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As Oscar nominations are announced and the run-up begins to awards night on Feb. 27, commentator Jake Halpern talks about the meaning of the red carpet arrivals -- and about the guy who cuts, binds, and ships all that red carpet for a living.

From his breakout role as Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H* to his Oscar-nominated turn in The Aviator, Alan Alda continues to be a presence in American film and on television. Alda speaks with NPR's Joe Palca and listeners about his many roles and his approach to the craft of acting.

Composer John Debney went from his usual action and comedy work to write the score for The Passion of the Christ. The music earned him his first Oscar nomination. NPR's Andy Trudeau reviews the nominees and offers his pick for best original score.

American Dad, a new animated series from the creators of Family Guy, premieres on Fox this Sunday, right after the Super Bowl. Television critic Andrew Wallenstein has a review.

This past week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art In New York launched its first-ever major retrospective of the photographs of Diane Arbus. Arbus died at the age of 48, in 1971. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with people who who were close to Arbus about her art and personality.

A London museum opens honoring Sir Winston Churchill, the prime minister who rallied Britain through some of its darkest hours during World War II. Michele Norris talks with Allen Packwood, director of the Churchill Archives Center at Cambridge University, who worked closely with museum curators.

National Geographic Society staff photographer Chris Rainier talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about a retrospective of photos taken by John Szarkowski, an influential photo curator for New York's Museum of Modern Art from 1962 to 1991.

For a change, a sequel that's actually better than the original — NPR's Neda Ulaby reviews the DVD release of Spider-Man 2, one of the biggest movies of 2004. Ulaby lauds the glorious digital transfer to DVD, plus the bonus disk with cool behind-the-scenes goodies.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller has died at the age of 89. The author of several classic American plays, including Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, Miller was widely acknowledged as the country's most important playwright. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates offers an appreciation.

Robert Siegel talks with Edward Moss, the Michael Jackson impersonator playing the defendant in the E! cable network's daily reenactment of highlights from the Jackson trial. He talks about getting into makeup -- and character -- to portray Jackson, who he has been impersonating for the past decade.