Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Thursday, August 6.
Film Forum's classic-noir slot is a reliable repertory detour with more bite than the generic movie options.
Metrograph is exactly the right room for Wong Kar Wai on a summer afternoon, earning one of the day's few film slots.
A timed DIMIN opening with four named artists has more Thursday-night art energy than the day's passive exhibition listings.
Flux IV_ gives this art-and-performance title a credible experimental frame, especially for a six o'clock stop.
Chekhov outdoors at Castle Clinton has a site-specific New York charge that beats the day's routine theater listings.
The Jazz Gallery gives Hargrove's big-band legacy a sharp, musician-forward setting instead of a nostalgia gloss.
Cafe Erzulie makes this feel like a neighborhood music hang with a real pulse, not just another Thursday listing.
Close Up is a strong fit for this players' bill, a compact Brooklyn jazz night with more edge than a standard set.
Cyrille at the Vanguard is the day's cleanest serious-jazz anchor, with a drummer-led quartet that should reward close listening.
A full-album anniversary with Wordless Music Orchestra gives this Central Park show enough shape to rise above the bigger outdoor options.