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Schedules are for Wed/28-Tues/4 except where noted. Double features are marked with a •. Director and year are given when available. All times are p.m. unless otherwise specified.
ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; (415) 824-3890, www.atasite.org. $5. "Myths of Thee Underground," video screening celebrating 20 years of Artists' Television Access Fri, 8. Other Cinema: "Mayday Mayhem," program in honor of International Workers' Day Sat, 8:30. "Gong Show!" Sun, 8. Super 8 Militia meeting Tues, 7 (free).
AUCTIONS BY THE BAY 2700 Saratoga, Alameda; (510) 835-6187. $5-7. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Kaufman, 1978) Fri, 7, 9:30; Sun, 8:30. •Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (Sears, 1956) Sun, 1:30, 5 and The Creeping Unknown (Guest, 1956) Sun, 3:15, 6:45.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120. $5-8.50. San Francisco International Film Festival Through Thurs/29. See Opening. •L'age d'or (Buñuel and Dali, 1930) and Un chien andalou (Buñuel and Dali, 1929) Wed, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. The Clay Bird (Masud, 2002) April 30-May 6, 7, 9:15 (also Sat-Sun, Wed, 2, 4:30).
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $5.50-9. Touching the Void (McDonald, 2003) call for times. The Fog of War (Morris, 2003) call for times. The Triplets of Belleville (Chomet, 2003) call for times. "Monsters in Motion: An Evening with Ray Harryhausen" Wed, 7. Harryhausen, director Phil Tippett, and historian Arnold Kunert in person ($12-15). "The Films of My Life": Seven Samurai (Kurosawa, 1954) Thurs, 6:30. Filmmaker George Lucas in person ($8-10). The Clay Bird (Masud, 2002) April 30-May 6, call for times. "Banned Cinema": The Last Temptation of Christ (Scorsese, 1988) Fri, 7; Sun, 3; Salt of the Earth (Biberman, 1953) Sat, 7; •L'age d'or (Buñuel and Dali, 1930) and Un chien andalou (Buñuel and Dali, 1929) Sat, 4; Sun, 7; Underground (de Antonio, 1976) Mon, 7; Titicut Follies (Wiseman, 1967) Tues, 7. A Hard Day's Night (Lester, 1964) Sun, 8:30. Free outdoor screening on the Rafael facade.
FELLOWSHIP OF HUMANITY 390 27th Ave, Oakl; (510) 393-5685. Free. A Place Called Chiapas (Wild, 1998) Wed, 7.
GOETHE-INSTITUT 530 Bush, SF; (415) 263-8768; www.goethe.de/sanfrancisco. $5. "Young Turks of German Cinema": Short Sharp Shock (Akin, 1988) Fri, 6; German Cops (Bademsoy, 1999) Tues, 7:30.
HYENA THEATER 2390 Mission, Ste 304, SF; (415) 821-3444, kids@hyenacomedy.org. $3-5. "Kid's Classic Cinema Sunday Matinee: Doggie Double Feature": •Lassie's Great Adventure (Beaudine, 1965) and Old Yeller (Stevenson, 1957) Sun, 11a.
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA 425 Washington, SF; (415) 788-7142, ext. 18. Free. Mediterraneo (Salvatores, 1991) Tues, 6:30. In Italian with subtitles.
LITTLE ROXIE 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087. Morning Sun (Hinton, Barme, and Gordon, 2003) Sat-Sun, 2. Stupidity (Nerenberg, 2003) 7 (also Sat-Sun, 4:30). Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer (Torjan, 2004) 8:30.
NEW COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA 777 Valencia, SF; (415) 642-8066, www.laborfest.net. $5 (no one turned away for lack of funds). "LaborFest May Day Benefit: Films from Korea, Columbia, and Argentina," plus poetry and music Sat, 6.
929 GRACE parking lot, Oakl; www.lolafilms.net. $5-10 (no one turned away for lack of funds). "Lola's Film Frenzy": The Weather Underground (Green and Siegel, 2003) plus music by Conspiracy of Beards Sat, 7. Outdoor screening; bring chairs or blankets to sit on.
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA 10th St and Oak, Oakl; (510) 238-2200, www.museumca.org. $4. Searching for Asian America Sun, 12:30. Cosmopolitan (Ganatra, 2003) Sun, 3:15.
PARKWAY 1834 Park, Oakl; (510) 814-2400, www.picturepubpizza.com. $5-6. "Best of the First Annual Fearless Tales Genre Fest": Razor Eaters (Young, 2003) Thurs, 9:15. "Local and Independent Movie Showcase": The Sexy Chef (Smith, 2003) Tues, 9:15.
PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu. $4-8. San Francisco International Film Festival Through Thurs/29. See Opening. "Film 50:" The Gleaners and I (Varda, 2000) Wed, 3. "Post-Film Festival Cinephilia:" Serge Daney: Journey of a Ciné-Son (Boutang and Rabourdin, 1992) Fri, 7. Night Passage (Trinh and Bourdier, 2004) Sat, 7. "Film and Video Makers at Cal": "Works from the Eisner Awards Competition" Sun, 5:30.
RED VIC 1727 Haight, SF; (415) 668-3994. $4-7. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (Broomfield and Churchill, 2004) Wed, 2, 7:15, 9:15. The Tracker (de Heer, 2002) Thurs-Mon, 7:15, 9:25 (also Sat-Sun, 2, 4:15). Dead Man (Jarmusch, 1996) May 4-5, 7, 9:25 (also May 5, 2).
ROXIE 3117 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087. $4-8. Starkiss: Circus Girls of India (Relleke and de Wilde, 2002) Wed-Thurs, 6:15, 8, 9:45 (also Wed, 2, 4). Distant (Ceylan, 2002) April 30-May 6, 7, 9:15 (also Wed, Sat-Sun, 2, 4:30; no show Mon, 7). This So-Called Disaster (Almereyda, 2004) Mon, 7. Benefit for Magic Theatre ($15).
SAN FRANCISO ART INSTITUTE Lecture Hall, 800 Chestnut, SF; www.sfvaf.org. Free. San Francisco Video Artists Festival, artistic and experimental sound, film, and video screenings Sat-Sun, 2.
SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE California College of the Arts, Timken Hall, 1111 Eighth St, SF; (415) 703-9500, www.sfcinematheque.org. $4-7. "Excellent Adventures in Visual Space" Sun, 7:30.
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin, SF; (415) 557-4461. Free. "Balanchine": "Merry Widow" Thurs, noon. Large-screen video presentation.
21 GRAND 449B 23rd St, Oakl; (510) 444-7263. $5-10. "Independent Exposure: The April Showers 2004 Edition," short films and videos celebrating spring Fri, 8:30.
W SILICON VALLEY HOTEL Lounge, 8200 Gateway, Newark; (510) 794-3033. Call for this week's classic film title Wed, 5:30.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; (415) 978-ARTS. $6-7. Jewish Film Festival presents: Shoes from America (Yakhnis, 2001) Wed, 7:30.