Schedules are for Wed/17-Tue/23 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. $6-10. "We Are Winning, Don’t Forget: Short Works by Jean-Gabriel Périot," Fri, 8. Filmmaker in person. "Other Cinema: Optronica," works by sound artist John Davis and others, Sat, 8:30.
BALBOA 3630 Balboa, SF; www.cinemasf.com/balboa. $7.50-10. The Cliff House and Sutro Heights (Wyrsch, 2013), Wed-Thu, noon, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20.
BERKELEY FELLOWSHIP OF UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS 1924 Cedar, Berk; www.bfuu.org. $5-10 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds). The Truth About the War on Libya, Thu, 7.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-13. •Blow-Up (Antonioni, 1966), Wed, 7, and Deep Red (Argento, 1975), Wed, 9:10. "Academy of Art University’s Annual Epidemic Film Festival," Thu, 4. Get free tickets by calling 1-800-544-2787. "Midnites for Maniacs: Tribute to Sadie Hawkins Triple Bill:" •Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (Mirkin, 1997), Fri, 7:30; Pretty in Pink (Hughes, 1986), Fri, 9:30; and Carrie (De Palma, 1976), Fri, 11:30. The Last Unicorn (Bass and Rankin, Jr., 1982), Sat, 11am-4pm. With book author Peter S. Beagle in person; co-sponsored by the Cartoon Art Museum (full event details at www.cartoonart.org). •Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Mitchell, 2001), Sat, 7:10, and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Elliott, 1994), Sat, 5, 9. Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962), Sun, 2, 7. •Chasing Ice (Orlowski, 2012), Mon, 7, and Samsara (Fricke, 2011), Mon, 8:40.
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. Renoir (Bourdos, 2012), call for dates and times. Matinee (Dante, 1993), Thu, 7. Twentieth anniversary 35mm screening presented by journalist David Templeton and special guests.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $9-15. Aya: Awakenings (Razam and Parish), Wed, 7. "Midnight Movies:" The Big Lebowski (Coen, 1998), Fri-Sat, midnight.
DREAM INSTITUTE 1627 University, Berk; www.verticalpool.com. $10. Under a Shipwrecked Moon (Alli, 2003), Fri, 7:30.
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:" Cast Me If You Can (Monogatari, 2010), Fri, 6.
NEW PARKWAY 474 24th St, Oakl; www.thenewparkway.com. $6-10. "New Parkway Classics:" Repo Man (Cox, 1984), Thu, 9pm. "Thrillville:" Starcrash (Cozzi, 1978), Sun, 6.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. "The Spanish Mirth: The Comedic Films of Luis García Berlanga:" La escopeta nacional (1978), Wed, 7. "And God Created Jean-Louis Trintignant:" The Conformist (Bertolucci, 1970), Thu, 7; Three Colors: Red (Kieslowski, 1994), Fri, 7; Trans-Europ-Express (Robbe-Grillet, 1966), Sun, 3. "Alfred Hitchcock: The Shape of Suspense:" Foreign Correspondent (1940), Fri, 9; Psycho (1960), Sat, 8:30. "Afterimage: Leonard Retel Helmrich’s Trilogy:" Position Among the Stars (2010), Sat, 5:30; Eye of the Day (2001), Sun, 5:15; Shape of the Moon (2004), Tue, 7.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11.Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013), Wed-Thu, 7, 9:15. The Shining (Kubrick, 1980), Thu, 9:15. Room 237 (Ascher, 2012), April 19-25, 6:30, 8:30, and 9:30 (also Sat-Sun, 2:45). "Le Noir de Nuit," film noir programming to be announced, Tue, 6:30.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10. "Assault on Vortex 13:" •Mitchell (McLagen, 1975), Thu, 9, and Samurai Cop (Shervan, 1989), Thu, 11.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. "Thai Dreams: The Films of Pen-ek Ratanaruang:" Invisible Waves (2006), Thu, 7:30; 6ixtynin9 (1999), Sun, 2.