Schedules are for Wed/16-Tue/22 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. “Periwinkle Cinema: Bits and Pieces,” short films, Wed, 8. “Sista Sinema”: The New Black (Richen, 2013), Fri, 8. Other Cinema: “Erik Davis’ Rick Griffin and the Flying Eyeball,” Sat, 8:30. “Landscapes/Durations/Distances: Films of Lois Patiño,” Sun, 7:30.
BALBOA THEATRE 3630 Balboa, SF; cinemasf.com/balboa. $10. “Popcorn Palace:” Mysterious Island (Endfield, 1961), Sat, 10am. Matinee for kids.
BERKELEY FELLOWSHIP OF UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS 1924 Cedar, Berk; www.bfuu.org. $5-10 (no one turned away). “Save the Post Office presents Films from the 1930s: The New Deal in Action, Pt. 1,” Fri, 7:30.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-11. •Je t’aime je t’aime (Resnais, 1968), Wed, 7, and The Great Beauty (Sorrentino, 2013), Wed, 8:45. •Sorcerer (Friedkin, 1977), Thu, 7, and Midnight Express (Parker, 1978), Thu, 9:15. “Midnites for Maniacs: Kill or Be Killed:” •The Running Man (Glaser, 1987), Fri, 7:20, and Battle Royale (Fukasaku, 2000), Fri, 9:20. This double bill, $12. •The Killing (Kubrick, 1956), Sat, 7, and The Getaway (Peckinpah, 1972), Sat, 8:40. Frozen (Buck and Lee, 2013), Sat-Sun, 1 (also Sun, 5). Presented sing-along style; advance tickets ($10-16) at www.ticketweb.com.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-$10.75. times. Alan Partridge (Lowney, 2013), April 18-24, call for times. Gospel (Leivick and Ritzenberg, 1983), Sun, 7.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $10. “Midnight Movies:” The Big Lebowski (Coen and Coen, 1998), Fri-Sat, midnight.
KORET AUDITORIUM SF Public Library, 100 Larkin, SF; www.sfgreenfilmfest.org. Free. Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West (Decena, 2012), Tue, 6.
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; milibrary.org/events. $10. “CinemaLit Film Series: Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman:” Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (Lumet, 2007), Fri, 6.
MISSION CULTURAL CENTER FOR LATINO ARTS 2868 Mission, SF; www.missionculturalcenter.org. Free. “Carmen for Families: The Movie!,” screening of SF Opera’s “Opera-In-An-Hour” series, Sat, 1 and 3.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. “Film 50: History of Cinema:” Contempt (Godard, 1963), Wed, 3:10. “Diamonds of the Night: Jan Nemec:” Toyen (2005), Wed, 7; Martyrs of Love (1967), Fri, 7. “Jokers Wild: American Comedy, 1960-1989:” Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (Hughes, 1987), Thu, 7; Beetlejuice (Burton, 1988), Fri, 8:30. “The Brilliance of Satyajit Ray:” The Middleman (1975), Sat, 6. “Jean-Luc Godard: Expect Everything from Cinema:” Weekend (1967), Sat, 8:30. “Documentary Voices:” Leviathan (Castaing-Taylor and Paravel, 2012), Tue, 7.
RHYTHMIX CULTURAL WORKS 2513 Blanding, Alameda; www.rhythmix.org. Free. Gasland Part II (Fox, 2013), Thu, 8.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. “Arab Shorts #2,” Wed, 7. “Neighborhood Nightz:” A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at the New York Times (Grant, 2013), Thu, 7. Faust (Sokurov, 2011), April 18-24, 6:30, 9:15 (also Sat-Sun, 3:30). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Columbus, 2001), Sun, 4:20. Special 4/20 screening for audiences 18 and over only.
TANNERY 708 Gilman, Berk; berkeleyundergroundfilms.blogspot.com. Donations accepted. “Berkeley Underground Film Society:” “LOOP Presents: Old School New Light:” •“Nutritional Quackery” (1961) and “Ruth Stout’s Garden” (1976), Sat, 7:30; Picnic on the Grass (Renoir, 1959), Sun, 7:30.
VICTORIA THEATRE 2961 16th St, SF; www.brownpapertickets.com. $15-35. Jesus Christ Superstar (Jewison, 1973), presented sing-along style, Fri, 7. With the second annual Chunky Jesus Contest. Proceeds benefit the San Francisco Trans March.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10. “Night of the Vortex Room”: •Night of the Living Dead (Romero, 1968), Thu, 9, and Night of the Creeps (Dekker, 1968), Thu, 11.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. “Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2014:” Rafea: Solar Mama (Noujaim and Eldaief, 2012), Thu, 7:30; Tall As the Baobab Tree (Teicher, 2012), Sun, 2. *