Schedules are for Wed/11–Tues/17 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.
ALAMEDA THEATRE 2317 Central, Alameda; www.projectyouthview.org. $5-99. “Project YouthView 2011: The Power of Youth in Film,” youth film festival, Thurs, 6:30.
ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $5-6. Blaze Foley: Duct Tape Messiah (Triplett, 2011), Wed, 8. “Other Cinema:” Works by Melinda Stone, Greg Gaar, Enid Baxter Blader, Michael Rudner, and more, Sat, 8:30. “OpenScreening,” Thurs, 8. For participation info, contact ataopenscreening@atasite.org.
BALBOA 3620 Balboa, SF; www.balboamovies.com. $20. “Opera, Ballet, and Shakespeare in Cinema:” Don Quixote, Sat-Sun, 10am; May 18, 7:30. Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. Regular programming $7.50-10. “Faye Dunaway Double Feature:” •Puzzle of a Downfall Child (Schatzberg, 1970), Wed, 2:55, 7, and Eyes of Laura Mars (Kershner, 1978), Wed, 4:55, 9. 8 1/2 (Fellini, 1963), Thurs, 2:30, 5:15, 8. “Midnites for Maniacs: Whitey Can Rock Too:” •Rock N’ Roll High School (Arkush, 1979), Fri, 7:20; The Blues Brothers (Landis, 1980), Fri, 9:30; and Out of the Blue (Hopper, 1980), Fri, 11:59. All three films, $12. •The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966), Sat, 1, 6:15, and Aguirre, The Wrath of God (Herzog, 1972), Sat, 4:20, 9:30. •20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Fleischer, 1954), Sun, 2, 6:40, and Clash of the Titans (Davis, 1981), Sun, 4:25, 9:05.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-15. Potiche (Ozon, 2010), call for dates and times. The Princess of Montpensier (Tavernier, 2010), call for dates and times. Queen to Play (Bottaro, 2009), call for dates and times. The Double Hour (Capotondi, 2010), May 13-19, call for times. Project Happiness (Sorenson, 2011), Sun, 6:30.
FOUR STAR 2200 Clement, SF; www.lntsf.com. $10. “Asian Movie Madness:” •Deaf Mute Heroine (Wu, 1971), Thurs, noon, 3:50, 7:40, and Pursuit (Wong, 1980), Thurs, 1:55, 5:45, 9:35.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; (415) 393-0100, rsvp@milibrary.org. $10. “CinemaLit Film Series: Elizabeth Taylor, Tribute to a Star:” Suddenly, Last Summer (Manckiewicz, 1959), Fri, 6.
NINTH STREET INDEPENDENT FILM CENTER 145 Ninth St, SF; www.superastig.com. $20. Rakenrol (Henares, 2011), Fri, 7.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. Programming resumes June 10.
PHOENIX HOTEL 601 Eddy, SF; www.disposablefilmfest.com. Free. “Disposable Film Festival Bike-In Summer Tour,” Wed, 7:30.
RED VIC 1727 Haight, SF; (415) 668-3994; www.redvicmoviehouse.com. $6-10. Bukowski: Born Into This (Dullaghan, 2003), Wed, 2, 7, 9:20. Cointelpro 101 (Marks, 2010), Thurs, 7:15, 9:15. The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee “Scratch” Perry (Higbee and Lough, 2011), Fri-Sun, 7:15, 9:20 (also Sat-Sun, 2, 4). Dead Man (Jarmusch, 1996), May 17-18, 7, 9:25 (also May 18, 2).
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $5-9.75. Brian Eno 1971-1977: The Man Who Fell to Earth, Wed, 7. “SF 24 Hour Film Race 2011,” Thurs, 7. Stake Land (Mickle, 2010), Thurs, 7, 9:30. “I Wake Up Dreaming 2011: The Legendary and the Lost!:” •Dementia (Parker, 1955), Fri, 6:40, 9:45, and Phantom Lady (Siodmak, 1944), Fri, 8; •Street of Chance (Hively, 1942), Sat, 2:15, 6, 9:30, and Ministry of Fear (Lang, 1944), Sat, 3:45, 7:45; •The Spiritualist (Vorhaus, 1948), Sun, 2:30, 5:45, 9:15, and The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Farrow, 1948), Sun, 4, 7:30; •C-Man (Lerner, 1949), Mon, 6:30, 9:45, and Guilty Bystander (Lerner, 1950), Mon, 8; •Once a Thief (Wilder, 1950), Tues, 6:15, 9:45, and The Great Flamarion (Mann, 1945), Tues, 8.
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 151 Third St, SF; www.sfcinema.org. $10 (festival pass, $50). “Crossroads, Program 1: Radical Light: Cinematheque at 50,” Thurs, 7.
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY McKenna Theatre, Creative Arts Bldg, 1600 Holloway, SF; www.creativearts.sfsu.edu. $5-10. “51st Film Finals,” Fri, 7.
VICTORIA 2961 16th St, SF; www.sfcinema.org. $10 (festival pass, $50). “Crossroads, Program 2: Featured Artist: Jeanne Liotta,” Fri, 7; “Program 3: The Chilling Montage of Crimson Repression!”, Fri, 9; “Program 4: Observers Observed,” Sat, noon; “Program 5: Two Roads Developed,” Sat, 2:30; “Program 6: Crossroads Honoree: Robert Nelson,” Sat, 4:30; “Program 7: Apparent Motion: Celebrating the Art of Projection,” Sat, 8; “Program 8: Playback,” Sun, 2:30; “Program 9: The Realms of Transience…,” Sun, 2:30; “Program 10: The Observers (Goss, 2011), Sun, 7:30.
VIZ CINEMA New People, 1746 Post, SF; www.legacyfilmfestivalonaging.org. $11. “Legacy Film Festival on Aging,” Fri-Sun.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; www.myspace.com/thevortexroom. $5 donation. •Scarlet Street (Lang, 1945), Thurs, 9, and Scream Baby Scream (Adler, 1969), Thurs, 11. YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; (415) 978-2787, www.ybca.org. $6-8. In a Glass Cage (Villaronga, 1987), Thurs and Sat, 7:30; Sun, 2.