Alt-Film Geeks Take Note

The 8th Annual Boston Underground Film Festival (B.U.F.F.) starts today and lasts through Sunday March 26. This year’s screenings will take place at the Brattle Theater, Harvard Film Archive, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, and the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

Headlining the Festival is a dark comedy, The French Guy about a woman who undergoes brain surgery only to come back to her apartment in a feeble emotional and mental state, incapable of dealing with her building and its eccentric inhabitants. What ensues is a comedy of errors and accidents sure to make for a plenty of laughs. Writer/Director Ann Marie Fleming will be hosting the premiere of the film at the Brattle at 9 PM tonight.

On Saturday, the Brattle is featuring a Lloyd Kaufman (think “Toxic Avenger”) lovefest extravaganza. Starting at 2:30, Kaufman who started his own production company: Troma Entertainment) will be teaching a Master Class to aspiring filmmakers. The class lasts 150 minutes and only costs $10. Then at midnight, the Brattle will showcase Kaufman’s film Tromeo & Juliet. Described as “a modern, punk adaptation of Shakespeare's classic full of body-piercing, kinky sex, and car crashes” it’s sure to gel well with B.U.F.F.-goers.

Tickets are $7 general admission ($6 for students, seniors (55+), Brattle and Coolidge members, and T-pass holders). Full festival passes are $75 and a 10 ticket pass is $50. For those of you interested in the full festival pass, it has its perks. Tommy Doyle’s will be offering free food and drink this Thursday and Saturday for B.U.F.F. festival pass holders.

For a complete list of this year’s schedule, click here. Check Bostonist on Tuesdays for our weekly film picks.

Post contributed by Beth Gottfried