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::Free Movie Night at Domy Books::

Tonight at Domy Books illustrator Josh Neufeld will discuss his book A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge. The book is a portrait of 7 New Orleanians as they deal with the decision to stay or evacuate their homes in the face of Hurricane Katrina. Through his work, Neufeld is said to capture the frenzy, sorrow, and hope of New Orleans during those troubled days. A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge has gotten rave reviews from Cornell West and Dave Eggers, and we'd listen to those guys 'cause they seem to know what they're talking about.

On Friday, Hawaii, the nation's 50th state and birthplace of our President, will celebrate 50 years of statehood.

When last we met Cinema Bomar, they were screening 16 mm shorts of varying degrees of naughtiness behind Domy Books and Brazil.

Domy Books and Cinema Bomar present Our Wonderful Gulf Coast, a grab bag of locally made Houston-themed shorts and promotional films. The screening will begin at dusk with a selection of silent camera positives and working prints from a promotional film made by the Houston Chronicle. Many of the films date to the 1960s and 70s and will offer a look back at the Texas City Disaster, the computerization of the petrochemical industry, San Jacinto State Park, and oil rigs as marine environments. There is also a series of student films from U of H in the 70s and various local commercials from the 50s and 60s. If you go be sure to wear some insect repellent. The skeeters behind Domy are thirsty.

For the second night in a row, Domy Books plays host to an interesting night of film.

:: Movie Night @ DOMY ::

Moms like books right? I mean, we're willing to bet yours taught you to read. Well, pay her back this Mother's Day with these two book events happening in town. Need a last minute gift idea? We've gotcha (book) covered.

If you're anything like Houstonist, you can easily waste two hours of your life on the trailer show on HDNet, watching trailers from movies past and present and exclaiming to no one in particular, "Oh, The Departed. That was a really good movie!" You know the trailer show... Don't look at us like that.

When the night has come / And the land is dark / And the moon is the only / Light you see / No, I won't be afraid / No, I won't shed a tear / Just as long as you come / To Domy

Here are a few books Houstonist thinks your friends and family won't use for doorstops (that's the fruitcake, right?). Everyone likes a good read, or at least a smart-looking book to sit on the nightstand. Give these a try. And shop at your local independent bookstore -- they can give you even more recommendations, and probably a good cup of coffee as well.

::Monday Night Movie at Domy::

If you're anything like Houstonist, you haven't finished all your holiday shopping yet. In fact, if you're anything like Houstonist, you've barely even started. But don't worry: We're putting our gift lists together and pulling out some of our more inspired ideas to share with y'all. From music to DVDs to T-shirts to wet wipes, we've got you covered — but seriously, you probably won't want to give the wipes as someone's primary gift....

Filled up on turkey and dressing? Here's some event stuffing fer youse. add event to your Google Calendar view all events on the Houstonist Google Calendar [26 MONDAY]Double Feature: Monday Movies at MFA and Domy BooksMemories of Irving Berlin (last Monday)Bayou City Concert Musicals | doors at 7pm, ensemble Theatre ($20) [27 TUESDAY]Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison: book signing and discussion | 3pm, Barnes & Noble Town & Country (free)Rice Humanities Lecture: An Ordinary, Everyday...

::Movie Monday - Double Feature:: Two series we love return tonight: Monday Night Movies at Domy Books, and Movies Houstonians Love at the MFA. Liquid Sky, 1983, 112 min Domy Books | 1709 Westheimer 8:30 - 10:30pm FREE Drugs, 80s Art Punks, and Aliens translated through director Slava Tsukerman would be the easy way to describe Liquid Sky. The hard way would include the endless amount of unlikable characters (including the two leads played by...

Spent all your cash on girlie drinks and shattered dreams again this weekend, didn't you? No worries - Thriftster gives you the lowdown on cheap stuff to do until Paycheck Friday. Monday: Strut your inner rock star at Guitar Hero Mondays at Fitzgerald's (2706 White Oak Dr.) where you can air guitar your way to everlasting glory. Just think of the pick up lines you'll have for the bar next weekend - chicks dig faux-musicians...

