Elizabeth: The Golden Age (directed by Shekhar Kapur) Ever since she dazzled audiences in 1998 with her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I, it's been hard not to think there's something naturally regal about actress Cate Blanchett. Now Blanchett has returned to her Oscar-nominated role in a sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age with the same director and a similar cast. But will lightening strike twice? Maybe the expectation level was too high, but while Elizabeth the......

Boy meets girl on a blind date in a diner. Boy and girl fall in love, move in together and get married. Boy and girl’s relationship crashes and burns. It’s a very New York story that’s all too familiar, yet hardly seems inevitable from the romantic opening scene of Flannel Pajamas, a new indie drama playing at the Angelika. Gothamist recently sat down with the movie’s stars, Julianne Nicholson and Justin Kirk--two actors whose good-natured......

Pickings this week are slimmer than last month's turkey. If your Christmukkah party schedule allows, give yourself an early present and forage for some rock and roll scraps. Monday kicks things off with Spin magazine's Year in Music Party at Rothko, with We Are Scientists, the Spinto Band (at left), and the Five O'Clock Heroes. Of course, it's a private party, so you'll have to call in a favor or two or be creative at......

If Bloomberg wins another term, we hope he relaxes a bit and tells the police to focus on arresting dangerous criminals, as opposed to bicyclists, political protestors, and street artists. This week's example: harmless graffiti artist Alyce Santoro was putting up one of her cute upside-down Life stickers on Thursday night when she was grabbed by one of those fake-taxi police squads. She has an interesting and amusing account of her incarceration on WoosterCollective......

Do you truly appreciate this city? Where else in the world does a random Monday in April present the option of Sonic Youth, the Eagles, Devotchka, The Locust, Blues Explosion, M. Ward, and the Kills? Is there anywhere 'hip'per than NYC? This week, Widespread Panic will have the hippies dancin' in the streets before sittin' in their seats at Radio City Music Hall. Those unable to score a miracle should keep on truckin' to the......

Jay McCarroll, you rule. Not only do you win Project Runway, but you sorta served Donny Deutsch on his own show. The folks at NBC Universal, which owns both Bravo (that's why Heidi Klum was interviewed on the Today Show) and CNBC (duh), had Jay head over to The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. Donny blabbed on about giving Jay some marketing and business advice, but this was Gothamist's favorite part: DEUTSCH: You are a......

[Ed.: Coolfer dropped off an amazing plan on what you should do this Memorial Day weekend, music-wise. And it's so true - staying in the city over holiday weekends can work in your favor. Thanks, Coolfer!] Why leave NYC over Memorial Day weekend? The clubs and bars thin out a bit, it's easier to get a taxi and you don't have to put up with holiday traffic. Stay in the city, sleep in and see......

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