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 ›

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Nothing distracts from this sub-freezing weather like a good flick. Here's a few options out this weekend in New York Theaters. Ryan Phillippe works hard to figure out Chris Cooper's espionage secrets in the new thriller the super human, flammable commuter. more ›

It seems that alcohol and theater started off hand in hand. Just picture Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors being performed in the 1500's, audience slugging down pints (and probably chewing on drumsticks and meat pies!) - seems accurate, right? Never has a want for alcohol overcome us mid-play, but it's probably not a bad idea in some cases. Apparently there are theaters in London that serve alcohol, a growing trend of mixing pub culture with playhouse art across the pond. more ›

International cinema circles may be buzzing today about the announced line-up of films at this year's Cannes Film Festival but for those of us who won't be walking the Croisette in May, there's still plenty to be excited about movie-wise. Here's a few suggestions for your moviegoing this weekend. more ›

(in bookstores Feburary 10th) doesn’t require me to know anything more than his own skewed, skewering version of Hamptons life. more ›

The Lutece Cookbook, by Andre Soltner and Seymour Britchky (Random House, 1995) more ›

In a story about the Jack Kelley possible-plagiarism-at-USA Today brouhaha (most elegantly summarized here, by Gawker), check out how the New York Times gets to spin the Jayson Blair incident as what is making other newspapers are relook their own reporters' work: more ›

Stephanie Zacharek of Salon is one of my favorite film critics today. She's smart, funny, a huge Buffy fan, and incisive. I admit to being disappointed when she likes something I don't or vice versa, but she's the only female movie critic worth reading these days (well, Manohla Dargis of the L.A. Times is pretty great). What solidified this feeling my agreement with her position that she can't give up on Sandra Bullock yet and that Hugh Grant is better as scoundrel than sop. Check out her review: Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | "Two Weeks Notice" more ›