ANIMATION: The S.F. Film Society presents the return of The Best of Annecy, showcasing a dynamic and entertaining array of shorts that appeared in Europe's Annecy International Animated Film Festival this year. (5, 7 and 9 p.m., SF Film Society Cinema, 1746 Post Street)

COMEDY: Quick, RSVP soon to attend Radiostar Improv's free show (with an RSVP and a drink) at 50 Mason Social House, in which they'll be record improvised tales based on the audience's New Year's resolutions. As the group notes, 2012 is sure to be an interesting year, including the upcoming presidential election, "the return of Quetzalcoatl and the end of the world as we know it." (7:30 p.m., 50 Mason Social House, 50 Mason Street)

FILM: Bad Movie Night continue their Summer Blockbuster series with a first-ever riffing of Harry Potter. Watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and help them figure out "how this can be the eighth part of a seven-part series." (8 p.m., Dark Room Theater, 2263 Mission Street)