Baa-ram-ewe! Family classic Babe (1995) plays the Balboa’s kid-friendly “Popcorn Palace” series.
Schedules are for Wed/11-Tue/17 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.
ATA GALLERY 992 Valencia, SF; www.othercinema.com. $6. “Other Cinema:” “Information Wars,” Sat, 8:30.
BALBOA THEATRE 3630 Balboa, SF; cinemasf.com/balboa. $10. “Popcorn Palace:” Babe (Miller, 1995), Sat, 10am. Matinee for kids.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-15. •The Canyons (Schrader, 2013), Wed, 2:45, 7, and Dangerous Game (Ferrara, 1993), Wed, 4:45, 9. •The Kid (Chaplin, 1921), Thu, 3:30, 7:15, and Chaplin (Attenborough, 1992), Thu, 4:35, 8:25. •The Manchurian Candidate (Frankenheimer, 1962), Fri, 7, and Scanners (Cronenberg, 1981), Fri, 9:30. “Pasolini: A Film Series:” •Mamma Roma (1962), Sat, 4; Medea (1969), Sat, 6:30; The Decameron (1971), Sat, 9:30. •F.T.A. (Parker, 1972), Sun, 2, and Monterey Pop (Pennebaker, 1968), Sun, 4. Complete info on this series at www.pasolinifilm.com. Butterfly (Wolens, 2000), Mon, noon, 6. Weed (Wolens, 1996), Mon, 2 and 10. The Singularity (Wolens, 2012), Mon, 4 and 8. Director Doug Wolens in person at all screenings of his films. Morrissey 25: Live (Russell, 2013), Tue, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-$10.75. Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (Lowery, 2013), call for dates and times. Cutie and the Boxer (Heinzerling, 2013), call for dates and times. Passion (De Palma, 2012), call for dates and times. 20 Feet From Stardom (Neville, 2013), call for dates and times.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $10. “Midnight Movies:” The Room (Wiseau, 2003), Sat, midnight.
“DANCE SCREEN 2013” Roxie, 3117 16th St, SF; Delancey Screening Room, 600 the Embarcadero, SF; and Museum of Performance and Design, 893B Folsom, SF; www.sfdancefilmfest.org. Most shows $15. The San Francisco Dance Film Festival’s fourth annual event includes nearly 50 dance films, plus panel discussions, forums, and more. Thu-Sun.
DE YOUNG Koret Auditorium, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, Golden Gate Park, SF; (415) 750-3600. Free. Asian American Women Artists Association presents: The Worlds of Bernice Bing (Banta Yoshida, 2013), Fri, 7.
“FILM NIGHT IN THE PARK” This week: Chinese Fishing Village, 899 N San Pedro, China Camp, San Rafael; www.filmnight.org. Free (donations appreciated). The Birds (Hitchcock, 1963), Sat, 8.
GOETHE INSTITUT 530 Bush, Second Flr, SF; goethe.de/sanfrancisco. “German Summer Films:” The Seawolf Part I (1971), Wed, 6:30.
JACK LONDON SQUARE Market lawn, Harrison at Water, Oakl; www.jacklondonsquare.com. Free. Mamma Mia! (Lloyd, 2008), Thu, sundown.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; milibrary.org/events. $10. “CinemaLit Film Series: Rare Gems:” A Star is Born (Wellman, 1937), Fri, 6.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. “Alternative Visions:” “Lost and Found: Recent Experimental Animation,” Wed, 7. “Dark Matters: The Films of William Friedkin:” To Live and Die in LA (1985), Thu, 7; The French Connection (1971), Sat, 8:30; The Boys in the Band (1970), Sun, 5. “Yang Fudong’s Cinematic Influences:” Spring in a Small Town (Fei, 1948), Sat, 6:30. “The Man Who Wasn’t There: Wendell Corey, Actor:” Harriet Craig (Sherman, 1950), Fri, 7; My Man and I (Wellman, 1952), Fri, 9; The Big Knife (Aldrich, 1955), Sun, 7:20.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. Good Ol’ Freda (White, 2013), Sept 13-19, call for times. Our Nixon (Lane, 2013), Sept 13-19, 7, 8:45 (also Sat-Sun, 3). Atheist Film Festival, Sat. For advance tickets ($12; passes, $45-65) and complete info, visit www.sfatheistfilmfestival.org. “Pasolini: A Film Series:” Salo or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), Sun, 2, 9:45; Arabian Nights (1973-74), Sun, 4:30; The Canterbury Tales (1972), Sun, 7:15. Short doc “Pier Paolo Pasolini” (Hayman-Chaffey, 1970) screens before the 2, 4:30, and 9:45 shows. Complete info on this series at www.pasolinifilm.com.
“SF LATINO FILM FESTIVAL” Various locations in SF, Berk, and Oakl; www.sflatinofilmfestival.com. Most shows $12. Narrative, documentary, and short films from the US, Mexico, and across the globe. Sept 12-27.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10. “Margheritiville: Thursday Film Cult Visits the Wild, Wild World of Antonio Margheriti:” •Take a Hard Ride (1975), Thu, 9, and Naked You Die (1968), Thu, 11.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. “Local Boy Makes Good: New Bay Area Film:” The Singularity (Wolens, 2012), Thu, 7. *