THE WICKER MAN is one of fourteen films that deal with death in new Rubin Museum film series
Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th St. at Seventh Ave.
Friday nights, May 21 – August 27, free with $7 bar minimum, 9:30
212-620-5000
www.rmanyc.org/cabaretcinema
Death is the name of the game at the Rubin Museum, which is currently featuring such intriguing exhibits as “Remember That You Will Die: Death Across Cultures” and “Bardo: Tibetan Art of the Afterlife.” In conjunction with that theme, the institution dedicated to Himalayan art will begin a terrific new film series on May 21, Memento Mori, consisting of fourteen works that examine death in different and unusual ways. Things get under way May 21 with the original LOGAN’S RUN, in which Michael York and Jenny Agutter try to escape Carousel as their thirtieth birthdays approach. The series continues with murder (M), suicide (HAROLD AND MAUDE), loss of a child (DON’T LOOK NOW), violence (BONNIE AND CLYDE), scary settings (THE WICKER MAN), and even bargaining with the Grim Reaper himself (THE SEVENTH SEAL). Memento Mori also includes Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life before concluding with Frank Capra’s LOST HORIZON. The museum is free Friday nights after 7:00, so you can check out the exhibits, grab a few drinks in the K2 Lounge, and then see the movie (with a $7 bar minimum).