Simmons as William Frawley – aka the Mertzes. The real spark comes from Nina Arianda as Vivian Vance and J.K. Javier Bardem feels a bit more shoehorned into the Arnaz role.
#Define rumpus trial
In theaters and streaming ‘7 Prisoners’ (2021)Īaron Sorkin (“West Wing,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7”) takes a look at the dynamics between power couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, the comedy team behind the 1950s prime-time hit, “I Love Lucy.” As Ball, Nicole Kidman would seem an odd choice, but gives the role a game go even if she can’t rekindle Ball’s infectiously goofy zaniness. 3, presented in part by MassBike and Common Wheels.
#Define rumpus series
Like bikes, like film? How about combining the two? The 20th version of the Bicycle Film Festival of Massachusetts, a series of shorts by, about and for two-wheel enthusiasts, rolls out virtually Friday and is available to stream through Jan. Note: The Brattle’s Covid policy requires proof of vaccination or a recent negative test result for admittance. Dune buggies, rattlesnakes and hippies make their way into a bloodsucking mix that would make a devilish double bill with “The Love Witch” (2016). For “Weird Wednesday,” The Brattle shows a restoration of the 1971 cult staple “The Velvet Vampire” directed by Roger Corman protégé Stephanie Rothman.
On Monday, The DocYard runs Jessica Beshir’s “Faya Dayi,” a spiritual journey into the Ethiopian highlands of Harar and rituals employing khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chew for religious meditations that is Ethiopia’s most lucrative cash crop. Titles this week include the quirky, wacky sci-fi adventure “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension” on Sunday “Stranger Than Paradise,” the also quirky (it’s a sub-theme!) seminal film that’s come to define the career of Jim Jarmusch, playing Wednesday “Paris, Texas.” Wim Wenders’ tale of brothers and the woman between them (Harry Dean Stanton and Dean Stockwell, who both recently died, starring alongside Nastassja Kinski) on Thursday the raucous “don’t feed him after midnight” cute-critter-gone-devil-dog flick “Gremlins” on Friday and “Night of the Comet” on Saturday. The Brattle turns back the clock to the big hair era with its “Let’s Hear it for 1984” program.