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Greta Gerwig

Picks (far left) in Mistress America (2015), with Lola Kirke, Film who plays her soon-to-be stepsister. PHOTO: SONY PICTURES CLASSICS, STUDIO GHIBLI, 20TH CENTURY FOX

GRETA GERWIG FILMS Greta Gerwig is only the fifth woman to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director, when last month she got the nod for the acclaimed coming-of-age film, Lady Bird. Before venturing into film-making, however, she had made her name as an indie actress and screenwriter. Catch some of her films at The Projector, which has highlighted her as the Lady Of The Month. The line-up includes Mistress America (2015), in which Gerwig plays an adventurous woman who turns the life of her soon-to-be stepsister Tracy (played by Lola Kirke) upside down. WHERE: The Projector, Level 5 Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Road HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (PG) Waste, who curses Sophie and CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (R21) while Chalamet was nominated MRT: Nicoll Highway WHEN: Various 135 mins turns her into a 90-year-old woman. 132 mins/Now showing for Best Actor for his moving timings, go to theprojector.sg for The film was nominated for performance. The film is part of details ADMISSION: $13.50 Watch one of legendary Japanese Best Animated Feature at Based on the novel by Andre Aciman, The Projector’s line-up of 2018 Oscar animator Hayao Miyazaki’s most the 2005 Academy Awards. this sensual coming-of-age film tells Highlights, which brings some of the beloved works on the big screen WHERE: Festive Arts Theatre, 02-A2 the story of a summer romance year’s Academy Award-winning films again. Our Tampines Hub, 505 Tampines between 17-year-old Elio (played by for an extended run. Based on British author Diana Avenue 5 MRT: Tampines Timothee Chalamet, right) and an WHERE: The Projector, Level 5 Golden Wynne Jones’ novel, the Studio Ghibli WHEN: Tuesday, 7.30pm older, charming graduate student Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Road film is about a young milliner named ADMISSION: Free, e-mail jcc@ named Oliver (Armie Hammer, left) MRT: Nicoll Highway WHEN: Sunday, Sophie and a wizard named Howl. sn.mofa.go.jp to register for tickets. in sun-drenched Italy. 7.50pm; Wednesday, 8pm Their budding relationship does INFO: www.sg.emb-.go.jp/ Screenwriter James Ivory won the ADMISSION: $13.50 from not sit well with the evil Witch Of The JCC Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, theprojector.sg

FILMS suitcase of memorabilia and a red market by the beach at East Coast WHERE: West Coast Dog Run, ADMISSION: US$10 - US$50 weekdays, 9am - 5pm INFO: E-mail notebook left by his Singaporean Park. Look out for workshops on how West Coast Park MRT: Kent Ridge submission fee INFO: E-mail SNEC at [email protected]; mother who died when he was 10. He to creatively reuse old materials. WHEN: May 12, 9am - noon [email protected] NUH at [email protected] (Wang Si), The New Girlfriend (2014, R21) goes to hoping to piece WHERE: Parkland Green, East Coast ADMISSION: Free INFO: goo.gl/2X3xTx [email protected] Steeped in suspense and inspired together the story of his and his Park Car Park C1 MRT: Eunos KIDS (Christina Ng) or [email protected] by the eye-popping visuals of Pedro parents’ lives. He manages to track WHEN: April 14 & 15, 11am - 8pm Camp Canine (Eunice Chew) Almodovar, Alfred Hitchcock and down his maternal uncle, Ah Wee, who ADMISSION: Free INFO: E-mail Camp Canine will feature a pet Recycling Drive Brian De Palma, Francois Ozon’s Une runs a bak kut teh stall, and also [email protected] market, photo booth, pet portraits as Trolls Topia Nouvelle Amie (The New Girlfriend, discovers his maternal grandmother well as competitions such as meatball Receive a gift in exchange for clean Step into the colourful world of and dry recyclables such as beverage French with English subtitles) blends is still alive. The screening will be Art In The Park At Little Guilin eating, best dressed pooches DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls