Things to note and note: Week of October 6th

Ironically, with Halloween just around the corner, there is only one hot horror film to announce this week: Horror 3 — A classic thrasher set in a sleepy small town on Christmas Eve – it’s worth adding to your selection of Halloween classics. But my excitement lies with the two comedies coming to theaters this Friday: The apprentice, a film about Trump’s New York real estate business in the ’70s and ’80s; And Saturday evening, It tells the events leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.

If you want more excitement, you can definitely read: The last one at the wedding by Jason Rekulak and This cursed house by Del Sandeen. Both contain eye-opening secrets and disturbing revelations. My personal listening choice for this week is La Femme rock machine, a trippy 80s synthesizer pop project with a strong French accent.

I highly recommend everyone to attend Gilman 50 this Sunday to attend the Film and Media Studies Faculty presentation. It is an incredible opportunity to see a different side of Hopkins and show our support for the exciting work of the Department of Film and Media Studies.

Thanks everyone for reading and I hope you find something you enjoy. Until next week!

To see…

The apprenticeDirector: Ali Abbasi – October 11th

For a satirical film to receive a warning is a real honor. It is an even greater honor to have your entire film blocked by the former President of the United States. This satirical film about the rise of former President Trump’s New York real estate business in the ’70s and ’80s with the help of notorious lawyer Roy Cohn.

Saturday eveningDirected by Jason Reitman – October 11th

On the 49th anniversary of Saturday Night LiveIn the first show, Reitman tells the story of how an ambitious group of young comedians and writers changed the history of live television.

horror 3Directed by Damien Leone – October 11th

On a peaceful Christmas Eve in the cheerful town of Miles County, Art the Clown comes to play. Perfect for early October.

To read…

The last one at the wedding by Jason Rekulak – October 8th

From the bestselling author of Hidden pictures, the last thing at the wedding is a suspenseful work about a father trying to save his daughter from her shady fiancé Aidan Gardner, the son of a famous tech billionaire.

This cursed house by Del Sandeen – Oct 8

In this debut novel by American author Sandeen, a young black woman named Jemma Barker escapes her haunted life in Chicago by moving in with the Duchon family in New Orleans. While the Duchons themselves are black, they begin to look down on Jemma for her darker skin, and the protagonist begins to uncover troubling secrets about her past.

The Elements by Marie Curie by Dava Sobel – Oct. 8

Sobel, an acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Galileo’s daughter, publishes a detailed biography of one of the most famous women in the history of science.

To listen…

Splendid, by GloRilla – Oct 11

The cover of rapper GloRilla’s debut studio album, SplendidIt looks like a classic ’90s R&B cover: the intense close-up, the shadowy background, the gold earrings with an artificial shine. Recent single “Hollon” follows suit with its rhythmic string synths, but everything else about GloRilla – including their second single from the album “TGIF” – is extremely contemporary and attempts to create an original impact.

Beautifully broken, by Jelly Roll – Oct 11

In a recent interview with TODAY, rapper Jelly Roll described the message of Beautifully broken as “salvation and hope”. The focus is on this Beautifully broken is a reflection on the quest to repair ourselves and see the beauty in our flaws.

Rock machineby La Femme – Oct 11th

Psychedelic, synth-pop and trippy-as-hell La Femme take another stab at their timeless pop, which has proven incredibly versatile since their debut project Psycho Tropical Berlin in 2013. Rock machine features a lot more ’90s pop and a lot less French as the group look to reaffirm their place on the international stage.

Live events…

Showcase of the Faculty of Film and Media Studies at Gilman 50 – October 13, 2-4 p.m

Senior lecturers John Mann, Jimmy Joe Roche, Adam Rodgers and Karen Yasinsky will show their work at Gilman 50.

Verona Quartet with Alexander Fiterstein at Leith Symington Griswold Hall – October 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m

The Levi family’s distinguished guest artists – the Verona Quartet, consisting of violinists Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro, violist Abigail Rojansky and cellist Jonathan Dormand – will perform Osvaldo Golijov’s work The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind and Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 with associate professor and chair Alexander Fiterstein on the clarinet. Free admission.

Mozart and Schumann in the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall – October 13th, 3 p.m

Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena will conduct Lucas and Arthur Jussen of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, while the piano duo performs the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Robert Schumann. Check link for specific ticket prices.