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HOT STUFF

GLENN GAMBOA; ANDY EDELSTEIN; LINDA WINER

October 12, 2008

MOVIES

W. Oliver Stone's biopic features Josh Brolin as our current president and Elizabeth Banks as his wife. Opens Friday. See story on C8.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED. Robert DeNiro plays a Hollywood producer in this film based on a book by Hollywood producer Art Linson. Bruce Willis co-stars. Opens Friday.

MAX PAYNE. The violent video game comes to the big screen with Mark Wahlberg and Ludacris. Opens

Friday.

POP MUSIC

RISE AGAINST. The hard rockers mark the release of their new "Appeal to Reason" album with massive shows at Roseland Ballroom Monday and Tuesday with Alkaline Trio, Thrice and Gaslight Anthem. Tickets are $35 through Ticketmaster, 631-888-9000.

KENNY CHESNEY. The country megastar's latest album, "Lucky Old Sun," hits stores Tuesday with an eclectic group of collaborators, including Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson and The Wailers.

TV ON THE RADIO. Supporting the excellent "Dear Science" album, Brooklyn's indie-rock royalty is set with hometown shows at Brooklyn Masonic Temple, 317 Clermont Ave., Tuesday through Thursday.

ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS. After lending his grand voice to songs from Bj"rk and Hercules and the Love Affair, the great Antony Hegarty is back with The Johnsons for the stunning new EP "Another World" and back in New York with a show Thursday at the Apollo Theater.

'CHANGE ROCKS.' Politics aside, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel's teaming for their first concert should be a night for rock and roll history. The show supports Barack Obama's presidential bid at a benefit and rally Thursday at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets are $2,500 to $10,000 apiece through barackobama.com or 212-763-4850.

JANET JACKSON. If

she's feeling OK, Jackson will run through 40 of her hits with the usual spectacle we've become accustomed to, from "Young Love" to her recent "Discipline" album, at Madison Square Garden Thursday and the Izod

Center Friday.

-GLENN GAMBOA

TELEVISION

MY OWN WORST ENEMY. Christian Slater stars in his first TV series. He has a dual role: a mild-mannered family man and a secret government operative. Premieres Monday at 10 p.m. on NBC/4. See story on C16.

SAMANTHA WHO? The Christina Applegate sitcom, one of the few successful new shows from last fall, returns for its second season Monday at 9:30 p.m. on ABC/7.

CRUSOE. Daniel

Defoe's classic castaway novel gets jazzed up for TV,