The Oscars are in town! Well, at least some 8-foot Oscar statues for the official New York Oscar night celebration at the Carlyle hotel, where east coast industry folk will come together Sunday night as the show goes down in Hollywood. Nominees were announced on January 22nd with Best Picture nods going to Michael Clayton, Atonement, There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men and Juno. The love and buzz continues to surround the......

The Jews of New York (Sunday, 8:00 p.m., WLIW; Thursday, 9:00 p.m., Thirteen) Ed Koch, Russ & Daughters Appetizers, Mount Sinai Hospital, and the creative team behind Fiddler on the Roof are profiled in this one hour overview of the history and impact of the Jewish community in New York. The show has some great New York City history content, although it seemed like it should have been a bit longer so they could get......

Could Apple be planting a seed on a location near Lincoln Center? The Meatpacking district Apple store still has that new-store smell as Apple fever extends north. According to the Post, Apple is looking to take over space at the northwest corner of Broadway and West 67th, where there's currently a two-story Victoria's Secret store. Apple is supposedly going to put up a new building, but it's not clear how much of the structure......

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......

MOVIE: The new Hairspray has set up special Sing-A-Long screenings! They begin nationwide today, and there will be three right here in New York. If you don't like rowdy theaters, skip this one! All Weekend // Various Times // Regal Union Sq 14; Clearview Chelsea 9; AMC Empire 42nd 25 MUSIC: Head down to the Seaport for an evening of Billie Holiday tunes. Turntables on the Hudson will be celebrating the release of Billie Holiday......

A look at some noteworthy television this week: 2007 ESPY Awards (Sunday, 9:00 p.m., ESPN) Jimmy Kimmel co-hosts with basketballer LeBron James this sports awards show which only exists to give ESPN some programming and some overpaid athletes another trophy. Victoria Beckham: Coming to America (Monday, 8:00 p.m., WNBC 4) Thankfully this is a one shot deal since the 6 episode fakeality show deal fell through. The show itself chronicles the Victoria Beckham's move to......

With the mid-week Fourth of July holiday, an abbreviated work week practically demands an afternoon at the movies complete with giant tub o' fatty snacks and subzero air conditioning. New York is a real haven for movie theater aficionados, and we all have our favorites. Here's a brief breakdown of what to see, and where, this holiday. In the comments feel free to weigh in on the best and/or worst places to see giant alien......

A look at some noteworthy television this week: Drive (Sunday and Monday, 8:00 p.m., WNYW 5) Sunday has the two hour debut of Drive crossing the starting line. The show is a drama that follows the participants of an illegal cross country road race who aren't like those you would find in The Cannonball Run. One of the forces behind the show is Tim Minear who has worked on shows like Firefly and Wonderfalls, which......

The non-election-related water cooler question: Did you see Borat? Did you brave crowds of people (mad rush at multiplexes, lines around the block at smaller theaters) to witness a Jewish Englishman portray a hapless Kazakh journalist with a chicken in his suitcase? Did you wonder how the crew was not arrested? Everywhere we went, people were talking about Borat. At the restaurant. At the grocery store. In the subway. All. Talking. About. Borat. Hell,......

The borders between Christmastown and Halloweentown are getting a bit thin again, as Disney has rereleased Tim Burton's animated classic The Nightmare Before Christmas in Digital 3-D for All Hallows Eve. Ordinarily this kind of rerelease might seem like a mere marketing ploy, but don't let your jaded side get the better of you, seeing certain movies in 3-D format is actually pretty sweet. Earlier this year Sony released Monster House this way, and sporting......

It probably says something pretty sad about the cost of living in Nueva York that we're excited about the prospect of paying only $6 bucks to go and see a first run movie, but there you have it. If only we didn't have to get up so early to take advantage of it... To explain: Starting yesterday AMC decided to give a little Christmas present in July to Manhattan residents. Before noon all movie......

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......

Gothamist has been to way too many Tribeca Film Festival movies since it started a little more than a week ago. So many in fact that we almost dread having purchased all those tickets. Last night though, we were happy we purchased tickets for Air Guitar Nation, a wonderful documentary that chronicles the first US Air Guitar Championships and the quest to become the first American to be the world champion. The final screening......

On last night's WPIX News At Ten, there was the most amazing lead story. The news team touted it as an "exclusive": The AMC Bay Plaza in the Bronx is infested with rats. When Julinda Lee took her children to see a movie, rats were all over them for their food. In fact, one rat crawled up her 6 year old son's leg and grabbed his snack cake! (The son super-adorably told the reporter, "I......

Firefighters are still working to put out the huge ten-alarm Brooklyn warehouse fire that started yesterday at 5:30AM. Fifteen buildings the Greenpoint Terminal Market were hit by the fire. The Fire Department used eight to nine million gallons of water during their work, and since there was no "immediate threat to life," the fire became a sort of clinic for the department to "plan strategy," according to the NY Times; the FDNY also used......

-As you can see from Tien's picture above, the ING New York City Marathon is over. Check flickr for more photos. -Here is a brief and probably counterproductive reminder: For this Thursday only, pizza at Lombardi's costs only a nickel. Get in line early. -In order to save it from the wrecking ball, some folks are trying to landmark the tunnel garage in SoHo. -Gunshot sensors in the Bronx? -Pirates. Really. Pirates. -Even as......

In an effort to help the reported “Hollywood Slump,” AMC Theatres offer full-ticket refunds to moviegoers seeing Cinderella Man, which did rather poorly at the box office. The exhibitors offering Cinderella Man claim their marketing ploy is simply to encourage the public to see “a special picture” says Dick Walsh, film group chairman at AMC: "It's first class up and down, almost certain to be nominated for Academy Awards, and we just wanted to do......

Rachel Korowitz, Improv Comedienne...

New York movie theaters are raising tickets prices again, from $10 to $10.25 (mind you, this goes for the big chains). Damn you, Loews and AMC! If it weren't for Gothamist's ridiculous movie obsession, we'd rely on pirated movies on DVD and feign indifference. Though if Hollywood still keeps churning out subpar movies, it might not be that hard to boycott them. But until then, we'll try to remember to have a quarter on hand......

With Kentucky Representative Ken Lucas announcing his retirement, father-of-George Nick Clooney will run for that Congressional seat. Clooney will be taking a leave of absence from his column for the Cincinnati Post (which he's been writing for the past 15 years). But elder Clooney is also familiar to many as a host for AMC when AMC was good, showing classics and without commercials. Regarding George's possible help in fundraising, Clooney said, "I certainly hope my......

Okay, just one more post today: There are midnight showings of Wet Hot American Summer at the AMC Empire on West 42nd Street. Filmmakers David Wain and Michael Showalter will be appearing, along with cast members, and there will be prizes for costumes and musical guests... woo hoo! For more information: Wet Hot American Summer's official site.......

On the way to the BABB, Gothamist walked by the AMC Empire 25 on West 42nd Street. All five screens showing the Matrix were Sold Out. So you'll all be able to take the Guardian's Matrix Quiz. Gothamist's first thoughts on the Matrix: Reloaded (spoilers)......