Weekly Film Agenda: The Sight of Music

Choreography, audience participation, and live musical performances abound:

Saturday 11/18

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Sing-A-Long
Based on the musical television episode "Once More, With Feeling" and now a hallowed national tradition, the Buffy Sing-A-Long was born in Brookline, and its doula was former Coolidge Corner Theatre program director Clinton McClung, who's back to host this event at his old haunt. You'll be supplied with lyrics, a goodie bag full of props, and the freedom to yell at the people on screen.
Coolidge Corner Theatre | midnight, $9

Pucker Up: The Fine Art of Whistling
Champion whistler Geert Chatrou will be present at the MFA for this award-winning documentary on the history, personalities, and harrowing competition of the international whistling scene.
Museum of Fine Arts | Noon, $7 (also Saturday 11/19 at 10:30 am)

Shut Up & Sing
Barbara Kopple & Cecilia Peck document the Dixie Chick's fall from country-radio grace in the wake of singer Natalie Maine's comment that "We're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas." Boycotts, death threats, and three years later, it's probably a moot point that George W. Bush was born in New Haven and went to high school in Andover.
Kendall Square Cinema (Cambridge) & Embassy Theatre (Waltham) | see web site for ticket prices and showtimes throughout the week | trailer

Sunday 11/19

The Magic Flute (Trollflöjten)
Mozart's fantastically Masonic opera, transformed by Ingmar Bergman, with a live pre-film performance by Noell Dorsey of the Longy School of Music (and of Beautiful Weekend).
Coolidge Corner Theatre | 11 am, $9 (free with student ID)

Monday 11/20

Knife In The Water (Nóż w wodzie)
Roman Polanski's debut begins with a couple picking up a hitchhiker, and ends in psychological and physical violence. Okay, so nobody sings in this movie, but it's the namesake of this Bostonist's favorite band from Texas.
Brattle Theatre | 5 & 10 pm, $9

Tuesday 11/21

Not A Photograph: The Mission of Burma Story
Influential-but-not-quite-famous Boston band Mission of Burma will be on hand for the local premiere of a documentary about their rise to non-fame in the 80s and the reunion that began in 2002.
Coolidge Corner Theatre | 7 pm, $7.50 | trailer

Oasis: Lord Don't Slow Me Down
If the phrase "authoritative Oasis documentary" excites you, reserve some tickets for the free preview screening.
Kendall Square Cinema | 7 pm, free | trailer

Wednesday 11/22

Sing-A-Long Mary Poppins
Pro: Your mom knows the words to this one. Con: Fewer magical lesbians.
Regent Theatre (7 Medford St., Arlington) | $10-$15, see web site for showtimes through Sunday 11/26

Friday 11/24

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Marilyn Monroe and non-blonde Jane Russell sing their way across the Atlantic in this charming dollop of fluff based on a Broadway musical based on a novel.
Brattle Theatre | 1, 5:15 & 9:30, $9 | trailer