Actor/director John Turturro was among the protesters assembled at City Hall today for a rally to save the Carnegie artist studios, which could soon be taken over by Carnegie Hall expansion plans. But the big star of the day was 95-year-old Editta Sherman, the building’s longest living tenant, having resided there since 1949. She’s seen here holding a photograph she took of Leonard Bernstein, a former resident; Sherman’s studio in the building was once......

Filmmaker Ethan Coen has left his big brother behind and written three short plays all by himself. Called Almost an Evening, the triptych will be produced by the Atlantic Theater Company with a terrific cast that includes Elizabeth Marvel, who was riveting in Ivo van Hove’s unforgettable revival of Hedda Gabler, and Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham. The plays “unsuccessfully tackle important questions. In Waiting, someone waits somewhere for quite some time. In Four......

The Gotham Awards gala run by the Independent Feature Project (IFP) will be held in Brooklyn for the first time tonight, after 17 years spent bouncing around between Roseland, Hammerstein Ballroom and Chelsea Piers. This year the independent film awards will take place on the soundstage of Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Among the thousand-plus guests expected to attend are Javier Bardem, Sean Penn, Laura Linney, Uma Thurman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Brooklyn’s......

The NY Times is hinting that Brooklyn may be so over, a theory that seems to be based around Heath Ledger leaving the borough.What if Brooklyn’s recent cachet as the locus for what’s next is little more than a thin and fragile crust of chic, hiding the insecurity of people who constantly measure the social currency of their ZIP code by Manhattan standards? The number of trendy boutiques, bistros and music clubs in Brooklyn may......

Hear about that movie Romance and Cigarettes that premiered last night? You know, the one directed by John Turturro, starring Chris Walken, James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Steve Buscemi, Kate Winslet, Mary Louise-Parker, Bobby Cannavale, Mandy Moore, Elaine Stritch and Amy Sedaris? Well, don’t feel bad if you didn't – that fact that two years since it wrapped the film’s been released all over the world except the town where it was shot speaks volumes......

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (directed by David Yates) In a funny reversal of the "movie's more important than the book" paradigm, the excitement surrounding the release of the fifth Harry Potter movie on Wednesday was but a preview to the real midnight mania next Friday. While the movies in this children's books franchise have been popular, they could almost be seen as publicity tools for the books, psyching up fans for......

Paris Je T'Aime (directed by various filmmakers including Olivier Assayas, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Chistopher Doyle and Nobuhiro Suwa): There have been nearly as many cinematic love letters written to Paris as there have been to New York, but that doesn't mean that moviemakers aren't still falling hard for the city of lights. 21 directors made 18 short films for the new omnibus movie Paris Je T'Aime which comes to New York theaters this Friday.......

EVENT: As the Sopranos prepares to reach its end, creator David Chase will discussing "the fine art of whacking". Joining him will be many of the characters who have been whacked on the show, including: Steve Buscemi, “Tony Blundetto”, Drea de Matteo, “Adriana La Cerva”, Vincent Pastore, “Salvatore ‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero” and many more. 6pm // Museum of TV and Radio [25 West 52 St] // $15 COMEDY: Aziz Ansari will be at Union......

THEATER: The Jaded Assassin, an original “fightsical” which prompted the Times to gush, “Take that, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’!”, was a hit at last year’s Ice Factory Festival with its daring mix of martial arts and visceral storytelling. “In a mythical world, in brutal times, a curse has plagued the land ever since the chosen ones infuriated the gods. It is up to one non-pureblood to end the curse and end the misery that has......

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a double shooting in East New York, an escaped psych patient in Queens, and hazmat condition on 39th and 6th in Manhattan. Rosie vs. Trump has entered into its most troubling phase yet: free verse! Our favorite Brooklyn pastime: stalking Steve Buscemi on the F-Train. Did you know that New York State sets "recommended milk prices"? If a store wants to sell milk for more than that, they've got......

