Schedules are for Wed/16-Tues/22 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. "The
Gadabout Traveling Film Festival," independent films from around
the world Thurs, 8. "Since the Summer Is Dark," experimental
film and video by Bay Area artists Fri, 8:30. "Cultural
Revolution in Motion": Les Diggers de San Francisco Sat,
8. Presented by Planet Drum Foundation.
AUCTIONS BY THE BAY 2700 Saratoga, Alameda; (510) 740-0220.
$5-7. Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) Fri, 7, 9:30. Arsenic
and Old Lace (Capra, 1944) Sat, 7, 9:30.
BALBOA 3630 Balboa; 221-8184. $5-7. "Screen 360: Films
for Children of the World," festival of movies from around the
world selected for young audiences Sat-Sun, 11a, 1, 3.
BRIDGE 3010 Geary; 751-3213, www.peacheschrist.com. $8. "Midnight
Mass": Annie (Huston, 1982) Sat, midnight.
CASTRO 429 Castro; 621-6120. $5-8. Russian Ark (Sokurov,
2002) Wed, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:10. "San Francisco Jewish Film
Festival" Thurs/17, July 19-24. See First Runs. "War
Is Over: Create Peace," fundraiser for Artists United featuring
poetry, prose, music, and a performance with Karen Black, Janeane Garofalo,
Hector Elizondo, and others Fri, 7:30 ($27.50-60).
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. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Leone, 1966)
Wed-Thurs, call for times. Rivers and Tides (Riedelsheimer,
2001) July 18-24, call for times. "An Evening with Art Clokey
and Gumby" Sat, 7 ($7-10).
FILM ARTS FOUNDATION Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission;
978-ARTS. Double Dare (Micheli, 2003) Wed, 7:30.
'FILM NIGHT IN THE PARK' Creek Park, 400 block of Sir Frances
Drake Blvd, San Anselmo; (415) 453-4333, www.filmnight.org. $2-5. Harold
and Maude (Ashby, 1971) Fri, 8; Nightmare before Christmas
(Selick, 1993) Sat, 8. Outdoor screening.
FOUR STAR Clement and 23rd Ave; www.hkinsf.com. $6-7.50. "Kung
Fu Movie Madness": •Fist of Legend (Chan, 1994)
Thurs, 11:45am, 4, 8; and The Street Fighter (Ozawa, 1974)
Thurs, 2, 6, 9:45. "Midnites for Maniacs": Wild at
Heart (Lynch, 1990) Fri-Sat, midnight.
'INTERNATIONAL WORKING CLASS FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL' New College,
777 Valencia; www.laborfest.net. $7-10. "First U.S./International
Labor Short Competition" and "Labor Videos from Argentina
Worker Occupations by Ojo Obrero," plus spoken word by Molotov
Mouths Word Troupe Wed, 7. Mission Cultural Center for Latino
Arts, 2868 Mission. The Stars Look Down (Reed, 1939) with "Couch
Encounter" (Green, 2003) Thurs, 7. Salt of the Earth
(Biberman, 1954) Fri, 7. Fiftieth-anniversary celebration,
with a post-film discussion.
JEZEBEL'S JOINT 510 Larkin; www.sfindie.com. Free. "SF
IndieFest Microcinema": Scumrock (Moritsugu, 2002) Wed-Sat,
8 ($5); The Birds (Hitchcock, 1963) Tues, 8.
LONG HAUL 3124 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 540-0751, www.thelonghaul.org.
Free. Down by Law (Jarmusch, 1986) Fri, 8:30.
METREON Action Theatre, Fourth St at Mission; www.metreon.com.
Free. "Free Anime Screenings": "Jubei-Chan Premiere Weekend"
Sun, 11am-8pm.
NEW LANGTON ARTS 1246 Folsom; 626-5416. $6-8. "Drive-By
Shooting," video screening of short works inspired by themes of
transportation and motion, curated by Elliot Anderson Thurs, 8.
PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-1412. $4-8. "Excess
of Evil": Incubus (Stevens, 1966) Wed, 7:30. "Aki
Kaurismäki: Helsinki Bent": Juha (1999) Thurs, 7:30.
"Mysterious Houses and Barefoot Contessas: Restoration Pleasures":
La maison du mystère (Episodes 1-3) (Volkoff, 1923) Fri,
7:30; La maison du mystère (Episodes 4-7) (Volkoff,
1923) Sat, 7; Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (Murnau, 1927)
Sun, 5:30. "Sarunas Bartas: Some Small Light":
The House (1997) Tues, 7:30.
RED VIC 1727 Haight; 668-3994. $3-6.50. Beyond Vanilla (Lilja,
2001) Wed-Thurs, 7:15, 9:15 (Wed, 2). Laurel Canyon (Cholodenko,
2003) Fri-Sat, 7:15, 9:30 (also Sat, 2, 4:15). War Photographer
(Frei, 2001) Sun-Mon, 7:15, 9:20 (also Sun, 2, 4:15). Dr.
Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) July 22-23, 7:15, 9:15 (also July
23, 2).
ROXIE 3117 16th St; 863-1087. $4-8. What I Want My Words
to Do to You: Voices from Inside a Women's Maximum Security Prison (Gavin,
Katz, and Sunshine, 2003) Wed, call for times. The Ramones:
End of the Century (Gramaglia and Fields, 2003) Thurs, 7:30,
9:30. The Clash: Westway to the World (Letts, 2000) Fri-Tues,
call for times.
WEREPAD 2430 Third St; 824-7334. $8. Vanishing Point (Sarafian,
1971) in "simulvision" with Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (Hough,
1974) Fri, 9.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission; 978-ARTS. $3-7.
"Cinemuerte International Horror Film Festival": Geography
of Fear (Mantila, 2000) Thurs, 7; Moonlight Sonata (Soinio,
1989) Thurs, 9; Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (Lewis, 2002)
Fri, 7; Zombie (Fulci, 1979) Fri, 9; The Apple
(Golan, 1980) Fri, 9; Viva la muerte (Arrabal, 1971)
Sat, 7; Castle of Purity (Ripstein, 1974) Sat, 9; Alucarda
(Moctezuma, 1975) Sat, 11.