Editor

You know what today is? It's Friday—the weekend! And you can quite happily spend all of it attending the films and events at AFI FEST.

There's no better way to start than with the Festival's Tribute to Danny Boyle and the Special Screening of his latest film, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.

But we have alternatives: Special Screenings of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's SUGAR and Arnaud Desplechin's A CHRISTMAS TALE, a big block of films in the World Cinema section, competition films in the Documentary and Narrative categories and shorts.

That's just the lineup for today. Visit the Daily News online and plan the rest of your weekend. We'll keep you busy with TALK/SHOWS, free screenings, two Galas and Sunday's awards brunch.

Fun! Fun! Fun!

What you need to know:
Tribute to Danny Boyle and the Special Screening of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE:

When: 7 p.m., film screening immediately after Tribute
Where: ArcLight Hollywood 10
Tickets: Rush Line only

Press: Red Carpet check-in, 5:30 p.m. at Club Sushi

AFI FEST BEST BETS
Can't decide what to see? We'll make it easy for you. Try these:

Shorts Program 4—Amuse Bouche: Nine films to nosh on that will have you rolling in the aisles, rolling your eyes and rolling over to tan your backside.

Shorts Program 5—Worldviews: The intrepid and adventurous AFI FEST programmers have selected five films that take you on a quick trip around the globe.

A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK & SEXY: Dennis Dortch's smart, sensuous debut explores the balance of power in the tug of war between the genders. Set in Los Angeles over the course of one day, the film is composed of six vignettes about the intimate territory of sexual desire as played out in bedrooms, kitchens and the back seats of cars.

LA RABIA: The farmers of Argentina's endless pampas are as rough and bristly as the arid landscape that is their home. Circumstances force them to share and help one another. But sometimes emotions can erupt like a summer storm..

3 WOMEN: Anchored by Niki Karimi's stunning performance as Minoo, a lonely single mother struggling to balance familial responsibility, career and her own search for meaning, acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Manijeh Hekmat's film is part road movie, part fable and part family drama.

ON THE RED CARPET
Scheduled to walk on Friday:

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE/Tribute: Danny Boyle (Dir.), Simon Beaufoy (Scr.), Dev Patel, Freida Pinto
ACNE: Federico Veiroj (Dir./Scr.)
AFTERSCHOOL: Antonio Campos (Dir.)
AGILE, MOBILE, HOSTILE— A YEAR WITH ANDRE WILLIAMS: Tricia Todd (Dir.), Eric Matthies (Prod./Dir.), AJ Schnack (Prod.), Michelle Harrison, Eric Matthies, Andre Williams
A QUIET LITTLE MARRIAGE: Mo Perkins (Dir./Scr.), Tamara May Moloney (Prod.), Angela Sostre (Prod.), Hal Haberman (Prod.), Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Melanie Lynsky
BUCKETS: Nick Simon (Dir.), Todd Serlin (Prod.)
DIVIZIONZ: James Tayler (Prod./Dir.)
I THINK I THOUGHT: Matthew Modine (Dir./Scr.)
MEGATRON: Marian Crisan (Dir./Scr.), Tudor Pojoni
PALISTINE EN SOLIDARIDAD: Omar Linn, J.M. Aragon, Selina Linn
PLAYING COLUMBINE: Danny Ledonne (Dir./Scr.)
WELLNESS: Jake Mahaffy (Dir./Scr.)
Festival guests: Troy Garity (SUNSHINE) Kevin McKidd ("Journeyman," TRAINSPOTTING)

THE SCHEDULE

9:00 a.m.
Mann 03
DigiFest

11:00 a.m.
The Grill
Filmmaker Welcome Brunch (II)

NOON
Arclight 09
LION'S DEN

12:15 PM
Arclight 08
ALONE IN FOUR WALLS

12:15 PM
Arclight 14
POUNDCAKE

12:30 PM
Arclight 10
Shorts Four—Amuse Bouche

12:45 PM
Arclight 13
GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK & SEXY

1:00 PM
Mann 06
FINALLY, LILLIAN AND DAN

3:00 PM
Arclight 14
SUGAR

3:15 PM
Arclight 08
SHAKESPEARE AND VICTOR HUGO'S INTIMACIES

3:30 PM
Arclight 09
BETTER THINGS

3:30 PM
Arclight 13
LA RABIA

3:30 PM
Mann 06
ACHILLES AND THE TORTOISE

7:00 PM
Mann 03
DIVIZIONZ

7:00 PM
Arclight 10
DANNY BOYLE TRIBUTE

7:00 PM
Arclight 14
WALTZ WITH BASHIR

7:00 PM
Mann 06
A QUIET LITTLE MARRIAGE

7:10 PM
Arclight 08
PLAYING COLUMBINE

7:15 PM
Arclight 09
ACNE

9:20 PM
Mann 06
AFTERSCHOOL

9:30 PM
Mann 03
WELLNESS

9:30 PM
Arclight 14
GOMORRAH

9:30 PM
Arclight 13
Shorts Five—Worldviews

9:40 PM
Arclight 08
AGILE, MOBILE, HOSTILE: A YEAR WITH ANDRE WILLIAMS

9:45 PM
Arclight 09
3 WOMEN

10:30 PM
Arclight 10
SLUMDOG MILLIONARE