Jan 7th, 2005 · Correspondent Cheryl Devall talks with New York Times reporter Jason DeParle about the struggles of women who have gotten off welfare -- a seven-year odyssey he chronicles in his new book American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare.
Dec 11th, 2004 · A slew of new movies star some of Hollywood's most handsome male leads, from Ocean's 12 to Alfie. But the actors' movie-star looks are often failing to translate into success with film audiences. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell.
Dec 4th, 2004 · HBO's biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers debuts on the pay-cable network Sunday. Geoffrey Rush plays the great British comic. To celebrate, NPR's Scott Simon and New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell help movie fans brush up on some of Sellers' finest screen moments.
Nov 27th, 2004 · NPR's Scott Simon talks with New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell and Elaine Fantham of Princeton University's Classics Department about Oliver Stone's new film Alexander.
Nov 20th, 2004 · California Split, the 1974 Robert Altman film about two obsessive gamblers, is now available on DVD. It had never been made available on video for the home audience. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell.
Oct 16th, 2004 · Team America: World Police has it all: action, suspense, sex and satire -- all done with puppets. It's the latest film by the creators of the irreverent animated TV show South Park. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell.
Oct 9th, 2004 · Comic Rodney Dangerfield's death this week at 82 ends a one-of-a-kind career that started late but rarely failed to amuse. Hear New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell and NPR's Scott Simon.
Oct 2nd, 2004 · A growing trend in U.S. movies has Asian directors redoing their own hit films in English... and Western directors are also remaking Asian hits. Hear New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell and NPR's Scott Simon.