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.
ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $6. "Other Cinema:" "New Experimental Works," Sat, 8:30.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-11. "Noir City Xmas:" •Holiday Affair (Hartman, 1949), Wed, 7:30, and The Lady in the Lake (Montgomery, 1947), Wed, 9:30. •The Apartment (Wilder, 1960), Thu, 2:15, 7, and Three Days of the Condor (Pollack, 1975), Thu, 4:40, 9:20. •They Live (Carpenter, 1988), Fri, 7:30, and Miracle Mile (De Jarnatt, 1988), Fri, 9:20. "Twas the Night Before Sketchfest: An SF Sketchfest Christmas:" Elf (Favreau, 2003), Sat, 12:30; •Emmett Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (Henson, 1977), and The Bells of Fraggle Rock (Williams, 1984), Sat, 3; Scrooged (Donner, 1988), Sat, 5:30; Bad Santa (Zwigoff, 2003), Sat, 8:30. Screenings ($10-20) feature special guests; more info at www.sfsketchfest.com. "SantaConCert" with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, Mon, 5, 7, 9. Tickets ($25-30) at www.sfgmc.org.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.75-$10.25. Any Day Now (Fine, 2012), call for dates and times. A Late Quartet (Zilberman, 2012), call for dates and times. A Royal Affair (Arcel, 2012), call for dates and times. "World Ballet on the Big Screen:" The Nutcracker, performed by the Royal Ballet, London, Sun, 1. This event, $15.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. PFA closed through Jan 9.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. Black Christmas (Clark, 1974), Wed, 7:30. With star Margot Kidder in person. Holy Motors (Carax, 2012), Wed-Thu, 7, 9:15. In the Family (Wang, 2012), Thu, 7:30. •35 Cents and a Dream: The Tale of Cliff’s Variety (Gutierrez, 2011), and Making Christmas: The View from the Tom and Jerry Christmas Tree (Gutierrez, 2011), Fri, 6; first two films plus Sweet Onion Salad (Gutierrez, 2009), Fri, 7:15. 9:30. This event, $10-15. Citadel (Foy, 2012), Dec 21-27, 9:15 (also Sat-Sun, 3; no show Mon). New Jerusalem (Alverson, 2011), Dec 21-27, 7:15 (also Fri-Sat, 5; no show Mon).
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:" •Five (Oboler, 1951), Thu, 9, and Six Hundred and Sixty-Six (O’Connell, 1972), Thu, 11.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. "Honk If You’re Horny: Retro Sex Musicals:" Let My Puppets Come (Damiano, 1976), Thu, 7:30.