October 24, 2008
Josh Speaks
By FRED KERBERBefore the last pre-season game, against the Knicks tonight at the Garden, Josh Boone clued everyone in on his tests from Wednesday.Basically, he said, the doctors tried to...
UPDATE: Ritz-Carlton at Hostage Bay
Investment banking has now collapsed, as it were - if you were wondering how that impacts the many, many hotel and resort projects that have been started in the past...
Wright named TSN All-Star
Another day, another surprising award for a Mets team that underachieved in 2008 and ended up missing the playoffs. Third baseman David Wright was named to the The Sporting News'...
PATERSON'S CHIEF OF STAFF O'BYRNE RESIGNS UNDER PRESSURE
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson's chief of staff Charles O'Byrne resigned under pressure this afternoon, The Post has learned. O'Byrne decided to resign a week after The Post first reported that...
Three More '08 Releases Bite the Dust As Weinsteins Rearrange Deck Chairs on the Titanic
Just a month ago, I wrote that I'd be surprised if all the Weinstein Co. movies on their then-schedule actually opened in 2008. Now, "Crossing Over'' starring Harrison Ford, "Shanghai''...
SOURCE: ISIAH THOMAS OVERDOSES ON SLEEPING PILLS
Former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was taken to the hospital early this morning because he overdosed on sleeping pills at his Westchester home, authorities said. When reached on his cell...
Parnell gets back on track in AFL
After a rough second outing in the Arizona Fall League, Bobby Parnell got his fall ball back on track Wednesday.Parnell threw four innings of one-hit ball, striking out five and...
Oberkfell to Buffalo?
The Mets new Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons, may not be without a manager for much longer.As my colleague Bart Hubbuch reported in today's Post, Jerry Manuel made several changes...
SI has Knicks 13th place
By MARC BERMANIn their last NBA preview issue, Sports Illustrated picked the Knicks to finish with 45 wins and a playoff berth. One year later, SI is smelling the coffee,...
Parker, Holmes likely out vs. Giants
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that star running back Willie Parker missed practice on Friday and will likely not play against the Giants on Sunday in the matchup between 5-1...
Plaxico back to work
By PAUL SCHWARTZThis is sure to help ease the fears of Giants fans wondering and worrying if Plaxico Burress was going to be able to play Sunday against his former...
Panic On The Streets Of Philly?
Two NHL posts in one day? We're on a roll I guess.Speaking of rolls, are the good people of Philadelphia gripping their hoagies a little tighter today? And does the...
MASSIVE SPIDER SNAPPED EATING BIRD
An amazing image of a mammoth spider devouring a bird was taken in the backyard of a property near Cairns, Australia. The image, which is being cirulated via e-mail worldwide,...
CHECKING IN: Los Angeles
Los Angeles is great, and while New Yorkers are constantly there, it is impossible to locate people who actually go there for fun, which makes me weird, because I rarely...
A Look At The Lightning
There was a lot of talk around New York before the '08-'09 season began about how the Rangers would handle opening their season with a pair of games in Prague....
3 UP: LOWE AND FUENTES
1. I reported in my column this morning that the Mets have targeted Derek Lowe and Brian Fuentes in the free-agent class. This does not mean that the Mets will...
Box Office: Teenage Wasteland
Exactly how much will moviegoers shell out to see what I believe is the first sequel to a TV movie (and not even the first sequel) to hit theaters? Peter...
MAC HATER SLASHED UP MY FACE
A woman campaigning for John McCain in Pittsburgh claims she was mugged by a knife-wielding man who then "carved the letter 'B' into her face" after spotting a McCain bumper...
GOP TURNCOAT SCOTT: I'M FOR O
He's already penned a book that trashed his old boss, President Bush, and now Scott McClellan is taking aim at John McCain. The former White House spokesman said last night...
NYERS 'SWING' & MISS
The ballots of four wealthy New York Democrats were yanked yesterday after they admitted they set up a temporary house in Ohio and then voted in the battleground state. The...
ORTHODOX 'DOS GO WIGGY FOR SARAH
The Sarah Palin wig? Jew betcha. A line of wigs based on the Alaska governor's famous coif has been a huge hit with Hanukkah moms, according to the owner of...