the macabre with a heartfelt romance followed by a 20-minute dialogue Join artists Van Wangye and Alpana (including human & pooch dress-up cans, old clothes, plastic bottles and at Universal Studios Singapore. newspapers. Organised by Sengkang as the soft-spoken Claire has a love with director Eric Khoo and Ahuja for a casual site-drawing combination), best character Experience two new shows featuring West Zone E Residents Committee. affair with a mysterious stranger. producer Tan Fong Cheng session at Little Guilin in Bukit Batok impersonation and a doggie race. trolls Poppy and Branch. Also, join WHERE: Communal Hall, Block 412 WHERE: The Projector, Level 5 Golden WHERE: GV Paya Lebar, 03-107 on Earth Day weekend. No drawing WHERE: 01-01 Rivergreen glitter troll Guy Diamond in a Fernvale Link MRT: Sengkang (Layar Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Road SingPost Centre, 10 Eunos Road 8 experience is necessary. Building, 66 Kampong Bugis glitter-rama experience and immerse MRT: Nicoll Highway MRT: Paya Lebar WHEN: April 4, 9pm LRT) WHEN: March 31, 9.30 - 11.30am WHERE: Little Guilin at Bukit Batok MRT: Lavender WHEN: April 22 , in a new one-of-a-kind Trolls VR game. TEL: 6345-6163 INFO: goo.gl/6v7js7 WHEN: Tomorrow, 2.45pm; Tue & Wed, ADMISSION: Singapore Film Society Town Park, Bukit Batok East Avenue 5 1 - 7pm ADMISSION: Free, $3 a dog to WHERE: Universal Studios Singapore, 7.40pm (Blue Room) membership, from $18 a month MRT: Bukit Gombak WHEN: April 21, take part in competitions Resorts World Sentosa, 8 Sentosa Blindfold Yoga ADMISSION: $13.50 (standard), TEL: 9017-0160 INFO: E-mail 8.30 - 10.30am ADMISSION: Register INFO: E-mail Gateway MRT: HarbourFront Trium Fitness is organising a mass $11.50 (concession) [email protected] at tinyurl.com/artatguilin, details will [email protected] WHEN: Till April 29 blindfold yoga session to raise INFO: theprojector.sg be sent via e-mail one week before ADMISSION: Adults, $76; children awareness of the visually impaired NATURE the activity date INFO: E-mail TOURS aged four - 12, $56; seniors (aged from and in support of Guide Dogs Popcorn Movie Nights: [email protected] 60), $38 INFO: rwsentosa.com Singapore. With 200 registered World War Z (2013, PG13) participants, it is also aiming to set Former United Nations employee Plants For Your Office Communities & Memories Gardening Workshop PETS Cold Storage Kids Run a national record in the Singapore Gerry Lane traverses the world in Of Old Downtown Singapore Participants get a goodie bag worth Book of Records. Learn how to take advantage of the a race against time to stop the Uncover the stories of old downtown $50 (includes a T-shirt, Sentosa F&B WHERE: Indoor atrium, Aperia Mall, air-conditioned environment in Pet Expo 2018 zombie pandemic that is toppling Singapore and learn more about the and retail vouchers, discounts on 8-12 Kallang Avenue MRT: Bendemeer corporate offices to grow a multitude The fifth year of the Pet Expo features armies and governments, and rich history behind Four Horse Road selected Sentosa attractions and a WHEN: March 31, 10.30 - 11.30am of plants, some of which are less pet adoptions, educational talks, threatening to destroy humanity. in this walking tour led by Dr Lai Chee chance to win hampers worth $200 - ADMISSION: Free, take along your own commonly seen in tropical Singapore. competitions and contests, as well as Stars Brad Pitt. Kien. $400 and a trophy). There will also be mat or rent one for $5 WHERE: Classrooms 1 & 2, L3 Botany WHERE: Palawan Green, Sentosa myriad pet products and services. WHERE: Meet at The Theatre Practice, fringe activities. TEL: 8782-8633 Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens WHERE: Hall 7 Singapore Expo, MRT: HarbourFront WHEN: Tue, 54 Waterloo Street MRT: Bencoolen/ WHERE: Palawan Green, Sentosa INFO: triumfitness.com MRT: Botanic Gardens WHEN: April 7, 7.30pm ADMISSION: Free 1 Expo Drive MRT: Expo WHEN: April 6 - Bras Basah WHEN: April 7, 10am - MRT: HarbourFront WHEN: May 20, 10am - 1pm ADMISSION: $50, register INFO: popcorn.sg/movienights 8, 