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NAVIGATING YOU TO UNDERGROUND ABOVE GROUND AND ALL AROUND AWESOME HAPPENINGS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA takashi muraka lineage of eccentrics a collaboration with noboa tsuji and the mfa
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joe bob briggs a history of the redneck in film
certain, somewhat depraved film circles, Joe Bob Briggs is a name that ranks alongside such film-crit royalty as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael-- and yet, strictly speaking, he isn’t a real pernown as one of the most imaginative and important artists son at all. Rather, he is the alter-ego working today, Takashi Murakami and Japanese art historian, of film critic John Bloom, created in Professor Nobuo Tsuji present their collaborative exhibition the ‘80s to give voice to his less “respectable” tastes. Fashioned as Takashi Murakami: Lineage of Eccentrics, the unique and excitthe consummate Texas good ol’ boy, the “drive-in movie critic” ing exhibition currently at the MFA, Boston. Made up of a diverse revelled in low-budget no-brow fare (mostly in genres ending in collection of objects including paintings and sculpture creat“sploitation”), complete with tallies of their most outrageous and ed by the artist in direct response to Japanese masterpieces unsavory elements. But here’s the thing: Briggs’ knowledge and from the MFA’s collection, the juxtaposition of these two types enthusiasm for his subjects were both real and infectious, and his of artworks reveals the dynamic conversation that is held beft. Pere Ubu (OH), Dan Deacon (MD), Xiu Xiu (CA), PILL (NY), Sunburned reputation soon eclipsed Bloom’s. Briggs would go on to write tween Murakami’s artworks and these Japanese masterpieces. Hand of the Man, Trinary System, Obnox At first, the saccharine sweetness of Murakami’s art- (OH), Erica Eso (NYC), Buck Gooter (VA), several books, appear on countless DVD commentaries, and W h e r e Where channels over the years. C o o l i d g e works appears drastically opposed to the Japanese masterpiec- Creative Healing, lucy, nick shea, Pink host horror movies on multiple cable THURS 7/13Museum of It is cause for excitement, then, that Joe Bob will be bring- C o r n e r Navel, Sidney Gish, Ed Balloon & more es’ muted, traditional tones and ink on paper brushwork. A secFine Arts SUN 7/30 @the Coolidge for T h e a t r e ing his wit and formidable knowledge of schlock to Ahh, November. Time for turW h e n ond look at the artworks, however, shows a clear connection and MFA a live illustrated lecture. Titled A HISTORY OF THE REDNECK IN FILM, W h e n key, family, cozy fireplaces, and overlap of content, subject matter, and the emotional effect that 10/18-4/1 Joe Bob’s presentation will feature a dazzling array of clips, illustratthe maniacal carnival known as both types of artworks achieve. Dragons, warriors, battles, and Sat 11/4 C o s t brightly colored creatures and flowers with smiley faces doming everything from the terrifying nature of the redneck horror vil- C o s t Hassle Fest – now in its 9th year Museum lain to “the precise date the first redneck arrived in America.” For legal of stepping outside the box (as inate the exhibition, and surround you as the spectator with $5 Admission reasons, the list of films featured is being kept under wraps, and this we do) and