Bass Drum of Death
Movies
The Night Of The Hunter The Revue Cinema screens Charles Laughton's nightmarish noir starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters. See listing.
Rosemary's Baby Roman Polanski's horror classic about an expectant mother's worst nightmare gets a screening at the Bloor Cinema. See listing.
Stage
The Lion King If you missed the original run of Julie Taymor's acclaimed stage adaptation of the Disney musical, don't miss the touring production, which opens tonight for a limited run at the Princess of Wales Theatre. See listing.
Opera 101: Ariadne Auf Naxos Radio host Brent Bambury hosts a free informal talk with stars of the Canadian Opera Company's upcoming production of the Strauss opera. At the Drake. See listing.
Music
Bar 9 Expect a rowdy packed house for dubstep heavyweight Bar 9 at Wrongbar tonight. See listing.
Bass Drum Of Death The Mississippi noise pop duo already had a lot of buzz behind them, but then they went and collaborated with Odd Future's Mellowhype and really started getting people talking. Find out if they're worth the hype at the Velvet Underground tonight. See listing.
Junip Swedish folk singer José González reformed his old band Junip last year, and the results were a pleasant surprise for many. They hit Lee's Palace tonight. See listing.
Books
Sylvia Tyson Songwriting icon talks about her debut novel Joyner's Dream at the ROM. See listing.
Art
Chen Chieh-jen Taiwanese artist Chen's video, Empire's Borders II - Western Enterprises, Inc., deals with a Cold War CIA operation called Western Enterprises, an attempt to train Taiwanese forces to attack Communist China, through the story of Chen's father, one of the soldiers. Part of the Off-Screen program of the Images Festival at A Space. See listing.