Leon

Eric Silver appraises a Jean-Leon Gerome sculpture of 'Napoleon Entering Cairo.'

Jean-Leon Gerome Sculpture from ROADSHOW's Special: Junk in the Trunk

Is an instrument owned by a New Mexico man one of the few built by Leon Theremin himself?

Academy Award winner Joe Pesci is a brash, 1940's tabloid photographer whose camera leads him into a shadowy underworld of mob violence, unlikely romance and dangerous corruption in this atmospheric mystery-thriller. New York City, 1942. Prowling the crime-ridden, midnight streets of the city, freelance shutterbug Leon 'Bernzy' Bernstein (Pesci) captures life's seamy side in his lens - and dreams of the day his pictures will be recognized as works of art. Then, ravishing nightclub owner Kay Levitz (Barbara Hershey) lures Brenzy into investigating the thugs trying to muscle in on her business. Before he knows it, he falls for the unattainable Kay - and plunges camera-first into a treacherous realm of black market scams and mafia gang war. Now, Bernzy's either going to take the fall or take the one-in-a-million shot that could change his life forever.

The Secretary of Defense had a good laugh this morning. After watching a clip of the presumptive presidential nominee criticizing the president's policy in Afghanistan, Leon Panetta reminded Mitt Romney that fifty nations agreed to the plan. Touch ?

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on 50 years since the start of the Vietnam War.

The Defense Secretary on Afghanistan and tensions with Pakistan and Iran.

When Leon Kaufman s (Bradley Cooper) latest body of work - a collection of provocative, nighttime studies of the city and its inhabitants -- earns the struggling photographer interest from prominent art gallerist Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields), she propels him to get grittier and show the darker side of humanity for his upcoming debut at her downtown art space. Believing he s finally on track for success, Leon s obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer, Mahogany (Vinnie Jones), the subway murderer who stalks late-night commuters.

In the mode of 'Leon The Professional' and 'La Femme Nikita' a former professional assassin has left his past behind and created a new and honest life for himself and his family. When events force him back into the world of crime he discovers that nothing even in his carefully designed new life is quite what it seems. Chart-topping Hong Kong singer and film idol Nicholas Tse stars as Tyler a streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who takes a job as a bodyguard. He soon befriends a disillusioned mercenary Jack (popular Taiwan rocker Wu Bai) who is determined to make a fresh start with his new wife. Although the two men find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt on Hong, Jack's new father-in-law, their partnership is short-lived: Gradually they are unknowingly propelled toward opposite sides of a deadly confrontation. An exciting thriller with an international cast, Time and Tide features intrigue, a breathless pace and a series of exhilarating action sequences staged with the explosive bravura that has become the signature of legendary action director Tsui Hark.

GARY OLDMAN, JEAN RENO, NATALIE PORTMAN and DANNY AIELLO star in THE PROFESSIONAL, a go-for-broke thriller about a professional assassin whose work becomes dangerously personal. Calling himself a 'cleaner,' the mysterious Leon is New York's top hit man. When his next door neighbors are murdered, Leon becomes the unwilling guardian of the family's sole survivor -- 12 year old Mathilda. But Mathilda doesn't just want protection; she wants revenge. Training her in the deadly tricks of his trade, Leon helps her track the psychotic agent who murdered her family. From the electrifying opening to the fatal finale, THE PROFESSIONAL is a non-stop crescendo of action, suspense, and surprises.

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said an increased military presence in the Asia Pacific region is not meant to be a challenge to China. Julie Noce reports.