bringing you ana palpable feeling of epic energy and the vitality of life. Often other cranium expanding conpresentation will never be available online in any capacity-- which makes it all the referred to as the “Andy Warhol of Japan,” the Pop Art aesthetic of many of coction of musical mayhem, more imperative to get yourself to the Coolidge. It may not be a drive-in, but it’ll do. Murakami’s pieces are soaked in the types of image representations that we a Pollack-esque -OSCAR GOFF are surrounded by in today’s public spaces, such as graffiti and wall murals. splattering of W h e r e While the show celebrates this fact, spaces of meditative ‘neuOnce sounds and sights trality’ are present in the show, in both Murakami’s artworks and the JapBallroom which spans anese masterpieces. Ensō, a large black circle made by what looks like genres and time. W h e n a brushstroke on a simple white background is an arresting example of Night one brings 11/10 6pm Perhaps taking a piece that provides a simultaneous and complementary sense of nuDan Deacon 11/11 2:50p Halloween as an ance and ethereal transcendence to the overall experience of the show. back to Boston C o s t excuse to pre- MARYAM YOON to give us all a $25 per day game for Hassle little deja vu of Fest was a bad White girls in culturhis Hassle shows long past. idea since I think a l l y- a p p ro p r i at i ve His interactive, audience-inI died and am headgear, unconclusive bursts of electro-pop now immortalscionable ticket fees, confusion take us all through ized in this colfrat bros hyped up If you have ever had a deep, burning dea candy shop wood chipper umn in the Boson acid punching sire to dive waist deep into a pile of used and spew us out as amorphous ton Compass. each other in the clothing, inside the belly of a giant pink rainbow swirls. He’ll be joined Volunteering pit. The phrase “music festival, ” brings building and you haven’t been to Garment by CA erratic rockers Xiu Xiu, for the Hassle plenty of cringe-worthy images to District, then what the heck are you doing? the always intriguing episodes was one of the best experiences I had mind—all far, far removed from anyGarment District is a staple if you want cheap, amazing, unique clothes or of Ed Balloon, the sweet and in my mortal existence. There are tons thing resembling musical enjoyment. costumes. You can enter a sleek, business casual person and leave an acid salty serenades of Sidney Gish, In recent years, the modern music festi- of cool people doing cool things there washed superstar in a matter of minutes. Garment District boasts a large upand so many more. Night two val has morphed into a fully commod- that allow the org to be such a driving stairs thrift/vintage area, a costume shop, and a pay-by-the-pound clothing summons legendary progeniified experience. The stages are named force in the local music scene. Recentpile. Not to mention the staff is hip, helpful, and friendly. They literally offer tors of art rock, slop pop, junk for drink brands. “Festival wear” has be- ly I submitted a grant (never done that styles for anyone. I was once dragged to a Lady Gaga concert by my friends punk, you name it - the genrecome an entire industry and Urban Out- before!) on behalf of the newspaper (which actually turned out to be dope) and in no time I found a bedazzled less Pere Ubu (rumor has it he fitters stocks a “Coachella