Schedules are for Wed/31–Tues/6 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double features are marked with a •. All times are p.m. unless otherwise specified.
ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $6. "Cut and Run presents A Night of Storytelling," short films, Fri, 8pm. "Other Cinema:" Nosferatu (Murnau, 1922), with a soundtrack by Evolution Control Committee, Sat, 8:30.
BALBOA 3630 Balboa, SF; (415) 221-8184. $6.50-9. Gumby Dharma (Marchesi, 2006), Thurs, 7.
BERKELEY FELLOWSHIP OF UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar, Berk; www.bfuu.org. Donations accepted. "Palestine: Occupied Lives, Non-Violence, and Steadfastness:" Encounter Point (Avni and Bacha, 2006), Fri, 7.
CAFÉ OF THE DEAD 3208 Grand, Oakl; (510) 931-7945. Free. "Independent Filmmakers Screening Nite," Wed, 6:30.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $7.50-10. Alice in Wonderland (Burton, 2010), Wed-Thurs, 1, 4, 7, 9:45. "Legendary Composers: Lalo Schifrin:" •THX 1138 (Lucas, 1971), Fri, 7, and The Beguiled (Siegel, 1971), Fri, 8:45; •Bullitt (Yates, 1968), Sat, 2:35, 7, and Dirty Harry (Siegel, 1971), Sat, 4:30, 9; •Cool Hand Luke (Rosenberg, 1967), Sun, 2:05, 6:35, and Cincinnati Kid (Jewison, 1965), Sun, 4:30, 9.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-10. The Art of the Steal (Argott, 2009), call for dates and times. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Oplev, 2009), call for dates and times. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (Ehrlich and Goldsmith, 2009), call for dates and times. A Prophet (Audiard, 2009), call for dates and times. Breathe Made Visible (Gerber, 2009), April 2-8, call for times. Vincere (Bellocchio, 2009), April 2-8, call for times.
HUMANIST HALL 390 27th St, Oakl; www.humanisthall.org. $5. The Greater Circulation (Alli, 2005), Wed, 7:30.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; (415) 393-0100, rsvp@milibrary.org. $10. "CinemaLit Film Series: Day and Noir:" The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Milestone, 1946), Fri, 6.
MUSEUM OF PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN 401 Van Ness, Fourth Flr, SF; www.mpdsf.org. $20. The Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon (Works, 1996), Fri, 7.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. "Film 50: History of Cinema:" Memories of Underdevelopment (Gutierrez Alea, 1968), Wed, 3. "Private Lives: The Films of Alain Cavalier:" Portraits (1988-92), Wed, 7; Le combat dans l’île (1962), Sat, 8:30. La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (Wiseman, 2009), Thurs, 7. "Joseph Losey: Pictures of Provocation:" Blind Date (1959), Fri, 7; Modesty Blaise (1966), Fri, 9; King and Country (1966), Sun, 5:45. "Celebrating Chekhov:" The Seagull (Karasik, 1970), Sat, 6:30. "Life, Death, and Technicolor: A Tribute to Jack Cardiff:" The Red Shoes (Powell and Pressburger, 1948), Sun, 3. "Dotted Lines: Women Filmmakers Connect the Past and the Present:" Reconstruction (Lusztig, 2001), Tues, 7:30.
PIEDMONT 4186 Piedmont, Oakl; (510) 464-5980. $5-8. "Cult Classics Attack 5:" Jurassic Park (Spielberg, 1993), Fri-Sat, midnight; Sun, 10am.
RED VIC 1727 Haight, SF; (415) 668-3994. $6-10. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (Gilliam, 2009), Wed, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30. Black Dynamite (Sanders, 2009), Thurs-Sat, 7:15, 9:15 (also Sat, 2, 4). Monty Python’s Life of Brian (Jones, 1979), Sun-Mon, 7:15, 9:20 (also Sun, 2, 4). My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (Herzog, 2009), April 6-7, 7:15, 9:20 (also April 7, 2).
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $5-9.75. Wed-Thurs, closed for renovation. Breath Made Visible (Gerber, 2009), April 2-8, call for times.
SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St, SF; www.sfcinema.org. $5 or free with museum admission ($12). "75 Years in the Dark: Poetry Meets Politics, The Essay," Thurs, 7. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission, SF; www.sfcinema.org. $10. "Two Together One: Stanton Kaye and Jim McBride," Fri, 7; "Two Together Two: Jim McBride and Stanton Kaye," Sat, 7.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; (415) 978-2787, www.ybca.org. $6-8. "The Word and the Image: Films by Marguerite Duras:" India Song (1975), Thurs, 7:30.