Madman German filmmaker screens, speaks
Werner Herzog
Comedy mastermind goes online
Derek and Simon the Show You may remember Bob Odenkirk from such programs as Mr. Show and The Ben Stiller Show. The sketch-comedy mastermind’s latest gig is a similarly named and painfully hilarious series of shorts, Derek and Simon the Show, that focuses on two bumbling would-be Lotharios—nebbishy, nerdy Simon and every-guy Derek—as they navigate the dating world with little success. (Misinterpreted baby talk, drama-club character-acting, and, of course, Holocaust films all factor into the mix.) The full-length videos premiere on SuperDeluxe.com today. Bob Odenkirk
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By Miranda July
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(Non)Fiction; Film Forum; Showtimes vary; May 18–June 7
Taking a break from his legendary exploits, which include lugging a steamboat over a mountaintop in the Amazon, eating his shoe, and doing time in a Saharan prison, German filmmaker Werner Herzog will kick off this phenomenal three-week retrospective of his documentary work (and other films he handpicked) with appearances on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Expect more than just movie chat—the last time we saw him, Herzog discussed Wrestlemania, pornography, and Anna Nicole Smith.
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Get immersed in a freaky Oscar winner
Pan’s Labyrinth Fairy tales are meant to be told and retold. Conveniently enough, you can now watch this one over and over on DVD. But put the kids to bed first: David Edelstein called the movie (which won three Oscars) “shockingly brutal.” In director Guillermo del Toro’s universe, “political outrage and realistic violence mingle with stop-motion creatures whose hambone voices evoke decades of el cheapo Mexican vampire movies.” The outrage is great, but we love Mexican vampire movies. Picturehouse
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Discover the new Michael Chabon
The Ministry of Special Cases Is there room in one month for two inventive literary mysteries built around a distant, mythical Jewish underworld? Michael Chabon’s new book is the one getting all the (well-deserved) hype, but this funny-sad novel stands on its own. The story of the Poznan family, whose son goes missing during Argentina’s “Dirty War,” wears its heavy themes (remembrance, heritage, resistance to tyranny) just lightly enough to let the story and characters come through as vividly as any Chabon creation. By Nathan Englander
Knopf
$25
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Hear Schwarzenegger-inspired poetry
Charles Bernstein How can you not love a poet who, inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, named his latest collection Girly Men? Bernstein—also an essayist, librettist, translator, founder of the Language school of poetry, and bona fide literary institution—has emerged over the past decade as a partisan with little patience for the posturing of our political leaders and the sanctimonious language of our social lives. And he’s funny! Sample: “This is a totally / accessible poem.” With Tracie Morris
The Poetry Project at St. Marks Church
Today
8 p.m.
$5–$8
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Give them a highbrow summer
HiArt! Summer Camps Now’s your last chance to instill culture in your children. We exaggerate, but only a little—these highbrow, 3-and-up mini-camps are filling up fast. You can still get into the Midsummer Night’s Dream program, where kids will create everything from Shakespearean manga to Puck-like earthworks, and the six-session, retro-themed music-video workshop, which focuses on psychedelic animations pegged to the Whitney’s “Summer of Love” megashow. Teach them to tie their shoelaces next summer. June 19–
August 30
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