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A new documentary tracks a 30-year battle over land use in Austin, Texas. The Unforseen focuses on a real-estate development project threatening a spring-fed swimming area. Robert Redford and Terrence Malick are the film's executive producers.

In Rocky Balboa and Venus, veteran film stars Sylvester Stallone and Peter O'Toole give spry performances as the durable boxer and an aging actor who becomes involved in the life of a young woman.

Women play an outsized role in Ukrainian society -– including mobilizing in case Russia attacks urban areas. Women of all ages are learning self-defense and survival skills.

Considered by many the greatest living choreographer, Merce Cunningham's career began with Martha Graham and spans 60 years of innovations in dance and music. At 87, Cunningham is still creating new works and he remains on the leading edge of dance.

Author Lillian Ross talks to Steve Inskeep about her techniques and the subjects she has profiled for her work at The New Yorker, where she has been writing since 1945.

The court of Versailles was the place to see the operas of French composers in the 17th Century. But because those operas had to be lit by candles, composers had to factor into their writing just how long the candles would last.

Animator Joseph Barbera, half of the legendary duo of Hanna-Barbera has died. Barbera, 95, created a host of cartoon characters, from the Flintstones to the Jetsons and Tom and Jerry.

"The Liberation of Aunt Jemima" -- a broom-toting, gun-wielding African-American woman -- established the reputation of artist Betye Saar. That was in 1972. At age 80, she's still combining scraps and souvenirs of the past into provocative works of art.

How do you make a movie about the sense of smell? German director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) takes on the immensely popular novel by Patrick Suskind, which tells the story of a young Frenchman gifted with remarkable olfactory abilities who becomes a perfumer, and then a killer, in his quest to create the perfect scent.

In stressful times, it's helpful to be reminded of the good people willing to help out. That's the theme of a new podcast from the team at Hidden Brain. It's called: My Unsung Hero.