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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:

Pee Wee's Big Adventure will screen at the Somerville Theater all week long starting Tuesday. Check the theater's website for all showtimes. When you think about Pee-Wee Herman and movie theaters, chances are that an innocent day of keeping cool in the movie theater doesn't come to mind. But drag yourself out of the gutter because the Somerville Theater is screening Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) throughout the week at noon. Who wouldn't be happy...

The Hoax could have been a terrific movie. Whether or not you know anything about Howard "The Aviator" Hughes or Clifford Irving, the man who tried to pass off a fake autobiography of Hughes, the plot is riveting and familiar. In the light of recent publishing and journalism faux-pas, ranging from Jayson Blair to the sudden squelching of OJ Simpson's "confession," Clifford Irving's desperate drive for fame makes sense. Richard Gere stars as Clifford Irving,...

The Schlock-Around-the-Clock festival kicks off on Saturday night at the Brattle at 9:30 pm. Bring your jammies - they're going until the next morning. Tickets are $20 for the all-nighter. The Brattle is hosting its very first Schlock-Around-the-Clock this weekend, and, when it comes to schlock, they've set the bar very, very high. You may never see schlock like this all in one place again. Here's the Brattle's lineup: Shanty Tramp (1967) This movie plays...

Halloween is Tuesday, which means this weekend is really the time for all of the –ists to celebrate. And whether they’re designing super-spooky costumes or talking about the super-spooky upcoming elections, we’d say that they’re doing a fine job of it.

version will be playing tonight for free at the Hatch Shell as part of the WBZ Free Friday Flicks series. It’s a little cooler by the river - forecasts have the temperature dipping below 80 by the 8:30 p.m. showtime tonight. Since Bostonist has seen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory so many times, it’s become something of a challenge to try and pick out all the goofs reported on IMDB and try to find something we can add to the list. Sadly, when we submitted "the river is chocolate, not water," it was rejected.