Schedules are for Wed/6-Tue/12 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.
ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $15-50. "Cast Shadows," sound-film performances with Barn Owl, Marielle Jakobsons, John Davis, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, and Paul Clipson, Sat, 8. Benefit for ATA.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-11. •Chasing Ice (Orlowski, 2012), Wed, 3, 7, and The Eiger Sanction (Eastwood, 1975), Wed, 4:30, 8:35. •Killing Them Softly (Dominik, 2012), Thu, 7, and Animal Kingdom (Michod, 2010), Thu, 8:50. "SF Sketchfest:" Welcome to the Dollhouse (Solondz, 1995), Fri, 7, hosted by Peaches Christ with star Heather Matarazzo in person; Pootie Tang (Louis CK, 2001), Fri, 10, with star Lance Crouther in person; The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (Zucker, 1988), with David Zucker, Pat Proft, and Priscilla Presley in person, Sat, 1; Twilight (Hardwicke, 2008), presented as "The Benson Movie Interruption" with Doug Benson and friends, Sat, 4:20; Army of Darkness (Raimi, 1992), hosted by Patton Oswalt with star Bruce Campbell in person, Sat, 8:30. For advance tickets ($20-50) and more info, visit www.sfsketchfest.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. Quartet (Hoffman, 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 Room (Wiseau, 2003), Sat, midnight. With host Sam Sharkey.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; (415) 393-0100, milibrary.org/events. $10 (reservations required as seating is limited). "CinemaLit Film Series: Hollywood Dames: In the Name of Love:" Marriage Italian Style (di Sica, 1964), Fri, 6.
NEW PARKWAY 474 24th St, Oakl; www.thenewparkway.com. $8. "Documentary Film Series:" Zipper (Nicholson, 2012), Tue, 7.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. "On Location in Silent Cinema:" Terje Vigen (Sjöström, 1917), Wed, 7. "Chronicles of Inferno: Japan’s Art Theater Guild:" Silence Has No Wings (Kuroki, 1966), Thu, 7; Ecstasy of the Angels (Wakamatsu, 1972), Fri, 7; She and He (Hani, 1963), Sat, 8; Children Who Draw (Hani, 1956); The Inferno of First Love (Hani, 1968), Sun, 5. "Alfred Hitchcock: The Shape of Suspense:" Saboteur (Hitchcock, 1942), Fri, 9. "Werner Schroeter: Magnificent Obsessions:" Dress Rehearsal (1981), Sat, 6. "Documentary Voices:" Free Land (Martin, 2009), Tue, 7.
RED POPPY ART HOUSE 2698 Folsom, SF; www.redpoppyarthouse.org. $5-15. "Red Reels:" Throw Down Your Heart (Paladino, 2008), Sun, 6:30. Screening followed by a performace by Fat Opie’s Scott Mickelson.
RHYTHMIX CULTURAL WORKS 2513 Blanding, Alameda; www.rhythmix.org. $5. "Albany FilmFest’s Greatest Hits," short films, Fri, 8.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. Beware of Mr. Baker (Bulger, 2012), Wed, 6:45. Sound City (Grohl, 2012), Wed-Thu, 7:15, 9:30. "SF Sketchfest:" Animal House (Landis, 1978), Wed, 9. With John Landis in person; for advance tickets ($20) or more info, visit www.sfsketchfest.com. SF IndieFest, Feb 8-21. For advance tickets (most shows $12) and full schedule, visit www.sfindie.com.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10. "For Your Vortex Only:" •Love at First Bite (Dragoti, 1979), Thu, 9, and The Love Machine (Haley Jr, 1971), Thu, 11.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. "San Francisco Cinematheque presents Jan Jost: American Dispatches," Fri, 7:30. Jan Jost in person. "The Wooster Group On Screen:" House/Lights (1999), Sun, 2.