mini dress.”in an attempt to get some more fundbra accompanied by alien leggings. So, no matter if you are a mom, cosplaywill be hanging at the merch While this corporate BS is enough ing (fingers crossed!) for the next year. er, desperate wannabe, or indie sweetie Garment District will hook you up! table 2-3pm). They’ll be layin to make most in the scene swear off I don’t think I would’ve done that in any Aside from picking up the latest, worn out 90’s band it down alongside fellow Ohio festivals altogether, still the concept other setting and it’s been great to be tee you can also pick up The Compass at the Garment Disrock deconstructionist Obnox, of the festival is undeniably attrac- pushed and encouraged to be quick on trict! They love us and we love them. It’s a match made in heaven. local sound collective Creative tive; I can think of few ways I’d rath- your feet and adaptive to new scenarios. In fact, they love us so much that this year, on December 14th GarHealing, Allston fuzz punks Hassle has become my shovel to dig er spend a Saturday afternoon than ment District will be hosting our end of the year “Confront Your IsNice Guys, the sometimes savaround the Boston underground scene seeing good live music and drinking sues” Compass Art Party. It’s going to be a huge celebration of all of age, often onerous PILL, and beer surrounded by fellow feelers. and I’m glad I found it. There’s some great the artists who did header art on this lovely little publication in 2017. an all around smorgasbord of We at the Boston Hassle have been things happening in November (open up Seriously, if you’ve never been, you are missing out on the clothadditional talent. Both sounddoing this crazy thing called Hassle the next page) but I have to give a shout ing opportunity of a lifetime. Get your butt over to Cambridge scapes go down at Once BallFest for 9 years running. It’s as wild out to Hassle Fest for being MVP this and be ready to garment dumpster dive. You’ll be happy you did. room in Somerville. Early birds in scope as it is in logistics. For $25 sponsored in part month. Two nights -JAMIE DAVENPORT to the event (first 20 attendees) by the great of amazing music (which is less than 1/3 the cost of a have their choice of a free beer for everyone to enone-day pass to Boston Calling) on THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY OR record from some equaljoy and get their November 10 & 11 this month, you A GRANT FROM THE BOSTON CULTURAL ly legendary labels Come see faces melted. Hopecan see over 20 bands play at Once and hear what you know and COUNCIL, A LOCAL AGENCY WHICH IS FUNDED fully I’m just hunSomerville. No festibros. No #festivallove and maybe you’ll discover gover and not dead. BY THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL, fashion. Just good music. 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Mon 11/13 Modern English, The Veldt, Sun 11/19 Turnover, Elvis Depressedly, Emma Ruth Rundle @Royale 7pm All Ages $17 The Milling Gowns @ONCE 8:45pm 18+ $18-20 Sun 11/19 Kindling (Hush Release Show) w/ Mon 11/13 Eye Design presents: Cin- halfsour & Maneka @Middle East 8pm 21+ $ome Cost emechanica, Great News, Arrot To @ Great Scott 8pm $ome Cost
Tue 11/14 Slowdive, Cherry Glazerr @ Paradise 7pm 18+ $35
read the full calendar at bostonhassle.com Tue 11/7 Strangers by Accident, The Solars, Atlas Lab @ Lizard Lounge 9pm $8 Adv $10 at door