OBAMA AND ISRAEL: JEWS BOUND TO LOSE
THE ISSUE: The Jewish vote in this year's election and Barack Obama's policy toward Israel. Gabriel Schoenfeld doesn't seem to understand that he makes an eloquent argument for the exact...
COUNCIL TAX SENSE
E.J. McMahon misses the point ("Income-Tax Idiocy," PostOpinion, Oct. 20). Taxes matter to New Yorkers and we have to make sure we don't tax businesses or residents to the point...
BAM'S BRILLIANT IMITATION MODERATION
THE only two Democrats who've won in the last 10 presidential elections were moderates from the South. This datum made the nomination of Barack Obama - a liberal from the...
DAVE'S DUBIOUS GUIDE
IN a Sept. 25 column, I raised the impolite question: "Does Gov. Paterson have any idea what he's talking about when it comes to Ground Zero?" Prompting that worry were...
ASKING TO BE TESTED
FOR once, Joe Biden wasn't making a gaffe when he warned that, if elected president, Barack Obama would quickly be put to the test by America's many enemies. Biden didn't...
MCCAIN'S 'SOCIALIST' FALLACY
ONCE the McCain campaign said Barack Obama was a ter rorist sympathizer, we should've have known "socialist" was next. Ever since Obama told "Joe the Plumber" that we should "spread...
PRIVATE SST A SONIC-BOOMING BIZ
Got a spare $80 million? Then you can buy this sweet ride to Paris. The Aerion Supersonic Business Jet, billed as the first private plane that can fly faster than...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Thu.: 604; Lucky Sum: 10 / Midday Win-4 Thu.: 4629; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Nos. Thu.: 755; Lucky Sum: 17 / Evening Win-4 Thu.: 2557;...
CIRCUS BEASTS OF HURTIN'
The circus is coming - to federal court. After eight years of legal wrangling, the Greatest Show on Earth - and its owner, Ringling Bros. - head to Washington federal...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan The robber pictured above held up an Upper East Side parking garage at gunpoint, cops said. He marched into the garage on East 85th Street near Second Avenue shortly...
GRIFTER GRAN: I'M A CROOK, BUT 'NOT A CAREER CRIMINAL'
She may have 73 arrests and 36 aliases on her rap sheet, but the grifting granny insists she is not a professional pickpocket. "I am not a career criminal," the...
'LENO' SUICIDE EXEC FACED FULL-COURT PRESS
The parking-garage exec who killed himself after being sued with "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno for an alleged vintage-car swindle was under mounting legal pressure in recent months. In August,...
PENTHOUSE STAR SUING
Star Jones has lost a "view" again. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the celebrity lawyer and TV personality says leaks and mold have forced her out of her...
GOV CLOUDY ON 'CLEAR' BACKGROUND CHECK: EX-POLICE BIG
ALBANY - A former senior State Police official yesterday sharply disputed Gov. Paterson's claim that the State Police had determined Charles O'Byrne didn't compromise his office by evading taxes for...
FIREWORKS OVER CHRISTMAS SAIL
A Long Island village has canceled a pyrotechnics display now that the Grucci fireworks company is pulling out of an annual holiday boat parade because "Christmas" was dropped from the...
9/11 TUG-O-GRUDGE
The best friend of a fallen 9/11 firefighter who went on to marry his buddy's fiancée broke down yesterday on the witness stand as he blasted his dead friend's parents...
SUPER BOWL HAIL 'MARRY'
This gal's fourth and desperate. A Manhattan lonely heart wants to buy a $3 million Super Bowl ad so she can advertise her availability to millions of potential husbands nationwide....
ANNE'S EX GETS 4 1/2 YEARS IN POPE SCAM
He boasted of church connections that reached all the way to the pope as part of a ruse to defraud investors out of millions, but for the next 4 ½...
CON ED JOLT$ CUSTOMERS
New Yorkers zapped by hard economic times can't catch a break from Con Ed, which has boosted the size of the electric rate increase it wants next year. A rough...
CITY'S MÀS APPEAL
The metro area's Latino population has increased in every borough except Manhattan, where a small percentage of Hispanics has departed, a new study shows. The burgeoning Latino population has spread...
