Comedy

Film critic John Powers reviews "Private Parts," the new film about shock jock Howard Stern.

Film critic Lisa Schwarzbaum reviews "First Wives Club." It's a comedy based on a 1993 book of the same name.

Film critic John Powers reviews "Manny and Lo," a low-budget film about runway orphan sisters.

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

Film Critic John Powers reviews "Flirting with Disaster." A comedy starring Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette and Tea Leona. It also features Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore and Lily Tomlin.

Film critic John Powers reviews the new film by the Coen Brothers, "Fargo."

Guest film critic Steve Vineberg reviews "Last Summer in the Hamptons" the new Henry Jaglom film.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Get Shorty" the new film based on the novel by Elmore Leonard and starring John Travolta.

Guest film critic Steve Vineberg reviews two new college movies: "A Reason to Believe" and "Kicking and Screaming"

Guest film critic Steve Vineberg reviews "To Die For."

Steve Vineberg reviews the new film "Jeffrey" based on the Paul Rudnick play about sex in the age of AIDS.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the new film "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo. . . in drag.

Independent film director Robert Rodriguez. At the age of 23 he made the Spanish-language action film, "El Mariachi" for $7,000. His techniques for keeping the budget down included, shooting before lunch so he wouldn't have to buy the actors lunch, and using a wheelchair that he'd borrowed from the local hospital for a dolly. Rodriguez's film won the Sundance Audience Award in 1993, and went on to be distributed nationally. He's just completed the sequel "Desperado" starring Antonio Banderas.

Film Critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Clueless." The film stars Alicia Silverstone and was written and directed by Amy Heckerling who Schiff considers one of the top two female directors in Hollywood. Heckerling's other films include "Fast times at Ridgemont High," and "LookWho's Talking."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Junior," Ivan Reitman's new comedy in which Arnold Schwarzenegger gets pregnant.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the new British colonial comedy, directed by Bruce Beresford.

Movie critic Stephen Schiff preview the upcoming live action film, "The Flintstones".

Movie Critic Stephen Schiff reviews the Western spoof, "Maverick," starring Jodie Foster, James Gardner and Mel Gibson.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead fills in for Stephen Schiff and reviews two new movie releases--"With Honors" with Joe Pesci and "PCU" with David Spade. They're both campus comedies.

We feature a new interview with John Waters on the day his latest film, "Serial Mom," is released. After the low-budget "Polyester," Waters went to Hollywood to make the big-budget films "Hairspray" and "Cry Baby." Waters still lives in Baltimore, where he was born. "Serial Mom" stars Kathleen Turner and Sam Waterston. Waters is also the author of several books, including "Shock Value" and "Trash Trio."