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Host Ed Gordon talks with civil rights activist and actress Ruby Dee about what she's doing now, her plans for the future and her memories of her husband Ossie Davis, who died in February.

After two weeks of strong box office sales, Hollywood's box office revenues slid again this past weekend and have been down most of the year. Speculation is building that Hollywood is facing a demise. Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor Edward Jay Epstein about what some are calling Hollywood's "death spiral."

Farai Chideya talks to Slate contributor Josh Levin about a recent Saturday Night Live rap parody called "Lazy Sunday" that follows two SNL stars as they wake up late, get cupcakes and go see a movie -- all to a hard-core hip-hop beat. The video has been a popular download on the Web, and Levin says it's evidence the rap music industry may need to re-evaluate its direction...

Curtis Hanson, director of the new film In Her Shoes, explains how a movie about women and shoes fits in with others he's directed, how he cast the film, and how he wishes the movie could be marketed. His other films include the noir L.A. Confidential and gritty Eight Mile, starring rapper Eminem.

German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer's new documentary features Evelyn Glennie, a deaf percussionist. The director says that just as Glennie feels the sound, he wants his viewers to see it.

Like Sundance, it turns 25 this year and promotes independent films. But that's where the similarities end for the Black Maria Film & Video Festival, which takes short, often experimental films on the road across America.

Movie critic Bob Mondello says Walk The Line, the new biopic about the country music legend known as "The Man in Black, boasts terrific performances from Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter, while the film itself is conventional.

Even history's most famous composers raided their own works for themes and ditties to use in future works. They also borrowed from the works of their predecessors. Renee Montagne talks with music commentator Miles Hoffman about famous musical leftovers.

B.B. King's loved ones gathered at a Southern California home recently to celebrate his 80th birthday with a backyard concert featuring performances from some of his closest friends.

In an Instagram post, Britney Spears and fiancé Sam Asghari told fans that she had a miscarriage.