LITTLEJOHN IS GUILTY OF KIDNAP
It took a Queens jury less than three hours yesterday to convict a burly ex-bouncer of kidnapping and assaulting a young college student. Darryl Littlejohn - who, in a unrelated...
OUT FOR BLOOD VS. COPS
The illegal immigrant who shot two cops at pointblank range later admitted he wished he had pumped out more bullets at them. "I knew they were cops," Raul NuÑez told...
BOOTED BIANCA A ROLLING STONE
She used to live there, but it's all over now for Bianca Jagger. The state Court of Appeals yesterday upheld the ex-Mrs. Mick Jagger's eviction from her $4,600-a-month, rent-stabilized Park...
LAWMEN HIT 'GANG$TER'
Retired cops and DEA agents who say they were smeared by allegations they took millions from "American Gangster" Frank Lucas now want millions from him. Nine retired law-enforcement officers involved...
CAT KILLER IN DA TALKS TO AVOID CAGE
"Self-defense" cat killer Joseph Petcka remains in plea negotiations with Manhattan prosecutors, his lawyer said yesterday. Prosecutors have said they want Petcka to serve at least three months in jail...
THIRD'S THE WORD FOR MIKE
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday won a landmark bid allowing him to run for a third term when the City Council - in a tight, 29-22 vote - passed legislation giving all...
DEVELOPER AN ARTFUL DODGER
The developer who's bringing luxury condos to Brooklyn Bridge Park has walked out on a separate, $92 million deal to purchase a once-glorious hotel - where the Dodgers celebrated their...
NYPD HERO IS SLAIN IN AFGHANISTAN
An NYPD cop serving with the army in Afghanistan was killed by a roadside bomb, his family said yesterday. Officer Deon Taylor, 30, of The Bronx, was serving his second...
TEEN FEARED NEWSGAL'S COP HUBBY: SUIT
A New Rochelle teen feared for the life of her infant son when she was attacked in her home by the cop husband of Channel 4's Darlene Rodriguez, she claims...
HORROR 'ABUSE' BY COPS
A gang of rogue cops clobbered a Brooklyn man they saw smoking a joint, then sodomized him with a walkie-talkie antenna during a broad-daylight attack in a subway station, law-enforcement...
PIX RUFFLING PARTY CHICKS
Three New Jersey women have gotten their thong panties in a bunch after their photos wound up in a bawdy book called "Hot Chicks With Douchebags," according to a new...
SEX SICKO GRILLS VICTIM ON STAND
Two years ago, a young psychology student was sodomized at knifepoint in the bathroom of her Lower East Side apartment. Yesterday, in an exchange nearly as harrowing, the woman squirmed...
HOUSE GONE TO THE DOGS - 33 OF 'EM
Talk about being in the dog house! Animal rescuers were called to a Queens home yesterday and found its elderly owners sharing the two-bedroom house with their pet poodles -...
NOW HE TELLS US
In a surprise about-face that potentially wrecks his legacy, Alan Greenspan yesterday admitted his ideology when running the US central bank was "flawed" in encouraging the economy's wild ride of...
SAKS TYCOON ON ICE
An Icelandic retail tycoon's giant stake in Saks Fifth Avenue has become decidedly less fashionable at home. Jon Asgeir Johannesson - a 41-year-old billionaire famous for his heavy-metal haircut and...
THE ART OF SPINNING
JUST call him Alan Green-spin. If you were listening to the former Fed chairman's testimony before Congress yesterday - and I don't blame you if you weren't - you heard...
'SAW' MAY BECOME BEST HORROR FRANCHI$E EVER
Already the most profitable horror film series of all-time, Lionsgate's "Saw" franchise is likely to also lay claim to the title of highest-grossing with the release of its fifth installment...
AZOFF PUNCHES HIS NEW TICKET
Music industry power broker Irving Azoff has bigger ambitions than winning a ticketing turf war with Live Nation as he assumes control of Barry Diller's Ticketmaster as its new chief...
DAY OF HIGHS & LOWS
The good news is that stocks rose for the first time in three days. The bad news is the market was on such a wild roller-coaster ride that it left...
