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Patricia Clarkson didn't start getting substantial parts in films until about a decade ago, and now she has more work than she's ever had. Scott Simon talks to Clarkson about her latest movie, Married Life. She says playing a "sexual, sensual" character is a rare opportunity for a woman in her 40s.

This weekend, Hollywood's biggest movie release is set in 10,000 BC. But two other "period" movies — The Bank Job and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day — prove more interesting. Both play with movie styles that have mostly gone out of fashion.

After his grandmother dies, 9-year-old Carlitos decides to jump the Mexico-U.S. border to find his mother, who is working in Los Angeles. What he doesn't know: She's on her way to find him, too, and many a danger awaits.

John and Judith Borger of Minneapolis are giving his collection of 40,000 comic books to the University of Minnesota. Judith calls them "a piece of our family history."

Hapless Peter (Jason Segel) takes a Hawaii vacation, hoping to forget his ex-girlfriend. But unbeknownst to him, she's vacationing at the same resort — with her new beau.

From dewy-eyed ingenue in Dangerous Liaisons to martial-artist mother in Kill Bill, Uma Thurman has played a range of singular roles. She joins Fresh Air to talk about her career — and her new independent film The Life Before Her Eyes.

Several zoos across the country now sell paintings done by animals. The Houston Zoo, for example, offers a $500 experience, in which you can sit and watch an orangutan make a painting just for you. Gigi Allianic, spokeswoman for Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, talks about animal art.

Nim Rusoe lives on a magical island with a sea lion, a lizard and a pelican for friends. When her father disappears, Nim turns for help to Alexandra Rover, the agoraphobic author of her favorite adventure books.

A month ago, a tantric mystic tried to kill someone live on Indian TV, using only chants. It was a ratings smash but failed to sway Sanal Edamaruku of Rationalist International, the man the tantric tried to kill.

Pythons, fighting fish, sports team logos — nothing is off-limits at "Hair Wars," a circus-like hair extravaganza. Founded in Detroit about 20 years ago, the event has expanded across the U.S., challenging the boundaries of what can be done with a person's hair.