The Film Society at Lincoln Center is gearing up to celebrate the marvelous career of Gerard Depardieu with a tribute called "Tough and Tender" from Aug 3-19.  Depardieu has appeared in over 20 movies since announcing his "retirement" in 2005.

In other New York news, J. Hoberman revisits Woody Allen's Manhattan, and the shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark arrives at Anthology Film Archives. Independent filmmakers take note: Anthony Kaufman warns that the Mayor's Office is about to require permits for shoots over half an hour.

David Hudson links to Wim Wenders' official site, where the director celebrates 20 years of Wings of Desire, Mia Farrow's blog, and a site where you can participate in a global remake of Dziga Vertov's 1929 film Man With a Movie Camera.

CNN's "worst nightmare" is over: Michael Moore announced that he is ready to move on after the network admitted to fudging facts in a piece about his film Sicko. Controversy erupted last week when Moore was invited on Wolf Blitzer and Larry King.

Online Films: Todd Haynes' I'm Not There isn't coming out until the fall, but a short clip featuring Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan and David Cross as Allen Ginsberg already leaked on YouTube. At IFC, Brooklyn's Rooftop Film Festival offers a new short film every day of the summer.