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Few directors working in Hollywood hold as much industry sway as M. Night Shyamalan. From The Sixth Sense to The Village, his films have earned billions worldwide. Still, Shyamalan has a lot riding on his latest effort, Lady in the Water. Renee Montagne talks to Scott Foundas, film editor for LA Weekly about Shyamalan's career.

The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis is one of the best known regional theaters in the country. It has been home to such legendary actors as Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy and has won a Tony Award. Now, after 40 years, the theater company is moving to a new high profile home on the other side of town.

John Amatore Hughes brings design principles of chaos and disorder to home design in his new book Punk Shui: Home Design for Anarchists.

The movie version of the controversial book The Yacoubian Building premiered this week in Cairo. The all-star production, the most expensive film ever in Egypt, touches on topics that are often taboo, such as Islamic extremism and homosexuality. It's opening at a time when the Egyptian government is taking a hard line on most expressions of dissent.

Women's groups have petitioned the Delhi High Court to close a legal loophole and criminalize marital rape. A decision is expected soon. Men who oppose the petitions have gone on a "marriage strike."

The new film All the King's Men is the latest adaptation of the classic novel about political corruption in Louisiana. The film gets its star power from Sean Penn, Anthony Hopkins and Jude Law -- but James Carville adds a political pedigree to the production.

The movie Half Nelson, starring Ryan Gosling as a crack-addicted schoolteacher, turned heads at the Sundance Film Festival. It seems like a film that could jump-start the careers of everyone involved.

Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza was only 23 years old when he was excommunicated from the Spanish-Portugese Jewish community of Amsterdam. That was 350 years ago, but author Rebecca Newberger Goldstein says that his thoughts are still important today.

Is an eight-and-a-half foot statue of Rocky Balboa a movie prop, or is it art? The Philadelphia Museum of Art isn't so sure. Joel Rose from member station WHYY reports.

All the King's Men is a Hollywood remake that may be even better than its Oscar-winning predecessor of 1949. Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet star in this wrenching tale of populist politics based loosely on the life of Louisiana Gov. Huey P. Long.