Celluloid Androids
A haunting, dystopian saga of future shock, class warfare, robot lust, and sick family mind games, Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent masterpiece Metropolis — the mother of all sci-fi thrillers — stands the test of time. Yet many musicians just can’t resist giving the film’s original soundtrack a fu- turistic makeover. Local avant-electronica group Enuma Elish are the latest to step up to the plate. They’ll be bathing Lang’s exquisite Art Deco visuals with their ethereal soundscape at the Regent Theatre (7 Medford Street, Arlington, 781.646.4849) on November 20 and at the Coolidge Corner Theatre (290 Harvard Street, Brookline, 617.734.2500) on November 21.