Wed 11/8 Pile, Bad History Month, Ovlov, Longface @TBA Wed 11/1 The Hotelier, Oso Oso, Alex Napping, Push- 7pm All Ages $13-15 flowers @Middle East Down 7pm 18+ $16-18 Wed 11/8 Non-Event presents: Jürg Frey with Ordinary Affects @swissnex Boston 8pm All Ages $8-10 Wed 11/1 Guantanamo Baywatch, Creaturos, Nice Guys, Andy California @Deep Thoughts JP 8:30pm All Ages $5-10
Fri 11/24 Thangsgiving ft. Andrea Pensado, Melissa Shook, Walter Wright, and many Wed 11/15 The Jesus and Mary Chain, many more @Arts at the Armory 10am-5pm All Ages FREE Mark Crozer and the Rels @Paradise 7pm 18+ $36 Sat 11/25 The Story So Far, Turnstile, Drug Wed 11/15 Save Ends, Choke Up, The Church @Paradise 7pm $25 Offseason, Birdwatching @Middle East Sat 11/27 Storyclub Boston @Milky Way Up 7pm 18+ $10 6:30pm $ome Cost
Wed 11/8 Lee Ranaldo @ONCE 8pm 18+ $15
Thu 11/16 Shea's Lounge: A Punk Night (November theme TBA) @Jeanie Thu 11/30 Synesthesia Suite: Constellations @Museum of Science Boston (Planetarium) Johnston 9pm 21+ FREE 9pm $20
Thu 11/16 White Boy and the Average Rat Band, Electric Street Queens & video screening by Fancy Lad Skateboards @Deep Thoughts JP 8:30pm All Thu 11/2 JESUS DRINKS FREE! 1950s-70s country, Ages $5-10 Wed 11/8 Fully Celebrated Orchestra with special guests The gospel, soul and RnB spun by 2 atheists @Jeanie Blues Dream Box @Midway Cafe 8pm 21+ $5 Johnston 9pm 21+ FREE Fri 11/17 Downtown Boys, Olivia Neutron-John, Big Huge @Brooklyn Bazaar Thu 11/9 The Proletariat, Black Beach, Kevin Seconds, FunerThu 11/2 Non Event presents: Joe McPhee / Jeb Bish9pm All Ages $13-15 al Cone @ONCE 8pm 21+ $5 op duo + Forbes Graham, Andria Nicodemou, Damon Smith @First Parish (Cambridge) 8pm All Ages $ome Fri 11/17 Animal Hospital, CJ Boyd, Rob Thu 11/9 The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Cost Afraid To Die, Rozwell Kid, Animal Flag @Middle East Down Noyes @Lilypad 10pm All Ages $10 7pm $15 Thu 11/2 Ariel Pink, Gary War, The Clang Quartet @ Fri 11/17 Hot Water Music, Big Jesus @ Brighton Music Hall Thursday 8pm 18+ $28 Sinclair 7pm 18+ $25 Thu 11/9 White Reaper, Post Animal @Brighton Music Hall 7pm All Ages $20 Thu 11/2 Immolation, Outer Heaven, Desolate, SumFri 11/17 Hot Snakes @Middle East moning Hate @Ralph’s Rock Diner (Worcester) 8pm Down 6:30pm 18+ $25 Thu 11/9 Diane Coffee @Middle East Up 8pm 18+ $12 21+ $25 Thu 11/2 Snowhaus, Skinny Pigeons, The Owens at O'Brien's Pub @O'Brien's Pub 8pm 18+ $8
Tue 11/21 American Football, Pure Bathing Culture @Royale 7pm 18+ $27.50
Wed 11/15 Major Stars, Plastic CrimeThu 11/30 Beach Slang, Dave Hause, The wave Syndicate, Banshee @Deep Homeless Gospel Choir @Sinclair 8pm 18+ Thoughts JP 8:30pm All Ages $5-10 $20
Wed 11/1 Yeenar, Tony Bullets, dust from 1000 yrs, Teer @Midway Cafe 8pm 21+ $5 Wed 11/1 Sneeze, Conmen, Sex Snobs, Moist Boy at O'Brien's Pub @O'Brien's Pub 8pm 21+ $8
Tue 11/14 Non-Event presents: Glenn Jones @Cafe Fixe 7pm All Ages $ome Cost
Mon 11/20 The Frights w/ Vundabar, Hockey Dad @The Sinclair 7pm All Ages $13
Wed 11/8 Joyce Manor, Wavves, Culture Abuse @Paradise 7pm 18+ $25
