5 Things You Need to Know Today: Free Film, Comedy, Trivia Night and More

1. You need to get to the movies. Luckily tonight is movie night at the . Right now they're doing a series called, . Tonight's film is "Germany, Year Zero" a Roberto Rossellini film shot on location in the rubble of post-war Berlin in 1948 about a child trying to save his siblings from starvation. 6:30 p.m. Free.

2. You need something to cheer yourself up (after that film). Head to where Tuesday is  night. 807 Classon Ave. at St. Johns. 8:30 p.m. One drink minimum.

3. You need to show off your big brain. Head to for their weekly . 234 Underhill Ave. at Lincoln Place. 9 p.m. Free.

4. You need to pretend it's still Mother's Day. Head to Park Slope for  at , where they will read "Are You My Mother?," "The Kissing Hand," and other books about moms. 267 7th Ave (at 6th Street), 12 p.m., Free. Or see our .

5. You need to know if your train is running and if you have to move your car. There are no No. 4 and No. 5 trains south of Atlantic Avenue beginning today through Friday between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Take the Nos. 2 or 3 trains instead, according to the MTA. For drivers, there isn't another planned alternate side suspension until Memorial Day, according to the NYC DOT.