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He's reprising his role as Chili Palmer in the new film Be Cool. He first played Chili in the film Get Shorty. Both are based on novels by Elmore Leonard. Travolta's other films include Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction, Basic, Face Off and A Civil Action. This interview originally was broadcast on April 10, 2003.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews The Upside of Anger starring Joan Allen and Kevin Costner.

A Kurdish movie honored at a variety of international film festivals opens in New York and Los Angeles. Turtles Can Fly is set in the days just before the U.S. invasion which toppled Saddam Hussein. It's a portrait of a village -- and especially of children -- on the brink of change.

Since its opening in 2003, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles has been a big success. But it turns out part of the of the shiny metal building is making its neighbors squint. Workers are busy sanding the metal to dull the gloss.

It's the longest running drama on network television. After more than 300 shows, and 13 years, the "ripped from the headlines" half cop/half law show is still going strong. It's also inspired Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The latest spin off is Law & Order: Trial by Jury.

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with actor Bruce Willis about his long career and his latest movie, Hostage. The film, in which Willis plays a cop whose family has been taken hostage, opens nationwide in theaters today.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Closer, starring Jude Law and Natalie Portman, and directed by Mike Nichols.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Merchant of Venice starring Jeremy Irons and Al Pacino.

The new film Hotel Rwanda tells the story of the 1994 Rwandan genocide through one man's attempt to save some of his countrymen and women. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan has a review.

Reviewer Alan Cheuse offers his annual recommendations for holiday gift-giving. This year's list includes novels of travel on Earth and in space, new versions of tales from the Bible, Africa and Mesopotamia, and collections of poetry and song.