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A new Criterion four-DVD box set — Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist features several of Robeson's films and an abundance of documentary material.

An ancient fraternity of assassins, a timid accountant, and Angelina Jolie — in a summer-movie mishmash from the director of the head-trippy vampire opus Night Watch.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new documentary American Teen. Directed by Nanette Burnstein, the film follows a group of seniors at a high school in Warsaw, Indiana.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Real Animal, the new album by Austin, Texas-based underground legend Alejandro Escovedo.

Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews Bach Christmas Cantatas, a new boxed set featuring the orchestra and chorus of Emmanuel Music.

Jazz vocalist Anita O'Day. She joined Gene Krupa's band in 1941. She later sang with Stan Kenton. She is still performing today (Original broadcast: 12/3/87).

Sternberg is from the National Institute of Mental Health and National Institutes of Health. In her new book The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions she looks at how researchers have uncovered the connection between mind and body.

He got his start with the 1970s rock group Roxy Music. He has a solo career now and his most recent album is Frantic. [The audio for this segment is unavailable due to Internet rights issues.]

Film critic Henry Sheehan reviews O Brother Where Art Thou, starring George Clooney. Directed and written by the Coen brothers, its loosely based on Homers The Odyssey.

WILLEM DAFOEs interview with Terry Gross. (REBROADCAST from 5/7/97) Dafoes 17-year career includes The Last Temptation of Christ, Affliction, The English Patient, and Platoon.