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Schedules are for Wed/19 through Tues/25 except where noted. Double features are noted with a •. Director and year are given when available.

ACTION THEATRE Metreon, 101 Fourth St; 369-6086. Free. "Anime Film Festival": " 'Bubblegum Crisis' marathon" Fri, 5-9pm; Sat, 11am-9pm.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia; 824-3890. "Revolver Women's Film/Video Collective Open Screening," Wed, 8pm ($5). Women are encouraged to bring short works to share. "OpenScreening," underground video show Thurs, 7:30 ($3). Call ATA to reserve a space; all entries must be cued and labeled by 7pm. "ABFAB! Badass Christmas Benefit Kickoff Party!" Fri, 7 ($5). ATA and girlfriends magazine cohost this event. "Other Cinema": "New Experimental Works" group show Sat, 8:30 ($5). See 8 Days a Week, page tk.

CASTRO 429 Castro; 621-6120. $4.50-7. Theater closed for renovations through Sunday. "Home for the Holidays" Mon, 5, 7, 9 ($15; call 415-865-3650 for tickets). The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus presents this event. See 8 Days a Week, page tk. Female Trouble (Waters, 1974) Tues/25-Tues/1, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:20.

'FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLACKDOT RITUAL FILM FESTIVAL' BlackDot Cultural Center, 2364 E. 15th St, Oakl; (510) 451-8813 (festival phone number used for all locations). $5-10. "Various Films Dealing with African-Based Religions" Wed, 6; "Workshop: Spirit on the Screen" Fri, 6. Black Repertory Group Theater, 3201 Adeline, Oakl. $6. • First People, Our People (Morillo and Juzang, 2001) and My Man Done Me Wrong (Birbrower, 2000) with "Noir" (Golden), "The Game" (Banks), and "Dongo Kundu" (Bernotsky, 2000) Thurs, 6. Seventh Street McClymond's Initiative, 1724 Mandela, Oakl. Free. Kirikou and the Sorceress (Ocelot, 1998) with "Gentrification: West Oakland" Sat, noon. Parkway Theater, 1634 Park, Oakl. $6. Sankofa (Gerima, 1993) Sat, 3; Maangamizi: The Ancient One (Mhando and Mulvihill, 2000) Sun, 3:30.

FINE ARTS CINEMA 2451 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 848-1143. $4-7.50. Note: theater closed Mon/24-Tues/1. • The Straight Story (Lynch, 2000) with "Breathe" (Capela) Wed, 7:30 and American Movie (Smith, 1999) Wed, 9:35. "Footage Dance Film Festival 2001" Thurs-Sun, 7:30. See 8 Days a Week, page tk. Gadjo Dilo (Gatlif, 1997) Thurs-Sun, 9:15 (also Sun, 5:35).

NEW PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-1412. $4.50-7. No programs.

RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222. $5.25-8. Note: Theater closed Mon/24. Bread and Tulips (Soldini, 2000) Call for times. The Endurance (Butler, 2000) Call for times. "Footage Dance Film Festival 2001" Wed, 7, 9:15. See 8 Days a Week, page tk. The Business of Strangers (Stettner, 2001) Wed-Thurs, call for times. Night of the Hunter (Laughton, 1955) Wed-Thurs, call for times. "Rafael Showcase Presents:" I Am Sam (Nelson, 2001) Thurs, 6:45. Star Sean Penn and director Jesse Nelson in person ($12-15). "Happy Judy Hollidays": Born Yesterday (Cukor, 1950) Fri, call for times; It Should Happen to You (Cukor, 1954) Sat, call for times; The Solid Gold Cadillac (Quine, 1956) Sun, call for times; Adam's Rib (Cukor, 1949) Tues, call for times.

RED VIC 1727 Haight; 668-3994. $3-6.50. Last Zapatistas, Forgotten Heroes (Toboada, 2001) Wed, 2, 3:45, 5:30, 7:30, 9:15. Dream Deceivers (Van Taylor, 1991) Thurs, 7:30, 9:15. Rock Star (Herek, 2001) Fri-Sat, 7:15, 9:35 (also Sat, 2, 4:20). Baraka (Fricke, 1992) Sun, 2, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30.

ROXIE 3117 16th St; 863-1087. $3-7. A Love Divided (Macartney, 2000) Wed-Thurs, 7, 9:15 (also Wed, 2, 4:30). William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann, 1996) Fri-Sat, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30. Vincent (Cox, 1988) Sun, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:15. Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) Mon-Tues, 2, 4:30, 7 (also Tues, 9:15).

SAN FRANCISCO MAIN LIBRARY Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin; 557-4277. Free. "Courage in the Face of War and Hatred": Peace Is Every Step (Maida, 1997) Thurs, noon. Documentary about Vietnamese Buddhist priest and scholar Thich Nhat Hanh.