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The controversial, best-selling Egyptian novel The Yacoubian Building describes a country that is corrupt, unfair and thuggish. Now it's being made into a star-studded film.

A traveling program of short animated films begins its 10-city tour of North America on Friday in Los Angeles. Animation critic Charles Solomon profiles The Animation Show.

Chris Douridas of member station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif., reviews Nashville, the latest album by singer-songwriter Josh Rouse.

He directs and provides voices for the new series Robot Chicken on Cartoon Network, which he describes as "SNL meets The Nightmare Before Christmas." It's a fast-paced, irreverent stop-action animated variety show.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Sin City, starring Bruce Willis and directed by Robert Rodriguez and comic writer-artist Frank Miller.

Folk musician John Palmes plays everything from Bach to James Brown. What is unusual is his instrument, the mouthbow. Marika Partridge reviews his new CD, Mouthbow: Small Voices.

Director Robert Rodriguez says that even on the page, artist Frank Miller's dark, violent stories have a cinematic quality. NPR asked filmmaker Kevin Smith to interview Rodriguez and Miller about the new movie.

Our commentator says that having one's own fashion line seems to be de rigeur for celebrities lately. But he doesn't plan to buy from any celebrities-turned-garment moguls anytime soon. Rosecrans Baldwin is co-editor and publisher of the MorningNews.org.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with National Geographic Society photographer Chris Rainier about Kodak's Tri-X film, the black-and-white film stock that has been a staple of photographers for 50 years. Rainier talks about photos taken by two of his favorite shooters: Eddie Adams and Philippe Halsman.

Regional theaters have replaced Broadway as the place where American theater meets its audience. In fact, more people go to resident non-profit theaters than attend U.S. pro football games each year.