Events: October 13, 2012
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 J. Hoberman
September 28, 2012 – October 14, 2012
The New York Film Festival
Walter Reade Theater, New York
New York’s festival of festivals gives local premieres to the most feted movies last May at Cannes (Michael Haneke’s Amour, Leos Carax’s Holy Motors, Abbas Kiarostami’s Like Someone in Love, Christian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills) along with som
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Selected by Israel Rosenfield and Catherine Temerson
October 13, 2012 – October 14, 2012
Memory Marathon
The Serpentine Gallery, London
A program of explorations and experiments designed “to unravel the complex and often conflicted notion of memory,” the Memory Marathon will feature a wide range of leading artists, architects, filmmakers, musicians, scientists, and writers.
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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 J. Hoberman
October 13, 2012 – October 21, 2012
‘The Dumb Girl of Portici’
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Dance legend Anna Pavlova made her only movie appearance in this elaborate, silent adaption of Daniel Auber’s opera La Muette de Portici.
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Selected by J. Hoberman
Ongoing
‘Wuthering Heights’
Film Forum, New York
Andrea Arnold’s boldly miserablist, verité-style adaptation evokes the violence of Emily Brontë’s imagination.
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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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