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Actor Emilio Estevez talks about writing and directing Bobby, his new film centering around 22 people who were in the Ambassador Hotel the night Robert F. Kennedy was killed.

Oliver Stone's movie World Trade Center feels like an attempt to craft a feel-good movie out of a ghastly situation. That makes the film unconvincing. Reviewed by Kenneth Turan.

For many, summer is a time of transition: weddings, graduations, job interviews. And that means it's also a season for thank-you notes. Despite the ubiquity of e-mail, experts tell Michele Norris that a handwritten note remains the best way to express your gratitude.

As Jerri Blank, a former "user, boozer, and loser," Amy Sedaris contorts her face into a sad-sack overbite and wears both garish makeup and padding that gives her an over-sized midsection. But at home, Sedaris is a pleasant hostess, and an expert baker.

NPR's Neda Ulaby speaks to television critics about some of the not-so-good aspects of the upcoming TV season.

Ernie Hudson may be best known for his performances in the films Ghostbusters and in the HBO series Oz. Hudson talks about his role in the new TNT movie The Ron Clark Story, about an idealistic young teacher who leaves his southern hometown to face the challenges of a New York City public school.

Snow a novel by the Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, explores the convoluted world of Turkish Muslims torn between the West and their beliefs. It focuses on a young poet returning to his homeland after years in Europe.

A new documentary called This Film is Not Yet Rated takes aim at the MPAA rating system, and the mysterious workings of the anonymous ratings board. The film has been a hit at film festivals. But it's final rating should be "B" for boring.

All the King's Men is a Hollywood remake that may be even better than its Oscar-winning predecessor of 1949. Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet star in this wrenching tale of populist politics based loosely on the life of Louisiana Gov. Huey P. Long.

William Friedkin, director of The French Connection, is now at the helm of a different production: opera. He explains what Puccini and the Marx Brothers have in common, and reflects on that legendary chase scene.