Schedules are for Wed/1-Tue/7 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. $5-10. “OpenScreening,” Thu, 8. For participation info, contact programming@atasite.org. “American Hardcore,” part of the Experimental Music Yearbook series, presented by Casey Anderson and Scott Cazan, Fri, 8. “Other Cinema: Inside the Machine,” presented by Megan Prelinger, Sat, 8:30. Small Press Traffic readings by Richard O. Moore, Brenda Hillman, Paul Ebenkamp, and Garrett Caples, Sun, 5.
BERKELEY REP’S RODA THEATRE 2025 Addison, Berk; www.berkeleyrep.org. $10-20. Broadway Idiot (Hamilton, 2013), Sat, 8.
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS 1111 Eighth St, SF; www.cca.edu. Free. “Project Kino: Senior Film Screening,” works by CCA students, Thu, 7.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-13. •Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936), Wed, 2:30, 7, and Brazil (Gilliam, 1985), Wed, 4:15. 8:45. •Performance (Roeg, 1970), Thu, 7, and The Man Who Fell to Earth (Roeg, 1976), Thu, 9. •The Last Picture Show (Bogdanovich, 1971), Fri, 7, and Dazed and Confused (Linklater, 1993), Fri, 9:25. •Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985), Sat, 2:30, 7, and Donnie Darko (Kelly, 2001), Sat, 4:45, 9:15. San Francisco International Film Festival, Sun and Tue. See festival.sffs.org for schedule.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.75-$10.25. Blancanieves (Berger, 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. Where the Trail Ends (Red Bull Media House, 2012), Thu, 7; Sun, 4:45. In the House (Ozon, 2012), May 3-9, call for times. “World Ballet on the Big Screen:” “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” from the Royal Ballet, London, Sun, 1; Tue, 6:30. This event, $15.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; (415) 393-0100, milibrary.org/events. $10 (reservations required as seating is limited). “CinemaLit Film Series: Paddy Chayefsky: Scenes from American Lives” The Americanization of Emily (Hiller, 1964), Fri, 6.
NEW PARKWAY 474 24th St, Oakl; www.thenewparkway.com. $6-10. “New Parkway Classics:” Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994), Thu, 9pm. “Action! Movies That Motivate Change,” environmental and activist films, Sat, 6:30. More info at rosefdn.org/20years. “Thrillville: Johnny Legend Presents:” Night of the Bloody Apes (Cardona, 1969), Sun, 6.
“PLAYGROUND FILM FESTIVAL” Various Bay Area venues; playground-sf.org/filmfest. $10-25. Showcasing Bay Area filmmakers and writers and their short work. May 1-25.
OHLONE COLLEGE Smith Center, 43600 Mission, Fremont; www.smithcenter.com. $15-20. “Buster Keaton Silent Comedy:” College (Horne and Keaton, 1927), with accompaniment by organist Jerry Nagano, Fri, 8:30.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. San Francisco International Film Festival, Wed-Tue. See festival.sffs.org for schedule.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11.Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013), Wed, 9; Thu, 10. Room 237 (Ascher, 2012), Wed-Thu, 7, 9:10. The Source Family (Demopoulos and Wille, 2012), May 3-9, 7:15, 9:30 (also Sat-Sun, 2:45).
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10. “Vortexpalooza!:” •Brigitte Bardot Show (1968), Sun, 7; Tom Jones! (1966), Sun, 8; Raquel! (1970), Sun, 9; Cowboy in Sweden (1970), Sun, 10, and Movin’ With Nancy (1967), Sun, 11. . *