Halloween is in the air, and two very different but very spooky movies finish off the month with a bang on the film series calendar this week with “Audition” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” These films are full of delightful frights, but be warned, they are not for the faint of heart. As we move into November, we bring you 2019’s “The Farewell,” which is the perfect family-driven flick for family weekend, before throwing it back to the 1963 mystery “Charade” starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, another parent-friendly film. Bring all your visiting relatives and Wes friends to the Goldsmith on Friday and Saturday night for a low-cost, high-fun activity!
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“Audition”
1999. Japan. Dir: Takashi Miike. With Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina. 113 min.
Wednesday, October 30th. 8 p.m. Free.
A recent widower tries to find a new wife through fake movie auditions, and becomes drawn to the enigmatic Asami, who proves to be much more than he could have expected. An essential J-horror touchstone, Miike’s sinister exploration of the Japanese patriarchy has a distinctively sharp edge.
CW: grisly violence, child abuse
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“A Nightmare on Elm Street”
1984. USA. Dir: Wes Craven. With Heather Langenkamp. 91 min.
Thursday, October 31st. 8 p.m. Free.
Sleep-deprived high schoolers learn that their nights are numbered as a supernatural serial killer named Freddy Krueger stalks their dreams. Robert Englund’s blade-gloved boogeyman exudes more personality than his fellow slasher icons, finding sick humor in penetrating the subconscious. “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…”
CW: gore, violence
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“The Farewell”
2019. USA. Dir: Lulu Wang. With Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen. 98 min.
Friday, November 1st. 8 p.m. $5.
Billi’s beloved grandmother, Nai Nai, has just been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The whole family knows except Nai Nai, and everyone is set on keeping it that way: everyone except for Billi, that is. Shouldn’t someone tell her? Wang’s family dramedy delves deep into the Chinese-American experience and how one’s culture shapes values, character, and identity.
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“Charade”
1963. USA. Dir: Stanley Donen. With Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant. 113 min.
Saturday, November 2nd. 8 p.m. Free.
This deft, entertaining pop genre mish-mash from Donen (“Singin’ in the Rain,” “Two for the Road”) stars the ever-fashionable Hepburn as a vacationing widow caught up in a European crime caper. She struggles to keep up with fake identities and switcheroos, while also striking up a May-December flirtation with Grant’s charmingly mysterious interloper.