Among other noteworthy events, 2007 marked the 30th anniversary of the release of Charles Burnett's classic neo-realist masterpiece, KILLER OF SHEEP. If you haven't seen the film or always wanted to own it, copies are now available on Amazon for much less than the $200 a pop I had to pay to rent the 16mm version in college. UCR/CMP screens the film throughout January with guest speakers Jill Muniz of California African-American Museum and Erica Edwards, professor of English at UC Riverside. (www.artsblock.ucr.edu) (www.killerofsheep.com) ++