Schedules are for Wed/19-Tue/25 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.
ABCO ARTSPACE 3135 Filbert, Oakl; (415) 578-0740. $5. “The Soviet Threat: Cold War Propaganda Films,” Wed, 7:30.
ANSWER COALITION 2969 Mission, SF; www.answersf.org. $5-10. Viva Venezuela: Fighting for Socialism (2013), Wed, 7.
ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $7-12. “Periwinkle Cinema:” Dandy Dust (Scheirl, 1998), Wed, 8. “Sista Sinema:” Thick Relations (Rosskam, 2013), Fri, 8. Other Cinema: The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology (Fiennes, 2012), Sat, 8:30.
BALBOA THEATRE 3630 Balboa, SF; cinemasf.com/balboa. $10. “Popcorn Palace:” The Muppets Take Manhattan (Oz, 1984), Sat, 10am. Matinee for kids.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-11. “Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014):” •Doubt (Shanley, 2008), Wed, 7, and Love Liza (Louiso, 2002), Wed, 9. Disposable Film Festival, Thu, 8. More info at www.disposablefilm.com. •John Carpenter’s Vampires (Carpenter, 1998), Fri, 7:30, and From Dusk Till Dawn (Rodriguez, 1996), Fri, 9:35. •Labyrinth (Henson, 1986), Sat, 3:15, 7, and Legend (Scott, 1985), Sat, 5:10, 9. •North By Northwest (Hitchcock, 1959), Sun, 2:15, 7, and Silver Streak (Hiller, 1976), Sun, 4:45, 9:25. •The King of Comedy (Scorsese, 1982), Tue, 7, and Play Misty for Me (Eastwood, 1971), Tue, 9:05.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-$10.75. times. The Lunchbox (Batra, 2013), Wed-Thu, call for times. Le Week-End (Michell, 2013), March 21-27, call for times. The Trials of Muhammad Ali (Siegel, 2013), Mon, 12:30. Free screening.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $10. “Midnight Movies:” Repo! The Genetic Opera (Bousman, 2008), Sat, midnight.
ELLEN DRISCOLL PLAYHOUSE 325 Highland, Piedmont; www.diversityfilmseries.org. Free. Linsanity (Leong, 2013), Wed, 6:30.
GEARY THEATER 415 Geary, SF; www.act-sf.org. $10. Peter Brook: The Tightrope (Brook, 2012), Mon, 7.
GOETHE-INSTITUT SAN FRANCISCO 530 Bush, SF; goethe.de/ins/us/saf/enindex.htm. $5. Everything We Want (Möller, 2013), Wed, 6:30.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SF Kanbar Hall, 3200 California, SF; jccsf.org/arts. $25. “Mark Cantor’s Giants of Jazz on Film: Showtime at the Apollo,” Sat, 8.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; milibrary.org/events. $10. “CinemaLit Film Series: Mystique of the City: Films Shot in San Francisco:” Foul Play (Higgins, 1978), Fri, 6.
NEW PARKWAY 474 24th St, Oakl; www.thenewparkway.com. Free. Linsanity (Leong, 2013), Sat, 3.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. “Film 50: History of Cinema:” Los olvidados (Buñuel, 1950), with lecture by Emily Carpenter, Wed, 3:10. CAAMfest 2014, Wed-Fri. Full schedule at caamfest.com/2014. “More Than Fantasy: In Memoriam, Saul Zaentz (1921-2014):” One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Forman, 1975), Sat, 5:30. “A Theater Near You:” A Touch of Sin (Jia, 2013), Sat, 8:15; Sun, 5:45. “The Brilliance of Satyajit Ray:” •The Coward (1965) and The Holy Man (1965), Sun, 3.
RHYTHMIX CULTURAL WORKS 2513 Blanding, Alameda; www.rhythmix.org. $5-15. “Best of the Fest: 2013 Albany FilmFest,” Thu, 8.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. Breadcrumb Trail (Bangs, 2014), Thu, 7:15, 9:45. “Lance Bangs: Immortal Volume One,” Fri, 7:30. Love and Demons (Allen, 2013), Sat-Sun, 3 (also Sun, 7); Mon, 7. “William Shatner Birthday Celebration: Wrath of Film Cult:” •The Horror at 37,000 Feet (Rich, 1973), Sat, 7; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Meyer, 1982), Sat, 9:30; Impulse (Grefe, 1974), Sat, midnight. Co-presented by the Vortex Room ($9 for one film; $20 for all three). “The Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts Media Department Showcase and Benefit,” Sat, noon.
SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE 800 Chestnut, SF; www.mynameisjanezjansa.com. Free. My Name is Janez Jansa (Jansa, 2012), Tue, 7.
SAN FRANCISCO MAIN LIBRARY Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin, SF; facebook.com/LoveMeTenderloin. Free. Love Me Tenderloin (Quenette, 2014), Tue, 5:45.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. “Design and Architecture Films Showcase:” Pablo (Goldgewicht, 2012), Thu, 7:30; Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line (Dunn and Piper, 2012), with “Studio Gang Architects: Aqua Tower” (Poper, 2009), Sat, 7:30 and Sun, 2. “Maya Beiser’s All Vows,” with cellist Beiser and films by Bill Morrison, Fri-Sat, 8. This event, $25-35. *