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The Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film continues its annual Top 100 List tradition with a list of the one hundred funniest films of all time. All members were asked to contribute 20 ideas, which were then compiled into the final list of mostly modern American films. According to the press release: more ›

The Chlotrudis Awards kick off at 5:00 pm tomorrow, Sunday, March 18, at the Brattle Theatre. Tickets are only $20. How is that price for an awards show honoring movies that were better than most of what got nominated at the Oscars? Oscars, Schmoscars. Boston has the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film, which is holding its awards ceremony Sunday, March 18th, at the Brattle Theatre. (By the way, "Chlotrudis" came from combining the names of... more ›

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... more ›

Attention local film patrons, geeks, students, snobs, enthusiasts: Cambridge's endangered Brattle Theatre is looking for volunteers to write for their Film Notes series. They'd like to see 800-1,000 word essays that "avoid the plot summaries and superficial value judgments of newspaper criticism," to be distributed at screenings and posted on their web site: "Anything from a personal recollection of the first time you saw Vertigo to an abridged academic paper on its critique of the... more ›