FRESH FLICKS

Yes, you can heed the networks' advice and buy your friends and family nothing but DVDs of their favorite TV shows for Christmas, but why not surprise them with a movie that's not already on their Netflix queue? Here are seven flicks from 2007 at the top of our list:

Superbad — Relive McLovin in all his glory.
Paris, Je T'Aime — Twenty short love stories set in Paris, where else?
Once — A modern-day musical that was a hit on the festival circuit.
3:10 to Yuma — Is this the movie that will revive the Western? You decide.
Waitress — As sweet and delicious as the pies Keri Russell's title character bakes.
The Simpsons Movie — Everyone's favorite TV family finally hits the big screen.
Ratatouille — A French rat helps a young chef cook in one of the year's absolute best.

CITY PRESENTS STUNNING LUXURY
Need even more holiday ideas? CITY’s new Luxury issue, on newsstands now, offers up a complete gift guide for both the naughty and nice sides of your list. Running out of space in your penthouse apartment? Build up—as in, up on the roof: CITY follows the new trend of rooftop structure building from the flattops of Berlin to the downtown streets of Manhattan (to read the full story online, click here). Elsewhere in the issue, we hit the beach in Waikiki and the Cook Islands, chat up Tides' top designer Kelly Wearstler, and try on the coolest winter fashion and jewelry.