In case there was ever any doubt that New Yorkers could really care less about seeing celebrities in the flesh, the amount of complaints about A-listers flooding to film in certain neighborhoods should just about prove it. The latest locals to win the war against film crews reside in DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights, where they've actually been harping on Hollywood to put a halt to filming in the area for over a year now. more ›

It's New Yorkers versus Hollywood, once again. Locals have sounded off against film crews invading their neighborhoods in the past, and now Crain's NY has the latest from the front lines, which have moved from Brooklyn to Queens for the latest battle. more ›

Normally, the Hollywood insider's baseball game is too convoluted and self-involved to bother paying attention to, but every once in a while, something juicy enough for the mainstream comes along. Today's gossip involves dry-as-chalk New Yorker critic David Denby breaking a press embargo on reviewing The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and the hoopla that's ensued as a result. more ›

During filming in Manhattan last summer, bike messenger movie Premium Rush made headlines after heartthrob Joseph Gordon-Levitt crashed into the back of a taxi, shattering the rear window and bloodying his arm. (None of his precious, delicate features were not harmed during the making of this motion picture.) It also made headlines when a disgruntled area man headbutted a production assistant who wouldn't let him pass by during filming, and when the production crew wouldn't let an elderly woman sit down to wait for a bus. Was it worth it NYC? Here's the trailer for your premature evaluation: more ›

Because 2001's Jurassic Park III was pretty much Citizen Kane II, director Steven Spielberg announced at San Diego's Comic Con yesterday that he already has a "story and a screenwriter" for Jurassic Park 4, and that according to OTRC, "the film will hopefully come together in the next two or three years." Presumably Spielberg's decision has nothing to do with the $368 million Jurassic Park III made worldwide, and it's totally about ahhrrrttt. more ›

Madonna: Material Girl, mother of terrifying biceps, Kabbalah enthusiast, and now...potential Oscar-winning director? It's a possibility, after reports that The Weinstein Company, which recently acquired Madonna's new movie, W.E., plans to release it "smack in the middle of Oscar season." more ›

Last year New York State extended its $420 million very-popular tax credits to film and TV productions working in state and unsurprisingly it is paying off big time. This year alone more than 70 movie and TV projects have come to town, bringing an estimated $1 billion into the economy. And with that moolah comes a lot of boldface names ranging from Anjelica Huston and Debra Messing (who are filming NBC's new show Smash here) to Christina Ricci (who is filming ABC's Pan Am) and Maria Bello (who is filming the American version of Prime Suspect for NBC). And not a moment too soon, what with the loss of the beloved original flavor Law & Order from our shores last year. more ›

Talk about keeping it in the family! The seemingly endless saga of upcoming mob biopic "Gotti: Three Generations", which hasn't even started filming yet, takes two more strange turns this week, as more details about the cast and crew come to light. more ›

If watching "Deadlock Don" John Gotti Jr. gracefully maneuver his way to four hung juries over the last five years was as entertaining for you as it was for us, then you'll be happy to learn that Gotti has sold his life rights to Hollywood. Finally, there'll be new work for Paulie Walnuts! more ›

A NY man with flammable liquids and a fake gun drove his car through a barrier at the Warner Bros. studios near Los Angeles yesterday. Michael Rodriguez-Cintron, 43, allegedly drove his Camaro through the wooden gate of the studio, and was arrested wandering around the back lot in the afternoon. According to police, Rodriguez-Cintron had a duffel bag filled with "several bottles" of flammable material, as well as ignition sources and the replica gun, in his car. They were forced to call in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad to investigate. It is unknown at the time what Rodriguez-Cintron's motives were, though we suspect he was expressing his latent anger over Sex And The City 2. He's scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday. more ›

While obviously everybody has been thoroughly enjoying the ongoing never-ending "Ground Zero Mosque" debate that has nearly torn asunder both the Montague and Capulet houses, Hollywood must be starting to feel left out of the 9/11-related entertainment business. But weep not! Variety reports that Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock are close to signing on for the film version of Jonathan Safran Foer's divisive 2005 novel "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," which tells the story of a 9-year-old boy whose father died on 9/11. more ›

Thinking of going to the New York Public Library's main branch today? They just updated their Facebook page with photos of the cast and crew of The Adjustment Bureau taking over the Rose Reading Room, so you may have trouble finding a seat. On Friday they had updated saying, "today the NYPL prepared for The Adjustment Bureau filming happening this weekend; finalized Gossip Girl details for next week; and had a 2 hour Smurf walkthrough. Needless to say, that Hollywood left NO time for updates today." (Smurfs!) more ›

