Celebrate ‘Touch of Evil’ and ’80s blockbusters along with the new ‘Color Purple’ and ‘Iron Claw’
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include perhaps the greatest B-movie of all time, staples such as “Gremlins” and “Lethal Weapon,” a free offering from the Harvard Film Archive and a slew of new works: a black classic, true-ish tales from the ring, river and racetrack and a cautionary tale from a remote rental home.
It’s a Wonderful Tradition at The Brattle Theatre; season also sees ‘Die Hard,’ ‘Wonka’ and more
These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” new “Wonka” but also oddities of the season from the “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” to a return of “Rare Exports,” a quite bloody import, and winter wonders such as “Die Hard.”
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, from ‘Solstice’ to ‘The Slutcracker’ and ‘Revels’
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, a cemetery hosts the “Solstice” light show, “Slutcracker” is in Davis and Revels’ “Feast of Fools” is in Harvard along with holiday sales, an illuminated-home tour, comedy, musical theater, klezmer and Open Mike Eagle and much more.