Watch clips from the funniest movies ever

Join James Bond novelist/film historian Raymond Benson and me as we conclude our look at the greatest comedy movies made, from the 1950s to now. Clips from "Ghostbusters," "There's Something About Mary," "The Graduate" and others. Free admission! Go to www.stdl.org or call (847) 985-4000.

Facts: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg

'The Duchess'

Saul Dibb's handsomely detailed, dramatically inert period drama stars the delightful Keira Knightley as Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire, a glamorous fashion plate, political freethinker and, yes, a relative of Lady Di. The fact-based story paints another bleak portrait of 18th-century Britain as legalized slavery for women, highlighted by Ralph Fiennes' finely tuned performance as the Duke, a self-centered pig of an aristocrat. (PG-13) nudity, sexual situations. 109 minutes.

At the Century Centre and River East 21 both in Chicago and the Evanston CineArts 6

'Choke'

Sam Rockwell tries his best to make his sexually addicted character Victor appealing, but first-time director Clark Gregg's aloof dark comedy portrays him as a creepy loser, even though he works hard to put his dementia-stricken mother (Anjelica Houston) into a high-quality care facility. I'm guessing that Chuck "Fight Club" Palahniuk's original novel delved into the inner character better. Rated R for sexual situations, nudity, language. 92 minutes. . .

At the Century Centre, Chicago and the Evanston CineArts 6.