Saturday Happenings

Movies

-- The Brattle's Elements of Cinema presents High and Low, Akira Kurosawa's gripping 1963 kidnapping thriller and one of a handful of his films set in contemporary times. HFA's Haden Guest speaks afterward. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge, 11 a.m. Free.

Shrinkage

-- The Santa Speedo Run is an annual fundraiser, this year for Cradles to Crayons, a charity that supports low income children. It is what it sounds like it is: hundreds of men and women in nothing but Speedos and Santa hats. Various locations, Back Bay, 1 p.m. Free. (Map of the course here.)

Buying Shit

-- If you need to finish your holiday shopping and would rather maintain your social cachet, the place for you might be SoWa Artist's market, where 80 small-scale artisans from around New Enlgand will be selling shit. SoWa Market, 74 Union Park St., South End, 10 a.m. $5.