Some of our earliest literary friends like Christopher Robin, Amelia Bedelia and Ramona Quimby stay in our consciousness our entire lives. That’s why the job of “children’s book writer” is such an important one, and not to be undertaken lightly. Author and Brooklyn resident Lisa Graff tackles that set of responsibilities with both wit and gravity in her recently released first novel for young adults called The Thing About Georgie. Graff introduces us to Georgie......

Okay, so it's been 2007 for the last four days but since everyone's doing it from the critics circles to the awards nominating pools, it seemed worth it to weigh in on last year's movies. However, constructing end of the year top ten lists can be both painful and thrilling. Looking at a long list of the year's movie releases reminds you how many films passed you by in the theaters and playing favorites amongst......

The movie releases list this week is determined to put the conception that summer is only about the blockbuster to the test. There are documentaries, foreign films and small indies about local hot button issues that are all worth a viewing. This weekend should be all about escaping the humidity with a quality flick. To get the mass market dreck out of the way first: Adam Sandler gets a universal remote to speed up and......

Baby, it's cold outside. Though Gothamist thinks it's always a good time to go to the movies, this time of year is particularly perfect for cozying up at the cineplex. Hot cocoa goes great with popcorn. This week there's the option of a hunky officer in training (Annapolis), a magical nanny with a freaky nose (Nanny McPhee), a Dane's further impressions of Americana (Manderlay), and a film distribution experiment at work (Bubble). We're anticipating that......

This is it. The last weekend of the 43rd New York Film Festival, and in our humble opinion, this year's program has, for the most part, lived up to its grand expectations. From big name films like Good Night, and Good Luck (which opens citywide today) to promising indie fare like The Squid and the Whale (also opening this week) to lesser-known foreign gems like Who's Camus Anyway? and The President's Last Bang (to name......