FRANTIC TIMES EYES DIVIDEND
The New York Times Co. is considering cutting the rich dividend it pays to shareholders, including the controlling Sulzberger family, after its debt was cut to junk. The company is...
BIG CHANGES? OK!
OK! magazine is unveiling a major leadership shake-up with the appointment of a new editor-in-chief, a new publisher and an executive creative director. Susan Toepfer, who was most recently editing...
DISNEY'S 'HSM III' FACES ITS TOUGHEST CRITIC: THE ECONOMY
Disney's "High School Musical III" will be up against some stiff competition when it opens in theaters today - not from another movie, but rather the economy. The big-screen debut...
GRIFFIN'S CITADEL BRACING FOR EVEN BIGGER STORMS AHEAD
Citadel Investment Group's Ken Griffin has ruffled a lot of feathers on Wall Street by stealing away talent from wounded rivals and big banks. Now, with his funds down more...
CHUCK IT, SENATOR
Never let it be said that there's a crisis too big for Chuck Schumer to try to exploit. New York's senior senator released a letter Wednesday that he and two...
IT'S UP TO THE VOTERS NOW
The City Council yesterday sided with Mayor Bloomberg - voting 29-22 to extend term limits, which will allow him, and them, to seek another four years in office next year....
DEON TAYLOR, 1977-2008
He served a heroic double duty - and now he's made the ultimate sacrifice. Army reservist and NYPD cop Deon Taylor was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Police...
BEHIND-THE-SCENES BATTLE FOR EVERY 'YES'
DAN CANTOR was frantically working his cell phone yesterday in the rotunda of City Hall, convinced Mayor Bloomberg still hadn't nailed down enough support in the City Council to extend...
ALIENS A STEALTH ISSUE
AURORA, Colo. - In the past, economic upheavals have almost always bred deep contempt for the county's latest arrivals. Yet today, as the stock market tanks, unemployment rises and political...
SCORING ON END RUN VS. THE VOTERS
THE council members conjured up old Abe Lincoln. And George Orwell. Even Venezuelan beastie Hugo Chavez made a cameo appearance at City Hall - when one member said he preferred...
O'BYRNE CRISIS CRIPPLES DAVE IN CRUCIAL TALK$
ALBANY - The breathtaking incompetence with which Gov. Paterson has handled the Charles O'Byrne tax scandal has shocked many of the governor's aides, as well as his Democratic allies -...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
This thief couldn't have made it any easier. Not only did he leave a fingerprint behind - he left his whole thumb. He had made off with cash from a...
ELECTING A PRESIDENT - CONVENTIONS
Picture a huge room filled with thousands of people from all over the country. They're wearing funny hats, holding banners and signs, and screaming. What do you imagine happens in...
COLES MAY BE OUT WITH CONCUSSION
Eric Mangini yesterday revealed that receiver Laveraneus Coles suffered a concussion in last week's loss to the Raiders, making his status for Sunday's game against the Chiefs uncertain. Making this...
FEELY'S HOPING TO KICK KC
Jay Feely is, by nature, a pretty happy-go-lucky guy. But he'd love to stick it to the Chiefs Sunday. Feely, the Jets' interim kicker who's filling in for the injured...
A FILLY BONANZA
ARCADIA, Calif. - Welcome to "Filly Friday." Looking to establish the Breeders' Cup as a true two-day event on its 25th anniversary, the new Cup brain trust decreed that all...
LONG SHOTS WAY TO PLAY THIS CHALLENGING CUP
ARCADIA, Calif. - D. Wayne Lukas, the winningest trainer in Breeders' Cup history with 18 trophies, stood on Santa Anita's track apron yesterday and summed up the 25th Cup series...
TWO MORE CUP SCRATCHES
Today's Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint lost a top contender when Indyanne was withdrawn yesterday after she coughed and ran a fever. Elusive Bluff is out of tomorrow's Juvenile...
RE-SIGNING MADDEN VITAL FOR DEVS
They're watching, they like what they see, and they hope Lou Lamoriello fails to do anything about it, again. "They" are scouts from around the league, and they see vital...