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Fri 11/17 Ron Gallo, Naked Giants, Fri 11/3 The Breeders w/ Flasher at The Sinclair @The Fri 11/10 Hassle Fest 9 Day 1 w/ Dan Deacon, Xiu Xiu, Ed Gymshorts @ONCE 8pm 18+ $12 Balloon, Viki, Isabella, Erica Eso, Trim, Sidney Gish, Brandie Sinclair 8pm 18+ $30 **Sold Out** Blaze, Pink Navel, Solo Sexx, Lost Dog, Rex Mac @ONCE 5PM Sat 11/18 Anna Altman, Banana, Fri 11/3 Cattle Decapi- All Ages $25 Thanks for Coming, No One and the tation, Revocation, Full Somebodies @Gutter Bar 8pm All Ages Fri 11/10 Varukers, Resistant Culture, David Carradine, Of Hell, Artificial Brain $7 D-Sagawa @Alchemy 6:30pm All Ages $15-18 @ONCE 8pm 18+ $23 Fri 11/3 Nightime Sunshine, Brookside Manner, Old Wave @ The Space (Brookside, Ave JP) 7pm All Ages $ome Cost Sat 11/4 CAM GIRLS film + Blood Club & Dazey and the Scouts @The Democracy Center 7:30pm All Ages $ome Cost Sat 11/14 Angela Sawyer Comedy with Chris Swanson @a spot (Middleboro) 10pm All Ages $ome Cost Sat 11/4 Illegally Blind presents: Living Hour, Nightime Sunshine, Mini Dresses @Lilypad Inman 7pm All Ages $10 Sat 11/4 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile (and the Sea Lice) @Orpheum Theatre 7:30pm All Ages $ome Cost Sat 11/4 Fiesta Melon and Daemon Chili @UnchARTed 9pm All Ages Sat 11/4 KLYAM Presents: A Mouth is a Mouth Noise Fest IV - details TBA @??? All Ages $ome Cost Sat 11/4 All Together Now #8 ft. Oompa, Dev Blair, Saraswathi Jones, Muhammad Seven and Amanda Graff, Jacqueline Ortega @Thalia Theatre 8pm All Ages $10 Sun 11/5 Worriers, Thin Lips, Katie Ellen, DUMP HIM @ Middle East Up 8pm 18+ $10-12 Sun 11/5 Eye Design presents: Covey, Quiet Giant, The Solars @Plough and Stars 8pm Sun 11/5 Primitive Man and Bell Witch @ONCE 8:30pm All Ages $14-18 Mon 11/6 L.A. Witch, Salem Wolves @Middle East 7pm 18+ $10
Fri 11/10 Donna Parker, Rob Noyes, Hidden Tooth, Fashion Sat 11/18 Duck That @ WSAC 8pm All Snake with Chris Brokaw and David Michael Curry @Jeannie Ages $ome Cost Johnston 9pm 21+ Free Sat 11/18 Illegally Blind and Boston Hassle present: Guerilla Toss, PC WorFri 11/10 Channel 3, The FUs, Silver Screams, Fast Times @ ship, The Electrician (mems of -1) @ Middle East Up 8pm 18+ $12 Massasoit Elks Lodge 8pm All Ages $12 Fri 11/10 Ghosts of Sailors at Sea, Brown Lasers, Minibeast, Sat 11/18 Illegally Blind presents: LitThe Modern Voice @Midway Cafe 8pm 21+ $5 tlefoot (EP Release Show), Nova One, Sat 11/11 Hassle Fest 9 Day 2 w/ Pere Ubu, Sunburned Hand Ian Doerr @Lilypad 7pm All Ages of the Man, Ono, Pill, Obnox, Trinary System, Silk Purse, Buck Gooter, Creative Healing, Ak'chamel The Giver of Illness, Nice Sat 11/18 Tashi Dorji, Che Chen (both solo and as duo), Ryan Lee Crosby/ Guys, Lady Pills, Omni, Escuela, Goolagoon, Brain Famine, Rejiem, Mar, SEA, Leopard Print Taser, Salem Wolves @ ONCE Rob Noyes duo, Blood Meridian @Pink Noise 8pm All Ages $5-10 suggested 2PM All Ages $25 donation Sat 11/11 Becoming Posthuman @Studio at 550 5:30pm All Sat 11/18 Kal Marks, Fucko, Rick Rude, Ages $ome Cost Big Mess @O’Brien’s 8pm 18+ $8 Sat 11/11 Non-Event presents: The Ever Present Orchestra (feat. Oren Ambarchi) plays Alvin Lucier. With special book/ Sat 11/18 Sonorium: Alex Pelchat/ Early Byrd box set signing by Alvin Lucier @Le Laboratoire Cambridge Wendy Eisenberg/Ted Lee trio, Lauren Tosswill, Lack, Briana Paquin @Gallows Attendees 8:45pm All Ages $10-15 Hill Theatre (Salem) 8pm All Ages (first 20 $ome Cost Sun 11/12 Jerry's Kids, Straw Dogs, The Pist, Ancient Filth, Conscript @Alchemy 6pm attendees) All Ages $10-15 Sun 11/19 to the fest Original Local could Sun 11/12 Standing and Stoop we love our Waves #11 with Jurg Frey Kid present: snag @EMW Bookstore 7pm NoFucksGiving hassle fest 9 All Ages featuring The a free sponsors Pist @Massasoit Sun 11/12 Swingin' Elks Lodge 3pm record Utters, Western Settings, All Ages $ome from Darius Koski, Duck & CovCost one of these fine er @Middle East Down 7pm 18+ $12 record labels. Sun 11/12 SOLD OUT - Bully w/ Aye Nako at Great Scott @Great Scott 9pm 18+ $18
