The reviews are in for the $180 million production of The Golden Compass, and they’re lackluster at best, which is a pity not just for fans of the novel from which it’s adapted but for New Line Cinema, which was banking on another Lord of the Rings cash cow. Times critic Manohla Dargis calls it flawed and cluttered, although her description of Nicole Kidman ought to sway any dudes reluctant to see a movie starring......

After Michael Moore's newest documentary, Sicko, leaked onto the internet last week, the movie's distribution companies Lionsgate and Weinstein Co. have taken an unusual tactic to turn unauthorized distribution lemons into viral marketing lemonade. Originally set for a wide release on June 29th, Sicko will now unspool at the Loews Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side starting this Friday, in addition to screening it for preview audiences around the country throughout this week, according......

Yesterday, we were walking by the Loews Lincoln Square theater and noticed a huge inflatable toilet with slide on West 68th. Seriously - it was for the afternoon premiere of Flushed Away, the animated film about mice and toads and slugs and more in the London sewers. Children who were attending the premiere got to climb up and slide down the front. No one yelled "Turd!" or "Courtesy flush!" to them and they seemed thrilled.......

We know that watching a movie that consists of Al Gore giving a slide show presentation doesn't sound that intriguing. However, the former Vice President has got a lot to say, and it's all kind of...scary. After writing his book, Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit, the man decided to lead us all in a save the world campaign. He put together a slide show and traveled around the country, telling whoever......

More details on yesterday's incident where 50 children and adults tumbled down an escalator at the Loews Lincoln Square theater (photo from Newsday). They were travelling up an escalator to see The Polar Express on IMAX, and someone, possibly a teacher, accidentally pressed an emergency button, which then caused the escalator to start moving down. Fire officials think a child's clothing became ensnared ("baggy-pants leg became ensnared by a protruding screw"), causing everyone to fall......

- Not only is The Polar Express rotten, but little kids get hurt on their way to seeing it. A class field trip to the Loews Lincoln Square IMAX showing of The Polar Express went kablooey thanks to an errant escalator. NY1's report is unintentionally funny:The children [ages 6-11], on a field trip to see the IMAX version of “Polar Express,” were riding the escalator when it suddenly stopped and then moved backwards, according to......

Looks like high around 60, showers likely. If the city's rapidly-blooming flora just aren't springing into life fast enough for you, check out the NYTimes' review of Sacred Planet a G-rated romp through the Earth's lushest places. Narrated by Robert Redford for Imax, it "wraps and lulls you in its splendor while transporting you to the farthest reaches of the earth in search of pictorial perfection." Gothamist likes the idea of indulging in nature porn,......

Due to ongoing server issues, our Events listings haven't been showing up. So we're publishing them here so you are know what's going on tonight, besides watching The O.C. Gen Art Film Festival - Opening Night! Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:30 PM Loews Lincoln Square 1998 Broadway @ 68th St New York City, New York Gen Art unleashes it's fury tonight and will continute for 7 nights of films and premiere parties! Screening tonight: SAVED......