact of the record label most famous for producing some of John Coltrane's best albums, including A Love Supreme and Africa/Brass. Companion CDs, a radio show, and a retrospective tour led by Impulse pianist McCoy Tyner will follow.