Gawker hosted a cocktail party on Oct. 1 to celebrate the release of filmmaker Nick Broomfield's latest documentary, Sarah Palin: You Betcha!, which opened in New York and Los Angeles last Friday. Click through for photos from the party, which featured (fake) cocaine atop (empty) barrels of oil and a slideshow of Palin's funniest moments. View »

Knowing what we know about the traction (or lack thereof) among Iraq films these days, it was curious to see Page Six a few weeks back bashing the tense, tiny drama Battle For Haditha. Directed by noted documentary provocateur Nick Broomfield (Kurt and Courtney, Biggie and Tupac) and even lacking American distribution (though it does open a one-off run Friday in New York), Haditha nevertheless triggered a strong reaction from the gossip mavens: "MASSACRE FLICK CALLED FAKE," their headline screamed, sandwiched between items about Russell Simmons and Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester. We know! We were as surprised as you are: