Schedules are for Wed/23-Tue/29 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. dreambody/earthbody (Alli, 2012), Fri, 8. With director Antero Alli in person. "Trance Mutations," live musical performances with accompanying projections curated by Micah Danemayer, Sat, 8.
BALBOA 3630 Balboa, SF; cinemasf.com/balboa. $7.50-10. Let Fury Have the Hour (D’Ambrosio, 2012), Wed-Thu, 3, 5, 7:15.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-11. •Daisies (Chytilová, 1966), Wed, 3:15, 7, and Pierrot Le Fou (Godard, 1965), Wed, 4:45, 8:35. "SF Sketchfest Opening Night: Rifftrax Presents Night of the Shorts IV: Riffizens on Patrol," Thu, 8. This event, $30; advance tickets and info at www.sfsketchfest.com. Noir City: The 11th Annual San Francisco Film Noir Festival: Gun Crazy (Lewis, 1950), Fri, 8, with post-film conversation with star Peggy Cummins; •Curse of the Demon (Tourneur, 1957), Sat, 1, 5, and Hell Drivers (Endfield, 1957), Sat, 3; •Try and Get Me! (Endfield, 1951), Sat, 7:30, and The Hoodlum (Nossek, 1951), Sat, 9:20; •Repeat Performance (Werker, 1947), Sun, 1, 5, 9:10, and Sunset Boulevard (Wilder, 1950), Sun, 2:50, 7; •A House Divided (Wyler, 1931), Mon, 7; The Kiss Before the Mirror (Whale, 1933), Mon, 8:25; Laughter in Hell (Cahn, 1933), Mon, 9:45; •Native Son (Chenal, 1951), Tue, 7, and Intruder in the Dust (Brown, 1949), Tue, 9. More info at www.noircity.com; advance tickets ($10-15) at www.brownpapertickets.com.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.75-$10.25. Amour (Haneke, 2012), call for dates and times. My Worst Nightmare (Fontaine, 2012), call for dates and times. The Rabbi’s Cat (Sfar and Delesvaux, 2011), call for dates and times.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $9-10. "Midnight Movies:" The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Sharman, 1975), Sat, midnight. With live performers the Bawdy Caste.
GRACE CATHEDRAL 1100 California, SF; gracecathedral.org/concerts. $10-20 (both films, $17-24). "An Evening of Silent Films at Grace Cathedral:" The Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein, 1925), Sat, 7; Nosferatu (Murnau, 1922), Sat, 9. With organ accompaniment by Dorothy Papadakos.
NEW PARKWAY 474 24th St, Oakl; www.thenewparkway.com. $6. "Documentary Film Series:" Brooklyn Castle (Dellamaggiore, 2012), Tue, 7.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. "African Film Festival 2013:" Microphone (Abdalla, 2010), Wed, 7; Black Africa, White Marble (Bicocchi, 2011), Sun, 3; Monica Wangu Wamwere: The Unbroken Saint (Murago Munene, 2011), Tue, 7. "Film 50: History of Cinema: The Cinematic City:" Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (Ruttmann, 1927), Wed, 3:10. With lecture by Marilyn Fabe; advance tickets (special pricing: $5.50-$11.50) recommended as programs often sell out. The Saddest Music in the World (Maddin, 2003), Thu, 7. Tenth anniversary celebration. "Alfred Hitchcock: The Shape of Suspense:" Rear Window (1954), Fri, 7. "The Hills Run Red: Italian Westerns, Leone, and Beyond:" Navajo Joe (Corbucci, 1966), Fri, 9:10; Sabata (Parolini, 1969), Sun, 5. "Behind the Scenes: The Art and Craft of Cinema with Title Designer Kyle Cooper:" Se7en (Fincher, 1995), Sat, 8. With Kyle Cooper in person. "Werner Schroeter: Magnificent Obsessions:" Mondo Lux (Mikesh, 2011), Tue, 7.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. Holy Motors (Carax, 2012), Wed, 9:15; Thu, 9. "SF Film Redux:" So I Married an Axe Murderer (Schlamme, 1993), Wed, 7. This event, $18.50. The Law in These Parts (Alexandrowicz, 2012), Wed, 9:15; Thu, 7, 9:05. How to Survive a Plague (France, 2012), Thu, 7. Beware of Mr. Baker (Bulger, 2012), Jan 25-31, call for times.
VOGUE 3290 Sacramento, SF; www.mostlybritish.org. $12.50-35 (festival pass, $99). Mostly British Film Festival, new and classic films from the UK, Ireland, Australia, and South Africa, Wed-Thu.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10-15. "Fabulous Film Femmes: Anna Biller and Sietske Tjallingii," short films with directors in person, Sat, 8. "Vortex II:" •Genesis II (Moxey, 1973), Sun, 6; Planet Earth (Daniels, 1974), Sun, 7:30; Brave New World (Brinckerhoff, 1980), Sun, 9.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. "2012 British Arrows Awards," showcase of the best television, online, outdoor, and cinema commercials made by British ad agencies and production companies, Thu-Sun, 4, 6, 8 (no 8pm show Sun).