Click on the film stills above for more reviews and details on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which, besides The Soloist, include Tyson, The Informers, Il Divo, Treeless Mountain, Fighting, Earth, Viridiana, Throw Down Your Heart, Trainspotting, Eraserhead. And, of course, the Tribeca Film Festival is now in full swing; check out our narrative feature and documentary highlights. more ›

The new trailer for Shrek 2 offers the delightful addition of Puss-in-Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas (and we say delightful because we do like to see animals in clothes). In an interview with USA Today, Banderas describes how he shakes up things between Shrek and Donkey: "Shrek thinks he's cute. Donkey feels threatened. He doesn't want to be replaced by this idiot." Cute, idiotic, animal in (some) clothes - we love Puss-in-Boots. more ›

The eagerly anticipated collaboration between Joshua Albertson, Lockhart Steele, and Jonathan Van Gieson, Book of Ages 30, is out in bookstores (free same-day delivery in Manhattan from Barnes and Noble with purchases over $25), on the shelves of Amazon (and other online retailers), and perhaps even at a library near you. And naturally, the website goes live with a blog about all things 30. You can also explore more about the book which promises to be the first in a series that will herald landmark birthdays. Hmm. As it will be Gothamist's dad's 60th birthday next month, we might have to make due with giving him two copies. more ›

It'll be a while before we see Tim Burton's version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, but till then, there is Big Fish, about a young man trying to understand his dying father's life (more at Greg's Movie Preview). Albert Finney plays the father, with Ewan McGregor playing the father as a young man, and Billy Crudup as the son; Jessica Lange and Alison Lohman play the mother at different ages. And from the looks of the new trailer, it definitely looks beautiful and odd. more ›

Variety's Timothy Gray tells CNN, ""It's always 'a roller coaster ride' or 'the feel-good movie of the summer.' Sometimes I think, not only have I never heard of these people, but I've never heard of their organization." CNN looks for one critic, Earl Dittman, who "works for a publication company called Wireless Magazines, which maintains no public Web site and has limited distribution." Hmm...maybe Gothamist should try to raise our brand awareness by getting overzealous movie publicists to pick up our quotes ("Seabiscuit...a little bloodless".... "Tomb Raider...nipples retouched out of poster"). more ›