Schedules are for Wed/5-Tue/11 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; www.everythingisterrible.com. $10. "Everything is Terrible! Holiday Special!," found-footage video collage, Sat, 10.
"ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD FILM FESTIVAL" Terra Gallery, 511 Harrison, SF; Roxie, 3117 16th St, SF; Victoria, 2961 16th St; and Vortex Room, 1082 Howard, SF; www.sfindie.com. Ninth annual festival of genre films, with 28 features and 26 shorts, Wed-Sun.
ANSWER COALITION 2969 Mission, SF; www.answersf.org. $5-10. Occupy the Bay (Riley, 2012), Thu, 7.
ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $6. "Other Cinema:" works by Jeremy Rourke, Ben Wood, and others celebrating forgotten formats and media archaeology, Sat, 8:30.
BALBOA 3630 Balboa, SF; www.cinemasf.com. $10. •Remembering Playland at the Beach (Wyrsch, 2010), Sat, noon, and Sutro’s: The Palace at Lands End (Wyrsch, 2011), Sat, 1:30. With director Tom Wyrsch in person.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-11. •Get Carter (Hodges, 1971), Wed, 2:40, 7, and The Trip (Winterbottom, 2010), Wed, 4:50, 9:10. Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger (2013), Thu, 7:30. This event, $10; preceded by free video seminars from Dr. John-Roger, Thu, 9am-6pm. More info at www.mysticaltraveler.com. "Midnites for Maniacs: No Pain No Gain Triple Bill:" •Bring It On (Reed, 2000), Fri, 7:30; Hairspray (Waters, 1988), Fri, 9:30; and Kickboxer (DiSalle, 1989), Fri, 11:30. Samsara (Fricke, 2011), Sat-Sun, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:15. "Rick Prelinger Presents Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 7," Tue, 7:30. More info at www.longnow.org.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.75-$10.25. A Late Quartet (Zilberman, 2012), call for dates and times. A Royal Affair (Arcel, 2012), call for dates and times. "Pierre Étaix: Lost and Found:" Le Grand Amour (1969) with "Happy Anniversary" (1962), Fri and Dec 13, 6:45 (also Fri, 4:30); The Suitor (1963) with "Rupture" (1961), Fri, 9; Sat, 2; Tue, 8:30; Yo Yo (1965), Sun, 5, 7:15; Dec 12, 8:30; As Long As You’re Healthy (1966) with "Feeling Good" (1969), Tue, 6:45; Dec 13, 9; Land of Milk and Honey (1971), Dec 12, 6:45. "Mysteries of the Krell: Making the Sci-Fi Epic Forbidden Planet," Sat, 7. This event, $12. White Christmas (Curtiz, 1954), Sun, 1. "A Century Ago: The Films of 1912," presented on a vintage projector with live accompaniment, Mon, 7. This event, $12.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. "Day With(out) Art:" United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (Hubbard, 2012), Wed, 7. "Grand Illusions: French Cinema Classics, 1928-1960:" Crime and Punishment (Chenal, 1935), Thu, 7; Port of Shadows (Carné, 1938), Fri, 7; Eyes Without a Face (Franju, 1960), Fri, 8:50; Les orgueilleux (Allégret, 1953), Sun, 3; Carnival in Flanders (Feyder, 1935), Sun, 5. "Wild at Heart: Barry Gifford:" Lost Highway (Lynch, 1997), Sat, 6; Perdita Durango (de la Iglesia, 1997), Sat, 9:10.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, Wed-Fri. Visit www.sfindie.com for complete schedule. Just 45 Minutes from Broadway (Jaglom, 2012), Wed-Thu, 7, 9:15.
SF CINEMATHEQUE San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St, SF; www.sfcinematheque.org. $10. "Shifting Geographies/Special Relativity:" Deep State (Butler and Mirza, 2012), with other works, presented in association with SFMOMA, Thu, 7.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10. "The Vortex Apocalypse, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Thursday Film Cult:" •Chosen Survivors (Roley, 1974), Thu, 9, and The Last Days of Planet Earth (Masuda, 1974), Thu, 11.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. "Honk If You’re Horny: Retro Sex Musicals:" Alice in Wonderland (Townsend, 1976), Thu, 7:30. Islam Unknown: Part Two (Elders, 2012), Sun, 2.