Twin Cities weekend events: Pumpkin carving with chainsaws, Taste of Asia, Elvira party

No Sundance, no problem — the Twin Cities Film Fest returns this week with over 140 movie screenings today through Oct. 26.

What we're watching: Featured films include "Nightbitch," starring Amy Adams as a new mom who begins turning into a dog, Ralph Fiennes' Catholic church thriller "Conclave" and "Boundary Waters," an indie drama set in the Iron Range.

• All in-person showings will be at Marcus West End Cinema (formerly known as the Showplace ICON) in St. Louis Park, though more than 70 of the films will be available to stream at home.

Details: Individual tickets to in-person screenings are $13 or $25; online screenings are $10. Passes start at $55.

• Twenty of the films will be available for free.

In other entertainment news ...

🌙 Are you a die-hard Elvira fan? LITT Pinball in Minneapolis is hosting a "Mistress of the Dark" party on Friday night with a movie screening, costume contest, free Elvira-themed pinball and more. Free admission

🎥 Be "the bane of existence" for the Parkway Theater's clean-up crew at a midnight screening of "Rocky Horror Picture Show" Friday and Saturday nights. Per tradition, there will be a live shadow cast acting in tandem with the movie. $10 in advance, $15 at the door

📚 Find your next read, meet your favorite authors, converse with fellow writers and more at the Twin Cities Book Festival this Saturday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Don't miss the used book and record sale in the back corner! Free admission

🎃 Break out the chainsaw Saturday afternoon at Pumpkins and Powerdrills in Northeast Minneapolis, the annual opportunity to carve jack-o'-lanterns with power tools. BYOPumpkin or buy one there. Free, preregistration appreciated

😋 Feast on traditional Asian cuisine and get a sneak peek inside Blaine's upcoming cultural mall at Taste of Asia on Saturday and Sunday. The event will also feature all-day live music, performances and dragon dances. Free