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Writer/director Nicole Holofcener. Her new film Lovely and Amazing is a comedy about the insecurities that many women have about their appearance. It stars Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn and Dermot Mulroney. Holofcener also wrote the screenplay for the film Walking and Talking.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Fiona Apple's third album, Extraordinary Machine.

Malcolm "Mac" Rebennack's music evolved from psychedelic voodoo-rock in the 1960s to classic piano. He's still known for the 1973 single "Right Place, Wrong Time." (This interview was first broadcast in 1986 and 1988.)

TV critic David Bianculli reviews two new shows having their debuts this week: My Name is Earl, on NBC, and Everybody Hates Chris, on UPN.

Alice Sebold's commentary "Living with the Dead" appeared in the Sept. 11, 2005, edition of The New York Times. She's the author of the novel The Lovely Bones and the memoir Lucky.

Richard Pryor calls Dave Chappelle his favorite comedian, and Chappelle himself claims he's America's No. 1 source for offensive comedy. Chappelle's Show is Comedy Central's top-ranked broadcast. Season one is now out on DVD, and it is uncensored.

Dr. Mark Hochberg is the CEO of the College of Physicians in Philadelphia, a private medical society that was founded in 1787 that includes the fourth largest medical historical library in the country, and the Mutter Museum. He'll talk about his colleague Gretchen Worden.

Saturday, Feb. 7 marks the 40th anniversary of the Beatles arrival in the United States. We celebrate on the show: TV critic David Bianculli remembers their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, 40 years ago.

Critic-at-Large John Powers reviews two recent DVDs, Kill Bill Volume 1 and Lost in Translation.

Gordon, host of Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown, made big bucks in the world of hi-tech before winning more than $1 million in poker tournaments. His new book is called Poker: The Real Deal.