This week the multiplexes seem practically flooded with new releases, in addition to the good things already out, so much so that Gothamist is starting to fall behind on our movie consumption. But never fear, we shall surely rally. Here's a few suggestions to guide your own weekend viewing. To get them out of the way first, there's two sequels coming out that might be worth your time if you fall into a certain demographic......

James at BlogNYC noticed two Department of Homeland Security police cars on a Park Slope street last night. He isn't sure why they were there, but Gothamist can only imagine a few scenarios: - New, super-militarized Bugaboos have infiltrated the hood - It's faster to get there by DHS police car, not the F - DHS agents are looking for Steve Buscemi because they've had reports about a funny-looking guy Do you know why the......

Fans of 1980's lovesick favorites "Hold Me Now," "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" and "Love Stinks" will be happy to know that the nostalgia-drenched romantic comedy The Wedding Singer is headed for Broadway. Set for a New York opening in April 2006, the musical -- which follows Robbie Hart, a struggling suburban wedding singer who's dumped by his fiancée and pines for a betrothed waitress -- has not yet been cast. Compared......

Sundance definitely hit its stride in the last day or so and now the exodus has begun. The scene is getting quiet. More film goers and less partyers are trolling around and those that have been here from the beginning are slowing down. The last couple of days have been pretty hectic for us. We took in a few more films, saw some great music and of course, there were the parties, more free hats......

David Lee Roth has done it all: Been the frontman for Van Halen, been busted for a dime bag at Washington Square Park, and now, he's training to be a city paramedic. Roth told the Post, "I have been on over 200 individual rides now. Not once has anyone recognized me, which is perfect for me." He asked the Post not to disclose his locations, because he's trying not to be the attention whore he's......

Brooklyn is buzzing over rumors that Caroline Kennedy, husband Edwin Schlossberg, and their kids are moving to Park Slope from the Upper East Side. While there's "no comment" from the family, Brooklyn's biggest booster, Borough President Marty Markowitz, had some:Brooklyn, home to everyone from everywhere, is proud to be the new home of the Kennedys. Park Slope: It ain't Cape Cod, but it's starting to look a lot like Camelot.Park Slope residents are used to......

Ricky Gervais, who created The Office and played useless manager David Brent with such skill and ease that it makes Gothamist shiver, will be at the Museum of Television and Radio Monday night, speaking with Matt Rouch of TV Guide. Their talk will follow (or it precede) a screening of The Office Christmas Special, which is set to premiere on October 21 on BBC America. And if you go, ask Gervais about his fears of......

Even the most jaded New Yorker can be thrilled by the sight of a movie being filmed on our streets, because, even the crappiest of movies with New York scenes can still be amazing if there's that one stunning vista of the city or you can say, "Yeah, that street really is that dirty." This picture of Steve Buscemi and some off-duty firefighters (playing firefighters, natch) gathering around the craft service table was taken......

Another crazy Brooklyn performance artist story: Christopher Hackett, a 31 year old performance artist, suffered facials burns when his "spud gun" malfunctioned, causing an explosion and the police to come calling. "Cache of weapons and explosives" plus maps and photos of the Brooklyn Bridge plus other landmarks equals exactly why NYC is still on Orange Alert. Apparently Hackett repurposes the weapons, with a 15 year old neighbor telling the Daily News, "They're not real guns.......

In the Post's latest "My Favorite Place," two of Gothamist's favorite actors, Frances McDormand and Steve Buscemi, give their picks. McDormand mentions East Village cafe Podunk, which Gothamist visited and enjoyed very much. We'd also like to note that McDormand likes to conduct many interviews at the Fairway Cafe, above the supermarket. Buscemi's favorite place is Prospect Park, that jewel of a park in Brooklyn. We also know that Steve likes the Haagen-Dazs on......

A Kiwi reporter interviews Gollum, the Tolkein character who figure prominently in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Return of the King, poolside in L.A. This confused Gothamist, because we always thought Gollum wasn't real, the way Hobbits are not real. But James Griffin learns that Gollum has his eyes on Hollywood post-Rings:You think Gollum is only about the Rings? Like the rest, you think Gollum has no career after the Rings is......