Nostalgia is a wonderful drug. It's warm, fuzzy, romantic, and kindles misty-eyed daydreaming, looking on the past through a lens that softly filters even the hard times until they take on a warmer, richer color. Or, if you're JJ Abrams, one that blots out the screen in blue lens flares of every imaginable shape and size. more ›

***There's a plot point discussed in the first parapraph that a couple of people have called foul on; my feeling is that if it's exposition and happens in the first five minutes of the movie, then talking about it hardly qualifies as a spoiler, but if you want to go in as an utterly blank slate, you may want to skip it. So, that said, let this serve as fair warning for a potential spoiler.*** more ›

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We at the Gothamist network would like to express our heartfelt wishes to the people of Minnesota in the days after their tragic bridge collapse. We're not trying to discount the severity of the accident by making note of it in opposition to our usual -Ist lightheartedness – we just wanted to take a moment and recognize those affected last week. After the Minneapolis bridge collapse, Bostonist did a little research and found that Massachusetts... more ›

Bright and early this morning the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced. Like the red-headed stepchild of the Oscars, the Emmys are a chance for Hollywood's lesser starlets and stars to participate in their own self congratulatory fest. ABC's campy but fun Desperate Housewives leads this year with 15 nominations. Viewers can look forward to a three way cat-fight between housewives Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, and Felicity Huffman for Best Actress in a... more ›