Schedules are for Wed/1-Tue/7 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.
ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $5-6. “OpenScreening,” Thu, 8. “Sight Unseen: High/Low,” short film program curated by Billy Miller, Sat, 8.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-11. “Castro Theatre’s 90th Anniversary Celebration:” •The Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941), Wed-Thu, 7 (also Wed, 2:30), and The Asphalt Jungle (Huston, 1950), Wed-Thu, 9 (also Wed, 4:30). “Midnites for Maniacs: Disco 4-Eva:” Roller Boogie (Lester, 1979), Fri, 7:30; Xanadu (Greenwald, 1980), Fri, 9:45; Car Wash (Schultz, 1976), Fri, 11:45. One or all three films, $13. Mary Poppins (Stevenson, 1964), Sat, 2. Presented sing-along style. The Big Sleep (Hawks, 1946), Sat, 7. Gone With the Wind (Fleming, 1979), Sun, 2. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941), Sun, 8.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.75-$10.25. Beasts of the Southern Wild (Zeitlin, 2012), call for dates and times. Bernie (Linklater, 2012), call for dates and times. Dark Horse (Solondz, 2011), call for dates and times. The Queen of Versailles (Greenfield, 2012), call for dates and times. Take This Waltz (Polley, 2011), call for dates and times. “An Evening With H.P. Lovecraft:” •The Call of Cthulhu (Leman, 2007), and The Whisperer in Darkness (Branney, 2011), Fri, 7. With filmmaker Andrew Leman in person. La Bayadere, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet, Tue, 6:30 and Aug 12, 10am. This event, $15.
“FILM NIGHT IN THE PARK” This week: Hal Brown at Creekside Park, 231 Bon Air, Greenbrae; www.filmnight.org. Donations accepted. Ratatouille (Bird and Pinkava, 2007), Fri, 8. Dolores Park, Dolores at 19th St, SF. Sixteen Candles (Hughes, 1984), Sat, 8.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. “Bellissima: Leading Ladies of the Italian Screen:” Mamma Roma (Pasolini, 1962), Wed, 7. “Cool World:” Fight Club (Fincher, 1999), Thu, 7; To Sir, With Love (Clavell, 1967), Fri, 9:10. “Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years:” Imitation of Life (Stahl, 1934), Fri, 7; Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (Cline, 1941), Sun, 5:30. “Russian Inferno: The Films of Alexei Guerman:” My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1984), Sat, 6. “Summer Cinema on Center Street:” The Atomic Brain (Mascelli, 1963), Sat, 7:30. Free outdoor screening. “The Eternal Poet: Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema:” Shree 420 (1955), Sat, 8. “Always for Pleasure: The Films of Les Blank:” A Well Spent Life (Blank and Gerson, 1971), Sun, 7.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-10. Bill W. (Hanlon and Garracino, 2012), Aug 3-9, 7, 9. Hard Ticket to Hawaii (Sidaris, 1987), Wed, 7. Klown (Nørgaard, 2012), Aug 3-9, 7:15. 9:15 (also Sat-Sun, 3:15, 5). Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present (Akers, 2011), Wed, 9. Romantics Anonymous (Ameries, 2011), Wed-Thu, 9. Shit Year (Archer, 2010), Wed-Thu, 7. “Weird Cinema: An H.P. Lovecraft Double Feature:” •From Beyond (Gordon, 1986), Thu, 7, and The Whisperer in Darkness (Branney, 2011), Thu, 9:15.
SF FILM SOCIETY CINEMA 1746 Post, SF. $10-11. Sacrifice (Chen, 2010), Wed-Thu, 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30. The Devil, Probably (Bresson, 1977), Aug 3-9, 3, 5, 7, 9.
TOP OF THE MARK InterContinental Mark Hopkins, One Nob Hill, SF; www.topofthemark.com. Free. “Summer Movie Nights:” Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Stuart, 1971), Tue, 7:30. Wine tasting at 5:30.
VOGUE 3290 Sacramento, SF; cinemasf.com/vogue. $15-20. “City Scenes, Installments Three and Four:” The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998), Wed, 8, with a live performance by the Sean Smith Trio, playing Kraftwerk’s Autobahn; The Science of Sleep (Gondry, 2006), Thu, 8, with a live performance by John Vanderslice, performing David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs. Crazy and Thief (McAbee, 2012), Fri, 8, followed by a performance by director Cory McAbee as part of Capt. Ahab’s Motorcycle Club. Apocalypse: A Bill Callahan Tour Film (Banks, 2011), Tue, 9, with a live performance by Bill Callahan.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $7 donation. “Pop Goes the Vortex:” •”Vortex Room Five Year Anniversary Bash,” Thu, 9, and Mooch Goes to Hollywood (Erdman, 1971), Thu, 11.