Check It. Polanski at Cinefamily.

Before he did Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown, Roman Polanski created tons of short films that will be shown tonight at Cinefamily, presented by the Polish Cultural Institute and accompanied by a live score.

Originally shot with a Polish jazz accompaniment, tonight the films will be played along with the "electroacoustic" duo of Sza/Za. Below is one of Sza/Za's videos, very jazzy and surreal.

Cinefamily is located at 611 N. Fairfax Ave. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets cost $12.

-- Lauren Williams

Sza/Za Penne God from Maciej Puczyński on Vimeo.

Check It. A Prophet on DVD.

I wrote about Un Prophete back in the spring when I caught it in the theater, just after it swept the Cèsar Awards. Today it's on DVD, and is definitely worth watching if you missed it on the big screen. It's long--which was why I was happy to be part of a captive audience for the duration, but honestly it was so enthralling, I wasn't even hoping it would end (like I am in most films that go past the two hour mark).

Also on DVD today: Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer (Ewan McGregor), and indie drama Children of Invention.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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