FLICKS FILM AND VIDEO NOTES : The Last Stand : Two videos on Gen. George Custer’s final battle are scheduled to be screened in Port Hueneme.

Gen. George Custer will make his last stand, twice, Wednesday at the Ray D. Prueter Library in Port Hueneme.

Lifelong Custer buff Arthur Epstein, whose memorabilia collection is on display, is lending the library two video copies of films depicting the famous, or infamous, final battle. One video, “Custer’s Last Fight,” is a 15-minute black-and-white re-enactment of the battle. Produced in 1912 for $30,000 by Hollywood filmmaker Thomas Ince, it was among the most costly films made up to that time. The original had no soundtrack, which has been added in the modern version. The role of Custer is played by Francis Ford, older brother of John Ford. And, said Senior Librarian Mary Lynch, “promotional material claims that some of the Indians in the movie were also in the battle itself.”

A second video to be shown, “Red Sunday,” was made by the Montana and North Dakota historical societies. It’s an overview of the battle, with a look at battlefield sites.

Showings begin at 7 p.m. and will last about one hour. There is no charge.

More library goings-on: On Wednesday, the Camarillo Library will show three films in the next to the last in its series of films for children. The films are “A Boy and a Boa,” “How to Raise a Puppy” and “Whistle for Willie.” The free series has drawn impressive crowds, between 35 and 50 children each week, Supervising Librarian Sandy Kaplan said. “Some of the children have been surprised,” Kaplan said. “They’ve never seen 16 millimeter before. They’ve grown up with video.” The first film will be shown beginning at 2 p.m.

It must be a real zoo out there . . . what with all the animal titles in movies these days.

Anyone notice that Ventura County theaters are showing “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Bird on a Wire,” “Fire Birds,” “The Bear,” “Roller Coaster Rabbit” and “Navy Seals” (showing in three theaters, including two in the Mann Buenaventura Complex).

And that’s not to mention the new release, “Arachnophobia.”

Speaking of bugs, we thought we’d find out what a pet store operator thought about the spider-infested film:

“I don’t think I’ll see it,” said Terry Miller, manager of Dr. Roe’s Pet Headquarters in Santa Paula. “The best spider is a dead spider, I say as I sit here looking at my tarantulas.”