This week isn't quite as packed as last week, but it's a pretty impressive week. Lots of films with filmmakers and some interesting documentaries and foreign films. And some free pre-Halloween screenings of "Rocky Horror" (perhaps with some live entertainment). Something for everyone!

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This might just be the busiest week of the year. Check out the free screenings of the Boston Palestine Film Festival at Harvard Law or the Ibero-American Film Festival at BU. There's a special night at the Paramount with a showcase of experimental films. We have Cinematheque and a VES screening. We have filmmakers on hand for at least six of the ( Read more... )

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It's a really busy week, folks. Filmmakers are criss-crossing town to show their creations. The Ibero-American Film Festival is cranking up at BU and the UMass Boston Film Series continues. October lends itself to films about our Italian heritage, upcoming elections and Halloween. You'll find plenty of options to keep you entertained ( Read more... )

It's another good week of free films in Boston. The UMass Boston Film Series is kicking off this week and every screening will feature a discussion with the filmmaker. If you are into German film-making, check out the Werner Schroeter Symposium and screenings at the Goethe-Institut Boston. Several other screenings have filmmakers on hand. For ( Read more... )

This is what you have all been waiting for. Films with directors on hand, films that haven't made it to the theater yet, a festival with films about games, a rarely shown silent film with musical accompaniment... and that's not all ( Read more... )

Now we are getting back in the swing of things. I've added a bunch of free movie series this fall, including the Ibero-American Film Festival at BU and Cinephile Sundays at Wellesley. There are plenty of fun things to watch this week, including VES shorts at the Harvard Film Archives, Australian short films at MIT and old episodes of "Star Trek" at ( Read more... )

It's one of the lightest weeks of the year. With the holiday, election day, schools just getting started, outdoor flicks all gone ... not much is happening yet. But stay tuned. I've noticed a bigger supply of good films coming, better than in most years already ( Read more... )

A quiet week heading into a 3-day weekend awaits. Most of the outdoor series are wrapping up this week. Check out the last night of Films at the Gate tonight or the screening of "Exit Through the Gift Shop" (the Banksy movie) in Arlington on Wednesday ( Read more... )

The end is near. The end of the summer movie season, that is. Next weekend, is the summer ending Films at the Gate in Chinatown. MIT LSC finishes its summer run this week and several of the outdoor screening series are either finished or will finish this week. But this may also be the busiest week yet of outdoor screenings ( Read more... )