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David D'arcy reports on the Sundance film festival which begins today in Park City, Utah. More than 100 films will be shown this year for critics, Hollywood producers and distributors.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks with Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan about this weekend's Sundance film festival in Park City Utah.

Noah talks with Alberto Anchusdegui, president and CEO of Transportes Easo, in Mexico City, Mexico, about the lifting of the ban on Mexican trucking in the U.S. He says it's about time the U.S. made the change.

From Kansas City, Frank Morris reports on a fourth-generation wheat farmer who is trying to slow the demise of the family farm by using the Internet to allow farmers to buy and sell costly machinery.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Kenneth Schwartz from Clifside Park, New Jersey. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WNYC in New York City.)

NPR's Margot Adler reports that officials in New York City have turned to experts around the country to deal with an endemic problem: rats.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports from Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, where President Clinton spent the last of his historic three-day visit to Vietnam.

Iris Mann reports on the new movie Urbania. Set in New York City, the story follows the character of Charlie, played Dan Futterman, who's trying to recover from a traumatic event, but lives in a world where urban legends are everywhere.

NPR's Gerry Hadden in Panama City reports on the fate of a Cuban-American, detained by Panamanian authorities amid charges he was plotting to assassinate Fidel Castro during a Latin American summit conference.

A prediction by Intel Chairman Andrew Grove of the demise of newspapers within three years causes commentator Ralph Schoenstein to reminisce about the news business in his father's era as city editor of New York's biggest afternoon daily.