Schedules are for Wed/16-Tue/22 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.atasite.org. $5-6. “The Word, My Dear, is Piecemeal: Films on the Visualization of Text,” works by Stan Brakhage, Stephanie Barber, and others, Thu, 7:30. Presented by SF Cinematheque in association with Litquake. “Other Cinema:” Room 237 (Ascher, 2012), with “Mega-Mix” (Ascher, 2013), Sat, 8:30.
BALBOA THEATRE 3630 Balboa, SF; cinemasf.com/balboa. $10. “Popcorn Palace:” The Corpse Bride (Burton, 2005), Sat, 10am. Matinee for kids.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-12. •Leviathan (Paravel and Castaing-Taylor, 2012), Wed, 7, and Breaking the Waves (von Trier, 1996), Wed, 8:40. Project Happiness (Sorenson, 2011), Thu, 7. Free screening but RSVP required to projecthappiness.eventbrite.com. “Midnites for Maniacs:” •The Blair Witch Project (Sánchez and Myrick, 1999), Fri, 7:30, and Ringu (Nakata, 1998), Fri, 9:20. “Cinematic Titanic: The Farewell Tour:” •The Doll Squad (Mikels, 1973), Sat, 7, and The Astral Factor (Florea, Fowler Jr., and Pierce, 1976), Sat, 9:30. Live riffing with Joel Hodgson, Trace Beauliel, and other comedians. Monster Squad (Dekker, 1987), Sat, 1. Special 25th anniversary screening with filmmaker Fred Dekker and cast members in attendance; this event, $15. Fiddler on the Roof (Jewison, 1971), Sun, 6. With star Chaim Topol in person; this event, $18. The Grandmaster (Wong, 2013), Tue, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15.
CENTER FOR NEW MUSIC 55 Taylor, SF; http://www.sfcinematheque.org. $10. “SF Cinematheque’s Third Annual Art Auction and Benefit,” Fri, 7. Support SF Cinematheque’s 52nd year of exhibiting cutting-edge film and video art by hanging with artists, enjoying tunes by DJ Special Lord B., and bidding on drawings, paintings, photographs, collages, and other works by a variety of artists, including Miranda July, Nathaniel Dorsky, and Desirée Holman.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-$10.75. Escape From Tomorrow (Moore, 2013), Wed-Thu, call for times. Muscle Shoals (Camalier, 2013), Wed-Thu, call for times. Inequality for All (Kornbluth, 2013), Wed-Thu, call for times. Zaytoun (Riklis, 2012), Oct 18-24, call for times. The Institute (McCall, 2012), Sun, 7. Filmmaker Spencer McCall in person.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $10. “Midnight Movies:” The Shining (Kubrick, 1980), Fri-Sat, midnight.
COPPOLA THEATRE Fine Arts Bldg, SF State University, 1600 Holloway, SF; lca.sfsu.edu. Free. “Unlikely Films: Documentaries by George Csicsery,” Thu, 5:10-7:55.
DOLBY LABORATORIES SCREENING ROOM 100 Portero, SF; eventbrite.com/event/8421863019. $10. The LuLu Sessions (Wong, 2011), Thu, 6:30. Also Ninth Street Independent Film Center, 145 Ninth St, SF; eventbrite.com/event/8426065589. Fri, 6. $10. Followed by Q&As and panel discussions. Screenings co-sponsored by Susan G. Komen San Francisco Bay Area, Center for Asian American Media, Bay Area Women in Film and Media, and Frameline.
HISTORIC FELLOWSHIP HALL 1924 Cedar, Berk; www.noeliesradio.org. $10. Operation Terror (Cross, 2012), Sat, 7:15.
HUMANIST HALL 390 27th St, Oakl; www.humanisthall.org. $5 donation. Wellstone: They Killed Him (Harvey), Wed, 7:30.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; milibrary.org/events. $10. “CinemaLit Film Series: Haunted Hollywood:” Don’t Look Now (Roeg, 1973), Fri, 6.
NEW PARISH 579 18th St, Oakl; www.thenewparish.com. $10. “East Bay Indie Scream Fest,” short horror films, Thu, 7.
NEW PEOPLE CINEMA 1746 Post, SF; www.sffs.org. $14-25. “Sister Cities Cinema: Zurich/SF:” •The Fall (Früh, 1972), Fri, 7, and The Conversation (Coppola, 1974), Fri, 9:30; •The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (Irving, 2005), Sat, 1, and Downtown Switzerland (Davi, Haupt, Kasics, and Murer, 2004), Sat, 3; •Fräulein (Staka, 2006), Sat, 5, and Medicine for Melancholy (Jenkins, 2008), Sat, 7; Punk Cocktail: Zurich Scene 1976-80 (Uhlmann, 2006), Sat, 9:30; Vitus (Murer, 2006), Sun, 1:30; Day is Done (Imbach, 2011), Sun, 4; •The Swissmakers (Lyssy, 1978), Sun, 6:30, and Freebie and the Bean (Rush, 1974), Sun, 8:30.
ODDBALL FILM 275 Capp, SF; oddballfilms.blogspot.com. $10. “MESS (Media Ecology Soul Salon,” featuring Gerry Fialka’s interview with Winston Smith and rare film clips, Fri, 8.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. “Alternative Visions:” “Image Alchemy: The Films of Phil Solomon (1983-2013),” Wed, 7. Co-presented by SF Cinematheque. “Moumen Smihi: Poet of Tangier:” Moroccan Chronicles (1999), Thu, 7; A Muslim Childhood (2005), Sun, 3; Girls and Swallows (2008), Sun, 5. “Love is Colder Than Death: The Cinema of Rainer Werner Fassbinder:” The American Soldier (1970), Fri, 7; Beware of a Holy Whore (1970), Fri, 8:40. “Pier Paolo Pasolini:” Mamma Roma (1962), Sat, 6:15; Pigsty (1969), Sat, 8:30. “Committed Cinema:” Waiting for Godot and Beyond (Chan, 2005-10), Tue, 7. Filmmaker Paul Chan in person.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. Escape From Tomorrow (Moore, 2013), Wed-Thu, 7, 9:15. Standing on Sacred Ground: Pilgrims and Tourists in the Pastures of Heaven and Profits and Loss (McLeod), Wed, 7; Fire and Ice and Islands of Sanctuary (McLeod), Thu, 7. Filmmaker Christopher McLeod in person; these screenings, $15. After Tiller (Shane and Wilson, 2013), Oct 18-24, 7, 9 (also Sat-Sun, 3). Vinyl (Sugarman, 2013), Oct 18-23, 6:45 (also Sat-Sun, 1:30).
TANNERY 708 Gilman, Berk; berkeleyundergroundfilms.blogspot.com. Donations accepted. “Berkeley Underground Film Society:” The Haunting (Wise, 1963), Sun, 7:30.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10. “The Satanic Rites of the Vortex Room”: •The Undead (Corman, 1956), Thu, 9, and Bell, Book and Candle (Quine, 1958), Thu, 11.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. “Films by Fassbender:” Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974), Thu, 7:30; The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971), Sun, 2. American Falls (Solomon, 2010), Sat, 7. Filmmaker Phil Solomon in person; co-presented by SF Cinematheque. *