Film
The Host
The Host is the best monster movie since the height of the Alien series, so director Bong Joon-ho is justified in referring to artist Jang Hee-chul as his H.R. Giger. The biggest domestic box office hit ever in South Korea, The Host is spooky, hilarious, poignant, and a not-too-subtle attack on US imperialism. You can see the movie — and creature effects by SF-based animators the Orphanage — months before its theatrical release thanks to this screening, part of the first annual SF International Animation Showcase. (Johnny Ray Huston)
7 p.m.
SF Museum of Modern Art
151 Third St., SF
$7.50–$11
(415) 561-5000
(415) 947-1292
www.sffs.org
Music
Mobius Band
Unrestrained guitar melodies matched to tepid moods and pop sensibilities — check. An arpeggiator program fluttering in a milieu of dense-sounding rhythms and monotone vocals — check. Though this instrumentation might have influential bands such as Kraftwerk dancing on the tip of your tongue, it’s gracing Mobius Band’s infectious avant-pop this time. The group mixed new-wavish pop with electronic swells on last year’s The Loving Sound of Static (Ghostly International). MB open for the National, indie rockers enjoying their own tidal wave of success. (Chris Sabbath)
With Baby Dayliner
9 p.m.
Great American Music Hall
859 O’Farrell, SF
$15
(415) 885-0750
www.musichallsf.com