Mon 11/6 __Highlightreel, Macho Blush, Gaute Granli, Sun 11/12 Trap Them Transpiler @Deep Thoughts JP 8:30pm All Ages $5-10 (Last show) @Sonia 7pm $15 Tue 11/7 Boston Hassle Listening Party @Deep Sun 11/12 EMA, The Blow, Thoughts JP 6pm All Ages Free Evan Greer @ONCE 8pm 18+ $15
11/9: Solidarity With Puerto Rico // Benefit Auction @ Distillery Gallery 6pm 11/2: Gallery Talk: Fluid Forms and Mobile Figures—Lacquer in 19th-Century Iran @ Harvard Art Museums 12:30-1 pm 11/2: Opening Reception: Joudan Christopher Presents Strangers in Boston Photo Exhibit @ Craft & Caro 7pm-11pm 11/2: The Seed Exchange @Gallery 263 7-10pm 11/2: Opening Reception: Luxury Condos, Coming Soon! @Aviary Gallery 7pm 11/3-4th: Public Art: Illuminus Boston @ Downtown Crossing 6pm-11pm 11/3: Performance: Michelle Lopez @ Carpenter Center 11:30am-12:30pm 11/3: Opening Reception: In the Theater of the Past @Mass College of Art and Design 5-7pm 11/3: Book Reading and Signing: The Therapy Journal @Gallery 263 7:30-9:30pm 11/3: Odyssey of the Mind: A Creative Experience @The Point 147 Hanover St 6-10pm 11/4: Opening Reception:The Gig Economy—Mills Gallery @ Boston Center for the Arts 7-10 PM 11/4: Gallery Talk: The Artist’s Voice Steve McQueen @ ICA 2pm 11/6: Public Art Working Group (November) @Artisan Asylum 6:30-8pm 11/6: What About Revolution? Three Lectures on Aesthetic Practices after 1917 @ Harvard Art Museums 6-7:30pm 11/7: Gallery Talk: Camille Corot, Theodore Rousseau, and the Landscape in 19th-Century France @ Harvard Art Museums 12:30-1pm 11/7: Gallery Talk: Mark Thomas Gibson @ Peter Fuller Building, 808 Gallery 7:30pm 11/9: Opening Reception: LASER FOCUS Drawings & Sculpture by Kiel Johnson @ Lunder Arts Center (Lesley University) 6-8pm 11/9: Curator Tour: Ruth Erickson, Mark Dion: Misadventures of a 21st Century Naturalist @ ICA 6 PM
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11/9: Big Miss Moviola Revisited @ MassArt 8pm 11/10: Micah Krueger Danemayer Scholarship Celebration @ Mass College of Art and Design 6:30-8:30pm 11/10: Opening Reception: Alchemists: Amy Friend & Diana H. Bloomfield @ Panopticon Gallery 6pm 11/11-11/12: Hacking Arts 2017 @MIT Media Lab 8:30-4:30 pm $35 for students $75 for professionals 11/12: Gallery Talk: Kate Duffy on Mark Dion @ ICA 2pm 11/14 Gallery Talk: A Look Inside The End of the World @ Harvard Art Museums 12:30-1pm 11/14: Gallery Talk: Photography Lecture Series: Kris Graves @ Mass Art 2:00pm-4:00pm
Managing Editor: Oscar Goff Contributing Writers: Anders Croft, W. Logan Freeman, Oscar Goff, Ben King, Matthew Martens, Nick Perry Wed 11/1 DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME (2017) dir. Bill Morrison @MFA Forgotten gold regained in a nitrate yester-trove. Area premiere - screens through 11/24
Tue 11/14 THE COFFIN IN THE MOUNTAIN (2014) dir. Xin Yukun @BRATTLE Dramatic, irony laced, directorial debut Thu 11/16 DONNIE DARKO (2001) dir. Richard Kelly @COOLIDGE Teenage apocalypse with a man in a stupid bunny suit.
