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Hollywood studio executives chafe under new rules for the Academy Awards that bar them from sending free copies of their movies to other awards organizations. Opponents say the rules, combined with a shortened voting season, will prevent smaller-budget films from receiving recognition. NPR's Kim Masters reports.

Nike, Quentin Tarantino and Birkin Bags are all tied up in different lawsuits related to NFTs or non-fungible tokens.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Diane Keaton, co-star of Something's Gotta Give, about her Oscar nomination for best actress in that film. Keaton has already won a Golden Globe for her performance. Her first Oscar win for best actress came for the title role in Annie Hall, which also earned her a Golden Globe.

The Dreamers, the latest film from director Bernardo Bertolucci, explores sex and youth against the backdrop of the 1968 student riots in Paris. Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan has a review of the sexually explicit film, which earned a rare NC-17 rating.

Stellastar is a four-piece band from Brooklyn, N.Y., that makes music reminiscent of early U2 or Joy Division. The young band has released a debut CD, the eponymous Stellastar. Jim Fusilli has a review.

Many authors fear writer's block. But its opposite -- hypergraphia, the driving compulsion to write -- can be equally debilitating. A new book called The Midnight Disease considers the relationship between the wiring of the brain, writing and creativity. NPR's Renee Montagne talks with author and neurologist Alice Flaherty.

The Big Bounce is the 18th film since 1957 based on characters by Elmore Leonard. Leonard says that until the 1990s films Get Shorty, Out of Sight and Jackie Brown, Hollywood almost always got his work wrong. Martha Woodroof of member station WMRA reports.

In books such as Lucy and My Mother, Jamaica Kincaid offers unflinching, often angry observations about life that challenge perceptions of ordinary habits or beloved objects. In the latest Intersections, a Morning Edition series on artists and their inspirations, Kincaid says her rebellious voice was shaped by the classics of British literature.

The Return of the King, the last film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, heads the Academy Awards race with 11 nominations, including best picture and best director. Master and Commander gets 10 Oscar nods. NPR's Kim Masters reports.

The recording industry gathers in Los Angeles for the 46th annual Grammy Awards Sunday. R&B and hip-hop artists dominate this year's nominees for record of the year... and a win often translates into record sales and prestige. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.