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Americans are encountering India's Bollywood style on fashion runways and in music videos. But commentator Sandip Roy, an Indian immigrant, isn't sure what to make of the new Bollywood section at his local Blockbuster.

British director John Boorman joins host Jacki Lyden for a discussion of his latest film, In My Country. Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche co-star in this story set during South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was set up to address the legacy of apartheid.

The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in fiction, poetry, drama and other categories in arts and letters were announced in New York along with awards for journalism.

History buffs are accustomed to their favorite books having a certain heft to them. But the trend of micro-histories, books that explore specific subjects in depth, is changing that. Librarian Nancy Pearl lists her favorites.

Over the past decade, scientists have learned a great deal about how dinosaurs moved and stood. In Toronto, two high-tech workshops are using the latest in computer animation and simulation technology to create realistic -- and moving-- versions of the prehistoric creatures.

Some U.S. soldiers and Marines headed for Iraq will get high-tech help with language skills -- an interactive computer game called Tactical Iraqi that puts virtual troops in situations real troops might encounter in the field.

Julian Fellowes won an Oscar for his work on the screenplay of Robert Altman's comedy of manners, Gosford Park. Now Fellowes is out with Snobs, a novel which takes a low view of social climbing.

NPR's Ed Gordon catches up with Grammy nominee Al Jarreau, rehearsing at a "Grammy Salute to Jazz" event on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Jarreau performs and talks about creating a jazz album for the first time. Jarreau's CD Accentuate the Positive is up for the Best Jazz Album Grammy.

The music of the movies has long transported audiences to other worlds. With the Academy Awards only weeks away, NPR's resident film music buff Andy Trudeau returns for his 10th year as a guide to the film score Oscar nominees.

The 1992 epic film Malcolm X was released on DVD this week, just in time to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the civil rights leader's death. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates talks to director Spike Lee.