Entertainment tips

19:30; De goddess is none other than a salmon pink Citroën, in which a Japanese guy and a blind Australian girl travel through Australia, in search of the car’s original owner, because, apparently, besides watching MTV, getting wired on Coca Cola, and contemplating getting a tattoo, these two have got nothing better to do. Yes siree, in the long tradition, it’s a Road movie, and remains one provided the blind girl doesn’t drive.

Bread And Roses, thurs. to wed. (not on monday) 19.45; Socialist British director Ken Loach goes Hollywood, sort of, with this provocative film about illegal Mexican cleaners in LA who try to organise a union.

The Third Man, mon. 19:45 and fri. 15:45; Orson Welles stars in this classic – Graham Greene scripted – film about the shadowy dealings going on in Vienna immediately following the end of WWII.

Memento, thurs. to wed. (not on Sunday) 22:00; If you ever wondered what would happen if you lost your short-term memory, killed your wife, lived your life backwards, and gave yourself tattoos with a hot ball-point pen, go see this movie.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, sun. 15:00; Everybody is kung-fu fighting in this critically acclaimed martial arts flick. Directed by Ang Lee, in Mandarin Chinese with Dutch subtitles.

Delfia

Tel. 015-212 38 55

Bounce, thurs to wed. 17:00, 19:30, 22:00 (wed. not at 17:00); Guy swaps his plane ticket with another guy who’s hurrying to home to his wife and children for Christmas. Plane crashes, Dad dies and lucky guy who swapped his ticket is swamped with guilt. So, a year later he goes in search of the dead Dad’s family. Cue the melodramatic music, roll out the cliches, choke down the formula, cause lucky guy and widow are about to fall in Luv.

The Mummy Returns, thurs to wed. 14:00, 17:00, 19:30, 22:00 (thurs. not at 14:00); Great special effects if you can overlook the wooden acting, dull script and cynical cashing in on success of the first film.

Apollo

Tel. 015-212 32 51

The Mexican, thurs. to wed. 18:30 and 21:30 (sun. not at 18:30 but at 15:00); Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts bring A-list Hollywood star power to a film that beat ‘Hannibal’ at US box-offices. Gangster Pitt must smuggle a weapon, named the Mexican, into the US. His girlfriend, Roberts, ain’t happy about this turn of events.

Music

Speakers

Tel. 015-212 44 46

Live: Seesaw, Zea & Seedling, thurs. 31 May, 21:00; Beatsclub: Seventies Party, fri. 23:00; Experience Speakers, sat. 23:00; Salsa Sunday, sun. 20:00; Videolab: Ordinary Decent Criminal, tues. 21:00.

Koornbeurs

Tel. 015-212 47 42

Triangle, fri. 23:00; Underground, sat. 22:00.

Exhibitions

Techniek Museum

Tel. 015-213 83 11

Dynamic force and workshop machines, permanent; Van Telraam to Chip, permanent; Holography, permanent;

Legermuseum

Tel. 015-215 05 00

Military history of the Netherlands and the Royal House of Orange, permanent collection of weapons, clothes, harnesses, paintings.

Volkenkundig Museum Nusantara

Tel. 015-260 23 58

Permanent collection detailing the Netherlands Indies and Indonesia.

Het Prinsenhof

Tel. 015-260 23 58

De Aert of the family van de Goes van Naters, until Feb. 25; Panorama of Delft, paintings and drawings by Aart Houtman.

Haags Gemeentemuseum

Stadhouderslaan 41, Den Haag,

Tel: 070-33 81 111, www.gemeentemuseum.nl

All over the place: fashion and traditional dress, until March 18, 2001; Auke de Vries: Costume design for the Friesian army, until November 12;

Faculteit Bouwkunde

Berlageweg 1 .

De Amstel canals of Berlage, color photos by Kees Stoffels, untilJune 16th.

Nai Rotterdam

Tel. 010-440 12 00

J.J.P. Oud – Philip Johnson, a dialogue, the largest ever exhibition about one of the 20th centuries most famous architects, until September 9th

Museum Paul Tétar van Elven

Tel. 015-212 42 06

A piece done with a pen, until October 28th.

Film

Filmhuis Lumen .

