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In Finding Neverland, his latest film, Johnny Depp plays Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie. NPR's Elizabeth Blair speaks with Depp about Barrie and some of the other eccentric characters he's inhabited.

Zach Braff, of Scrubs fame, wrote directed and stars (with Natalie Portman) in Garden State, a film about 20-somethings in 2004. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Braff, who wrote, directed and stars in the film. And NPR's Bob Mondello offers a review.

Slate writer Mark Jordan Legan reviews what the critics are saying about this week's major new movie releases: Catwoman, The Bourne Supremacy and At Home at the End of the World.

Slate contributor Ben Williams sums up what the nation's critics are saying about the weekend's major film premieres -- The Manchurian Candidate, The Village and Garden State.

Stephanie Martin of member station WFDD in Winston Salem reports on an exhibition of 60 snapshots taken by local soldiers in Vietnam. Over 2,500 photos were submitted and those chosen reflect the wide experience of the troops there. The curator wanted to show the soldier's perspective on Vietnam.

Kathleen Bernhardt-Hidvegi, a Chicago art consultant, discovered an extensive art collection found within the Philadelphia Public Schools. The pieces were in closets, bicycle rooms, and on classroom walls. The 1,188 works are estimated to be worth $30 million. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Bernhardt-Hidvegi.

Film critic David Edelstein looks at Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell as a '70s local news man in San Diego.

NPR's Allison Keyes speaks with Tony Award-winning actress Tonya Pinkins about how her emotional pain has enabled her to thrive on television and in the critically acclaimed Broadway musical Caroline, or Change.

Halle Berry's action movie Catwoman opens Friday, and the body-whipping, fluid style of fighting she uses in the film is inspired by the Brazilian martial art of capoeira. Day to Day producer Shereen Meraji reports on the martial art that's become the new hot thing in Hollywood.

Composer Phil Kline saw lyrics in the engravings made on cigarette lighters owned by U.S. soldiers in Vietnam. Veteran William Crapser saw memories of a hell on earth. Jeff Lunden reports.