Movies
Rango This animated homage to spaghetti westerns starring the voice of Johnny Depp was the weekend’s #1 box office film. If the hordes of people made you stay away, check it out tonight – Mondays are traditionally one of the slowest nights at the theatre. See review here.
Machete Maidens Unleashed! Mark Hartley’s fascinating documentary looks at the stream of B-movie flicks made in the Philippines the he 60s and 70s. Talking heads include stars Sid Haig and Pam Grier. At the Bloor all week. See review.
Stage
The Soaps Terrific improvisers Jim Annan, Matt Baram, Lisa Brooke, Jan Caruana and othrs take part in a weekly ongoing improvised soap. At the Comedy Bar. See listing.
Barrymore Don’t miss your chance to see Captain von Trapp in the flesh. Christopher Plummer’s run in this almost-solo show about the legendary actor John Barrymore finishes up its run at the Elgin Theatre. See listing.
Community
Interrogating Apartheid: Campus as a Site of Resistance Students Against Israeli Apartheid host a discussion about boycotts and sanctions and the role of the university in the campaign against Middle East human rights violations. The panel features Judy Rebbick, Abbie Bakan and others. 7-9 pm. Free. See listing.
Real Food for a Change Rod McRae from York’s Faculty of Environmental Studies, an expert in sustainable food systems and how federal policy can enable them, speaks on the relationship between eco agriculture and health. 1 pm. Free. Reference Library. See listing.
Art
Jenin Cinema School Young Palestinian students from the Jenin Freedom Theatre’s filmmaking studio screen their films and talk about politics, culture and life in the Jenin refugee camp. Their teacher, Israeli filmmaker Udi Aloni, talks with Elle Flanders, Mohammed Mohsen and John Greyson via Skype. Put on by Public Studio as part of the Centre For Incidental Activisms at the Art Gallery of York University. 12:30-2:30 pm. See listing.
Music
Dirty Thirties Dundas W.’s upstart Naco Gallery spins the best from the depression era. See listing.
