Arts Calendar: Happenings for the Week of October 15

The Wall Street Journal: Martin Scorsese returns with ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ the Rolling Stones release their first record of all original music in nearly two decades, a new ‘Spider-Man’ videogame swings into action and more.

Film

1. Killers of the Flower Moon: Scorsese directs DiCaprio and De Niro in a film about real-life murders in the Osage Nation following an oil discovery in the 1920s.
2. The Canterville Ghost: Animated adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s story, featuring voices from Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, and others.
3. Butcher’s Crossing: Gabe Polsky adapts John Williams’s western novel about a young man hunting buffalo, starring Fred Hechinger and Nicolas Cage.
4. Nyad: Documentary biopic about long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
5. The Persian Version: Maryam Keshavarz directs a dramedy about an Iranian-American family facing tensions.
6. Pain Hustlers: Emily Blunt stars in a crime drama about uncovering the secrets of a failing pharma start-up.

TV

1. The American Buffalo: Ken Burns’s documentary uses the buffalo as a metaphor for America’s exploitation of resources.
2. Crush: Docuseries about a tragic Halloween stampede in Seoul that resulted in 159 deaths.
3. Bodies: Time-hopping murder mystery series based on a graphic novel by Si Spencer.
4. The Burning Girls: British thriller series about a vicar discovering a village’s dark past.
5. Neon: Comedy produced by Daddy Yankee about an aspiring musician.
6. Old Dads: Bill Burr’s directorial debut about late fatherhood.
7. The Pigeon Tunnel: Errol Morris’s documentary on British spy David Cornwell, aka John le Carré.

Theater

1. The Music Critic: John Malkovich stars as a harsh critic in a comedy show that combines live music and theater.
2. All the Devils Are Here: Patrick Page performs one-man show portraying Shakespeare’s villains.

Music

1. Blink-182: Band releases ninth studio album, featuring Tom DeLonge.
2. Forest Swords: Returns with album “Bolted” after a six-year hiatus.
3. The Rolling Stones: Release first original album since 2005, also the first without late drummer Charlie Watts.
4. Emerson String Quartet: Announces final performances featuring Beethoven and Schubert.

Dance

1. American Ballet Theatre Fall Season: Offers a primer on modern ballet with works from multiple renowned choreographers.

Opera

1. Intelligence: World premiere looking at two spies during the Civil War.

Art

1. Etched by Light: Exhibition on photogravures as an ink printing method for photographs.
2. Paris+ par Art Basel: Art fair returns to Paris with 150 exhibitors.
3. Inventing Isabella: Examines the enigmatic philanthropist Isabella Stewart Gardner.
4. Going Dark: Guggenheim exhibit focuses on obscured human figures.
5. The Shape of Time: Looks at contemporary Korean art post-1989.

Other

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: New PS5 game featuring both Peter Parker and Miles Morales.
2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Side-scrolling platformer for Nintendo Switch.

Last Call

1. Dead Man Walking: Opera about capital punishment, featuring Joyce DiDonato, closes on Oct. 21.

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