Schedules are for Wed/18-Tues/24 except where noted. Double
features are noted with a •. Director and year are given when
available. All times p.m. unless otherwise specified.
ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia; 824-3890. $4-8. "Antlers,
Airports, and Desperate Detectives," shorts by Bridget Irish and
Bryan Connolly Thurs, 8. "Free Art!," antiwar gallery
show and party Fri, 7:30.
CASTRO 429 Castro; 621-6120. $5-8. "San Francisco International
Lesbian and Gay Film Festival," June 12-29. See First Runs.
CHABOT SPACE AND SCIENCE CENTER 10000 Skyline Blvd, Oakl; (510)
336-7373. $6.50-8.75 (all shows except for those at 8:30 also require
museum admission: $5-8). Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West (Neibaur,
2002) Tues-Sun, 2:30 (also Fri, 5:30, 8:30; Sat, 12:20, 5:30, 8:30;
Sun, 12:30). Ongoing. Giant-screen film presentation.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San
Rafael; (415) 454-1222. $5.50-9. Winged Migration (Perrin,
2002) call for times. Spellbound (Blitz, 2002) call
for times. "Timeless Beauties: Greta Garbo": Anna Christie
(German version) (Feyder, 1930) Wed, 7. Dracula: Pages
from a Virgin's Diary (Maddin, 2002) with "The Heart of the
World" (Maddin, 2000) Wed-Thurs, call for times. Sunrise
(Murnau, 1927) Fri-Sun, 7 (also Sun, 2). The Line King:
The Al Hirschfeld Story (Dryfoos, 1996) Sat, 1:30, and June 23-26,
call for times.
FILM ARTS FOUNDATION Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission;
978-ARTS. $6-7. "True Stories": Discovering Dominga (McConahay,
2003) Wed, 7:30.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9 Ross Valley, San Rafael; (415)
898-1730. $5-7 (no one turned away for lack of funds). "Marin Peace
and Justice Coalition Film Series": In the Name of Security
(Kunstler and Kunstler, 2002) Wed, 7:30. "Perspective
on 9/11," multimedia presentation by Ken Jenkins June 25, 7:30.
FOREIGN CINEMA 2534 Mission; www.cinefemme.org. $15-20. "Raw:
Works in Progress," benefit screening for three short films by
Cinefemme filmmakers Mon, 8:30.
FOUR STAR Clement and 23rd Ave; www.hkinsf.com. $6-7.50. "Kung
Fu Movie Madness": • The Kids from Shaolin (Zhang,
1982) Thurs, noon, 4, 8 and A Kid from Tibet (Yuen, 1992)
Thurs, 2, 6, 9:45. "Midnites for Maniacs": • Simon:
King of the Witches (Kessler, 1971) and Candy von Dewd (Boyreau,
2002) Fri, midnight; The Kids Are United (1978) Sat,
midnight.
JEZEBEL'S JOINT 510 Larkin; www.sfindie.com. Free. "SF
IndieFest Microcinema": The Cedar Bar (Leslie, 2002) Wed,
8; The Movie Hero (Gottfred, 2003) Thurs, 8; Nowhere
to Hide (Lee, 1999) Fri, 8; The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(Worsley, 1923) Mon, 8; House of Wax (De Toth, 1953)
Tues, 8.
METREON Action Theatre, Fourth St at Mission; www.metreon.com.
Free. "Free Anime Screenings": "Angel Links Weekend"
Sun, 11am-8pm.
PARKWAY 1834 Park, Oakland; (510) 814-2400, www.thrillville.net.
$7. "Thrillville's Super Sexy Sci-Fi Rocket Roll Show": •
Candy von Dewd (Boyreau, 2002) and Zardoz (Boorman,
1974) Thurs, 8:30.
PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-1412. $4-8. "I
Found It at the Movies: Video Artists Look at Cinema": "About
a Girl," short films Wed, 7:30. "The Inquiring Camera:
The Journey, Episodes 1-6" (Watkins, 1984-87) Thurs, 6; "Episodes
7-12" Tues, 6. "Nicholas Ray": 55 Days at Peking
(1963) Thurs, 7:30. "Douglas Sirk: Tender Ironies":
All I Desire (1953) Sat, 5, 8:45; All that Heaven Allows
(1955) Sat, 7; The First Legion (1950) Sun, 5:30.
RED VIC 1727 Haight; 668-3994. $3-6.50. Unprecedented: The
2000 Presidential Election (Perez and Sekler, 2002) Wed, 2, 7:15,
9:15. City of God (Meirelles, 2002) Thurs-Sat, 7, 9:35
(also Sat, 2, 4:25). Hidden Wars of Desert Storm (Brohy and
Ungerman, 2000) Sun, 2, 4, 7:15, 9:15. Gaza Strip (Longley,
2002) Mon, 7:15, 9:15. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Colombani,
2002) Tues-Wed, 7:15, 9:20 (also Wed, 2).
ROXIE 3117 16th St; 863-1087. $4-8. Manito (Eason, 2003)
Wed-Thurs, 6:30, 9:30 (also Wed, 2). "Asian Films Up the
Yin-Yang": Guns and Talks Fri, 4:30; Sat, 8:45; Wild
Zero Fri, 7; Ping Pong Fri, 9; Sun, 2; Three
Sat, 1:30; Sun, 9; Just One Look Sat, 4:15;
Sun, 7; Monrak Transistor Sat, 6:15; Sun, 4:30.
Check www.scratchpictures.com for more information. "Hip Hop Film
Festival": Straight Outta Hunters Point (Epps) Mon, 6;
June 25, 8; Resistencia: Hip Hop in Colombia (Feiling)
Mon, 7:45; Battlesounds (Carluccio) Mon, 9:30; Cubamor
(Alafia) Tues, 6; Open Transport (Static Copy) with
"keepintime" (B+) Tues, 8; • World Famous
(Williams) and What's up Fat Lip? (Jonze) Tues, 9:30;
The Freshest Kids (Isreal) June 25, 2; "Youth Media
Program," short films June 25, 4; Hooked: The Legend
of Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell (Skolnik and O'Neill) June
25, 6; "Closing Night Super Hip Hop Shorts Program," short
films June 25, 9:30. Go to www.hiphopfilmfest.com for more information.
SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,
701 Mission; 552-1990. $4-7. "Science in Action! A Craig Baldwin
Retrospective:" "Program One: Rockets and Raptures" Thurs,
7:30. San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut. "Program Two:
Cannibalizing Culture" Sat, 7:30; "Program Three: Set
in the Southwest (Then and Now)" Sun, 7:30. Baldwin in person
at all shows.
SAN FRANCISCO MAIN LIBRARY Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin; 557-4277.
Free. "Local Lavender Scene: Saluting Bay Area Queer Filmmakers":
It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School (Chasnoff,
1996) Thurs, noon. Large-screen video presentation.
SOLUNA LOUNGE 272 McAllister; www.futureprimitivesound.com.
Free. Style Wars (Silver) Sat, 6. With question-and-answer
session with director and producer Tony Silver and coproducer Henry
Chalfant; followed by after-party with Future Primitive Sound Collective
DJs.
21 GRAND 449B 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 44-GRAND. $7-8. "West
Coast Performer Presents:" "Short films/Animations/Comics/Zines/Indie
bands," short films and live music Sat, 8.
VICTORIA THEATRE 2961 16th St; kidheroes@aol.com. $10. Lumpia
Fri-Sat, 7:30. Screening of Daly City-shot film, followed
by discussion with cast and crew.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission; 978-ARTS. $3-7.
"Time after Time: Asia and Our Moment," daytime program featuring
a continuous loop of Living Elsewhere (Wang, 1999) with "Chinese
Utopia" (Wang, 2002) Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm, through July 13 (no
screenings Sundays in June). Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks:
Part II: Remnants (Wang, 2003) Sun, 1.