MEET THE NEW JONES
ROY Jones admits to having at least one regret about a Hall of Fame boxing career that has yet to be completed. It's that he didn't let the public get...
PIERCE HAS FIGHTIN' CHANCE
Antonio Pierce yesterday wouldn't say he's a definite go for Sunday at Pittsburgh, but the enthusiasm in the linebacker's voice suggested he won't be missing a second straight game. "It's...
GIANTS MUST KEEP STEELER LBS OFF ELI
When in doubt, blitz. Above all else, that credo has served the Steelers well in recent years. But seldom has it all come together like in the first six games...
'D' STRUGGLES FOR STAR STRUCK ISLES
Remember all that talk about Rick DiPietro's health? With performances by the Islanders like last night, it doesn't matter who's between the pipes. After a 5-3 loss to the Stars,...
ZHERDEV AIMING FOR 'NEXT LEVEL'
All for one and one for all, the Rangers are off to a 6-2-1 start despite scoring only 23 goals. They have their priorities straight, now need more guys shooting...
LIFEJACKETS CAN BE YOUR SAVING GRACE
The tragedy that occurred in the Catskills on Sunday that cost the lives of three young men should be a lesson to all who enjoy the outdoors. While fishing on...
O/U RICO!
Rico had a solid week, 8-4-2 (1-1-1 Best Bets) on the over/unders, upping the season record to 54-44-4 (14-6-1). The selections for Week 8: OVER: Steelers / Giants; Cowboys /...
SPORTS SHORTS
NCAA: Arizona's Olson retires Lute Olson has retired after 24 seasons with the Arizona Wildcats. Athletic director Jim Livengood confirmed Olson's decision hours after news reports had started speculating about...
5 QUESTIONS FOR...
FORMER Giants' tight end Howard Cross, now host of YES' This Week In Football, talked with The Post's Justin Terranova about Plaxico Burress, Big Blue's upcoming schedule, and the Jets...
MORE OF THE LAME FROM ESPN
THERE is no point, no matter how sharp or protrusive - the top of the Eiffel Tower - that will not be missed by many of those who are called...
PHILS NEEDED STAIRS' BAT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Matt Stairs was ready, willing and shackled. The Phillies obtained Stairs in late August for just the situation that arose last night in the bottom of...
PHILLIES CAN'T GET KEY HIT AS SHIELDS, T.B. EVEN SERIES
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Rays could have saved meal money, hotel rooms and the cost of flights for scouts when it came to preparing to face the Phillies in...
SONIC DOOM RAINS ON SEATTLE
HOW many NBA fans think the league is better off without the Sonics in Seattle? No self-respecting former Brooklyn Dodgers or New York Giants fan, I can assure you. Not...
TRENDSETTERS
STEELERS (-21/2) VS. GIANTS (4:15) The Giants, who escaped with a 29-17 cover last week, haven't posted consecutive covers since Week 2, and their two non-covers this season have come...
SLUMPING ROLLINS FINDS COLLAR GETTING TIGHTER
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Reigning NL MVP Jimmy Rollins remains MIA for the Phillies. Their leadoff hitter and prime energy source went hitless again last night, which helps explain why...
ROOKIE'S CONTRIBUTIONS ARE PRICE-LESS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Now we would get a look at what the kid looks like without the Cloak of Invisibility draped around his shoulders, after his tires get kicked...
TIM SULLIVAN
SUNDAY: Steelers, Jets, Ravens, Chargers, Dolphins, Cowboys, Falcons, Rams, Panthers, Lions, Jaguars, Bengals, 49ersMONDAY: ColtsBEST BETS: Steelers, Chargers, CowboysPLAY POST PICK 'EMNFL MATCHUPS, TREND STATSEXPANDED BETTOR'S GUIDE
HONDO: HAVE AN ICE DAY
Hondo, who had a bad Ray day in the opener, bounced off the deck last night as he hit with the AL upstarts to move 360 doyles north of the...
STEEL'S REAL DEAL
THERE are no more cupcakes in the cupboard for the Giants, who fattened up on the junk-food portion of their schedule. Their first six opponents have combined for all of...
HONDO'S ALL ALONE AT THE TOP
Hondo wrested sole control of first place in the standings last week with a solid but unspectacular 8-6 record that relegated Serby and Miss Charleen to the rear-view mirror. So...