Up in the Air is up on top of the Golden Globe award contenders (full list after the jump), receiving six nominations, including props for best drama and nominations for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. The tense Iraq war drama, The Hurt Locker, which just scored with the critics' awards in New York and LA, was also nominated for best drama, and Kathryn Bigelow was nominated for best director. James Cameron (Avatar), Clint Eastwood (Invictus), Jason Rietman (Up in the Air), and Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) were also nominated for best director. more ›

In the battle between the West and East Coast cities, Los Angeles may just beat New York... at least on film. Remember when they blew up the Brooklyn Bridge? New Yorkers did not like that. more ›

Now that we solved that whole tax credit deficit problem, there's a new worry for the filmmakers who want to point their lens at New York City. Crain's reports that "the latest shock to the industry is a plan by the city to charge the largest fees in the nation for filming in its buildings [$3,200/day]. The Mayor's film office is also drawing up plans to charge for its famous free permits. Even more troubling, the city's tax incentive program is out of money and in the process of being scaled back, and the state is in negotiations over whether to renew its tax incentives." Well, that's an exhausting list. more ›

No one panic! The helicopters Hollywood sent in last week are back in the Manhattan airspace today. ABC alerts that "between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., there will be movie filming in New York City. As a result, there will be low-flying helicopters over Manhattan. The helicopters will be in the vicinity of the Empire State building, Chrysler Building and Central Park by the reservoir." UPDATE: The copters today are for a commercial. That's one big budget commercial! more ›

Last month we all got to see Lindsay Lohan play dress up for NY Mag as she posed as Marilyn Monroe. Michael Musto wasn't about to let her steal the show though, he's now topped the troubled tart by posing as Lindsay posing as Marilyn. He tells his loyal readers how he prepared for his own "Last Sitting":

The slinky Lindsay said she did 250 crunches the night before her shoot. Well, I did 250 Nestlé Crunches. Lindsay watched Niagara in early preparation for her Marilyn awakening. Well, I was considering Viagra... more ›

Drawing on his roots in the fecund 1970s East Village avant-garde film scene, critic J. Hoberman has spent his three decades at the Village Voice introducing readers to the more adventurous cinematic worlds awaiting beyond the realm of Hollywood. He is the author of nine books, most recently The Dream Life: Movies, Media, and the Mythology of the Sixties, which was described by Slate as "an extraordinary publishing event." To commemorate his thirty years at the Voice, BAMcinématek has invited Hoberman to select films that have sparked some of his most stimulating reviews and articles, as well as a few personal favorites. more ›

Frank Nardi, Jr. (pictured), who appeared as a surprise guest on Fox reality show Moment of Truth to ask his married ex-girlfriend Lauren Cleari if she believes she should have married him instead, has come forward to tell the New York Post that he “really just wants all of this to be over.” The Post’s weekly circulation is usually in the neighborhood of 650,000. more ›

At 8:30PM (following a half-hour red carpet special), the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony will begin, finally putting an end to the "There Will Be Oscar" or "Oscar Country for Old Men" type headlines. more ›

The Oscars are in town! Well, at least some 8-foot Oscar statues for the official New York Oscar night celebration at the Carlyle hotel, where east coast industry folk will come together Sunday night as the show goes down in Hollywood. more ›

About a year ago, Village Voice restaurant critic Robert Sietsema attended a taping of Iron Chef America at the Food Network's Chelsea studios. Thanks to a friend's invite, the Food Network had no idea he was watching and waiting to blow the cover off the whole phony operation once the episode finally aired. Now Sietsema is here to report that the series is “more bogus than even I had imagined.” more ›

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Hallmark isn't the only one capitalizing on the L-word today, Hollywood has a stake in your heart as well -- invading the big screen with yet another Valentine's Day release. This time Little Miss Sunshine, Abigail Breslin, and soon-to-be Mr. Scarlett Johansson (?), Ryan Reynolds, team up for a tour de force of l-o-v-e in Definitely, Maybe (a nod to Oasis's debut album?). more ›

His record is pretty impressive, he's organized 70 "real dates," 19 of which turned into relationships that lasted over a year. The numbers could be higher but Ibrahim is selective on who he sets up.

He listens to their conversations, asks them a few questions and then, if he thinks they are suitable, explains his matchmaking services and asks for their number and e-mail. more ›

With the writers' strike looking like it'll wrap up this week, Crain's points us towards another problem for New York's entertainment industry. more ›