Expo

New England Eco Expo. Oct. 1-3, World Trade Center. Call 484-4418 for more information. Includes Environmental Career Day, fashion show, Earth Music Festival, A Taste of the Environment, cooking demos, wine tastings, and children's activities.

Films

"Fred Astaire: Master of the Dance" Film Series. "Funny Face (1957)," on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. Boston Public Library, Copley Square. Call 536-5400, ext. 319 for more information.

Contemporary African Film Series at MIT. "Yeelen" on Oct. 1 and "Ceddo" on Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Bartos Theater. Call 253-2372 for more information.

Japan Program Films at MIT. "Revenge of a Kabuki Actor" at 7 p.m. and "Twenty-four Eyes" at 9 p.m., Rm 1-390, corner of Mass Ave. and Memorial Dr. Call 253-2839 for more information.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. Akira Kurosawa's classics include "Throne of Blood" at 3:45 and 7:55 p.m. and "Yojimbo" at 5:50 and 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30. Cary Grant stars in "Indiscreet" at 5:55 and 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, "Notorious" at 3:30 and 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, and "An Affair to Remember" at 3:45 p.m. and 7:55 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1 and at 1:15, 5:30 and 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2. Greta Garbo stars in "Anna Karenina" at 4 and 7:50 p.m. and "Queen Christina" at 2, 5:50 and 9:35 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3. See French film noir flicks "Jenny Lamour" at 3:45 and 7:30 p.m. and "The Murderer Lives at 21" at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 4. Political observer Molly lvins reads from her latest book "Nothing But Good Times Ahead" at 5:30 p.m. and action director John Woo's Vietnam film "Bullet in the Head" shows at 7:40 and 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5. The Back to School series includes "If..." at 4 and 7:50 p.m. and "Pump Up the Volume" at 6 and 9:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Coolidge Corner Cinema. 390 Harvard St., Brookline. 734-2500. On Thursday, Sept. 30. "Like Water for Chocolate" at 5:20 p.m. "Equinox" at 7:20 p.m. "Sick and Twisted Animation Festival" at 9:30 p.m. "Orlando" at 5 p.m. "Twist" at 6:45 and 8:20 p.m. "Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies" at 9:55 p.m.

Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. On Thursday, Sept. 30. "The Good Son" at 12:45, 3:15, 5:40, 8 and 10:10 p.m. "The Program" at 11:40, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10 and 9:35. "Dazed and Confused" at 11:50, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10. "Warlock II: the Armageddon" at 1:35, 3:45, 5:55, 8:20 and 10:30. "Searching for Bobby Fischer" at 1, 3:30, 6:10 and 8:40. "Striking Distance" at 12:20, 3, 5:20, 7:45 and 10:20. "Airborne" at 12:05, 2:15, and 4:10. "Undercover Blues" at 12:35, 2:45, 4:50 and 9:25. "True Romance" at 11:30, 1:55, 4:20, 6:45 and 9:15. "The Fugitive" at 1:15, 4, 7 and 9:50. "In the Line of Fire" at 6:25 and 9.

Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. On Thursday, Sept. 30. "Wedding Banquet" at 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20 and 9:40 p.m. and 12:10 a.m. "Like Water for Chocolate" at 10:35 p.m. "Into the West" at 12:20, 2:45, 5:10 and 7:40 p.m. "Un Couer En Hiver" at 12:40, 3:20, 5:40, 8 and 10:20 p.m. "Manhattan Murder Mystery" at 11:40, 2, 4:20, 6:40, 9:20 and 11:50 p.m. "Age of Innocence" at 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m.

Loews Janus. 57 JFK St., Harvard Square. 661-3737. "The Joy Luck Club" at 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m.

Talk

Molly lvins. Will speak about her newest collection of political writings, "Nothing But Good Times Ahead." Tuesday, Oct. 5, 5:30 p.m. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. Free. Call 354-5201 for more information.