11am - 8pm ADMISSION: $5 a day, noon (English), 3 - 5 pm (Mandarin) 8 - 11am ADMISSION/INFO: $50 - $115 Celebrate Love Wedding at nparks.gov.sg TEL: 6471-9961 $12 for a three-day pass, free for ADMISSION/INFO: $27, tickets from (early-bird rates $45 - $110 for entries Showcase INFO: E-mail children below 12 years old; pets are Jimami Tofu (2017, PG) fhrwalk.peatix.com; present a Four by March 31); free entry to Sentosa; Meet wedding specialists at the [email protected] welcome INFO: petexposg.com A Chinese-Singaporean chef who Horse Road ticket stub for register at coldstoragekidsrun. Marina Mandarin and White Link used to work in finds himself a $5 cash refund on event day com.sg Bridal Showcase to learn more about in Okinawa, begging a disgruntled Sketches Of Nature Walk-A-Paw available wedding packages and tour old chef to teach him the art of Go on a scenic walk in Telok Blangah The event is designed to promote a the hotel’s wedding venues. traditional Okinawan cuisine. A top Hill Park with NParks’ volunteer artist healthy and active lifestyle for dogs CONTEST OTHERS WHERE: Marina Mandarin Ballroom, Japanese food critic finds herself Tham Pui San and sketch interesting and their owners by having them 6 Raffles Boulevard MRT: Promenade in Singapore on a discovery of flora and fauna or the surroundings. engage in an activity together. It is Landscape Architecture Myopia Drug Test WHEN: April 15, noon - 4pm South-east Asian cuisine. In reality, Take along a sketchbook and drawing also an attempt to break the current Student Competition The Singapore National Eye Centre ADMISSION: Free (high tea provided) both are looking for each other after materials. record in the Singapore Book of The Student Design Competition of (SNEC) and National University TEL: 6845-1018 INFO: E-mail [email protected] she left him years ago. Directed by WHERE: Multipurpose Plaza, Telok Records for the most dogs taking part the 55th IFLA World Congress 2018 Hospital (NUH) are assessing whether Jason Chan and Christian Lee. Blangah Hill Park, 10 Telok Blangah in a run. is sponsored by the International a new drug can slow down the WHERE: GV VivoCity, 02-30 VivoCity, Green MRT: Telok Blangah WHERE: The Meadows, Gardens by Federation of Landscape Architects progression of myopia. Children aged LAST CALL 1 Harbourfront Walk WHEN: April 8, 9 - 11am the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive (IFLA) and organised by the Singapore six to 11 with -1.00 to -6.00D myopia MRT: HarbourFront WHEN: Wed, 8pm ADMISSION: Free, register at MRT: Bayfront WHEN: April 22, 8am - Institute of Landscape Architects. in both eyes and who fulfil certain Natas Travel Fair ADMISSION: Singapore Film Society goo.gl/jTtbZd by April 1 INFO: E-mail noon ADMISSION/INFO: $36 - $49 (for It aims to show the highest standards criteria are invited to be in the study. Travel specialists, tour operators and membership, from $18 a month [email protected] or dogs & buddies), $12 (without dog), in landscape architecture education WHERE (MRT): Singapore National national tourism organisations will TEL: 9017-0160 INFO: E-mail [email protected] register at goo.gl/npnuaF worldwide. The top prize is US$3,500 Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue present their itineraries and deals. [email protected] (S$4,600). (Outram Park); National University WHERE: Halls 4 & 5A Singapore Expo, Weekends In The Park: Who Let The Dogs Out Carnival WHERE: For more details go to Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road 1 Expo Drive MRT: Expo WHEN: Till Sun, Ramen Teh (2018) Lifestyle Market & Workshops Take your pet dog for a fun-filled and ifla2018.com/student-design- (Kent Ridge) WHEN: Call or e-mail to 10am - 9.30pm ADMISSION: Free Masato, a young ramen chef in Enjoy artisan crafts, chalk art and family-friendly carnival organised by competition WHEN: Submission inquire ADMISSION: Free TEL: 6534-0187 Takasaki, Japan, chances upon a free play activities at NParks’ lifestyle the Telok Blangah Community Club. deadline is May 18, 6pm TEL: 6322-4500/4501 (SNEC), INFO: natastravelfair.travel