New in theatres this week:
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
More Disney than Goethe, the makers of the "National Treasure" franchise again team up with Nicholas Cage and steal the Harry Potter basics for this adventure of involving a reluctant young man who finds out he's the heir to Merlin the Magician and destined to save the world. Also starring Jay Baruchel and Monica Bellucci.

Twistin' by the pool: Zurich's coolest outdoor pool hosts Schwümmbad Disco, a pool party with a raft of DJs who know the difference between electronic and electronica. Saturday, from 4:30 to 11:30pm at the Dolder Bad.

Pass This On: video and light installations by Fabian Chiquet at Video Tank in Kreis 2. Through September 12.

Check out the events page for two new readings coming up, with Bret Easton Ellis and Ian McEwan.

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We offer you tips on what's on in Zurich, for English-language movies & events, as well as our humble opinions about where to eat, drink, party and play. We are travel writers who endlessly stumble around town, finding new venues, going to movie premieres - so we’re in a position to know. No one has paid us to include any of these entries, so you can count on our opinions as being of the purest nature.