After a seemingly endless winter here in New York City, the Tribeca Film Festival has returned for its 7th annual showcase. In the midst of a recession one proven remedy is to gather friends, family or a loved one and forget your sorrows for at least an hour or two. Forged in the depression of the 911 aftermath, The Tribeca film festival has, in a short life, become one of the most prominent festivals in the world and without a doubt experience some growing pains in the past few years. This week I might have to break the piggy bank to scrounge up 8 bucks (or a lot more) to take my lady to a motion picture. With a 120 films to choose from, NyMag helps narrow it down with 9 sure bets and you can be the judge of that. Me personally…I would like to revisit Stanley Kubrik’s 2001: A Space Odyssey on the big screen.

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