Tel. 015-214 02 26

The Goddess Of 1967, thurs to wed. 19:30; De goddess is none other than a salmon pink Citroën, in which a Japanese guy and a blind Australian girl travel through Australia, in search of the car’s original owner, because, apparently, besides watching MTV, getting wired on Coca Cola, and contemplating getting a tattoo, these two have got nothing better to do. Yes siree, in the long tradition, it’s a Road movie, and remains one provided the blind girl doesn’t drive.

Bread And Roses, thurs. to wed. (not on monday) 19.45; Socialist British director Ken Loach goes Hollywood, sort of, with this provocative film about illegal Mexican cleaners in LA who try to organise a union.

The Third Man, mon. 19:45 and fri. 15:45; Orson Welles stars in this classic – Graham Greene scripted – film about the shadowy dealings going on in Vienna immediately following the end of WWII.

Memento, thurs. to wed. (not on Sunday) 22:00; If you ever wondered what would happen if you lost your short-term memory, killed your wife, lived your life backwards, and gave yourself tattoos with a hot ball-point pen, go see this movie.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, sun. 15:00; Everybody is kung-fu fighting in this critically acclaimed martial arts flick. Directed by Ang Lee, in Mandarin Chinese with Dutch subtitles.

Delfia

Tel. 015-212 38 55

Bounce, thurs to wed. 17:00, 19:30, 22:00 (wed. not at 17:00); Guy swaps his plane ticket with another guy who’s hurrying to home to his wife and children for Christmas. Plane crashes, Dad dies and lucky guy who swapped his ticket is swamped with guilt. So, a year later he goes in search of the dead Dad’s family. Cue the melodramatic music, roll out the cliches, choke down the formula, cause lucky guy and widow are about to fall in Luv.

The Mummy Returns, thurs to wed. 14:00, 17:00, 19:30, 22:00 (thurs. not at 14:00); Great special effects if you can overlook the wooden acting, dull script and cynical cashing in on success of the first film.

Apollo

Tel. 015-212 32 51

The Mexican, thurs. to wed. 18:30 and 21:30 (sun. not at 18:30 but at 15:00); Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts bring A-list Hollywood star power to a film that beat ‘Hannibal’ at US box-offices. Gangster Pitt must smuggle a weapon, named the Mexican, into the US. His girlfriend, Roberts, ain’t happy about this turn of events.

Music

Speakers

Tel. 015-212 44 46

Live: Seesaw, Zea & Seedling, thurs. 31 May, 21:00; Beatsclub: Seventies Party, fri. 23:00; Experience Speakers, sat. 23:00; Salsa Sunday, sun. 20:00; Videolab: Ordinary Decent Criminal, tues. 21:00.

Koornbeurs

Tel. 015-212 47 42

Triangle, fri. 23:00; Underground, sat. 22:00.

Exhibitions

Techniek Museum

Tel. 015-213 83 11

Dynamic force and workshop machines, permanent; Van Telraam to Chip, permanent; Holography, permanent;

Legermuseum

Tel. 015-215 05 00

Military history of the Netherlands and the Royal House of Orange, permanent collection of weapons, clothes, harnesses, paintings.

Volkenkundig Museum Nusantara

Tel. 015-260 23 58

Permanent collection detailing the Netherlands Indies and Indonesia.

Het Prinsenhof

Tel. 015-260 23 58

De Aert of the family van de Goes van Naters, until Feb. 25; Panorama of Delft, paintings and drawings by Aart Houtman.

Haags Gemeentemuseum

Stadhouderslaan 41, Den Haag,

Tel: 070-33 81 111, www.gemeentemuseum.nl

All over the place: fashion and traditional dress, until March 18, 2001; Auke de Vries: Costume design for the Friesian army, until November 12;

Faculteit Bouwkunde

Berlageweg 1 .

De Amstel canals of Berlage, color photos by Kees Stoffels, untilJune 16th.

Nai Rotterdam

Tel. 010-440 12 00

J.J.P. Oud – Philip Johnson, a dialogue, the largest ever exhibition about one of the 20th centuries most famous architects, until September 9th

Museum Paul Tétar van Elven

Tel. 015-212 42 06

A piece done with a pen, until October 28th.