These 195 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 19 at 4:30pm +10
Brooklyn Academy of Music · Fort Greene
John Wilson turns his gloriously awkward lens on concrete, NYC's most unglamorous building block. Part urban anthropology, part meltdown over selling out, after a Hallmark screenwriting workshop goes to his head.
October 19 at 5:30pm +2
Bibliotheque · SoHo • $20
A book-lined wine bar screening cult horror classics: Shaun of the Dead and Scream, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling shelves. Sip wine organized by literary genre while the zombies and slashers do their thing.
Oct. 24 & Oct. 25 at 5pm
Spectacle · Williamsburg
A martial artist transplants his soul into an umbrella to settle a 3,000-year-old score in this deliriously weird 1991 Taiwan/Hong Kong revenge tale. Lam Ching-ying pops in as a Taoist priest, but the homicidal parasol steals the show.
October 19 at 7pm
Sugar Mouse NYC · East Village • $
Break out the fishnets: Sapphic Setup hosts a queer community screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with costumes strongly encouraged and proceeds benefiting The Center and HMI. Tim Curry would approve.
October 19 at 11:30pm +1
Spectacle · Williamsburg
A stuntman's one and only film, and it shows in the best way. This 1998 SOV curiosity packs three Draculas, a freak water-skiing accident, and Bruce Glover chewing scenery as Van Helsing into 88 gloriously unhinged minutes at Brooklyn's beloved volunteer-run microcinema.
Every day at 1pm, 3:30pm, 6pm and 8:20pm
Film Forum · SoHo
Radu Jude's latest is a sneak attack of a movie, inviting your laughter even as it jabs you in the ribs. This spiky Romanian satire follows a bureaucrat plunged into moral crisis after an eviction leads to tragedy, skewering modern life with energy and punch.
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Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM
The Bush · Bushwick
$
Tue, Oct 20 · 3:15 PM
Nitehawk Cinema · Williamsburg
Tue, Oct 20 · 8:30 PM
The Ditty · Astoria
$$
Tue, Oct 20 · 2:30 PM
Kent Theater · Midwood
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:30 PM
Longacre Theatre · Theater District
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Brooklyn Art Haus · Williamsburg
$17.5-$35
Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 PM
Spectacle · Williamsburg
Thu, Oct 22 · 8:30 PM
The Rabbit Hole Astoria · Astoria
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 10:00 PM
Spectacle · Williamsburg
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space · Upper West Side
$20
Thu, Oct 22 · 9:30 PM
The Tank · Hell's Kitchen
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Coucou French Classes NYC · SoHo
$20-$35
Thu, Oct 22 · 9:00 PM
Madame X · Greenwich Village
$$
Fri, Oct 23 · 4:30 PM
The Museum of Modern Art · Midtown
Fri, Oct 23 · 8:30 PM
SVA Theatre · Chelsea
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Village East by Angelika · East Village
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:30 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
The Lenfest Center for the Arts · Harlem
Fri, Oct 23 · 11:15 PM
IFC Center · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 23 · 11:15 PM
IFC Center · West Village
Sat, Oct 24 · 9:30 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Nitehawk Cinema · Park Slope
Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM
Union Hall · Park Slope
$0
Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sat, Oct 24 · 4:45 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Secret Riso Club · Bushwick
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 PM
Spectacle · Williamsburg
Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Film Noir Cinema · Greenpoint
$12
Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space · Manhattan
$27
Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM
Chelsea Market · Chelsea
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:30 PM
Caveat · Lower East Side
Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM
Freddy's Bar · Sunset Park
$$
Sat, Oct 24 · 8:00 PM
brooklynONE productions · Sunset Park
Free
Sun, Oct 25 · 2:30 PM
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space · Upper West Side
$14
Sun, Oct 25 · 8:00 PM
The Museum of Interesting Things Secret Speakeasy · SoHo
$15
Sun, Oct 25 · 6:30 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
Spectacle · Williamsburg
Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Sun, Oct 25 · 5:00 PM
AMC Lincoln Square 13 · Upper West Side
Free
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:30 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Mon, Oct 26 · 6:30 PM
Brooklyn Public Library - Central Branch · Brooklyn
Mon, Oct 26 · 7:15 PM
Jones Wood Foundry · Upper East Side
$$
Tue, Oct 27 · 9:15 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Tue, Oct 27 · 6:45 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Tue, Oct 27 · 7:15 PM
Jones Wood Foundry · Upper East Side
$45
Tue, Oct 27 · 9:15 PM
Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park · Park Slope
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Anthology Film Archives · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 28 · 9:15 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Anthology Film Archives · East Village
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Apollo Theater · Harlem
Fri, Oct 30 · 9:45 PM
Quad Cinema · Greenwich Village
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
The Town Hall · Theater District
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music · Park Slope
$15
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space · Upper West Side
$28
Look for a programme you connect with. Cherry Lane Theatre is a starting point for intimate theatre; NYC Resistor hosts workshops and craft nights where you can bring something you’re making. Tell me whether you’d rather watch, listen, or join in.
I’d choose one main event and keep the rest nearby. Check the journey from where you’ll actually be, especially when crossing boroughs. Tell me your starting neighbourhood and how far you’re willing to travel, and I’ll use that to narrow the options.
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