There are lots of reasons to be thankful for the good people at Fresno Filmworks. The nonprofit arts collective has been fiercely dedicated to bringing first-run independent and foreign cinema to the Tower Theater once a month for nearly four years steady now. If you haven't been to a Filmworks screening before, there's no better time than now.

This month's showing is The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, a fine documentary on the black teen who was murdered in 1955 for whistling at a white woman in the South. Director Keith Beauchamp weaves his own story into his quest for Till's full story, almost 50 years after the slaying.

The film plays at the Tower Theater at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, only. Admission is $10 general and $8 for seniors and students.

If you still have a movie hankering this weekend, there are sadly no new indie openings at the major multiplexes. But it might be a good time to catch a few Oscar candidates if you haven't already:
Mrs. Henderson Presents, playing at Clovis Town Center.
Capote, playing at Edwards.
Match Point , playing at Manchester.

Have fun, people.