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The parody movie Airplane!, a source of favorite comedic bits that are still recalled in conversations today, is marking its 25th anniversary. Brothers Jerry and David Zucker wrote the film with Jim Abrahams, who also directed.

The Harp Consort has produced a new CD of ancient songs from the Isle of Guernsey: Les Travailleurs de la Mer. Director Andrew Lawrence-King, a native of Guernsey, tells Sheilah Kast about the project.

Michele Norris talks with actor John Leguizamo, who stars in Cronicas. Leguizamo plays a Miami-based journalist working in rural Ecuador. Although the film is in Spanish, he switches throughout the film between English and Spanish.

Don Roos, the director of The Opposite of Sex, directs a film with 10 stories and intertwining characters. Happy Endings stars Lisa Kudrow, Laura Dern, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Ritter and others.

Alan Cheuse reviews Margaret Atwood's new novel, The Penelopiad. It's a retelling of Homer's Odyssey from the point of view of the warrior hero's wife Penelope.

Alan Alda played Hawkeye Pierce for 11 years in the television series M*A*S*H and has acted in, written, and directed many films. He has starred on Broadway, and his avid interest in science has led to his hosting PBS's Scientific American Frontiers.

Slate contributor Seth Stevenson reviews a new ad by Fidelity Investments featuring legendary musician Paul McCartney.

Michele Norris talks with Jim Ginavan, director of the non-profit Oz Museum in Wamego, Kan., about a pair of original ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz that were stolen last month from a children's museum in Grand Rapids, Minn. Ginavan is coordinating this year's Oztoberfest -- a Dorothy-themed celebration that, for now, will go on without her iconic ruby slippers.

Corky Siegel has new music out — just pick your album. The blues harmonica player has released three separate recordings this year, each featuring different players and styles.

Film critic Joe Barber tells Scott Simon about holiday fare from Steven Spielberg: Memoirs of a Geisha, which he produced, and Munich, which he directed.