Monday is Dead Day
*August in the Empire Stateis a documentary story about two competing characters in the run-up to the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City. No nudity, probably. $5, 9pm Backstage at the Cat. [ Black Cat ]
* Cullen Murphy, editor of theAtlantic, talks about his new book that explores the parallels between the United States and the Roman Empire. Yeah, totally seems obvious and lame, but Cullen gets pretty specific and shit'll freak you out. Free, 7pm at Politics and Prose. [ P&P ]
* Classic Hitchcock at the AFI Silver Theater: The Lady Vanishes. [ AFI ]