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Starting Friday, the Brattle Theater showcases Alfred Hitchcock's 1950s, the commercial and critical high-point of his long and prolific career. The series rightly starts with Vertigo, the film now considered by many to be Hitchcock's masterpiece, and the 8th greatest American movie according to the AFI. In many ways it's hard to evaluate a movie like Vertigo. The film is so famous, so popular, so manifestly considered great that there's almost nothing to say about its merits anymore. Vertigo simply is for us to appreciate. more ›

The Harvard Film Archive will screen The Pervert's Guide to Cinema at 7:00 pm tomorrow, Friday, April 6, and at 7:00 pm on Sunday, April 8. Admission is $8. Sometimes, we think he's just saying the first thing that pops in his head, but philosopher/psychoanalyst/theorist/film critic Slavoj Zizek is a joy to behold. The burly, bearded fellow roams around like a grizzly bear spewing this thoughts about this, that, and the other thing. Watching Zizek... more ›

In a world where there's nothing to do but watch movies. In a city full of theaters, museums, and libraries. One moviegoer who can be in three places at once. Friday 7/14 They Came Back (Les Revenants) The dead return by the thousands, but they're the French dead: their hunger is existential. (American and Italian zombies, with traditional brain-eating values, will return next weekend.) Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium 6 pm, $10 They Came... more ›