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Speaking before a joint session of congress, President Obama says "the time for bickering is over" with regards to efforts to reform the nation's health care system. Did the president change any minds with his speech?

Film critics Beth Accomando and Scott Marks discuss movies with These Days Host Maureen Cavanaugh on the KPBS Film Club of the Air

Tarantino's Film Tops Box Office

A distinguished composer and famous jazz musician, Gunther Schuller, is the composer-in-residence at this year's La Jolla Summerfest, which runs through Aug. 23. Schuller speaks with us about how he became interested in jazz music, about attending school in Germany in the late 1930's and about playing with Miles Davis.

Chris Evans tests his powers in Push (Summit Entertainment)

Congressman Brian Bilbray on the Obama Agenda

Pope Benedict XVI's decision to rehabilitate four excommunicated bishops — including a Holocaust denier — has caused dismay among Jewish leaders. But many Catholics fear it may point to a repudiation of the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

The Jewish community finds itself uniquely affected by two of the biggest stories currently making the news — the alleged Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, and the deadly conflict in Gaza. Author and Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, says even with violence overseas and the sting of the Madoff scandal, hope can be realized.

Judgment at Nuremberg used a similar technique of having characters initially speak in German and then transition to English - some accented, some not -…

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is building what he describes as a vital military alliance with Russia. Chavez claims he needs Russian support because U.S. officials are plotting to overthrow him. Critics say Chavez is diverting attention from critical problems ahead of next month's elections.