Domy Opening Reception: Lisa Marie Godfrey Domy Books is pleased to present Sawing Logs new work by Lisa Marie Godfrey. Godfrey has become one of Houston's premier Mixed-Media artist. We recently profiled her as part of our piece on Houston urban art. And we are currently understandably obsessed with everything she's putting out lately. Click here to read an excellent, recent interview with the avant garde artist. Tonight they host an opening reception for...

Back in February of this year, Houstonist attended a screening of the 1983 ground-breaking documentary Style Wars, as part of the MFA's "Movies Houstonians Love" series. The film, presented by one half of UGK,Bun B, was screened to a sold out crowd of Houstonians, and was followed by more than an hour's worth of conversation surrounding Houston's underground music and art culture, that was co-led by Style Wars star and DJ legend, Kay Slay....

Monday Night Movies at Domy Books A trip to Cafe Brasil last night confirmed what we told you last week. They are getting a big honking, new kitchen. All the more room to make those yummy pizzas. The roof of our mouth is still mad at our inability to control the yumminess. We've been loving the Monday Night Movies at Domy all summer long. And we especially look forward to stopping off at Brasil before...

Monday Night Movies at Domy Books It's Monday. AGAIN. We know, right? Monday already? Yep. Shake off the Monday Blues with a free movie at our fav-o-rite bookstore, Domy Books [1709 Westheimer]. Hey, ho, let's go! Tonight's movie is the teen rebellion classic Rock 'n' Roll High School. Keeping in tune with the teen rebellion flicks of the 50s and 60s, Rock 'n' Roll High School delivers much of the same camp with a 70s...

Monday Moive Nights @ Domy Books We're loving this monday night movie series at Domy. It gives us an excuse to get out of the house on a Monday night, and a reason to watch cheesy cult classics. All the more reason to love Domy Books. Monday, August 6: "Forbidden Zone" A chaotic musical fantasy. The story revolves around a family who unwittingly stumble into a gateway to the sixth dimension, wherein the denizens are...

Free Movie Monday @ Domy Books It's no mystery that we love us some Domy Books. And not in the "we love anything that is next door to Cafe Brasil" kinda way, more like in the way we love perusing the shelves of this quirky book store and entering a world of the weird and unique. And in the fashion of the weird and unique, each Monday night Domy screens off-beat thrillers, cult classics,...

Monday Movie Nights @ Domy Books Presents: The Monster Squad Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're sick of the freaking rain, too. Rethinking that job offer in Seattle? You could sit at home and complain about it (like us), or you can get out and, well, get indoors. Looking for indoor-friendly activities? (ok, dirty minds) Check out Domy Books each Monday night as they screen some cinematic jewels. Case in point: tonight's 1987 cult classicThe Monster Squad....

Movie Screening @ Domy Books: Suburbia Join Domy Books tonight, in association with Mike the Flea, as they present the film Suburbia, "a new movie… about a new generation." Based on her observations of teen runaways, Penelope Spheeris wrote and directed this compelling tale about Evan Johnson (Bill Coyne), who finds refuge with a band of malcontents when household conflict and a sense of worthlessness overwhelm him. Through garage hopping, fights, concerts and death, the...

This week, we told you all about the upcoming opening of the much talked about Hotel ZaZa in the Museum District. Seems like the new hotel is on everyone's radar. Including New York Magazine. This week, the popular entertainment and culture magazine's website (www.nymag.com) featured Houston as their Weekend Escape Destination, describing a stay at the "highly theatrical" Hotel ZaZa as a way to earn some street cred in the Bayou City. The article...

Sip & Sketch @ Domy Books "ADCH at Domy: All the fun of tag-team graffiti. None of the danger." Take a sip (or a few) and unleash your drawing prowess with the Art Directors of Houston [ADCH], Sketch Klubb, Domy Books, and Café Brasil. This is your chance to draw, write, hang out, drink and create a communal work of art with designers, illustrators, artists, art directors and writers from above and below ground....

Ah, the (triumphant?) return of Fun for a Hamilton. We could tell you a horror story about why your favorite ten dollar bill has been missing from your lives lately, but merely rest assured that Hamilton's back now. (And since nobody emailed us to complain, we're not even sure you noticed he was gone). Without further ado... Friday, October 20 A production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at St. Thomas this evening updates the play...