Film

Fresh Air film critic Joh Powers has been in Cannes for the film festival. He talks with Terry about what he saw there.

Film critic John Powers reviews "The 5th Element" the futuristic film starring Bruce Willis.

Dafoe says he is attracted to roles that are morally ambiguous. His villainous turns include: "To Live in Die in L.A.," "Platoon," "Wild at Heart," and "The English Patient." When he's not starring in films he's performing on stage with productions by the Wooster Group, an experimental theater in New York. The group's director is Elizabeth LeCompte, Dafoe's longtime companion, and mother of their 14 year old son.

Film critic John Powers reviews Paradise Road and Daytrippers.

Film critic John Powers reviews the new Canadian movie, which tackles the taboo subject of necrophilia.

Film reviewer John Anderson reviews the new film "Chasing Amy."

Ballard's novels often deal with the changes affected by modern science and technology. His novel "Crash" relates these changes to sexually-deviant behavior. The book has been made into a movie by filmmaker David Cronenberg and won an award at the 1996 Cannes Film Festiival. Ballard also wrote the books "Empire of the Sun" and "Concrete Island," among others.

Commentator Gerald Early tells us why he was unsatisfied with "When We Were Kings" the Oscar-award winning documentary about the classic showdown between Muhammad Ali and George Forman in 1974 in Zaire.

Film critic John Powers. He talks with Terry Gross about the actors, directors, and films that won and lost at last night's 69th Academy Awards.

A live on stage conversation between film critic Roger Ebert and film director Martin Scorsese, held at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio in February. They discuss the scope of Scorsese's career.