December 18, 2002

Rep Clock

Schedules are for Wed/18 through Tues/24 except where noted. Double features are noted with a •. Director and year are given when available.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia; 824-3890. $5. "Openscreening" Fri, 8 ($3). All entries must be received, cued, and labeled by 7; for more info, e-mail openscreening@hotmail.com or call (415) 824-3890. "Other Cinema": "Avant to Live," films, videos, and performance works by local artists Sat, 8:30.

CASTRO 429 Castro; 621-6120. $4.50-7. "Magnificent Obsession: The Films of Douglas Sirk": All that Heaven Allows (1955) Wed, 1, 3, 5:20, 7:30, 9:35; The Tarnished Angels (1957) Mon, 7, 9. "Close-Up: Visionaries of Modern Cinema: Gus Van Sant," Van Sant interviewed onstage, plus clips from his films Thurs, 8 ($10-12, call 925-866-9599 or go to www.frameline.org/closeup for tickets). "The Silent Movie Picture Show," films and performances Fri-Sat, 8; Sun, 1 ($10-15). "Home for the Holidays," 15th annual performance by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Tues, 5, 7, 9 ($15-20, go to www.sfgmc.org for ticket info).

FINE ARTS CINEMA 2451 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 848-1143, www.fineartscinema.org. $4-8. •Rivers and Tides (Riedelsheimer, 2001) Wed-Sun, 7 and Ram Dass: Fierce Grace (Lemle, 2001) Wed-Sun, 8:45. Theater closed Dec 23-Jan 1.

JEZEBELS JOINT 510 Larkin; www.sfindie.com. Free. "SF IndieFest Microcinema": Dudes (Spheeris, 1987) Wed, 8; 30, Still Single, Contemplating Suicide Thurs, 8; Passing Stones Fri, 8.

MISSION CULTURAL CENTER FOR LATINO ARTS 2868 Mission; 821-1155. $4. "Cine en Español": Sol de Otoño (Mignona, 1996) Thurs, 7.

PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 454-1222. $4.50-7. "Kurosawa and Mifune": High and Low (1963) Wed, 4:30, 7:15; Sat, 3:50, 9:25; The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Thurs, 4:30, 7:20; Sat, 1, 6:35; The Hidden Fortress (1958) Fri, 1, 5:30; Sanjuro (1962) Fri, 3:40, 8:10; Red Beard (1965) Sun, 1, 4:25, 7:50. Theater closed Dec 30-Jan 8.

RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222. $5.50-8.50. Rivers and Tides (Riedelsheimer, 2001) call for times. Standing in the Shadows of Motown (Justman, 2002) call for times. Children of the Century (Kurys, 2000) Dec 20-26, call for times. "Family Classics": Born Free (Hill, 1966) Sat-Sun, 2. "Carole Lombard": Made for Each Other (Cromwell, 1939) Thurs, 7; To Be or Not to Be (Lubitsch, 1942) Sun, 7. "Footage Dance Film Festival" Wed, 7, 9:15.

RED VIC 1727 Haight; 668-3994. $3-6.50. Read My Lips (Audiard, 2002) Wed, 2, 7, 9:25. "Footage Dance Film Festival" Thurs, 7:15, 9:15. Home Movie (Smith, 2001) Fri-Sat, 7:15, 9:15 (also Sat, 2, 4). Amélie (Jeunet, 2001) Sun-Mon, 7, 9:35 (also Sun, 2, 4:30). Theater closed Dec 24-25, 31.

ROXIE 3117 16th St; 863-1087. $3-7. No Time for Love (Leisen, 1943) Wed, 1:40, 4:45, 8. Her Primitive Man (Lamont, 1944) Wed, 3:15, 6:25, 9:40. Step Across the Border (Humbert and Penzel, 1990) Thurs, 7, 9, 11. Rivers and Tides (Riedelsheimer, 2001) Dec 20-Jan 1, 2, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 (no shows Mon/23-Tues/24; no 8:45 show Dec 31); Jan 2-7, 6:30, 8:45 (also Jan 4-5, 2, 4:15).

SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission; 552-1990, www.sfcinematheque.org. $4-7. "Excavating the Emulsion: Films and Collaborations by Thad Povey" Thurs, 7:30.

SAN FRANCISCO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER 1800 Market; www.sfcenter.org. Free. Ethnic Notions (Riggs, 1987) Thurs, 7:30. Screening is part of an event commemorating the late Reggie Williams, an African American AIDS activist.