Schedules are for Wed/3-Tue/9 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. $6-8. America India Foundation and 3rd I Films present: •“Lucky” (Luthra, 2011) and “Kunjo” (Samundra, 2009), Thu, 7. For more info and advance tickets, visit www.thirdi.org. “Gaze #4: Bodies Rest and Motion,” short moving image works made by women, Fri, 8. “Other Cinema: Doug Harvey’s Pataphysical Interrogation Techniques,” Sat, 8:30.
BALBOA 3630 Balboa, SF; www.cinemasf.com/balboa. $7.50-10. Tattoo Nation (Schwartz, 2013), Mon/4 and April 11, 10.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $10-15. Beauty and the Beast (Wise, 1991), Wed-Fri, 7. Presented sing-along style; advance tickets at www.ticketweb.com. “Miss Coco Peru: She’s Got Balls!”, comedy performance, Sat, 8. This event, $28-45; advance tickets at www.ticketfly.com. Django Unchained (Tarantino, 2012), Sun-Mon, 1, 4:15, 8.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.75-$10.25. Ginger and Rosa (Potter, 2012), call for dates and times. On the Road (Salles, 2012), call for dates and times. Quartet (Hoffman, 2012), call for dates and times. “World Ballet on the Big Screen:” La Fille Mal Gardee, from the Royal Ballet London, Sun, 1; Tue, 6:30.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $9-10. “Midnight Movies:” The Good Sisters (Burril, 2009), Sat, midnight. Hosted by Miss Misery.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9 Ross Valley, San Rafael; www.mitfamericas.org. $5-10. Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up? (Landau, 2010), Fri, 5.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO Kanbar Hall, 3200 California, SF; www.jccs.org/arts. $8-12. Iraq n’ Roll (Gaon, 2011), Mon, 7.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; (415) 393-0100, milibrary.org/events. $10 (reservations required as seating is limited). “CinemaLit Film Series: April Blossoms: Japanese Screens:” The Twilight Samurai (Yamada, 2002), Fri, 6.
NEW PARKWAY 474 24th St, Oakl; www.thenewparkway.com. $6-10. “New Parkway Classics:” Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (Leiner, 2004), Thu, 9pm. “Thrillville:” “Johnny Legend presents the Big TNT Show,” Sun, 6.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. “Filmmaker Provocateur: Jean Rouch:” Jaguar (1955-67), Wed, 7; Little by Little (1970), Sun, 3. “The Spanish Mirth: The Comedic Films of Luis García Berlanga:” Plácido (1961), Thu, 7; El verdugo (1964), Sat, 6:30. “Alfred Hitchcock: The Shape of Suspense:” The Wrong Man (1956), Fri, 7. “And God Created Jean-Louis Trintignant:” The Outside Man (Deray, 1973), Fri, 9:05. “Werner Schroeter: Magnificent Obsessions:” The Rose King (1986), Sat, 8:20; Flocons d’or (1976), Sun, 5. “Documentary Voices:” Into the Abyss (Herzog, 2008), Tue, 7.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. Birdemic 2: The Resurrection (Nguyen, 2013), Wed, 7. Somebody Up There Likes Me (Byington, 2012), Wed, 9; Thu, 7. Wrong (Dupieux, 2012), Wed-Thu, 7, 9:15. Thale (Nordaas, 2012), Thu, 9:15. “Roman Polanski Live at the Roxie,” screenings (Fri-Sun) and Skype interview with Polanski conducted by Robert Towne (Sat, time TBD). Check website for updated times and titles. Hands on a Hard Body (Binder, 1998), Mon-Tue, 7, 9.
UNITY IN MARIN 600 Palm, Hamilton Center, Novato; www.unityinmarin.org. $10. “Transformative Cinema:” Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? (Siegel, 2010), Fri, 7.
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO Presentation Theater, 2350 Turk, SF; www.usfca.edu/artsci/hrff/. Free. “11th Annual Human Rights Film Festival,” promoting awareness and discussion of global human rights issues, Thu-Sat.
VICTORIA THEATRE 2961 16th St, SF; www.sfcinematheque.org. $10 (festival pass, $50). “San Francisco Cinematheque presents: Crossroads 2013,” avant-garde, experimental, underground, and personally expressive film and video work, Fri-Sun.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10. “Assault on Vortex 13:” •Fear is the Key (Tuchner, 1972), Thu, 9, and Action USA (Stewart, 1989), Thu, 11. •The Street Fighter (Ozawa, 1974), Sun, 8, and Return of the Street Fighter (Ozawa, 1974), Sun, 10.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. “Thai Dreams: The Films of Pen-ek Ratanaruang:” Headshot (2011), Thu, 7:30; Nymph (2009), Sun, 2. With Ratanaruang in person at both screenings.