Film

Fresh Air film critic John Powers reviews the new sci-fi film "Independence Day."

Singer and actress Cher. She's just released "It's a Man's World" (Warner Brothers), her first CD in five years. She talks Terry about her early life and career.

Fresh Air's movie critic John Powers reviews Striptease, a new film starring Demi Moore.

Film director Bernardo Bertolucci. His new film is "Stealing Beauty". It's the first time in 15 years that he has worked in his native country, Italy. At the age of 20, he began his career working for filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini and wrote his first screenplay the next year. In 1973, Bertolucci achieved international, critical and commercial success with the release of the controversial "Last Tango in Paris" with Marlon Brando.

Film critic John Powers reviews the film "Eraser."

Film critic John Powers reviews director Bernardo Bertolucci's latest film. "Stealing Beauty" stars Liv Tyler and Jeremy Irons.

Movie critic John Powers reviews the new action thriller "The Rock," starring Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage. In the film, Cage and Connery team up to retake Alcatraz from a crazed general.

Ken Tucker reviews the new Wallace and Gromit animated film.

Film critic John Powers reviews "Welcome to the Dollhouse."

Film critic John Powers attended the Cannes Film Festival, which ended last night. He talks with Terry about the winners and the controversial moments.

Gerald Early takes a look at the new movie, "The Great White Hype".

Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck. He's also the new Minister of Culture in Haiti. His most recent movie is "The Man By the Shore", a dark movie set in a seemingly sleepy, run-down fictional town during the middle of the dictatorship of Francois (Pappa Doc) Duvalier in the 1960s. The film is being distributed by a small New York entertainment group, KJM3 (tel. 212-689-0950). It opens on Friday May 17 at the Quad Cinema in Manhattan.

Lisa Schwarzbaum reviews "Twister".

Actress Lili Taylor the lead character in the new movie "I Shot Andy Warhol" The film is based on a true story and Taylor plays the outraged feminist loner Valerie Solanas, who shot Andy Warhol in June 1968.

Actress Frances McDormand who's currently appearing in the reality-based crime drama, "Fargo." She plays a pregnant chief-of-police in a rural Minnesota town who is confronted by her first homicide investigation. Her previous movies include, "Raising Arizona" and "Mississippi Burning."

French Composer Michel Legrand. He composed the score for the 1964 classic French film, " The Umbrellas of Cherbourg." In the film every bit of dialogue is sung to Legrand's music. The film has recently been restored; for years it was unavailable because no decent print existed.

Guest film critic Lisa Schwarzbaum reviews "The Truth About Cats & Dogs."

Film writer/director David O. Russell. He made his film debut with the prize-winning independent film, "Spanking the Monkey." His latest film is "Flirting with Disaster" starring Ben Stiller and Patricia Arquette.

Actor David Morse. He's best known for his role in the 1980's hospital TV series "St Elsewhere" as Dr. "Boomer" Morrison. Last year he costarred with Jack Nicholson in "The Crossing Guard" which was directed and written by Sean Penn. Most recently Morse can be seen in the film "12 Monkeys."

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "Sin and Censorship: The Catholic Church and the Motion Picture Industry," by Frank Walsh (Yale Univ. Press).