The Buffalo Film Seminars continues tonight with 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Stanley Kubrick. Each week Diane Christian and Bruce Jackson introduce the film, the film is screened, there's a brief break, and then have an open discussion with students in a University at Buffalo film class and anyone else who cares to join in.

Handouts with production details, anecdotes and critical comments about each week's film on goldenrod paper are available in the Market Arcade lobby 45 minutes before each session. The Goldenrod handouts are posted online one day before the screening.

Free parking is available in the M&T fenced lot opposite the theatre's Washington Street entrance: pay the attendant $2, given the parking ticket to the ticket clerk in the theatre and get the $2 back.

Celebrate the (dys)function of the holidays! Eat, drink, and be merry among fellow eclectic art-lovers and holiday enthusiasts. Come join the fun of Squeaky Wheel’s 7th Annual Dysfunctional Holiday Party tonight.

Squeaky Wheel’s legendary holiday extravaganza is finally here to help ease your holiday stress. Warm up with hot chocolate. Nibble on some tasty holiday snacks. Sample a smorgasbord of scrumptious food. Complete your Christmas shopping at our gift auction. Meet and greet the real Santa Claus and his mysterious mistress, Griselda - the reindeer that nobody knows (...darn that Rudolph!).

Top that off by viewing the crazy new “Santalope!” video loop by Andrew K. Erdos, a video/performance artist who bravely visits foreign destinations (including the Great Wall of China) in a fine santalope suit, and by watching a bold selection of short films, videos and digital works that celebrate the true meaning of the holiday season (i.e. obnoxious relatives, crass consumerism, gluttonous feasts and the baby Jesus)!

Part 1 of an all-day celebration of Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney. The Only Disney Authorized Event in the whole world.

10:30AM The Hand Behind the Mouse - Introduced by Mike Iwerks of Disney Imagineering and also Ub Iwerk's great-grandson, this award-winning feature-length documentary tells the story of Ub Iwerks, who designed Mickey Mouse in collaboration with Walt Disney who was his hometown friend. The screening also includes: The Skeleton Dance (1929) (the first Silly Symphony cartoon) and Jack Frost (1934), (a rare, CineColor, Iwerks/Powers cartoon supplied by the Academy Archive). All are 35mm prints.

Tickets are available at the Shea's Boxoffice and TicketMaster.

The 2nd of 3 once-in-a-lifetime events celebrating the birth of Mickey Mouse.

2:30PM Micky Mouse's Birthday Party - Featuring 10 original Mickey Mouse cartoons in 35mm prints direct from the "Disney Vault." Introduced by J.B. Kaufman, Historian, Walt Disney Family Museum and Edward Summer, Mickey Mouse Screenwriter.

For more information and a list of cartoons being screened, please visit their website.

Tickets are available at the Shea's Boxoffice and TicketMaster. Special discounts for children's charities group sales.

The 3rd of three exclusive to Buffalo, NY Walt Disney motion picture screenings celebrating the birth of Mickey Mouse.

6:30PM Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940) - The original, uncut Roadshow Version unseen in any theater since 1990. The Disney Archive, 35mm Print on the huge Shea's screen. Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to see this film as it was meant to be seen. Introduced by J.B. Kaufman, Historian, Walt Disney Family Museum and Edward Summer, Mickey Mouse Screenwriter.

Tickets at the Shea's Box office and Ticketmaster. Special discounts to children's charities. Sponsors include: Villa Maria College Animation Program, Drama Lighting, The Mansion on Delaware, Semanchin and Wetter, ScottAlexanderWood Design, Steven Kerr Design, Gerry Ohlinger's Movie Memorabilia (New York City), Jerry Weist Animation Auctions (Gloucester, MA)

The Buffalo Niagara Film Festival (BNFF) is a 10 day International Filmmakers Film Festival created by Filmmakers for Filmmakers and the world abroad that runs from Independent May 1-10, 2009, to celebrate film and musical events from WNY and from around the world. Events will be posted as they are confirmed on our website or you may inquiry directly at 716.827.3534 for more information.

The BNFF’s 2009 focus on high profile events such as a major celebration for George Lucas’ “American Graffiti” (hundreds of cars, showgirls and special guests), reunion for Garry Marshall’s acclaimed TV Series “Happy Days”, special accreditation to members and affiliates of the Master of Horror; Alfred Hitchcock, a John Wayne Anniversary, dozens of world premiers, dancing girls, distribution and executive spotlights, marks the BNFF as a fun-filled celebrity friendly festival and market for all types with, film concerts, incredible guest appearances, top industry workshops, seminars, panels, stunt teams, landmark and historical related events, 10’s of thousands of dollars in production and cash prizes, and more action than Jackie Chan can shake a stick at.

So don’t miss this incredible opportunity and register with us today and get your discounts. The BNFF, heart, soul, and mind, is surely going to shine above its kind in 2009.