DOWNTOWN 81 documents a day in the life of artistic innovator Jean-Michel Basquiat, just as he is poised for fame during the exciting emergence of hip hop, New York’s no wave movement, and the evolution of graffiti into a respectable art form.

Now a perennial kickoff to the week of Thanksgiving, we offer once again Martin Scorsese’s masterful 1978 concert film: an all-star affair, a seven-camera shoot, the final gig of The Band, and the most satisfying postlude to a Thanksgiving dinner that promoter Bill Graham could muster.

American independent director Todd Haynes received the Artistic Achievement award at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for his colorful interpretation of the U.K. glam rock scene of the early '70s, paying homage to the intermingling artistic legacies of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed and Oscar Wilde.

Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere.