Iranian Film Festival The Red Card (Carte ghermez) Mahnaz Afzali, 74 minutes, documentary, Persian with subtitles Saturday, November 17, 3:15 pm Remis Auditorium, MFA, Boston $10, Tickets and More Info While Iran's culture seems largely shut off from the United States or represented by the face of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the culture shares two strong similarities with that of America--celebrity worship and an attraction to bizarre crimes. The documentary The Red Card is like the OJ......

The Bachelor Casting Call Saturday, November 10, and Sunday, November 11, 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Nov. 10 and 3:00 to 6:00 pm on Nov. 11 Felt, 533 Washington St., Boston More Info It's the season for the new reality-television cycle, and with writers on strike, expect even more casting calls in the future. We just visited the "Beauty & the Geek" and "The Next Food Network Star" casting calls, and now ABC is......

Authorial Intent is Bostonist's wrap-up of readings around the city. Thursday, October 18 Joan Blades, 6:30 pm, Rabb Auditorium, Boston Public Library, Ford Hall Forum Series. Blades is the cofounder of moveon.org, and she's got a lot on her mind besides "General Betray-Us," which Congress gnawed on like they had nothing better to do. She'll be talking about momsrising.org, her organization that pushes for more rights for moms and families. Saturday, October 20 Frank, Mark,......

Famous Puppet Death Scenes October 18 and 19, 7:30 pm October 20, 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm $25 / Student rush tickets are $10 and can be picked up 2 hours before the show More Info Bostonist hears about a lot of unusual events, but "Famous Puppet Death Scenes" from the Old Trout Puppet Workshop may win the prize for the oddest. A puppet is an inanimate object--a dead object, if you will--until someone sticks......