Weekly Film Agenda: I am un chien Andalusia

Bostonist is by no means immune to the pseudo-historical un-period pieces opening this weekend, Marie Antoinette and The Prestige, or to the less new but equally pretty Illusionist (now at our favorite theater for cheap matinees) and Camille (it's like Moulin Rouge, but with character development). But today we'd like to draw your attention to a documentary about an obscure local band called the Pixies and to the abundance of short film collections being offered all over town:

Thursday 10/19

British Advertising Films of 2005
Why is the MFA showing old television commercials created for an different market on another continent? Because they're funnier and cleverer than ads meant for us, and one of them holds the title of Best Commercial In The World.
Museum of Fine Arts, 8:15, $9

Chlotrudis Society 7th Annual Short Film Festival
The Boston-based Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film will show some of the best short films in the world, select one for a cash prize, and ask you to vote on another award: Audience Favorite.
Boston Public Library (Copley Square), 6:30 pm, free!

Friday 10/20 & Saturday 10/21

loudQUIETloud
Steve Cantor & Matthew Galkin's documentary, heavy on gorgeous concert footage, light on commentary, follows the strange career of the Pixies, from humble Bostonian beginnings to cantankerous disintegration to triumphant reunion tour.
Coolidge Corner Theatre, midnight, $7.50 | trailer | "Debaser" music video

Saturday 10/21

Clawjob presents Space Crackers
The Brattle Theatre is an excellent venue for seeing live music, on the rare occasion that there's live music in their schedule. Grab some popcorn, head for the balcony, put your feet up, and enjoy an hour of science fiction films selected for the Boston Fantastic Film Festival, followed by Clawjob rocking out in futuristic costumes.
Brattle Theatre, 10 pm, $10

Wednesday 10/25

Surrealist Shorts
For those who prefer their Dada in small doses, Wednesday night's screening offers four films, none of them quite half an hour long, by Man Ray, Hans Richter, René Clair, and, inevitably, Luis Buñuel & Salvador Dali's Un Chien Andalou.
Harvard Film Archive, 9 pm, $8 | the entirety of Un Chien Andalou on Archive.org