0 ★★★★★ Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, until February 21 New Year's interactive project on the theme of reflections Works on the theme of reflections, mirrors and all kinds of optical tricks: reflections in the bathroom, in glasses, in someone's eyes, in artists' studios. You can even touch and twirl the works of Elkonin, Infante, Koleichuk in your hands.

0 ★★★★★ Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, until August 1 Installations of mirrors in the snow Installations from different years of classic Soviet land art - all in the snow. Everything is shown in a dark room, with rays of light reflected in the mirrors, everything glares and shimmers. The most perfect space.

Georgia announced that the country will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow by the song “We Don’t Wanna Put In” • Dasha Zhukova became the editor-in-chief of Pop magazine • a log with an ax stuck in it was thrown into the apartment of the editor-in-chief of “Echo of Moscow” • the Rolan cinema was sealed • the group Faith No More announced a reunion • the distribution of Pavel Bardin’s film about Russian skinheads “Russia 88” was banned

Rimas Tuminas never adheres to the text as the Bible. “Woe from Wit” is no exception, but its heroes dance naturally from the stove: it rises in the middle of a stage similar to the Moscow symbol - the bell tower of Ivan the Great. The main character is Famusov (Sergei Garmash), whose serfs dance ballet in his house, and his daughter hides books: dad will see and chop him up.

An indifferent, rather monotonous, sometimes boring film about the life and death of California's golden youth at the dawn of the AIDS era has the same enveloping, hypnotic effect as Ellis's original text. (Mapa de los sonidos de Tokyo) 51 ★★★ Isabelle Coixe. Starring Rinko Kikuchi, Sergi Lopez, Manabu Oshio, Takeo Nakahara, Hideo Sakaki. Spain, 2009, subtitles

“Forum Hall”, Thu December 31, 23.00 Retrodance in an unexpected New Year’s symbiosis with a pop ensemble from Sri Lanka In addition to the branch of the “Disco of the 80s” (performer of the song “Words” Frenchman F.R.

“I became disillusioned with Russian cinema about five years ago, so in terms of culture, nothing can disappoint me anymore.” Valeria Gai Germanika, director

HOOLIGANS OCCUPIED THE MANEGE The main event of the festival “Fashion and Style in Photography” turned out to be connected with the fashion of 20 years ago - photographs of informals of the 1980s from the collection of Misha Buster were exhibited in the Manege. Today's fashionistas have not passed by: by the end of the year it is easier to find a person dressed as a punk or rockabilly guy from the 1980s than a real punk or rockabilly guy.

On the stage, a pile of spring beds rises like an openwork tower - a sleepy kingdom where everything develops according to the principle of “wait and see.” Each character is assigned his own bed. They seem to sleep and wake up only when it is their turn to join the game. There is only one erectus here - Laptev (Alexey Vertkov), whose life Chekhov copied to a large extent from himself. 3 ★★★★★ “Workshop of Pyotr Fomenko”, Mon December 28, 19.00. Directed by P. Fomenko. Starring K. Badalov, G.

Clint Eastwood played his last leading role - an angry pensioner who explains Cambodian Chinese hooligans, what's what, in Gran Torino. A great finale to a great career. Luckily, as a director, Eastwood still plans to release two films a year.

choice of "poster": The first detective in the Millennium trilogy. The main character, journalist Blomkvist, unravels a murder committed many years ago. Bestseller of the decade - and an instant classic A book that explains that it's not all about biology, but about geography. Skin color and all that doesn’t matter: the main thing is the “Anna Karenina principle” An ideal airport legal thriller from the patriarch of the genre.

(Tetro) 36 ★★★ Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdu, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Carmen Maura. USA-Italy-Spain-Argentina, 2009, subtitles Francis Ford Coppola's retro drama about the writer's difficult relationship with his family

Castrol Global Ambassador Marcel Desailly on Barça's leadership in the rankings: “The Castrol Rankings show that Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has managed to achieve coherent team play. Marquez, Pique and Puyol are outstanding defenders, Daniel Alves is exceptional in both defense and attack and Keita controls the opposition in midfield.”

In June, the third Korovabar opened in St. Petersburg. The steaks are still unrivaled: from the pulp, on the bone, tipon, with chorizo, with blue cheese. There are plenty of people any day of the week, despite its cyclical size - the new Korovabar has 220 seats.

Arkady Novikov's first classic restaurant - with white walls, modern art and fusion with a French twist from chef Kamel. BEST RESTAURANTS FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2009 The Moscow restaurant of Nobuyuki Matsuhisa was opened by Robert De Niro and the Agalarov family - now it is the main meeting place for investment bankers and high-ranking officials and a constant generator of problems on Dmitrovka.