Some super-snazzy stuff is going on around Boston this week in the film world. The African Film Festival at the MFA is going strong, and Harvard Film Archive brings us José Luis Guerín's In the City of Sylvia (En la ciudad de Sylvia) with the director live and in person. (Sometimes we wonder what the point of saying "live and in person" is--would we really go to an event with someone dead and in person? We think that's called a funeral. Anyway.) The Brattle warms up for Valentie's Day with the kooky love story of Harold and Maude, and the Coolidge brings us a set of short films that screened at Sundance in 2007.

But what we're really excited about in movies this weekend is the Animation Block Party, which boasts dozens of award-winning animated shorts from New York's Animation Block Party festival last summer (view a full list of films from ABP 2007). This is a unique opportunity to see some superb animated shorts and get ideas for your submission for the 2008 ABP. Early entries are due March 3, so get crackin'!

In the interest of maintaining a high level of film culture, Reel Hub will refrain from mentioning certain Paris Hilton movie that may or may not be coming out this weekend.

Image of Stephen Neary's "Bigfoot's Eulogy" from http://www.animationblock.com/films.html