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NPR's Andrea Seabrook interviews actor Willem Dafoe about his new movie The Clearing and his other roles on screen and stage.

Music commentator Alexandra Patsavas is a music supervisor in Los Angeles, and we let her listen to all the new albums so we don't have to. Today, she's got five song suggestions that you should consider including in your summer music rotation: "Float On" by Modest Mouse; "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers; "Spitting Games" by Snow Patrol; "Saturday Night" by Ozomatli; and "One Horse Town" by The Thrills.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Kevin Kline, who stars as Cole Porter in the new motion picture about the man and his music, De-Lovely. Kline made a stunning dramatic film debut in Sophie's Choice, but he may be best known for his roles in the film comedies A Fish Called Wanda and In and Out. He's also won Tony Awards for his Broadway performances in On the 20th Century and Pirates of Penzance.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with actor Tom Hanks about his new film The Terminal. Hanks describes how he developed the character of Viktor Navorski, a traveler from a fictional Eastern European nation who gets stuck in a New York City airport for months after a military coup in his native land.

NPR's Mara Liasson reviews Bill Clinton's book, My Life. While the 900-plus pages deal with nearly every aspect of the former president's life and career, much of the interest in the book has centered on his relationship with Monica Lewinsky and the role of Kenneth Starr and Clinton's impeachment troubles.

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews two new independent films: Seducing Doctor Lewis and Napoleon Dynamite.

Commentator Andrew Chaikin reviews a new DVD set called Tomorrowland: Disney in Space and Beyond. Although Disney made the Tomorrowland episodes in the 1950s, today's viewers can still appreciate the sense of wonder.

Phil Nohl owns about 2,000 antique homemade recordings of various strangers singing, talking, and performing. He shares samples of some of his favorites in the latest edition of 'What Are You Listening To?' from All Things Considered.

Meredith Ochs reviews the new album released by Memphis-based musician Scott Bomar. He jams with some of soul's legendary musicians, musicians well known for their work on the Stax/Volt record labels. The Bo-Keys CD is called The Royal Sessions.

The Tavis Smiley Show bids music legend Ray Charles a final goodbye. On Thursday, a long line formed around the Los Angeles Convention Center where people paid their final respects to the music legend. We hear from Mable John, who wrote more that 52 songs for Ray Charles and served as lead vocalist and director of the Raylettes backup singing group.