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The Showtime series Dexter, which tells the story of a criminologist who moonlights as a serial killer, will air (edited for content) on CBS. Fresh Air's TV critic David Bianculli talks about Dexter's move from cable to network.

One of this year's Oscar nominees has a long history with the statuette: Julie Christie won an Academy Award more than four decades ago, and has been nominated twice since. Now she's up for a fourth award — for a film about a four-decade marriage.

Fresh Air's TV critic David Bianculli discusses the long-term effects of the four-month-long writers' strike, and--more immediately--when we can expect new episodes of our favorite shows to return to the air.

Two of the Olympic Games' most popular events were decided on the same day: the men's downhill and the women's giant slalom. High winds have led to postponements of several mountain events.

NPR correspondents in Berlin, Paris and London talk about escalating tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine.

Scott Rudin knows a thing or two about making great films. His name is attached to two of the five movies competing for this year's Best Picture Oscar: He's the executive producer of There Will Be Blood and the producer of No Country for Old Men.

As President Biden is set to fulfill his promise to nominate a Black woman justice to the Supreme Court, Black women in the legal profession talk about the significance of the moment.

The antiviral infusion Remdesivir was just revived as an early treatment for COVID. It can be expensive and hard to administer, but is useful when monoclonals and pills are in short supply like now.

Jury selection has started in the hate crimes trial of the men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. This trial is for federal charges alleging that the killing was racially motivated.

Striking writers in Hollywood are doing something different at Warner Bros. Studios. Veteran writers put down their signs each Thursday to teach their younger counterparts about writing for TV.

In five decades of filmmaking, director Sidney Lumet has shepherded some of Hollywood's biggest stars to Oscar nominations. His latest film, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, also has a pretty stellar cast, and Oscar may just come calling again.

The star of Just Shoot Me! and Arrested Development, added some off-Broadway dazzle to his indie cachet by taking a part in The 24 Hour Plays, a charity theatrical competition.

Gone Baby Gone, a new film based on the Dennis Lehane novel, stars actor Casey Affleck as a blue-collar private investigator drawn into a child-abduction case. The film is directed by Affleck's movie-star brother, Ben Affleck.

Jerry Seinfeld last sat down with Fresh Air in September 1987, before his TV series made him an international celebrity. Now he's back, and in a big way: Bee Movie, the animated comedy he's written and produced for DreamWorks, opens this Friday. He talks to Fresh Air guest host Dave Davies about the project.

Our cultural concierge, Jesse Kornbluth, urges revisiting the 1983 comedy, Local Hero. The soundtrack of this overlooked film – about Scottish villagers who thwart an American oil company's efforts to buy their land — is just as entertaining as the premise.

Ben Karlin, former executive producer of both The Colbert Report and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, is also an alumnus of the satirical newsweekly The Onion. He left the Comedy Central shows in December 2006 to focus on his family. This interview originally aired on April 4, 2006.

Director Ang Lee had to cut nine minutes from his racy Lust, Caution before the film could be released in China — and performers as diverse as Gwen Stefani and Ian McKellen have recently been asked to cover up rather than offend local audiences.

Rob Corddry left his Daily Show correspondent's gig in 2006 to star in his own short-lived sitcom, The Winner. He's also had roles in recent movie comedies, including The Heartbreak Kid, Failure to Launch and Blades of Glory. This interview was originally broadcast on March 8, 2007.

CNN's best-known journalists are demanding transparency over the reasons compelling former CNN head Jeff Zucker to resign. He acknowledged a consensual relationship with another top network executive.

Stephen Colbert's late-night comedy news show, The Colbert Report, tackles prominent issues with a decidedly irreverent spin. This interview originally aired Oct. 9, 2007.

My Kid Could Paint That follows the painting and controversy over four-year-old Marla Olmstead's abstract works. Some critics believe her parents encouraged, if not altered, her work.

The elite engineering school is suing one of America's biggest architects over work he did on the university's Stata Center. Frank Gehry's project initially won praise for its daring and whimsy, but today school officials say the complex is plagued by mold and cracked walls.

Dan in Real Life is a rare romantic comedy aimed at adults. The Dan of the title is a newspaper advice columnist stumped by his own life. He's mourning the death of his wife and raising three rambunctious daughters who are growing up faster than he'd like.

A copy of the Magna Carta was sold at auction Tuesday for $21.3 million to David Rubenstein, who plans to keep it at the National Archives where it's been on display for years. Originally written in 1215, the handwritten English charter limited the power of King John and confirmed the rights of the people under common law.

The Detroit Institute of Arts, which owns one of the most significant collections in the world, has reopened after finishing its $158 million renovation. The museum is trying to make the art more inviting, but not everyone likes their approach.