To Do: Blackface, Soul and The Police
Friday
* Must-see 1983 Coppola filmRumble Fishat AFI. " Matt Dillon is a wanna-be hoodlum who idolizes his brother, former gang leader Mickey Rourke. Dennis Hopper is their wayward father who can't shake the bottle. Daringly shot in b&w, with splashes of color. Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Christopher Penn and Nicholas Cage shine in supporting roles, while The Police's Stewart Copeland contributed the film's memorable score." [ AFI ]
* Sorted dance party at the Black Cat with Britpop, Soul, Indie Pop. Free at 9PM. [ Black Cat ]
* At the 9: 30 tonight: Infamy, a dance-punk/electro-pop thing of some sort. It's got a "provocative stage performance"! [ InfamyDC ]
Saturday
* Laurence Olivier's blackfaceOthelloat the National Gallery. Maggie Smith as Desdemona. Free at 12: 30 and 3:30PM. [ National Gallery ]
* Nitro Tokyo and Death By Sexy at the Black Cat before a midnight screening of "the greatest film ever made about Judas Priest fans tailgating outside the Capital Centre,"Heavy Metal Parking Lot. $9 at 9PM. [ Black Cat ]
* Staged reading ofTwelfth Nightat the Kennedy Center. Free at 6PM. [ Kennedy Center ]
Sunday
* Hirshhorn specialist Al Miner discusses "The Uncertainty of Objects and Ideas: Recent Sculpture" exhibit on its last day. Free at 3PM. [ Hirshhorn ]
* Jeff Sypeck discussesBecoming Charlemagneat Politics& Prose. "Sypeck focuses on four crucial years of Charlemagne's reign as model international king. Professor Sypeck's love of medieval literature shines through: letters and poems are intertwined with the narrative." Free at 5PM. [ P&P ]