Film
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‘IDIOT’ SAVANT A complete retrospective of the films of Danish director Lars Von Trier, “Well-Meaning People Are Dangerous,” leads up to Friday’s release of his next movie, “Manderlay.” Up next is the uncensored European version of the very adult film “The Idiots” (1998), Mr. Von Trier’s only film created using the strict standards of the Dogme95 movement (today, 11:30 a.m., 3:45 and 8 p.m.). The filmmaker – who famously has never visited America – will participate in his first question-and-answer sessions with American audiences via videoconference (Saturday and Sunday). Festival: Through Thursday, IFC Film Center, 323 Sixth Ave. at West 3rd Street, 212-924-7771, $10.75.
FAST-FOOD FILM Morgan Spurlock’s documentary “Supersize Me” (2004), in which he ate only McDonald’s food for an entire month, is screened. Tonight, 7 p.m., Location One, 26 Greene St., between Grand and Canal streets, 212-334-3347, free.
DOLL GROWN UP Greg Whiteley’s documentary “New York Doll” (2005) follows Arthur Kane, a Mormon librarian who also happens to be the former flamboyant bassist for the 1970s rock band the New York Dolls. Tonight, 7:15 p.m., Two Boots Pioneer Theater, 155 E. 3rd St. at Avenue A, 212-591-0434, $9 general, $6.50 members.
SAHEL SOUNDS Filmmaker Hisham Mayet introduces a screening of his new film, “Niger: Magic and Ecstasy in the Sahel,” a celebration of life and music in the Sahel region of Africa. Friday, 8 p.m., Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-505-5181, $8 general, $6 seniors and students, $5 members.
TIMBUKTU TUNES A screening of the film “Festival in the Desert: The Tent Sessions” is followed by a performance of desert blues by Abdoulaye Alhassane and Ousseini Chipkao and other African musicians. The movie, which features performances by Robert Plant, Ali Farka Toure, Oumou Sangare, and others, was filmed behind the scenes at a music festival in Timbuktu in 2003. Friday, 9 p.m., Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 Fourth Ave., between Union and President streets, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-857-4816, $10.
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