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Film critic David Edelstein reviews Diary of a Mad Black Woman, starring Tyler Perry and Cicely Tyson.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead pays tribute to Fats Waller on the centennial of his birth, and reviews Fats Waller: The Centennial Collection, a CD and DVD.

Marking the start of the World Series -- and a heartbreaking week for fans of the Boston Red Sox -- NPR's Steve Inskeep reads selected baseball prose.

A French summertime tradition for young children is a visit to a marionette theatre to watch the antics of a character named Guignol. Guignol always manages to outwit the thief with the help of children in the audience.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Backstabber's Ball, the new album from bassist Neal Caine.

NPR's Andrea Seabrook interviews actor Willem Dafoe about his new movie The Clearing and his other roles on screen and stage.

Rock historian Ed Ward reviews Talking Heads Brick, a box set of music and DVDs featuring the David Byrne-fronted band.

The new TV version of Once Upon a Mattress, which will be broadcast Sunday night on ABC, features the return of Carol Burnett.

Scott talks about a new high school in New York named for Frank Sinatra in his weekly essay.

Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic, Kenneth Turan reviews the movie, Adaptation. (3:37)