Four smart alternatives to the summer blockbuster.

One time, I was in this store, and the woman behind the counter said, "You're that actress who cries all the time, right?"

'Girls About Town' is a highlight of Film Forum’s raucous new series “Paramount Before the Code,” a four-week trot starting June 24 through many of the racier movies made before the Hollywood Production Code clamped down on depictions of boozing, infidelity, and a fetishistic obsession with garter belts.

The spanking-new (brand-extending! Welsh-rarebit-serving!) IFC Center stomps into downtown—and sends rivals into a competitive tizzy.

The identity of Deep Throat, according to Hollywood and real life.

New on DVD: The Sopranos: Season 5, Jules et Jim, The Complete James Dean Collection, Be Cool, D.E.B.S, The Phantom of Liberty, Moonlighting: Seasons 1& 2, Stripes, The Machinist, The Agronomist, Fox Film Noir Series, Vol. 2

A defense of Tom Cruise in his time of troubles.

I mean, strip away the cultural castings of anyone, and I think we really want the same things.

Madagascar starts off with a sense of fun—but runs out of steam when it leaves New York.

The cycle started by Star Wars has hijacked the culture, creating a paradise for nerds. And guess what? You’re one, too.