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  • Critics' Pick

Agenda: What’s Good This Week

Today: 10/12/08

Monday: 10/13/08

Tuesday: 10/14/08

Wednesday: 10/15/08

Thursday: 10/16/08

Friday: 10/17/08

Saturday: 10/18/08

All of Today’s Picks All Monday Picks All Tuesday Picks All Wednesday Picks All Thursday Picks All Friday Picks All Saturday Picks

movie

imageBody of Lies
various locations

Leo DiCaprio squares off with Russell Crowe in this war-on-terror thriller. More »

art

imageThe Waterfalls
various locations

Olafur Eliasson's monumental 90- to 120-foot-tall man-made waterfalls, stationed at four sites along New York's shores. More »

classical

imageEthel
BAM Harvey Lichtenstein Theater

The always innovative string quartet plays in "TruckStop: The Beginning," an evening of diverse music distilling Ethel's travels and performances with local musicians. More »

art

Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton
New Museum

Peyton's first-ever retrospective in the United States features 100+ works. More »

movie

imageHappy-Go-Lucky

Conventional wisdom says that Mike Leigh’s unflappable cutefest should be oversweet and corny, but Sally Hawkins' performance saves it. More »

nightlife

Nick Lowe

The pop songwriter who first burst on the scene in the seventies. More »

movie

imageReligulous

Sassy talking-head Bill Maher tackles the topic of religion, shooting off his trademark one-liners all over the world. More »

reading

Hannah Tinti and Michael Kimball
KGB Bar

The author of "The Good Thief" reads with Kimball. More »

reading

Alan Zweibel
Barnes & Noble

The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" producer and former SNL writer presents his book of humor essays and short stories, "Clothing Optional." More »

nightlife

Jonathan Richman
Music Hall of Williamsburg

Legend or eccentric? You decide. More »

art

Josef Koudelka
Aperture Foundation Gallery

Compelling large-scale images captured by the young photographer during the Soviet-led invasion of Prague. More »

art

Giorgio Morandi: 1890-1964
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The first comprehensive survey in the U.S. of Morandi’s work features approximately 110 paintings, watercolors, drawings and etchings. More »

community

Mad Obsessions: The Films of Barbet Schroeder
BAM Rose Cinemas

Tempting films by Barbet Schroeder, including a weeklong run of the 1965 anthology "Paris Vu Par". More »

nightlife

Baltimore Round Robin

A slew of great indie bands from the titular city�Dan Deacon, Beach House, Lexie Mountain Boys, and many, many others�play one song each, back to back, around the periphery of the room. More »

nightlife

Les Savy Fav
Music Hall of Williamsburg

Tim Harrington's off-the-wall post-punk band. More »

community

New York-Tokyo Film Grand Prix

A showcase of trendy recent hits from Japan and beyond. More »

classical

Yo-Yo Ma
Carnegie Hall

The iconic cellist performs with the Sony Philharmonic Orchestra in its U.S. debut. More »

nightlife

Lewis Black
Town Hall

The vociferous curmudgeon sounds off. More »

nightlife

Diplo
Webster Hall

The remix phenom best known for his work with hipster-homegirl M.I.A. More »

nightlife

Method Man and Redman
Nokia Theatre

The rap-world collaborators and stoner-movie regulars. More »

movie

Filth and Wisdom

Madonna’s directorial debut is an off-kilter comedy starring Eugene Hutz, of gypsy-punk band Gogol Bordello. More »

Ongoing

movies

New York Tokyo Film Grand Prix

A showcase of trendy recent hits from Japan and beyond, such as Izuru Kumasaka’s Berlin Film Fest favorite Asyl—Park and Love Hotel (10/7), the noise-extravaganza concert doc 77 Boadrum (10/13), and others. Thru 10/16, variois locations

Ticket Alert

Cherie Blair

The TimesCenter, 10/14; $30

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