Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a home invasion robbery on Lincoln Ave. in Brooklyn, a hostage situation on Duane Ct. on Staten Island, and a sexual assault on West 153rd St. and Macombs Pl. in Manhattan. "Live Free or Die Hard" director Len Wiseman is slated to direct a remake of "Escape From New York," with Gerard Butler ("300") assuming the role of Snake Plissken, who was originally played by Kurt Russell. The Bronx......

300 (directed by Zack Snyder) As digital technologies get more savvy, it seems as though the line between video game and movie gets even more blurry. A prime example is the adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C.E. 300, which is out on DVD this week. Everything about this movie is overblown and over-the-top from the "brave few against the demonic many" plot line to the actors' chiseled......

Frank Miller devotees have been salivating all over their computers in anticipation for the new adaptation of his Greek battle comic book 300, which comes out this weekend. Like the version of Miller's Sin City from '05, 300 makes nice with the stylized visuals giving us the most lush, chiseled, half-naked warriors and warrior wives ever depicted on screen. In particular the actors playing the Spartan queen and king, Lena Headey and Gerard Butler look......

The Chicago Sun-Times has drawn up a list and looked it at least once of who the best supporting actors of this summer's movies have been: 1. The rats, "28 Days" 2. Bernie Mac, "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" 3. Ellen Degeneres, "Finding Nemo" 4. Christopher Walken, "Gigli" 5. Arnold's assets, "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" 6. Gerard Butler, "Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life" 7. Seann William Scott, "American Wedding" 8. William H.......

Ananova reports that Charlotte Church turned the role of Christine in the Phantom of the Opera movie because she refused to lose weight for the role. (Producers had been considering waifish stars whose musical abilities are more questoinable, like Katie Holmes.) Church told The Face magazine, "Yeah, my arse is a bit big but I'm happy with myself. As long as I can sing it doesn't matter about the fame, it's disposable. I won't......