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A brilliant, miserable professor of Victorian literature finds new life in love with a former student turned doctor. "Smart," however, may not be the best adjective for the film, which neither convinces nor entertains.

Artist Justin Gignac began putting garbage into boxes and selling them for as much as $100 to poke fun at the notion of value. A second project involves selling paintings of objects for the price of the item depicted. It's gotten him fancy dinners, video games and more.

The Dutch art collective Antistrot — seven artists who create single works together — opened their first U.S. solo show at a gallery in New York. The BPP visited the group's studio last week to record the artists finishing their latest giant canvas.

Hilton Hollis, a native of Natchez, Miss., is a big name on the international fashion circuit. But he says he first became interested in style growing up in the south. Hollis explains how his southern heritage comes to life in his designs.

Persepolis, an animated film about growing up in post-revolutionary Iran, was nominated for an Oscar this year. The movie's critical attitude toward the Iranian revolution and the Islamic republic led Iran's government to denounce it. Many who have watched the movie say they identify with the film's main character.

A mother and teacher struggles to cope with a school shooting that nearly took her life 15 years earlier. Elaborate symbolism, expressive music and an intriguing plot frame strong performances from Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood.

An Army sergeant returns from Iraq to his Texas hometown, believing he's seen his last tour of duty. But he soon finds the Army wants to send him back. Wrenching, evenhanded, and so packed with incident and issues that it's as exhausting as it is moving.

From the 1940s until the 1980s, the radio and TV comedy duo of Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding brought laughter to millions of Americans. Their subtle, slow-paced humor often spoofed the newsmen and talking heads that filled the media in which they worked.

Fresh Air film critic David Edelstein reviews Stop Loss, a film about a decorated Army sergeant (Ryan Phillippe) who resists an order to serve another tour of duty in Iraq on the grounds that he has already fulfiled his contract with the military.

Six Tibetan teenagers trek to the top of the 23,000-foot-high Lhakpa Ri peak, on the north side of Mount Everest — a trek that might well be worthy of documenting even if the climbers weren't blind.