For
those in the Los Angeles area and refusing to bow to New Line’s
penultimate act of desperation and cowardice — which is to say its 10 p.m. “money grab” screenings of Snakes on a Plane — there’s a free screening of writer-director Bart Freundlich’s Trust the Man being held at the ArcLight Theatre in Hollywood.

A smart, sophisticated comedy about the challenges of love and marriage amongst modern day New Yorkers, Trust the Man centers on the romantic escapades of two couples: a successful actress (Julianne Moore) and her stay-at-home husband (David Duchovny), a former advertising executive; and said actress’ younger, slacker brother (Billy Crudup) and his long-suffering, aspiring novelist girlfriend (Maggie Gyllenhaal).
The film follows this flawed, friendly foursome on their pointed, often
surprising and frequently hilarious collective search for love in the
midst of careers, family, temptations of infidelity and the
ever-daunting search for Manhattan street parking. RSVPs for the 7:30 screening are required, so click here to do so.

In Friday, August 18 tidbits, Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip Hop Cop,
an interesting documentary about the New York Police Department’s covert rap
intelligence unit, screens for free at 3 p.m. at Rehab L.A. in Los
Angeles, followed by a Q&A with director Peter Spirer. For
directions and more information, phone (310) 566-7943. At the New Beverly Cinema,
located at 7165 Beverly Blvd., one block west of La Brea, two films
from director Lindsay Anderson starring Malcolm McDowell — If… and O Lucky Man! — screen as a double feature for only $7 admission. Mike Judge’s brilliant Office Space, meanwhile, screens at midnight at the Nuart Theatre; wear plenty of flair. Hey, plan your day just right and that’s four movies for under $17.