• While "French film" may the be most feigned intellectual interest of all time, apparently there are people who do enjoy actually watching the movies. The French Institute Alliance Fran aise caters to said freaks with a festival celebrating writer/director Marguerite Duras, kicking off tonight. [flavorpill]
• Hopping over a country or two, Makor hosts a sneak preview of Fateless, the "semi-autobiographical tale of a 14-year-old Jewish boy swept up by the Holocaust," adapted from the novel from Nobel Prize-winner Imre Kertesz. Yeah, the Holocaust does tend to "sweep" one away. [Upcoming]
• Finally, for those with plainer tastes—cowboys, gorillas, etc—the New York Times offers half-priced movie tickets all week. No, there really isn't anything else going on today. Sorry. [NYT]