Remember when Americans stood up to Nazis? Get a reminder with AFS Cinema’s new Essential Cinema series, “Nope to Nazis.” The season begins with Charlie Chaplin reclaiming tiny mustaches from evil with his unforgettable, hilarious, pointed, moral, and (at the time) controversial takedown of that stunted Bavarian housepainter. Further series selections include Alberto Cavalcanti's tale of Axis insurgents unmasked in Went the Day Well? (Nov. 25-29), John Farrow’s docudrama depiction of the death of democracy in The Hitler Gang (Dec. 2-6), and the Nazi-smashing romance of Casablanca (Dec. 16-20). – Richard Whittaker
