Events: September 12, 2012
Selected by J. Hoberman
September 7, 2012 – September 12, 2012
Capturing the Marvelous: Ukrainian Poetic Cinema
Walter Reade Theater, New York
The strong strain of folk surrealism that Alexander Dovzhenko introduced to Ukrainian cinema is sampled and celebrated with two of his silent classics, as well as Sergei Parajanov's robust, near delirious Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors and others.
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Selected by J. Hoberman
Ongoing
‘Cosmopolis’
Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, New York
Having failed to set La Croisette aflame last May at Cannes, Cronenberg’s utterly faithful and superbly alienated adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 2003 novel opens wide.
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Selected by Martin Filler
Ongoing
Merriman’s Restaurant
Merriman's Restaurant, Kamuela
Perhaps the best food on the big island of Hawaii can be found at Merriman’s Waimea, near the Kohala Coast’s resorts.
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Selected by Dominique Nabokov
April 13, 2012 – October 7, 2012
Comme des Garçons: White Drama
Les Docks, Paris
This exhibition of Comme des Garçons’ spring/summer 2012 collection—“White Drama”—is one of the first ever to display a designer’s current line.
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Selected by Mark Ford
March 27, 2012 – October 14, 2012
‘The Robinson Institute,’ Patrick Keiller
Tate Britain, London
A must for fans of Keiller’s brilliant condition-of-England films which all chart the eccentric journeys made by his wandering outlaw-scholar, Robinson.
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Selected by Nathaniel Rich
Ongoing
Alligator Chomp Chomp!
Mimi's in the Marigny, New Orleans
Swamp Pop, Dancehall Cajun, Cajun Contemporary, Crescent City Soul, Hillbilly, Rockabilly, Low-Country Swing, Bayou Boogaloo, Swamp Stomp, Creole Caterwaul—they can all be heard at this biweekly dance party held in the upstairs lounge at Mimi’s.
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Selected by Martin Filler
Ongoing
Tea Tasting at the Onomea Tea Company
The Onomea Tea Company, Papaikou
For an exquisite experience on the big island of Hawaii near Hilo, visit the Onomea Tea Company’s jewel-like plantation overlooking the Pacific and Onomea Bay.
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Selected by Nathaniel Rich
Ongoing
Bug Appétit
The Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium, New Orleans
Three times a day, chefs from such New Orleans restaurants like Brennan’s and Dooky Chase hold cooking exhibitions in the Bug Appétit room of the Tiny Termite Cafe, serving insect dishes with a Cajun twist.
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