Schedules are for Wed/20–Tues/26 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features are marked with a •. All times are p.m. unless otherwise specified.
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART AND CULTURE COMPLEX 762 Fulton, SF; (415) 922-2049. Free. Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth, Wed, 6.
BALBOA 3620 Balboa, SF; www.balboamovies.com. $7.50-20. “Opera, Ballet, and Shakespeare in Cinema:” Giselle, performed by the Royal Ballet, London, Wed, 7:30. Make Believe (Tweel, 2011), July 22-28, call for times. Idiots and Angels (Plympton, 2011), Mon-Tues, 9. With shorts and animator Bill Plympton in person.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $7.50-13. •Poison (Haynes, 1991), Wed, 3, 7, and Safe (Haynes, 1995), Wed, 4:35, 8:40. San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Thurs and July 23-28. Check www.sfjff.org for complete schedule and ticket info. •Wild at Heart (Lynch, 1990), Fri, 7, and Vampire’s Kiss (Bierman, 1988), Fri, 9:20.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $10.25. Buck (Meehl, 2011), call for dates and times. Page One (Rossi, 2011), call for dates and times. The Tree of Life (Malick, 2011), call for dates and times. The Trip (Winterbottom, 2010), call for dates and times. Road to Nowhere (Hellman, 2010), July 22-28, call for times.
“FILM NIGHT IN THE PARK” This week: Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo; (415) 272-2756, www.filmnight.org. Donations accepted. Double Indemnity (Wilder, 1944), Fri, 8. True Grit (Coen, 2010), Sat, 8.
FOUR STAR 2200 Clement, SF; www.lntsf.com. $10. “Asian Movie Madness” •Red Cliff Part I (Woo, 2008), and Red Cliff Part II (Woo, 2009), Thurs, call for times.
JACK LONDON SQUARE 66 Franklin, Oakl; www.jacklondonsquare.com. Free. “Waterfront Flicks:” Big Night (Scott and Tucci, 1966), Thurs, sunset.
JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER AND COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 1840 Sutter, SF; www.jetaanc.org. Free. The Five Bandits, Sun, 2.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; (415) 393-0100, rsvp@milibrary.org. $10. “CinemaLit Film Series: Music and Nostalgia:” The Night They Raided Minsky’s (Friedkin, 1968), Fri, 6.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. “Bernardo Bertolucci: In Search of Mystery:” Partner (1968), Wed, 7; Last Tango in Paris (1972), Sat, 8:10. “Japanese Divas:” Late Spring (Ozu, 1949), Thurs, 7; Early Summer (Ozu, 1951), Sun, 5. “Hands Up: Essential Skolimowski:” Deep End (1970), Fri, 7; The Shout (1978), Fri, 8:50; Identification Marks: None (1964), Sun, 7:30. “Going South: American Noir in Mexico:” The Great Flamarion (Mann, 1945), Sat, 6:30.
PARAMOUNT 2025 Broadway, Oakl; 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com. $5. Jaws (Spielberg, 1975), Fri, 8.
RED VIC 1727 Haight, SF; (415) 668-3994; www.redvicmoviehouse.com. $6-10. The Last Waltz (Scorsese, 1978), Wed, 2, 7, 9:25. Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971), Fri-Mon, 7:15, 9:15 (also Sat-Sun, 2, 4).
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $5-9.75. Enforcing the Silence (Nguyen, 2011), Thurs, 7. Road to Nowhere (Hellman, 2011), July 22-28, 7 (also Fri, 9:30; Sat-Sun, 2). Monte Hellman in person Fri/22. Ride in the Whirlwind (Hellman, 1965), Sat, 4:30, 9:20. The Shooting (Hellman, 1966), Sun, 4:30, 9:20. Two-Lane Blacktop (Hellman, 1971), Mon, 9:15 and July 27, 7. Cockfighter (Hellman, 1974), Tues and July 27, 9:20.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; www.myspace.com/thevortexroom. $5 donation. “The United States of Vortex:” •Death Race 2000 (Bartel, 1975), Thurs, 9, and Mr. Freedom (Klein, 1969), Thurs, 11. YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; (415) 978-2787, www.ybca.org. $6-8. Pornography in Denmark (de Renzy, 1969),Thurs, 7:30.