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<p><strong>Beard of Avon?</strong> Rhys Ifans plays the 17th Earl of Oxford, who in the preposterous calculus of <em>Anonymous</em> is the "real" author of Shakespeare's plays.</p>

'Anonymous': Stylish Claptrap, By Any Other Name

Could Shakespeare have been in love if he didn't even exist? Director Roland Emmerich's Elizabethan-era costume drama turns a cockamamie idea about the Bard's "real" identity into a ridiculous but handsome thriller.

Readings From Three-Minute Fiction: Round 7

We received 3,400 original stories in this round of Three-Minute Fiction. Until the winner is announced next month, we'll be reading a few of the stories that catch our eyes. Weekends on All Things Considered guest host Robert Smith introduces the stories "The Weatherby" by Nicholas Googins of Waltham, Massachusetts, and "Turnover" by Margaret Friedman of Seattle, Washington.

<p><strong>French Resistance:</strong> Aging bohemian Marcel (André Wilms) schemes to keep Idrissa (Blondin Miguel), a young Gabonese refugee in Le Havre, from getting deported.</p>

At 'Le Havre,' A Rue-Tinted Fable Of Time And Transit

Aki Kaurismaki's quiet comedy follows an aging Frenchman's fight to keep a refugee boy from being deported. (Recommended)

Little Donkey Farms' mascot, Professor, is a symbol of the challenges faced by the farm

How Community Supported Agriculture Sprouted In China

In a village near Beijing, Little Donkey Farm is trying to rebuild a tradition of organic farming in the world's most populous country. It builds on thousands of years of Chinese history, but it's also inspired by American experiences.

It's a given that professional athletes need regular coaching to keep them at the top of their game. Why then, asks surgeon Atul Gawande, shouldn't doctors and teachers use coaches?

Athletes Have Coaches. Why Not Everyone Else?

Coaches regularly pace the sidelines of football fields and push vocalists to do their best. But surgeon and journalist Atul Gawande says that professionals in all fields — not just sports and music — could benefit from regular coaching.

<p>Vera (Elena Anaya) is both patient and obsession for plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas), who is bent on creating a synthetic skin that can resist any kind of damage. </p>

Almodovar Gets Under The 'Skin,' But How Deeply?

Pedro Almodovar's film The Skin I Live In reunites him with actor Antonio Banderas, who first came to international attention as an obsessive lover in the director's 1987 film Law of Desire. This time, Banderas plays a scientist driven to replace his dead wife with a carbon-based copy.

<p>Matt Marek, 9, climbs to the top of a structure on the roof of the 600,000-square-foot City Museum, a former shoe factory turned avant-garde museum in St. Louis, Mon. Bob Cassilly, the museum's founder, died in late September.</p>

Bob Cassilly Remembered: Part Sculptor, Part Kid

A driving force behind City Museum in St. Louis, the sculptor created spaces that invite adults and children to interact with his creations. He died in late September, working on a massive project he called Cementland.

Latina Moms Find Advice, Community In 'MamiVerse'

The news and lifestyle website MamiVerse launched this summer. It features Latina journalists, writers, entrepreneurs and everyday moms who are just trying to keep it all together. The site is also for the moms' daughters and their families.

<p><strong>Wild Child:</strong> Neglected by a mother who is busy turning tricks, Little Anne (Chloe Grace Moretz) becomes a target for a killer in <em>Texas Killing Fields.</em></p>

'Texas Killing Fields': Deadly Tales, Darkly Told

A local homicide cop (Avatar's Sam Worthington) and his ex-New Yorker partner (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) track a killer in a moody thriller inspired by true events. With Chloe Grace Moretz and Jessica Chastain.

<p><strong>Take her or leave her:</strong> Patti Smith's boldly unapologetic take on "Gloria" transformed a garage-rock staple into an enduring punk anthem.</p>

Three Remakes That Made Real Differences

Bob Mondello's essay on why remakes aren't always regrettable got us thinking: Why do some work better than others? We explore three examples — and invite you to do the same.

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