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Rodrigo Garcia's Nine Lives peeks into the lives of nine women... but only for about 10 minutes at a time. He's attracted an all-star cast to the project, which builds on his past exercises in minimalist filmmaking.

Truman Capote -- the 1960s writer and celebrity -- is the subject of the new movie Capote. The star is Philip Seymour Hoffman, who combines an amazing bit of impersonation with a first-class acting performance. Oscar, anyone?

The latest issue of The Paris Review is the first for a new editor, Philip Gourevitch. Some former editors say the quarterly is no longer loyal to the vision of its founder, the late George Plimpton.

Harry Elam and Kenny Leon talk about playwright August Wilson's work and his impact on American literature. Elam is the author of Wrighting History: The Past As Present in the Drama of August Wilson. He's also chair of Stanford University's Department of Drama. Leon is artistic director for the True Colors Theater Company in Atlanta, Ga. and Washington, D.C.

Set in 1950's America, Good Night and Good Luck portrays the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

Film director John Madden's new film, Proof, is based on the stage play of the same name by David Auburn. It stars Anthony Hopkins and Gwyneth Paltrow. Madden's previous films include Shakespeare in Love (which won seven Academy Awards) and Mrs. Brown.

Animation critic Charles Solomon reviews Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, the new claymation animated film from director Nick Park. The film reunites an eccentric English inventor and his trusty dog sidekick, first introduced in a series of critically acclaimed short films.

Motown's success has made its musical catalog one of the most recognizable in American history. Oliver Wang says it takes some guts to tackle these iconic tunes, but the producers have pulled it off.

It has been nearly 30 years since Jean-Luc Godard's film Masculin/Feminin debuted. Starring Jean-Pierre Leaud and Chantal Goya, the film captured the spirit of Paris in the late-1960s.

The animated feature Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is the latest big-screen adventure featuring an inept man and a clever dog. The characters, fan favorites in Great Britain, are the work of Nick Park.