Happy Birthday to Aly & A.J. sister Alyson Michalka (1989), Indycar race driver Danica Patrick (1982), rapper Juvenile (1976), "Saved By The Bell" actress Lark Voorhies (1974), "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker (1965),

Honeydripper, the acclaimed new film written, directed and edited by John Sayles, revisits the genesis of rock 'n' roll -- namely '50s rural blues from the Deep South.

Happy Birthday to Aly & A.J. sister Alyson Michalka (1989), Indycar race driver Danica Patrick (1982), rapper Juvenile (1976), "Saved By The Bell" actress Lark Voorhies (1974), baseball pitcher Tom Glavine (1966), "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), "The Practice" actress Lisa Gay Hamilton (1964), "Desperate Housewife" Marcia Cross (1962), prolific pianist Sir Elton John (1947), "Die Hard" actress Bonnie Bedelia (1946), "Starsky & Hutch" star Paul Michael Glaser (1943), 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin (1942), "Lawrence of Arabia" director David Lean (1908; d. 1991), and Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867; d. 1957).

The Independent Film Project (IFP) just announced the nominations for the 15th Annual Gotham Awards. Winners will be awarded at the ceremony on Nov. 30 in New York City. The nominees were selected by three separate nominating committees composed of critics and film programmers. Nominees for “Best Feature” are Brokeback Mountain, Capote, A History of Violence, Keane, and Me and You and Everyone We Know.