‘NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS,' Dec. 21, theaters nationwide: Nicolas Cage is back to cash a paycheck ..... we mean, back for more treasure hunting. In this sequel, Cage and crew use John Wilkes Booth's diary to try to uncover secrets related to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Sounds like a timely topic.

KEVIN FOWLER, Dec. 26, Cowboys Dancehall: It's the day after Christmas, so you more than likely will have had your share of family, caroling and fruitcake. And since Fowler is sure to drown out any and all conversations with his loud brand of Texas country, you won't even have to socialize.