Schedules are for Wed/24-Tues/30 except where noted. Double features are marked with a •. Director and year are given when available. All times p.m. unless otherwise specified.

ACT I AND II 2128 Center, Berk; (510) 843-FILM. $6. "Midnight Movie Series": War Games (Badham, 1983) Sat, midnight.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, S.F.; (415) 824-3890. $4-8. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Bartley and O'Briain, 2003) Wed, 7:30 ($5-15). Benefit for Bill Weinberg and the World War 3 Report. "Open Screening: Underground Short Format Hour" Thurs, 7:30. For information e-mail openscreening@hotmail.com. "MadCat Women's International Film Festival": "Program Six: Out of the Past" Fri, 8 ($7-20). "Other Cinema": "Invisible Objects + Boyce + Leveque," digital production and performance Sat, 8:30.

AUCTIONS BY THE BAY 2700 Saratoga, Alameda; (510) 835-6187. $5-7. Suspicion (Hitchcock, 1941) Fri, 7, 9:30. A Night at the Opera (Wood, 1935) Sat, 7, 9:30. Laura (Preminger, 1944) Sun, 7, 9.

BAY AREA VIDEO COALITION 2727 Mariposa, S.F.; jennifer@bavc.org. $5. "Media Mash," screenings and party to celebrate formation of the new chapter of Bay Area Women in Film and Television Fri, 7:30.

CASTRO 429 Castro, S.F.; (415) 621-6120. $5-8. "The Animation Show," programmed by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt Wed, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30. "Cinemayaat Arab Film Festival": El-Kotbia (Saheb-Ettaba, 2002) Thurs, 8:30 ($7-20). Touchez pas au Grisbi (Becker, 1954) Sept 26-Oct 2, 7, 9:15 (also Sat-Sun, Wed, 2, 4:30).

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. "The Animation Show," programmed by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt Wed-Thurs, call for times. Postmen in the Mountains (Huo, 1999) Sept 26-Oct 2, call for times. Producer Kang Jianmin in person Fri/26, 7:30pm.

CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO 50 Phelan, S.F.; (415) 239-3283. Free. Mercy (Med-dah) (Hallacy, 2002) Wed, 12:30. (Program repeats Wed, 6:45, Maitri Hospice, 401 Duboce, S.F.; 415-558-3004; Fri, 10:30am, Children's Hospital of Oakland, 747 52nd St, Oakl; 510-428-3336).

CLAY 2261 Fillmore, S.F.; (415) 267-4893. $5. "Pen and Ink: Eight Tales in the Comic Book Tradition": Batman (Martinson, 1956) Fri-Sat, midnight.

'FILM NIGHT IN THE PARK' Old Mill Park, 300 block of Throckmorton, Mill Valley; (415) 453-4333, www.filmnight.org. $2-5. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Coen, 2000) Sat, 8.

GOETHE-INSTITUT AUDITORIUM 530 Bush, S.F.; www.goethe.de/uk/saf/enindex.htm. $5-6. "Europe Watches America": American Dream (Corves and Castineira, 2001) Tues, 7:30. Series of docs produced by Franco-German TV; series presented by the French Consulate General and the Goethe-Institut San Francisco.

GRAND LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER 530 Lake Park, Pakl; www.ebcaw.org. $1. Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (Perez and Sekler, 2002) Mon, 7. Discussion hosted by East Bay Community Against the War follows screening.

GRAND LAKE 3200 Grand, Oakl; (510) 452-3556. $5.50-8.50. "Film Noir": •I Wake Up Screaming (Humberstone, 1941) Fri, 11:30a, 2:40, 5:45, 9 and Black Angel (Neill, 1946) Fri, 1:05, 4:15, 7:20, 10:30.

METREON Action Theatre, 101 Fourth St, S.F. (415) 788-7142, www.focusitalia.org. $5. "First Italian Animation Film Festival" Sept 27-Oct 1. Check Web site for a schedule.

NEW VALENCIA HALL 1908 Mission, S.F.; (415) 864-1278. $2. Two Women (Milani, 1999) Thurs, 7. Sponsored by Bay Area Radical Women.

111 MINNA GALLERY 111 Minna, S.F. (415) 864-0660, www.microcinema.org. $5. "Independent Exposure: Autumnal Edition," international independent short films and videos Mon, 8. (Program repeats Tues, 8pm, Oakland Metro, 201 Broadway, Oakl; 510-763-1146, www.oaklandmetro.org).

PARKWAY 1834 Park, Oakl; (510) 814-2400. $5-6. "Parkway Speakeasy Theater's Fifth Annual Film Noir Fest": White Heat (Walsh, 1949) Wed, 6:30; Underworld USA (Fuller, 1961) with "The Shadow Chapter 12" Thurs, 9:15.

LA PEÑA CULTURAL CENTER 3105 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 849-2568. $8-12. Discovering Dominga (Flynn) Wed, 7:30. Discussion with filmmaker Patricia Flynn follows; benefit for the Guatemala Accompaniment Project.

PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-1412. $4-8. "Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Another Look": Veronika Voss (1982) Wed, 5, 9:15; Satan's Brew (1976) Wed, 7:05. "Genetic Screenings": Homo Sapiens 1900 (Cohen, 1999) with "Eight Men Called Eugene" Thurs, 7:30. "British Film Revivals": A Cottage on Dartmoor (Asquith, 1929) with Neil Brand on piano Fri, 7:30; "How to Be Eccentric: The Films of Richard Massingham" Fri, 9:30. "Neil Brand on Piano": "Where Does the Music Come From?" lecture Sat, 7:30. "The Films of Germaine Dulac": La belle dame sans merci (1920) with Neil Brand on piano Sun, 5:30; " 'The Seashell and the Clergyman' and Other Films" Tues, 7:30.

RED VIC 1727 Haight, S.F.; (415) 668-3994. $3-6.50. Man on the Train (Laconte, 2002) Wed-Thurs, 7:15, 9:20 (also Wed, 2). Gigantic: A Tale of Two Johns (Schnack, 2002) Fri-Sat, 7:15, 9:25 (also Sat, 2, 4:15). A Decade under the Influence (LaGravenese and Demme, 2003) Sun, 2, 4:20, 7, 9:20. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Scorsese, 1974) Mon, 7, 9:25. Easy Rider (Hopper, 1969) Tues, 7:15, 9:20.

ROXIE 3117 16th St, S.F.; (415) 863-1087. $4-8. "Rainer Werner Fassbinder: The Unforgettable": Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) Wed, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30. "GreenCine Presents": Thanks a Million (Del Ruth, 1935) Thurs, 8. Go to www.greencine.com for free tickets. "Cinemayaat Arab Film Festival" Fri-Sat. See First Runs. Pumping Iron (Butler, 1977) Sept 28-Oct 7, 6, 8, 10 (also Wed, Sat-Sun, 2, 4).

SAN FRANCISCO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER Ceremonial Rm, 1800 Market, S.F. (415) 824-4494. $11.50-15. Last Chance for Eden (Wah) Mon, 6:15. Discussion with filmmaker Lee Mun Wah follows; sponsored by the San Francisco Company of Friends.

SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin, S.F.; (415) 557-4461. Free. "Creativity at Any Age: Portraits of Elder Artists": Throwing Curves: Eva Zeisel (2001) Thurs, noon.

21 GRAND 449B 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 464-4640. $7-12. "A Night of Experimental Short Films by Antero Alli and Friends" Sat, 9.