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?......

Movies Catch a sneak preview of In Bruges, starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The movie, which screened at Sundance, follows two hit men who are forced to vacation in the tourist hotspot. CNN dared to call the film "Tarantino-esque." Whether or not "Tarantino-esque" fits, the trailer is full of some sharp one-liners. Director Martin McDonagh will be there. Brattle Theatre, 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00, and getting there early is recommended. Check out......

Rob Vassegh of Cheap Thrills Boston sent Bostonist an interview he did with the amazing Titler, who will be performing tonight. For more about getting your kicks in Boston on the cheap, go to Cheap Thrills Boston. “Titler’s Oddville”at The Beehive, 541 Tremont Street, Boston (South End)$10 online / $15 door10pm to MidnightWhen you see the cross-dressing Hitler look-alike on Oddville's flyer, you know this is destined to be one of the edgiest performances Boston......

"Tales Of Mere Existence" By Levni R. Yilmaz Esq VOTE LEV!!! I'm in this competition that Delta Airlines is running to play short films between features on the plane. The 'Tales' episode "Conversation" is up against 4 other short films, The winner will be announced at Sundance (!?!) in a week or so. Please take a moment to cast a vote here: http://www.delta.com/marketing/flyinmovies/index.jsp Buy a Comic/DVD set from Lev! http://www.ingredientx.com/buy/main.htm For more comics, animations......

Are you a sci-fi kid who spent last night in Las Cruces Jail? Then saddle up and mosey down to the Middle East tonight as Two Gallants and Blitzen Trapper take the Middle East out west and down south for some down-home tunes that mix up AM radio, Old West swagger, and a modern hippie/hipster vibe to create loud and laid-back jams. You can almost hear sixguns cocking behind the rough guitars of San Francisco's......

As the world holds its breath, teetering precariously on the cusp of the Super Bowl (well, at least in America), the wheels of the -ists keep on turning. Austinist was in a musical frame of mind as they listened to the new Shins album, updated the SXSW band listings and got called "punk rock" for their efforts by MTV. And an ice storm swept through the area. Bostonist said goodbye to John Kerry's plans......

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. Thursday 8/3 Stolen One of the things that endears the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to us (along with the dim lighting, strict ban on electronic devices, and terse signage) is how the frames of missing paintings hang empty on the walls. (As per Mrs. Gardner's......

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......

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. Opening Friday 7/7 A Scanner Darkly Waking Life Bostonist is crossing her fingers that Richard Linklater's well-cast and lovingly-animated Philip K. Dick adaptation will strike the right tone of near-future uneasiness (like Bladerunner did) and eschew chase scenes and tacked-on Hollywood endings (like Total Recall......

Bostonist's going to see the movies about four-letter words and zombies, but we urge you to check out the rest of Boston International Film Festival, which offers samurai, crossword puzzles, giant Buddhas, and Pixies. Wednesday 4/19 Lost in Translation The Harvard Film Archive follows up Maggie Chung & Tony Leung's gorgeous, heartbreaking non-affair in Hong Kong with Scarlett Johansen & Bill Murray's equally beautiful, equally heartbreaking non-affair in Tokyo. But we might just stay home......

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. This week, through Thursday 4/13 48 Hour Film Project New films every night this week, freshly made over the weekend. Kendall Square Cinema 48 Hour Film Project: web site 7 pm & 9:30 pm, $9.25 The Devil & Daniel Johnston Jeff Feuerzeig's hilarious and moving......

You can just never go wrong with free movie screenings, so Bostonist is here to help the cause with a free movie screening to some of our readers. On top of being free, this film looks to be a really good one. How does Bostonist know? When it wins a special jury prize at Sundance for "Originality of Vision", along with Miranda July's "Me and You and Everyone We Know", then it's safe to......

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. Wednesday 3/29: Thank You For Smoking Bostonist saw Thank You For Smoking last week. We were impressed with its clever writing and relentless bipartisan satire, and even more impressed that it managed to be heavy-handed and cynical to the point of pointlessness. And even 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. Tuesday 3/21 Open Screen Like an open mic, but for filmmakers. Bring your movie and the Coolidge Corner Theatre will show anything that's under ten minutes long and screen it all in order of submission until they run out of time. Coolidge Corner Theatre 7:30......

Another baseball-themed movie is due for big screen release. Unlike the cute Fever Pitch, where we got to see our beloved Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years, this movie deals with a real downer theme for those of us who reside in the Hub. The movie, titled Game 6, stars Michael Keaton and Robert Downey, Jr. Keaton playsa life-long Sox fan and playwright, and the opening night of......

New York's HeadQuarters rocks The Pill tonight with DJs Ken and Terence. HQ has that Jam/Kinks sound and the look to boot. Lead by Charles Wallace, the band has a 20 minute short film broadcasting currently on the Sundance channel entitled American Mod.......

Bounding out of Sundance with critical acclaim Miranda July’s "Me and You and Everyone we Know" opens in Boston, well Cambridge, this weekend. On a journey across the states, the film opened in New York and LA two weeks ago and adds Kendall Square Cinema to the list this week, with more to follow in the future. Today being July 1, Bostonist thought it a great opportunity to catch up with Miranda July. She answers......

Who wants the Super Bowl when you can have "Riot Porn" instead? Fresh from Sundance, the Lost Film Festival is hitting up three local colleges starting Sunday. This year's line up consists of short films, anti-corporation antics and protest footage. The Yes Men are onboard once again and Bostonist has high hopes for "Nafta dance". Bostonist got hooked on short film extravaganzas when we saw The Animation Show, which will be back in April.......

The MFA brings you the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival this week. Starting with the opening of Born into Brothels on Thursday there will be a number of films from the traveling series screened at Coolidge Corner and the Museum of Fine Arts. In the spirit of the MFA they’ll cost a little bit more than a movie anywhere else, but Bostonist promises that you’ll get more out of any of the films......