Sun 11/19: Boston Jewish Film Festival @ ICA Showing 2:30, 5:30, & 8:00 pm Wed 11/1 A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) dir. Celebrating the richness of the Jewish experience through film and media. Wes Craven @BRATTLE [35mm] He’s your boyfriend now. Double feature w/ EXPLORERS
Thu 11/2 SCANNERS (1981) dir. David Cronenberg @ BRATTLE [35mm] It’ll give you a killer migraine Double feature w/ FIRESTARTER
Thu 11/2 THE LOVE WITCH (2016) dir. Anna Biller @ EMERSON Come fall in love 11/16: Opportunities for Curators: info session @ Free - Director in person! Gallery 263 6-7:30pm Fri 11/3 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986) dir. 11/16: Gallery Talk: Philosophy Chamber ConTobe Hooper @COOLIDGE [35mm] versations- Copley & Trumbull in Print @ Harvard Bigger, bloodier, wilder Art Museums 12:30-1pm 11/16: Gallery Talk & Reception: Jazz Festival by Jim Marshall @ Leica Gallery 5:00pm-9:00pm
Fri 11/3 JACOB'S LADDER (1990) dir. Adian Lyne @ MFA [35mm] Required viewing for horror buffs
11/20: Film Screening: Earth @ Harvard Art Museums 6-8pm
Fri 11/3 OKJA (2017) dir. Bong Joon-Ho @BRATTLE Pig trouble in Korean idyll Area premiere. Screens through 11/8
Mon 11/27 THE SEVENTH SEAL (1957) dir. Ingmar Bergman @COOLIDGE One of Death’s most beautiful films. Mon 11/27 VIDEO LETTER (1983) dir. Shuntaro Tanikawa and Shuji Terayama @HFA An arty predecessor to the Vlog Brothers
Thu 11/30 WEIRD HEALING: THE ANIMATION OF OPERTURA (2017) dir. Aya Yamasaki & Jason Brown 11/29: Gallery Talk: Tom Sachs @ Sleeper AuditoFri 11/3 LUCKY (2017) dir. John Carroll Lynch @LUNA @EMERSON rium BU 6:30pm A dive into the myriad works of Opertura, a collabHarry Dean Stanton takes center stage orative artistic unit Ongoing, Exhibit: Chinese Dreams@Bakalar & Free - Directors in person! Mon 11/6 OFFICE SPACE (1996) dir. Mike Judge @ Paine Galleries - reverberations of the cultural COOLIDGE revolution LISTINGS NOTE: I believe you have my stapler... Below is the venue abbreviation key: Tech podcaster Wade Roush in person! Ongoing, Exhibit: Immortal City @Rose Art BRATTLE - Brattle Theatre Museum, Kevork Mourad paintings - fantastical COOLIDGE - Coolidge Corner Theatre Tue 11/7 OPEN SCREEN @COOLIDGE witness of destruction EMERSON - Bright Lights Emerson Local filmmakers’ “open-mic” night HFA - Harvard Film Archive Ongoing, Exhibit: Urbano Encounters: Eight LUNA - Luna Theatre (Lowell) Tue 11/7 GREY GARDENS (1975) dir Albert and Years of Creating Social Change in Boston@ MFA - Museum of Fine Arts Boston David Maysles @BRATTLE Urbano - interventions [35mm] – Projected on ACTUAL FILM! (35mm Hagsploitation vérité unless otherwise noted) Ongoing, Exhibit: Judith Leeman: arvensis@ Thu 11/9 EX MACHINA (2014) dir Alex Garland @ Proof Gallery - systemic imagination Please see our sister website BostonHassle.com/ BRATTLE Film-Flam for our full listings w/ showtimes and Oscar Isaac’s Best Dance Ongoing, Exhibit: Dana Schultz@ICA $15 Free other