Monday Happenings

Movies

-- Even if it weren't for the strong ensemble acting—from none other than Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, and Rhonda Fleming—Out of the Past would be a classic for its striking cinematography. Jacques Tourneur's 1947 film noir benefited from the stark lighting and tight shots of the unjustly overlooked Nicholas Musuraca, whose cinematography helped establish the grammar of the film noir. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. Tickets and showtimes.

Dancing Hipsters

-- Beat Research comes correct every Monday night. DJ Flack and Wayne and Wax, its resident DJs, bring experimental dance music that you can, you know, dance to. Tonight, they've invited DJ Evaready, Haverhill's finest, who has deep crates and a special penchant for the music of the (San Francisco) Bay Area. The Enormous Room, 567 Mass. Ave., CAmbridge, 9 p.m. Free.