PHILS GRUMP OVER UMPS
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Phillies weren't happy with home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley over two apparent blown calls that proved costly. Brett Myers was upset with Danley for seeming to...
MISS CHARLEEN
SUNDAY: Giants, Chiefs, Ravens, Chargers, Bills, Cowboys, Eagles, Rams, Cardinals, Redskins, Browns, Bengals, SeahawksMONDAY: ColtsBEST BETS: Chiefs, Chargers, BillsPLAY POST PICK 'EMNFL MATCHUPS, TREND STATSEXPANDED BETTOR'S GUIDE
WHAT BROWNS CAN DO FOR YOU
The winner of multiple major national handicapping championships against world-class competition, the Wildcat returns. Including the 1997-2007 seasons in The Post, Cat's 13-year record in print stands at 354-295 (54.5...
CURRY DOESN'T LIKE D'ANTONI'S DOGHOUSE
Look out, Jerome James. You may have some competition. The seldom-used big man may have to make room on the Knicks bench for fellow center Eddy Curry, who is in...
KNICKS CUT HOUSTON
The Knicks made it official yesterday, announcing before practice that they have cut former All-Star Allan Houston. Houston, 37, signed a non-guaranteed contract with the team but made the Knicks'...
METS TARGET LOWE, FUENTES
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Mets plan on targeting Derek Lowe and Brian Fuentes in the free agent market, an NL executive who has talked to team officials told the...
MANUEL REVAMPS COACHING STAFF
Jerry Manuel didn't waste any time putting his stamp on the Mets' coaching staff. Fresh off a two-year contract extension that lifted his interim tag, Manuel dismissed both of his...
NETS MIGHT NEED TO CALL RED CROSS
One came back, another Net went out, a couple were in, then out or out, then in. And the Nets' defense remained a critical topic. Jarvis Hayes, felled by a...
DYNAMIC QB DUO SET FOR DUEL OF UNBEATENS
The Big Ten's days of three yards and a cloud of dust are history. Saturday night, when Penn State and Ohio State play the unofficial conference championship, the final Big...
STARR REPORT
The nannies The producers of Broad way's "Mary Poppins" have added a new synergistic wrinkle to the reality TV genre. On the boards, no less. Playbills distributed at per formances...
EMBASSY SWEETS
THE queen of daytime TV might be rubbing elbows with another famous queen - the Queen of England - if Barack Obama is elected president. The United Kingdom is abuzz...
DAYTIME GHOST
BRITISH psychic Lisa Wil liams, one of the most gifted mediums at work today, touched countless people with her Lifetime show, "Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead," a once-a-week, pre-taped...
THE 'VIEW'-ISH VOTE
THE day after an angry political showdown with her "View" co-host, Elisabeth Hasselbeck announced she will campaign for Gov. Sarah Palin. She'll start stumping for the GOP vice presidential candidate...
'GOSSIP' STAR'S BIG SCARE
'GOSSIP Girl" star Tay lor Momsen is set to return to work today after a harrowing brush with what her doctor called "a potentially life-threatening throat infection." Momsen, 15, is...
THE UNIVERSE OF KEITH HARING
'THE Universe of Keith Haring" traces the too-short life of artist Keith Haring, from his childhood in tiny Kutztown, Pa., to international stardom to his death from AIDS at age...
OUT OF PRISON, BUT NOT FREE FROM TORMENT
KRISTIN Scott Thomas is tremendously mov ing in "I've Loved You So Long" as a woman who moves in with her sister's family after serving 15 years in prison for...
DALTON TRUMBO'S JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
THE one-man show "Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun" is destined to draw a viewership roughly as populous as its cast. Ben McKenzie of "The O.C." stars as the soldier...
'HSM3' IS TEENAGE WASTELAND
I plan to be the father of a 9-year-old girl in about 8 1/2, so I went to see "High School Musical 3" for a glimpse into my future. Chilling,...
MOM AND SWAP STORY
ANGELINA Jolie is in Oscar-caliber form - and looks great in flapper-style clothes - as a woman who takes on corrupt cops in 1928 Los Angeles in Clint Eastwood's very...
