Now, what could be worse than to have a little boy become a sissy? The A/V Geeks present an evening of classic campy 16mm school films that examine the behavior of potential wimps and what has to be done to fix it. Admission $13/$9 for members.

Films include:

SOAPY THE GERM FIGHTER (1951) Billy Martin is concerned that being clean is tantamount to being a sissy. Perhaps a giant cake of soap in pantaloons can convince him otherwise.

WILLIAM’S DOLL (1985) – William is an athletic kid but his fascination with baby dolls has his father concerned and his friends picking on him. Can Grandpa fix things with William’s birthday gift?

NEUROTIC BEHAVIOR – A PSYCHODYNAMIC VIEW (1973) – College-aged Peter has problems talking to girls. Could stern toilet training be making him a sissy?

7:30pm, Wednesday, April 7th, Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743 631-423-FILM (3456)

What makes an image moving? We tend to watch and re-watch those films that speak to us, which contain a captivating story or an outright beauty that is enhanced by repeated viewing. Rarely do we return to mundane movies brimming with insipid imagery or sleep-inducing scenarios. That is, until now.

In true Unessential Cinema fashion, film collectors/archivists Skip Elsheimer (A/V Geeks), Andrew Lampert (Anthology Film Archives), Stephen Parr (Oddball Film) and Greg Pierce (Orgone Cinema)  have each sifted through their vast reservoir of reels to cull favorite footage that others might term tedious, difficult, dreary, lackluster, lifeless or even uninteresting. But it just ain’t so. Admission $9.

7:30pm, Tuesday, April 6th, Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003 (212) 505-5181

Listen to WKNC 88.1 (streamed at wknc.org) to hear A/V Geek co-founder Skip Elsheimer play some of his favorite children’s songs. It’ll feature songs from Sesame Street, Electric Company, Walt Disney, cereal commercials and some select 16mm educational films. Fun for all ages! FREE!

8am-10am EST, Saturday, February 27th, WKNC (www.wknc.org/listen) Raleigh, NC

The A/V Geeks start the Halloween celebrations early by bringing out school films that feature ghosts and the supernatural to teach us their lessons. Films include -

Parents, Who Needs Them? (1973) A creepy magical puppet makes a bratty boy invisible to teach him a lesson.
The Haunted Mouth (1974) Cesar Romero plays the invisible spectre of the mouth – plaque.
Ghost Rider (1982) New student Kevin is haunted by a girl who teaches him bus safety.

$7.75 All Seats. Student members get 2 for 1 admission.

Midnight, Saturday, October 24th,  Coolidge Corner Theater, 290 Harvard St, Brookline MA 02446

The A/V Geeks start the Halloween celebrations early by bringing out school films that feature ghosts and the supernatural to teach us their lessons. Films include -

Parents, Who Needs Them? (1973) A creepy magical puppet makes a bratty boy invisible to teach him a lesson.
The Haunted Mouth (1974) Cesar Romero plays the invisible spectre of the mouth – plaque.
Ghost Rider (1982) New student Kevin is haunted by a girl who teaches him bus safety.

Part of Cape Ann Community Cinema’s Doctoberfest 2009. $9.00 general, $7.50 students & seniors, $6.00 members.

3:45 pm, Sunday, October 25th,  Cape Ann Community Cinema, 85 Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930