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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.

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan summarizes what critics are saying about the week's new major movie releases -- Beerfest, Idlewild and Invincible.

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan reviews what critics are saying about this weekend's major movie releases -- Click, Waist Deep and the documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man.

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.

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.

The new reality television series Tabloid Wars peers over the shoulders of the hard-working reporters at the New York Daily News in the dog-eat-dog media market of New York City. Television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews the show, which debuts Monday on the Bravo cable network.

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.

Filmmakers and writers are looking at the events of Sept. 11 through the prism of fiction. Some see heroism, others black comedy. A film critic, an author and a poet discuss whether art helps make sense of an event that, for many, remains incomprehensible.

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