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Fathers, mothers and wives share the poignant final letters of troops killed in Iraq in the documentary, Last Letters Home: Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq.

The Museum of American History's new permanent exhibition, "The Price of Freedom," features personal artifacts from 16 conflicts involving U.S. troops. Hear NPR's Scott Simon, Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient Al Rascon and curator David Allison.

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews the new biographical film Finding Neverland, starring Johnny Depp as Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie. Mondello says the movie is in some ways as much a fantasy as that children's classic, and has the same sense of enchantment.

Slate contributor Seth Stevenson rates Burger King's newest ad campaign, "Wake up with the King." The commercial's resurrection of a Burger King ad icon from the late 1970s is targeting cynical men of the 18-to-35 crowd.

Jonathan Caouette's unorthodox documentary Tarnation is the story of growing up with a schizophrenic mother. He assembled Super-8 footage and edited the film on his Mac. David D'Arcy talks to the young filmmaker.

In the second installment of our series on the state of the nation's music and arts education, we hear from an American parent, Maria Calidonna. She reads her essay first published in Newsweek magazine in September 2004.

Pickett's novel Sideways has been made into a critically acclaimed film starring Thomas Paul Giamatti and Haden Church (left). It's about two ex-college roommates, now middle-aged, who set off on a week's trip through California wine country.

In a companion broadcast with PBS, NPR presents "One Family of Jazz" — the opening night gala concerts at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, its new state-of-the art home for jazz in the Time Warner building on Columbus Circle in New York.

Balsiger's film George W. Bush: Faith in the White House has been released as an "alternative" to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911. Interviewees share their experiences on how President Bush demonstrates his faith. Introduced at the Republican National Convention, the film is now on DVD.

For the documentary Voices of Iraq, Iraqis received 150 video cameras and were asked to film whatever they wanted. The result is a rare look at daily life in Iraq -- the tragic, the joyful and the mundane. Filmmakers Eric Manes and Archie Drury talk with NPR's Michele Norris.