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"We have to show that we are not afraid," Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough says. The FBI is probing the threats as racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism and hate crimes.

Film critic Bob Mondello offers his opinion on the new movie Elizabethtown. Director Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy, set in Elizabethtown, Ky., stars Kirsten Dunst, Orlando Bloom and a large supporting cast.

The Tate Modern Art Gallery in London is celebrating its fifth birthday. It is also celebrating its success in becoming the world's most popular modern art museum, attracting four million visitors a year. More than 60 percent of the Tate's visitors are under 35.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Howl's Moving Castle, the new Disney film made by Hiyao Miyazaki, who made the Academy-Award winning animated film Spirited Away.

Weekend Edition classics commentator Elaine Fantham talks about law and order in ancient Rome and Greece.

The new movie Batman Begins. follows the trend of many other recent comic book based movies; it delves into the psychology of the main character. This prequel to other films in the Batman franchise explains how Bruce Wayne became Batman.

Academy Award-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker has edited every one of Martin Scorsese's movies, from Raging Bull to The Aviator. Schoonmaker has had a front-row seat to see how film editing has changed over the past 30 years.

The giant of children's literature talks with Jennifer Ludden about his craft and his early influences. His latest book is a re-illustration of a 1948 work by his mentor, Ruth Krauss, called Bears.

One man saves a stranger's life and gets caught in a love triangle. That's the gist of the French romantic comedy Apres Vous, which is now in U.S. theaters. It stars Daniel Autueil, one of the busiest actors in the world.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the new documentary Rock School. The film depicts the real-life school of rock in Philadelphia.