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The Magnolia at the Modern is an ongoing series featuring recently released, critically acclaimed films, and this time around they present the Charles Bukowski boozefest Factotum. Adapted from a 1975 novel of the same name, the story centers on Hank Chinaski, the author’s alter-ego author who engages in dead-end part-time jobs, nowhere women, the horse track and writing. While Bukowski holds a reputation of being a down-and-out drunk, it is difficult to imagine a legitimate drunk being as prolific. The author of novels, many short stories and even more poems, he can take credit for being the author who introduced this non-poetry fan to poetry. His writings are direct slices of life, documenting faded glory for those that never had a chance to begin with. Substance abuse and self-abuse figure in heavily while protagonists steadily extend the middle finger in the midst of their own loser-ness. Stories of this sort tend to appeal to a certain bent of character that would chose sticky, smoky dives, but the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., will do nicely. Screenings are 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday. Call 817-738-9215 or visit themodern.org.
Sept. 22-24
