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Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new Japanese film Nobody Knows.

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with actor Bruce Willis about his long career and his latest movie, Hostage. The film, in which Willis plays a cop whose family has been taken hostage, opens nationwide in theaters today.

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new Israeli movie Walk on Water. He says the film takes on too many social topics but still manages to hold the viewer's attention.

Slate ad critic Seth Stevenson analyzes the newest spate of ads from Volkswagen, which feature test drive scenarios with a Volkswagen salesman.

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Eric Matthews makes a long-awaited comeback with his new album Six Kinds of Passion Looking For an Exit. Reviewer Chris Nickson says the album has an intimate, confessional quality.

Actor Bruno Ganz and director Oliver Hirschbiegel's new film is Downfall, about the last days of Hitler. Ganz stars as Adolf Hitler. He's made over 80 films mostly in German, and was in the recent remake of The Manchurian Candidate. Downfall is Hirschbiegel's third film, and his most popular to date.

Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan offers a roundup of critical comment about the weekend's film releases, including Up And Down, Cursed and Diary of a Mad Black Woman.

Last night's Oscar ceremony drew surprisingly strong ratings, though the evening itself was free of upsets. In a movie season that began amorphously, with no blockbusters in contention and no clear front-runner, Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby took four awards in top categories, including best picture.

He's reprising his role as Chili Palmer in the new film Be Cool. He first played Chili in the film Get Shorty. Both are based on novels by Elmore Leonard. Travolta's other films include Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction, Basic, Face Off and A Civil Action. This interview originally was broadcast on April 10, 2003.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews The Upside of Anger starring Joan Allen and Kevin Costner.