info. FILM FLAM SEEKS VOLUNTEERS!!! If you Followed by Technoskeptic panel discussion! Thurs 5-9pm - the queen of muck paintings would like to get involved with our film section or Thu 11/9 AN EVENING WITH BILL MORRISON & GUY submit listings, contact our film editor at Oscar@ Ongoing, Exhibit: Carmen Papalia: Brain-Arts.org MADDIN @MFA O Open Access: Practicing AccessibTwo fringe filmmakers in conversation im ility Together@Gallery 344 Directors in person w/ screenings of MY WINNIPEG & DAWSON CITY Ongoing, Exhibit: Matt Keegan: Rep- Fri 11/10 THE EARRINGS OF MADAME DE... (1953) licate @ Carpenter dir Max Ophüls @BRATTLE [35mm] Center for Classic auteurist swoonathon Visual Arts MAD MEN creator Matthew Weiner in person! Ongoing, Sat 11/11 THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984) dir. Rob Reiner Exhibit: @COOLIDGE We Fit Just A “rockumentary,” if you will You and I Intro by Dr. Christopher Shea! Group Exhibition Sat 11/11 THE BOOK OF WONDERS (1903-1997) dir. @ Carpenter Stan Brakhage & George Melies @HFA Center for A hypnamythic cinelogue between two masters. Visual Arts
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Mon 11/13 THROW AWAY YOUR BOOKS, RALLY IN THE STREETS (1971) dir. Shuji Terayama @HFA [35mm]
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11/4 Bad History Month, Corporate Horn, Paper Castles, Fjordoey @Sue's 7pm All Ages $ome Cost 11/13 Vacation, Notches, Dump Him, Second Becky @Sue’s 8pm All Ages $10 11/17 Leyla McCalla, Footings @3S Artspace (Portsmouth, NH) 8pm All Ages $13-15 11/25 Home Body, Allegra Jane, Last of the Megafauna @Harlow's Pub (Peterborough, NH) 9pm 21+ $ome Cost
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11/10 Composite, Longings, Conmen, Burden, Highball @Flywheel Arts Collective 8pm All Ages $ome Cost 11/10 The Proletariat w/ Black Beach/ Staring Problem @Narrows Center for the Arts (Fall River 5pm 8pm All Ages $ome Cost
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11/10 Rough Francis, Blowtorch @Arts Riot (Burlington, VT) 8pm All Ages $10-12 11/16 Caroline Rose, Hammydown, Julia Caesar @ Arts Riot (Burlington, VT) 8pm All Ages ja m$15-17 es w 11/17 Sinkane, Bassel and the Supernaturals @ a ls h Arts Riot (Burlington, VT) 8pm All Ages $14-16
maine:
11/4 Tune-Yards @SPACE Gallery 9pm All Ages $ome Cost 11/12 Dan Deacon, Friend Roulette @SPACE Gallery 8pm All Ages $15-18
connecticut:
11/11 The Proletariat, Stefan Christensen & Friends @Cafe Nine (New Haven) 9pm 21+ $12-15 11/13 Glenn Jones w/ Dan Greene and Alexander @Cafe Nine (New Haven) 7pm 21+ $5
new york:
11/1 Tredici Bacci: Soundtracks to Italian Silent Films @Roulette (Brooklyn) 8pm All Ages $15-20 11/2 Tera Melos, Speedy Ortiz @Market Hotel 9pm All Ages $15 11/3 Howardian, Denzell, Drug Pizza, Lost Boy? @ Alphaville 8pm All Ages $10 11/4 Degenerics, Citizens Arrest, The Pist, Nervous Triggers, Hatrabbits @Brooklyn Bazaar 6pm All
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