Weekly Film Agenda: Home Opener Edition

In a world where there's nothing to do but watch movies.
In a city full of theaters, museums, and libraries.
One moviegoer who can be in three places at once.

This week, through Thursday 4/13
48 Hour Film Project
New films every night this week, freshly made over the weekend. Kendall
Square Cinema
48 Hour Film Project: web site
7 pm & 9:30 pm, $9.25

The Devil & Daniel Johnston
Jeff Feuerzeig's hilarious and moving documentary about brilliant manic-depressive singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston won the Documentary Directing Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
Kendall
Square Cinema
1:50, 4:20, 7:25, 9:55 pm, $6.50-$9.25
IMDB | web site | Director's introduction

Baby Face
Barbara Stanwyck reads some Nietzsche, moves to the big city, and wears dresses with ever-larger ruffles. After this uncensored version of the 1933 film appeared in last week's picks, the Globe reviewed it, Bostonist got a chance to watch it, and Baby Face lived up to the hype.
Brattle Theatre
7:30 pm, $9
Baby Face: IMDB

Tuesday 4/11
The Golem
The silent, mysterious, Jewish precursor to Frankenstein.
Harvard Film Archive
9 pm, $8
The Golem: IMDB

Tuesday 4/11 & Wednesday 4/12
In the Mood for Love
Maggie Chung and Tony Leung carry on a heartbreaking non-affair. Wong Kar-Wai makes films in which absolutely nothing happens, and it's always a gorgeous, gorgeous nothing. The Harvard Film Archive shows
this movie an awful lot, and Bostonist enjoys it more every time. Harvard Film Archive
7 pm, $8
In the Mood for Love: IMDB | web site

Thursday 4/13
Black Maria Film & Video Festival
This year's traveling festival is a selection of short films on the subject of faith.
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium
8 pm, $9
Black Maria: web site

Friday 4/14 & Saturday 4/15
Big Time
Tom Waits performs live, and plays a variety of characters between songs. Unreleased on DVD and out of print on VHS.
Coolidge Corner Theatre
Midnight, $7.50
Big Time: IMDB
Tom Waits: web site

Saturday 4/15
Big Stakes
Slapstick, romance, and gunfights, with live music.
Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium
7:30 pm, $12
Devil Music Ensemble: web site | Tie Up the Bully .mp3
Big Stakes: IMDB

Monday 4/19
Days of Being Wild
More Wong Kar Wai, more 1960s Hong Kong, more Maggie Chung.
Days of Being Wild: web site | IMDB

Weekly Film Agenda contributed by C. Fernsebner with kind assistance from Nick Edwards