Schedules are for Wed/26–Tues/1 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. “Other Cinema:” “New Experimental Works,” Sat, 8:30.
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. Call for program information.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-10. Babies (Balmès, 2010), call for dates and times. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Oplev, 2009), call for dates and times. OSS 117: Lost in Rio (Hazanavicius, 2009), call for dates and times. Touching Home (Miller and Miller, 2009), call for dates and times. Moonlight Sonata (Kayalar, 2009), Wed, 7. Looking for Eric (Loach, 2010), May 28-June 3, call for times.
DECO LOUNGE 510 Larkin, SF; (415) 346-2025, www.decosf.com. Free. “Queer Cinema 101,” Mon, 10. Holly DeVille hosts this weekly show highlighting films that have had an impact on queer culture.
FILM NIGHT IN THE PARK This week: Creek Park, 451 Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo; (415) 272-2756, www.filmnight.org. Donations accepted. Twilight (Hardwicke, 2008), Fri, 8; On the Edge, Sat, 8.
HUMANIST HALL 390 27th St, Oakl; www.humanisthall.org. $5. The Invisible Forest (Alli, 2008), Wed, 7:30. MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; (415) 393-0100, rsvp@milibrary.org. $10. “CinemaLit Film Series: Heroic Horizons: The View from Australia:” The Sundowners (Zinnemann, 1979), Fri, 6. PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. Theater closed Wed-Fri. “Strange Tales of the Whistler:” •The Whistler (Castle, 1944) and The Mark of the Whistler (Castle, 1944), Sat, 6:30. “Brought to Light: Recent Acquisitions to the PFA Collection:” The Valiant Ones (Hu, 1975), Sat, 8:50; Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984), Sun, 5; Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (Gibney, 2005), Sun, 7:15. RED VIC 1727 Haight, SF; (415) 668-3994. $6-10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Gilliam, 1998), Wed, 2, 7:30, 9:30. The Red Machine (Argy and Boehm, 2010), Thurs, 7:15, 9:30; Avatar (Cameron, 2009), Fri-Mon, 5:30, 8:45 (also Sat-Sun, 2). Call for Tues showtimes. ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $5-9.75. “I Still Wake Up Dreaming! Noir is Dead/Long Live Noir:” •Below the Deadline (Beaudine, 1946), Wed, 6, 8:30, and The Thirteenth Hour (Clemens, 1947), Wed, 7:15, 9:45; Behind Locked Doors (Boetticher, 1948), Thurs, 6, 8:30, and Power of the Whistler (Landers, 1945), Thurs, 7:15, 9:45. Dirty Hands (Kim, 2008), Wed-Thurs, 6:10, 8, 9:50. YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; (415) 978-2787, www.ybca.org. $6-8. “To the Limit: Pina Bausch on Film:” Dancing Dreams (Linsel and Hoffmann, 2010), Thurs-Sat, 7:30; Bluebeard (1977), Sun, 2.