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Currently listening: Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, The Slits, Saint Etienne, The Waitresses
A quick listing of some cool forthcoming events:
“The Misanthrope” by Moliere
November 16, 8:00PM
Translation by Albert Bermel; directed by Nicky Wolcz. “The friend of mankind is no friend of mine” - the words of an honest man determined to exist in a society ruled by insincerity and a humorless grinch whose only pleasure is the humiliation of others. The only hitch is an obsessive passion for a woman who embodies all that he despises. Absurd and hilarious on the surface, sad and frightening in implication, “The Misanthrope” is a dazzling look at sincerity, social rules, and romantic love.
Price: $10; $5 students.
The Theatre of the Riverside Church
91 Claremont Ave. - betw. W. 120th & 121st St.
Warriors: The Bike Race
November 17, 8:00PM
In August of 2002, over 800 bicycle riders descended upon New York City in the form of 89 gangs. Their goal: to live out the epic gang warfare movie known as THE WARRIORS. During the all night race from the Bronx to Coney Island, riders got lost, blood was shed, police outwitted, and countless brain cells destroyed. Most of what took place that night was thankfully never to be discussed again until “Warriors: The Bike Race.” Short film screened before the feature.
Price: Free; donations accepted.
This event takes place at:
Time’s Up! Space
49 E. Houston St. - betw. Mott & Mulberry
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare
November 17, 8:00PM
In an enchanted forest inhabited by fairy and human lovers, three worlds collide for a night of magic, chaos, and love. Joe Dowling directs tale of unrequited love, a theatrical rehearsal gone amok, and domestic trouble in fairyland.
Price: Free tickets available at box office starting 11/3.
Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Plaza - Broadway & W. 65th St., 1-212-769–7406
Notorious
December 2, 5:30PM
1946, 101 min., Alfred Hitchcock, dir. Starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains. Gripping and emotionally complex, ironclad melodrama imagines the U.S. government putting a reluctant woman in harm’s way, planting her among Nazis in Buenos Aires. Arguably Hitchcock’s most adult thriller in its merciless treatment of love and betrayal.
Price: free
Museum of Modern Art
11 W. 53rd St. - 1-212-708-9400
What’s Happening! The Beatles in the USA
December 2, 7:00PM
1964, 77 min., Albert Maysles, David Maysles, dir. The concepts of celebrity and fame were radically altered when the Beatles burst onto the pop culture scene, with thousands of screaming fans dogging their movements. The Maysles are trapped in the Plaza Hotel with John, Paul, George, and Ringo while obsessed fans await the band’s departure. A dynamic film chronicling the 1964 arrival of the Beatles in an already besotted America.
Price: free
Museum of Modern Art
11 W. 53rd St. - 1-212-708-9400
Tengoku to jigoku (High and Low)
December 30, 8:00PM
1962, 142 min., Akira Kurosawa, dir. In Japanese with English subtitles. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyoko Kagawa. At a crucial point in his business life, executive Gondo learns that his son has been kidnapped and that the ransom demanded is near the amount Gondo has raised for a critical business deal. Gondo is prepared to pay the ransom - until he learns that the kidnappers have mistakenly abducted not Gondo’s son, but the child of Gondo’s chauffeur. Now Gondo must decide whether the other man’s child is equally worth saving.
Price: free
Museum of Modern Art
11 W. 53rd St. - 1-212-708-9400