Children of Men (directed by Alfonso Cuarón): Seeing movies in the theater is a wonderful viewing experience—big image, big audio, big popcorn—but there's no rewind button. To really enjoy a film like Alfonso Cuarón's futuristic drama Children of Men, the ability to rewind the really masterful sequences for an immediate second or third viewing almost seems necessary. As you watch Clive Owen's Theo makes his way through the chaotic English countryside in 2027 trying to......

There's two majorly horrific films coming out this weekend, though only some of the frights are intentional. Gaspard Ulliel seemed like such a nice boy in A Very Long Engagement, but that was before he decided to take on the psycho killer character Hannibal Lecter in the prequel, Hannibal Rising. Apparently in this installment of the series we'll find out what led the Doctor to become a creepy dilettante with a taste for fava beans,......

It's not often that the person opening the door to let you in to a press screening is the distinctive screen personality Crispin Glover but when it happened, Gothamist knew we were in for a unique afternoon. Best known for his creep-tastic roles in Back to the Future, Charlie's Angels and Willard, Glover will be in town to host his directorial debut, What Is It? which begins a three day run at Anthology Film Archives......

Yesterday the New York Underground Film Festival kicked off it's 12th year. So until next Tuesday you can catch some of this years indie gems at the Anthology Film Archives. The festival itself is self described as being "punk," developing and expanding without selling out. It also totally has spiked hair and piercings, we saw it. Anyway, you can view the full schedule is here. Our pick is Crispin Glover's long awaited, many incarnations in......

Smithfeld. Tonight. Gothamist & 601am Happy Hour. Watch Jake drink a cosmo (and laugh!). Jen will look for someone to do shots with (as Sam is in L.A., getting harassed by Kirk Cameron to find Jesus). Gothamist is ready to see 601am get its drink on. Aaron has helpfully laid down the ground rules.......

Gothamist Eats at Eight Mile Creek
Gothamist assumes that all Australians are convicts and drunkards, so we thought we'd fit right in at Eight Mile Creek....