IMAGINATION BUILDING
CHARLIE Kaufman, the screenwriting genius behind "Eternal Sun shine of the Spotless Mind," doesn't make it easy for himself - or the audience - with his directing debut, "Synecdoche, New...
YOUNG BLOOD FOR OLD TALE
THERE is nothing wrong with falling in love with the girl next door; in fact, it's kind of sweet. Just be sure she's not a vampire. In the Swedish thriller...
FROM THE COP TO BOTTOM
THE corrupt-cop drama "Pride and Glory" con cludes with a solemn dis claimer informing us that what we have just seen is not to be mistaken for true events. That's...
SIX ARTISTS, ONE DARK THEME, 10 NIGHTMARES
SIX French artists were given a subject - fear of the dark - and asked to come up with short black-and-white animated films dealing with it. The result is "Fear(s)...
SPEED YOUR WAY TO REVIVAL OF MAMET'S 'PLOW'
WHEN Hollywood meets Broadway, sparks fly and Tinseltown's incinerated - especially if the flamethrower is David Mamet. So it is with "Speed-the-Plow." Now, 20 years after its premiere - in...
WINTER FORECAST: $EVERE
HERE'S a grim game theater insiders are playing: guessing how many Broadway houses will be empty in January. "Hairspray" and "Spamalot" are going down, opening up two of the street's...
'MUSICAL' CLIFFSNOTES
NOT since Kelly got burned in the fraternity house on "90210" has Hollywood ever so accurately depicted the high school experience. Yes, I am talking about "HSM3." And - if...
FAIRS, FESTS, ETC.
AUTUMN FAIR: Tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Park Avenue South between 17th and 23rd streets. THE AUTUMN CARNIVAL: Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Seventh...
JAZZ
BLUE NOTE: Vibraphonist Roy Ayers performs Wednesday and Thursday nights at 8 and 10:30 at 131 W. Third St.; 212-475-8592. IRIDIUM: Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval performs at 8:30 p.m. and 10:30...
BROADWAY
"AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY": *** A largely new cast, led by the redoubtable Estelle Parsons, has taken over in Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize winner. But this eviscerating melodrama remains as gripping...
FILM
ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES: Shakespeare is the featured screenwriter in Andrej Wajda's film versions of "Macbeth" (1969) tonight at 9:15 and Sunday at 6:30 p.m., and "Hamlet" (1991) tomorrow at 6...
CABARET
BIRDLAND: Long Island's Jane Monheit sings tonight and tomorrow night at 8:30 and 11 at Birdland, 315 W. 44th St.; 212-581-3080. FEINSTEIN'S: Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter sings tonight and tomorrow...
PREVIEWS
"BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL":Elton John wrote the music for this story of an English coal- miner's son who loves to dance. Imperial Theater, 249 W. 45th St.; 212-239-6200. Opens Nov....
CLASSICAL
AVERY FISHER HALL: The New York Philharmonic performs Mozart's Symphony No. 2 and Brahms' Symphony No. 3 tomorrow at 8 p.m. and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Center; 212-875-5656. CARNEGIE...
POP, ROCK, FOLK
BILLY BRAGG: Though Bragg sounds more folksy than punkish in his older days, his message will likely be just as poignant as ever tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Grand Ballroom,...
WEEKEND HOT PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT
A LON TIME COMING Film - October 25 The 1925 version of "The Phantom of the Opera" starring Lon Chaney Sr., still considered one of the most frightening movies ever...
DANCE
BAM: Australia's largely Aboriginal dance troupe Bangarra Dance Theatre presents its contemporary piece "Awakening" tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Harvey Theater, 651 Fulton St.; 718-636-4100. JOYCE THEATER SOHO: Dario Vaccaro Dance...
OFF-BROADWAY
"A BODY OF WATER": * ½ Well-acted (by Christine Lahti and Michael Cristofer) but murky existential drama about an amnesiac couple trying to determine their true identities. 59E.59th Theaters, 59...
YOGI AND MORE
Participated in a cool event today at Yogi Berra Museum.Dave Kaplan asked me to be a guest speaker to a group of about 60 fans who came up from South...