The Early Word: Healthcare Ruling Expected This Week

1. The fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the sweeping overhaul to the nation's healthcare system, will be decided the Supreme Court in an expected decision this week. At the heart of arguments against the law is the constitutionality of an individual healthcare insurance "mandate"—believed by many to be a cornerstone provision of the bill. Stay tuned with Patch for updates and reaction from local elected officials, residents and healthcare providers on the ruling.

2. Nelson George will discuss his documentary, , a film celebrating the rise of Fort Greene as a cultural Mecca for African American artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, and actors in the 1980s and 1990s at . Brooklyn Moon Cafe, 745 Fulton St. 7 p.m. $20.

3. on a pay-what-you-can basis, done Brooklyn-style. Brooklyn Free School, 372 Clinton Ave. 6:45 p.m. $5.

4. Long mythologized as a lost work, Rossellini’s re-emerged at Cannes last year in this pristine hi-def digital restoration. BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave. 9:15 p.m. $13.

5. Alternate side parking rules are in effect.