Filmmaker Craig Brewer channels his inner Neil Diamond in 'Song Sung Blue' The Hustle & Flow director is known for his films The Dreamers and The Misfits. His latest is based on the true story a Milwaukee couple who became local legends performing as a Neil Diamond tribute band. Tonya Mosley
A prickly Ralph Fiennes uplifts a town through music during WWI in 'The Choral' A northern English town loses its best choral singers to fighting in World War I but finds new hope in a time of loss through music in Nicholas Hytner's new film "The Choral," featuring Ralph Fiennes. Olivia Hampton
CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. David Folkenflik
Is 'Die Hard' a Christmas movie? It's a perennial holiday debate: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? A Philadelphia theater group offers a live reading of the 1988 action classic just in time for the holidays. Buffy Gorrilla
It was called the Kennedy Center, but 3 different presidents shaped it Washington, D.C.'s performing arts center was named for President Kennedy after his assassination. But his vision for the arts as a cornerstone of democracy was shared by Eisenhower and Johnson. Anastasia Tsioulcas
Will fans give 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' the same pass they gave the first two films? "Avatar: Fire and Ash" will spur similar reviews that its two predecessors got: It's pretty to look at, but it doesn't offer much else. Dyer Oxley
We caught up with one of the kids who sang on 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' He's 72 now Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history. Chloe Veltman
After John le Carré's death, his son faced the 'daunting' task of reviving George Smiley Nick Harkaway grew up hearing his dad read drafts of his George Smiley novels. He picked up le Carré's beloved spymaster character in the novel Karla's Choice. Originally broadcast Oct. 23, 2024. Sam Briger
Meet the new WaPo food critic who won't dine in anonymity NPR's Leila Fadel tags along for lunch with Elazar Sontag, the Washington Post's new food critic. Leila Fadel
Rob Reiner loved America. He thought it could be better NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with writer Todd S. Purdum about his last interview with Rob Reiner and the filmmaker's legacy as an advocate. Courtney Dorning