On Monday, October 29, science meets the paranormal, and film meets literature, at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. 

At 7:00 PM, the Coolidge will hold a special screening of the 2001 Japanese film Kairo, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.  Kairo tells the story of Japanese teens investigating a series of suicides linked to an internet webcam that supposedly offers the opportunity to interact with the dead.  Kairo actress Kumiko Aso's performance in the film won her a Japanese Professional Movie Award for Best Actress.  In addition, Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine says that Kairo "possesses the dark art to make your pulse pound and your hair stand on end."

Along with a screening of Kairo, the Coolidge will have author Alan Lightman on hand to discuss his new novel, Ghost.  Ghost tells the story of David, an average man who witnesses a supernatural event.  The experience results in a private, psychological crisis for David, who also must contend with being a local media spectacle.

Alan Lightman is a physicist and author who currently teaches at MIT.  His previous work includes the critically acclaimed novels Einstein's Dreams, Good Benito, and Reunion, as well as the National Book Award Nominee The Diagnosis.

For more information about the event, visit www.coolidge.org.