The Short List of Things to Do

Week of June 26

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Last Year at Marienbad

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In a swank chateau, a man, X (Giorgio Albertazzi), tries to convince a woman, A (Delphine Seyrig), that last year she promised to run off with him. Alain Robbe-Grillet and Alain Resnais concocted this 1961 art-house sensation, and it's still ravishing, confounding and fun.

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January

Season 3 of Big Love, Google Earth's museum debut and the latest from Lady GaGa

Februrary

Eminem's Crack a Bottle, Julia Fischer: Bach Concertos, The TCM Romantic Comedies and more

March

The Amazing Race returns for its 14th season and Sean Penn plays the title character in Milk

April

Check out Reasons to Be Pretty on stage, Ricky Gervais on DVD and Neil Young on CD

May

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button hits theaters, The Guild comes out on DVD and the Dave Matthews Band's releases its latest

June

Summer favorites for tweens and their parents: the Jonas Brothers' new album and the director's cut of Woodstock

July

The John Barrymore Collection, Afghanistan's rendition of Idol and the 20th Anniversary Edition of Do the Right Thing

August

Available on DVD: Icons of Sci-Fi, thirtysomething: the complete first season and I Love You, Man

September

Halo: ODST, Paul Newman: The Tribute Collection and The Informant!

October

A Gustavo Dudamel iPhone app, Hamlet starring Jude Law, and Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)