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Street dancer Andie (Briana Evigan) struggles to fit in at an elite art school. She finds romance with Chase (Robert Hoffman) and brings her sheltered ballerina friends to the streets. The steps are appealing, the script appalling. The score? Dance: 10, Plot: 3.

Three high-schoolers hire a broke, out-of-work bodyguard to protect them from a bully; punches get thrown, groins kicked, Life Lessons learned. The bottom line? It's generic, and a probable crowd-pleaser.

Vaguely pudgy guy (Simon Pegg) leaves ravishing, pregnant bride-to-be (Thandie Newton) at the altar, hopes to win her back five years later by running a marathon. David Schwimmer directs with an amiable looseness — and a bit more slapstick than necessary.

Norman Lear went from producing hit TV shows like All in the Family to political activism, including efforts to get young people to vote. The 85-year-old Lear says both involve a lifelong passion.

Lupita Tovar was just a teenager when a Hollywood scout discovered her in Mexico City. Nearly seven decades and one postage stamp later, the star of the Spanish-language version of Dracula has no regrets.

Writers in New York and Los Angeles voted to lift a strike order, clearing the way for them to report to work on Wednesday. They will formally approve their new three-year deal over the next couple of weeks. With one fight resolved, the studios will next face the unions representing actors.

Competition fuels both 21, about a college card-counter working Vegas, and Run Fatboy Run, about a shlub who runs a marathon for love's sake. But neither film takes the gold with NPR's critic.

If this TV cop looks familiar, that's no surprise. All told, Detective Munch (played by Richard Belzer) has appeared in more than 300 individual episodes of eight different television programs.

Clever premise, winning cast compete with contrived situations and a script that doesn't trust it's warmer impulses. Ultimately, this romantic comedy is a mixed box of chocolates.

Police in Switzerland recover two Impressionist paintings stolen from a Zurich, Switzerland, art museum. The paintings were found inside an abandoned car near the museum.