Film

Director Brian De Palma. Now 53, he's the son of a orthopedic surgeon in Philadelphia, and sometimes watched his father's surgeries. Perhaps this explains the frequent depiction of blood and violence in many of his films, which include "Carrie", "Dressed to Kill", "The Fury", and "Scarface". His thrillers were often compared with those of Hitchcock.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the latest Merchant Ivory release "The Remains of the Day."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the film "Fearless."

Film critic Stephen Schiff remembers Italian director Frederico Fellini, who died over the weekend. (Interview by Naomi Person)

Stephen Schiff reviews Tim Burton's "Nightmare Before Christmas."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "The Beverly Hillbillies," the movie version of the popular TV series, starring Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin and Jim Varney.

Detective novelist James Crumley. It's been ten years since his last book. In Crumley's fourth novel, "The Mexican Tree Duck" (Mysterious Press), redneck detective C.W. Sughrue (pronounced Shoog-rue) returns. Crumley gets a lot of materials for his novels hanging out in bars in his hometown of Missoula, Montana. Crumley has written three other detective novels.

One of Bosnia's leading film makers, and professor of film at the Academy of Film and Theatre in Sarajevo Ademir Kenovic. His newest film "SA-Life" (SA stands for Sarajevo) is compiled of scenes shot by himself, other film makers, and film students in and around Sarajevo that capture the horror of the war. Each day, Kenovic and his fellow film makers would meet in his basement studio to plan the day's shoot, going out with hand-held cameras. Kenovic has made three other films.

Film critic Steven Schiff reviews "Short Cuts."

Stephen Schiff reviews "A Bronx Tale," actor Robert DeNiro's directorial debut.