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TONIGHT: You can catch former Get A Life creator/star Chris Elliot present his semi-forgettable slapstick movie, Cabin Boy, as well as partake in a Q&A at The Anthology Film Archives at 8PM. Featuring the likes of Andy Richter, David Letterman, and Ricki Lake, Cabin Boy is a film that people either love or absolutely can’t stand watching. Either way, we still think observing Chris Elliot is worth the trip. And if you’re planning a night in of cuddling with your mouse or simply interested in wasting more time at work, then you can play trailer catch up with the futuristic V for Vendetta starring Natalie Portman, the remake of The Fog, Jennifer Aniston’s Rumor Has It (in which she plays a woman who discovers The Graduate might have been based on her family), and the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line.

You're probably all saying, "Why go out after Gothamist's Movable Hype show last night? It's been done to perfection." That's a valid point, but the next week has quite a few worthwhile shows you should consider.

We remember the hubbub about The Dukes of Hazzard not showing Bo and Luke buckling up as they got into the General Lee; the DOH has its first season on DVD. And after watching The Fog of War, it seems like Robert McNamara, during his time at Ford, helped make sure seat belts went into cars. But who knew that the first patent for the seat belt was issued in 1885?

I would say that almost all the interviews-- 95% plus --focus on McNamara, and not on the film as a film.

The Fog of War site has an interesting lesson plan (PDF) for teachers that acts as a great way for anyone to brush up on their history.

If it's fall, it must be time for the New York Film Festival. This year, the opening night film is Mystic River, the ensemble drama directed by Clint Eastwood. The cast is ridiculously loaded with great actors: Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laurence Fishburne. The story is dark, eliciting comparisons to Eastwood's tour de force western, Unforgiven, but its present day setting makes it more wrenching. Sean Penn also stands a good chance of being nominated come Oscar time, based on the buzz of his performance as a father whose daughter is murdered.