Film
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TSAR STORY The epic tragedy “Nicholas and Alexandra” (1971), the story of Rasputin and the Romanovs, is screened tomorrow. Tom Baker portrays the malevolent adviser, while Michael Jayston and Janet Suzman portray the doomed tsar and tsarina. Rosamond Bernier introduces the screening, which is presented as a tribute to Irene Worth, who plays the dowager empress, Maria Fyodorovna. The screening is part of the series Fakirs & Fakers, which elaborates on the theme of the “holy fool” in the ongoing exhibit “Holy Madness.” Friday, 9:30 p.m., Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 212-620-5000, free with $7 bar minimum.
WONG’S WORLD An extensive retrospective of the work of actress Anna May Wong (1905-61) continues this weekend. The series includes several archival prints from the British Film Institute that have not been screened theatrically in New York since their original releases in the 1920s and 1930s. A screening of Richard Eichberg’s “Song” (1928), Wong’s first European film, features the actress as a dancer drawn into a tragic romantic triangle with a cabaret knife thrower and his sweetheart. Screenings are accompanied by live music by Donald Sosin (Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m.).This weekend’s screenings also include “The Pavement Butterfly” (1929), in which she plays an acrobat trying to escape the French Riviera when she is framed for murder. The film was conceived as a showcase for Wong, who models a selection of European flapper fashions throughout (Saturday and Sunday, 4:30 p.m.). Series: Through Sunday, April 16, Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, $10 general, $7.50 seniors and students, free for members.
NO BOYS ALLOWED A screening of “The Women” (1936), a portrait of Manhattan socialites in the 1930s, is introduced by poet and playwright Patricia Spears Jones. The cast includes Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and Norma Shearer – and no men. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Makor, 35 W. 67th St., between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-415-5500, $9.
UNDERGROUND ON SCREEN The New York Underground Film Festival includes 14 features and more than 100 shorts. Focusing on contemporary experimental and documentary works, the program includes Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley’s “Day Is Done,” a three-hour video-art musical that makes its world premiere on the closing night (Sunday, 8 p.m.).The festival continues on Monday and Tuesday with repeats of the previous programs. Through Tuesday, times vary, Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-614-2775, $8.50. For a full schedule, go to www.nyuff.com.
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