Schedules are for Wed/21-Tue/27 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.
ALLEY CAT BOOKS AND GALLERY 3036 24th St, SF; (415) 824-1761. Free (limited seating). “Cat’s Eye presents:” “Digital Daydreams: New Motion Pictures by Mike Kuchar,” Thu, 8.
ARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $6-10. “Periwinkle Cinema: Sound and Image,” film collages with live sound accompaniment, Wed, 7. “Gaze Film Series #5: Transgressions,” independent film and video made by women, Sat, 8. “Noble Gases: The Experimental Film Festival Portland presents Director’s Picks,” Sun, 7:30.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. •Hud (Ritt, 1963), Wed, 2:30, 7, and Midnight Cowboy (Schlesinger, 1969), Wed, 4:45, 9:05. •Blue Velvet (Lynch, 1986), Thu, 2:45, 7, and Neighbors (Avildsen, 1981), Thu, 5, 9:15. •Jesus Christ Superstar (Jewison, 1973), Fri, 7 (40th anniversary screening; Q&A with Ted “Jesus” Neeley at 6:30), and Life of Brian (Jones, 1979), Fri, 9:15. “Peaches Christ presents: Night of 1,000 Showgirls:” Showgirls (Verhoeven, 1995), Sat, 8. With pre-show entertainment and special guests; advance tickets ($25-45) at www.peacheschrist.com. •The Godfather Part II (Coppola, 1974), Sun, 12:30, 7:30, and Heat (Mann, 1995), Sun, 4:20. The Heat (Feig, 2013), Tue, 2, 4:40, 7, 9:30.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-$10.75. The Act of Killing (Oppenheimer, 2012), call for dates and times. Hannah Arendt (von Trotta, 2012), call for dates and times. The Hunt (Vinterberg, 2012), call for dates and times. 20 Feet From Stardom (Neville, 2013), call for dates and times. Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (Lowery, 2013), Aug 23-29, call for times. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (Penso, 2012), Sun, 7. Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (Kramer, Miller, and Newberger, 2012), Mon, 7:15.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $10. “Midnight Movies:” Fight Club (Fincher, 1999), Fri-Sat, midnight.
JACK LONDON SQUARE Market lawn, Harrison at Water, Oakl; www.jacklondonsquare.com. Free. The Goonies (Donner, 1985), Thu, sundown.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. “The Hitchcock 9: Rare Silents Restored:” The Pleasure Garden (1926), Wed, 7; Blackmail (1929), Fri, 7; Downhill (1927), Sat, 6:15. “Yang Fudong’s Cinematic Influences:” An Estranged Paradise (Yang, 2002), Thu, 7. “Tales of Love: The Enchanted World of Jacques Demy:” The Pied Piper (Demy, 1972), Fri, 8:35; Three Seats for the 26th (Demy, 1988), Sat, 8:20. “Castles in the Sky: Masterful Anime from Studio Ghibli:” My Neighbor Totoro (Miyazaki, 1988), Sun, 1 and 3; Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984), Sun, 5.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. The Canyons (Schrader, 2013), Wed-Thu, 9. Frances Ha (Baumbach, 2013), Wed-Thu, 9:15. Portrait of Jason (Clarke, 1967), Wed-Thu, 7. Prince Avalanche (Green, 2013), Wed-Thu, 7. Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary (Vittoria, 2013), Aug 23-29, 6:45, 9. *