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FILM: John Hughes, a filmmaker best remembered for his iconic coming-of-age films of the 1980s, passed away last month, and to celebrate his life the Fox Theatre presents a mini marathon of some of Hughes' best work. The John Hughes Tribute will see five films written and directed by the late artist screened over three nights, starting with Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Weird Science tonight. The Breakfast Club and Pretty In Pink screen Wednesday, while Planes, Trains & Automobiles will round out the showcase on Thursday. Fox Theatre (2236 Queen Street East); 7 p.m. (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), 9:15 p.m. (Weird Science); $8 for members, $11 for non-members.

FILM: Has digital killed film? Definitely not, says the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers (LIFT) with tonight’s screening of nine beautiful stop-motion, 16mm films. Afterward, two of the filmmakers, Jonathan Amitav and Chris Gehman, speak about the challenges and rewards of working with film. This event is the first part of a six-part series entitled Strategies of the Medium, supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and running until Spring 2010. Cinecycle (129 Spadina Avenue), 7 p.m., $8, $5 for members.

With the two-hour series finale of the epic, bar-raising reboot of Battlestar Galactica airing this Friday, what could be better than checking it out in high definition on the silver screen, surrounded by a dedicated audience of T.O.'s geek elite? Or better yet, doing so while contributing a little something to a good cause, fully secure in your anything-but-Cylon humanity?

The men's washrooms at the Fox Theatre, after a kickass screening of The Terminator. A nerdy guy in his late thirties is trying to strike up a conversation with the middle-aged man using the urinal next to his.