6 pm: Art

The fourth Absolut-L.A. International Biennial Art Invitational returns this week as some 60 galleries host exhibitions by 200 artists from 30 countries. From a group show devoted to emerging Cuban artists at Track 16 to rare exhibitions by Belgian artist Pierre Alechinksy at Jack Rutberg and Cuban photographer Raul Corrales at Couturier, the six-week series of shows, lectures and tours will feature a wide variety of contemporary works from around the world. The invitational kicks off today with receptions in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, followed by Santa Monica and Venice on Friday and downtown Los Angeles and Bergamot Station on Saturday.

* The Absolut-Los Angeles International Biennial Art Invitational. Held citywide; see art listings for specific gallery openings or consult https://www.LAin99.org. (310) 392-8399 or (310) 315-9506.

7:30 pm: Movies

The American Cinematheque will premiere Matthew Bright’s latest postmodern fairy-tale update, “Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trick Baby,” as part of its “Alternative Screen Series: A Forum for Independent Film Exhibition & Beyond.” Bright’s 1996 film, “Freeway,” a dark and violent but wickedly funny update of “Little Red Riding Hood” that starred Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland, has become a cult favorite. “Trick Baby” is a modern take on “Hansel and Gretel” and stars Natasha Lyonne (“Slums of Beverly Hills”) and Vincent Gallo (“Buffalo ‘66”). Bright and some of the cast members will attend the screening and post-screening reception.

* “Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trick Baby” and the short film “The Great Coagulator,” Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $20. (323) 466-FILM, Ext. 2.

8 pm: Movies

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Directors Guild of America and the Hungarian Film Commission are co-presenting “The George Cukor Centennial Retrospective.” The series will kick off at the academy with Cukor’s 1932 “What Price Hollywood?,” generally considered the unofficial first version of “A Star Is Born.” The screening will be preceded by a panel discussion moderated by Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel. The six-week retrospective will continue at LACMA’s Bing Theater.

* “The George Cukor Centennial Retrospective,” Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. “What Price Hollywood?” and panel discussion, today at 8 p.m. $3 to $5. (310) 247-3600. This weekend’s screenings at LACMA, Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.: Friday at 7:30 p.m., “Dinner at Eight” (1933) and “Girls About Town” (1931); Saturday at 5:30 p.m., a free screening of “The Men That Made the Movies: George Cukor” (1973); Saturday at 7:30 p.m., “The Philadelphia Story” (1940) and “A Bill of Divorcement” (1932). Continues through Aug. 21. See Calendar’s movies listings or check https://www.lacma.org. Tuesday matinees, $1 to $2. Evening screenings, $5 to $7. (323) 857-6010.

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FREEBIE: The 10-piece band Roomful of Blues appears with vocalist Zola Moon on the Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, 7:30 p.m. (310) 458-8900.