BUFF 2010 kicks into full gear today after the exhilarating opening night celebrations last night. Thanks to everyone that came out and made it such a tremendous success! We have so many amazing films that we can only highlight a few here, but check out our full schedule for a complete breakdown of the day’s events.

There are some real gems for you today, including a screening of the grindhouse classic Pieces (ostensibly set in Boston, but really filmed in Valencia, Spain). We’ve also got a documentary about the history of exploitation films—a great primer if you’re new to the world of underground cinema—and two great midnight screenings, including the North American premiere of the truly fucked-up Serbian film, The Life and Death of a Porno Gang, to which only viewers 18 and older will be admitted for reasons that will become abundantly clear if you are brave enough to check it out.

IT CAME FROM KUCHAR » 7:45P » KENDALL SQUARE CINEMA

KUCHARFEST! » 10:00P » TOMMY DOYLE’S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT

Twin brothers George and Mike Kuchar have blurred the lines between trash cinema and art cinema for decades, producing zany, colorful, debauched epics that have won equal respect from the psychotronic freaks and the avant-garde community, while (unsurprisingly) remaining largely ignored by the rest of the world.

Here at BUFF we like to celebrate the brilliant marginalized artists of the silver screen, and with that in mind we bring you the Boston premiere of It Came From Kuchar, with director Jennifer Kroot and George Kuchar in attendance!

Join us after the film for Kucharfest, a raucous, bourbon-fueled celebration of the visionary underground filmmaker at Tommy Doyle’s Irish Pub & Restaurant. We’ll be screening clips from Kuchar klassics while DJ Brother Cleve spins some sleazy grooves to set the mood.