With her accountant husband accused of running a $59 million Ponzi scheme, a former Scores stripper was in court on Thursday in an attempt to get their assets unfrozen. Sadly for Diane Passage, a SEC attorney said, "Ms. Passage would not be the first spouse of a fraudster to be harmed by their spouse, but unfortunately, our priority is the investors." more ›

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During the 80s golden era of Late Night With David Letterman, Chris Elliott was one of the people most responsible for the show's distinctively bizarre style. Playing characters like "The Guy Under the Seats" and "The Regulator Guy," Elliott's contributions were sometimes hilarious and sometimes baffling, but always memorable for their absolutely unadulterated weirdness. He went on to cultivate his peculiar "Chris Elliott" persona in cult classics like the TV show Get a Life and... more ›

This week the multiplexes seem practically flooded with new releases, in addition to the good things already out, so much so that Gothamist is starting to fall behind on our movie consumption. But never fear, we shall surely rally. Here's a few suggestions to guide your own weekend viewing. more ›

• The Village Voice’s Best of 2004 series at BAM Rose Cinemas offers you one last chance to catch the best films of 2004 on the big screen. Tonight at 7:00 PM is Lars von Trier’s Dogville, the controversial film shot on a single set with chalk outlines, starring Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, and Nicole Kidman as a woman on the run from the mob. Also worth checking out is Guy Maddin’s Cowards Bend the Knee, an artistic film which features “autobiographical, peep-show installation” chapters. 30 Lafayette Ave and Ashland, bklyn; $10 more ›

It's premiering at Cannes in May, in official competition, and it's website doesn't launch until May 19, 2003, but for now, you can see the trailer for Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark follow-up, Dogville. Starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, von Trier regular Stellan Skarsgaard, James Caan, Ben Gazzara, and Paul Bettany, Dogville is about a woman who ends up in a small Rocky Mountain town, possibly in the 1930s. The trailer, however, is something totally strange. The actors seem to be talking about the film as actors, not as characters in the film. Kind of a meta trailer. more ›