Saturday, October 26 2:10PM (26C1)/7:10PM (26C3) CHINESE MOTHER NIGHT (U.S., 1996 113 min.) Adapted from Kurt Vonnegut's ironic satire, this black comedy begins in 1961 as Howard W. Campbell, Jr. ( Nick Nolte), an obscure American playwright, is delivered to an Israeli prison. Awaiting trial as a Nazi war criminal, Campbell finds himself in the cell directly below that of the notorious Adolph Eichmann, who is also about to stand trial for his crimes against humanity. Asked by the Israelis to prepare his memoirs for the archives, Campbell is given a typewriter and enough paper and ribbon to account for his long and complicated life. With Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, and Kirsten Dunst. CRITIC'S CHOICE: ELLA TAYLOR, LA WEEKLY CALENDAR | VENUES | TICKETS