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A French-style '60s band has taken New York by storm. But most of the members of Les Sans Culottes are Americans. Their act is a musical takeoff on the French pop music of an era far more famous in America for the British invasion led by The Beatles.

In Hollywood, a good agent is the magical dealmaker who can bring together a script, a director, and a star to make a movie happen. Commentator Jake Halpern says that agents have been the power brokers in Hollywood since the decline of the studio system in the early '50s. But they may be seeing some competition from an unlikely source: Nance Mitchell, a waxer and skin care specialist who also helps her clients connect with each other to make movie deals.

Actress, activist, and former fitness guru Jane Fonda has been in the spotlight since her childhood. Now she's written a candid new memoir, My Life So Far, offering details of her relationship with her father, her ex-husbands, her films, and her part in the 1960s anti-war movement.

Ridley Scott has made a name for himself in Hollywood directing blockbusters such as Alien, Black Hawk Down and Gladiator. (And don't forget about Blade Runner.) He talks about his latest film, Kingdom of Heaven, an exploration of the Crusades.

Bill Summers has traced the rhythmic links of African, Caribbean and American music for many years. He draws on years spent with Herbie Hancock and his own group to discuss rhythms and beats.

"Harlem is... Theater," an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, traces the history of blacks in New York City theater over nearly two centuries. NPR's Allison Keyes reports.

A retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrates the life of Salvador Dali, going beyond the surrealist work for which he is most famous. Curators wanted to explore Dali's later efforts, which left many critics unimpressed. Joel Rose of member station WHYY in Philadelphia took an early tour of the exhibit.

Among the films nominated for best original score this year are two movies of fantasy and fright: The Village and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. In part two of an Oscar music series, NPR's movie music buff Andy Trudeau listens to these film scores.

Israeli director Eran Riklis' new film looks at the Middle East conflict through the story of a family divided by political borders -- and a wedding of sadness, not celebration.

Considered one of the premier industrial designers of the 20th century, 98-year-old Eva Zeisel still designs porcelain in her New York apartment. This month, Crate & Barrel reissued tableware from her 1952 collections.