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A bride (Kirsten Dunst, with Alexander Skarsgard and Charlotte Gainsbourg) battles depression — and the possible end of the world — in <em>Melancholia.</em>

As The World Ends, A Certain 'Melancholia' Sets In

Lars von Trier's Melancholia stars Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg as sisters who undergo a psychological transformation as disaster approaches. Critic David Edelstein says the film is a sublime fusion of form and content with a truly Wagnerian climax. (Recommended)

Kevin Clash On Bringing Elmo To Life

Sesame Street's Elmo used to sound like a caveman and he was not very fun. But when puppeteer Kevin Clash started working with the furry character, Elmo quickly became a cute and cuddly icon. Host Michel Martin speaks Clash about his experience as everyone's favorite red Muppet.

<strong>In underdrive:</strong> Seth Meyers and Jessica Biel are on a slow roll to the hospital for a <em>New Year's Eve</em> delivery.

On 'New Year's Eve,' A Whole Lot Of Nothing Going On

In Garry Marshall's follow-up to Valentine's Day, eight unconnected stories intersect in Times Square on New Year's Eve. Linda Holmes says not one of them is the slightest bit interesting.

Petro-baron Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once reckoned the wealthiest man in Russia — saw his empire collapse after Vladimir Putin's government alleged tax fraud.

'Khodorkovsky': In Putin's Russia, A Tycoon's Fall

Filmmaker Cyril Tuschi turns in a muscular, visually arresting docu-thriller about the Russian oil billionaire brought low after Vladimir Putin's government charged him with tax fraud. (Recommended)

Tweety And Sylvester Bring Mel Blanc Back To Life

Looney Tunes are back! A brand-new cartoon short called I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat debuts in theaters this weekend. It features beloved comedy duo Tweety Bird and Sylvester The Cat, but the real star of the show is the man who made them famous.

Eddie Murphy, seen here in October 2011, will not host the 2012 Oscars after all.

Eddie Murphy Will Not Host The Oscars

Eddie Murphy has resigned as the host of the 2012 Oscars.

<em></em> In response to presidential candidate Herman Cain's <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/11/14/142319607/herman-cain-has-major-oops-moment-on-libya">recent "oops" moment</a>, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>'s Peggy Noonan writes, "To know little and to be proud of knowing little is disrespectful of the democratic process, and of the moment we're in."

Tina Brown's Must-Reads: The Columnist's Voice

Daily Beast and Newsweek editor Tina Brown explores the work of newspaper columnists through readings that propose a new way of looking at the 2012 election and the scandal at Penn State.

<strong>A Labor of Love:</strong> For his "I Hate Perfume" collection, Christopher Brosius blends and bottles all of his scents by hand in his workshops. The process may be labor-intensive, but it allows him to create singular scents that can't be mass-produced.

Mmm, Is That Roast Beef You Smell? No, It's Perfume

Would you wear a perfume that made you smell like "A Day at the Beach?" How about "Baby's Butt?" If so, scent inventor Christopher Brosius can help. His Brooklyn boutique is at the vanguard of the anti-perfume movement.Would you wear a perfume that made you smell like "A Day at the Beach?" How about "Roast Beef," or "Baby's Butt?" If so, scent inventor Christopher Brosius can help. His Brooklyn boutique is at the vanguard of the anti-perfume movement

<strong>Mission (Not Quite) Accomplished:</strong> Arthur, Santa's hapless second son, rides to the rescue when one kid slips through the North Pole's system on Christmas Eve.

'Arthur Christmas,' Doing Well By A Swell Season

The Santa-industrial complex gets taken affectionately down in a witty, big-hearted holiday romp from the studio behind Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit.

Behind The Scenes: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Since 1924, millions of Americans have been watching Macy's iconic parade as they ring in the holiday season. Guest host Tony Cox speaks with parade executive producer Amy Kule, who shares some of her favorite performances and reveals what it takes to coordinate more than 8,000 participants on that day.

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