Schedules are for Wed/2-Tues/8 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. Peaceable Kingdom Thurs, 8. Experimental
film works by Lee Krist and Sam Rypinski Fri, 8. "A Summer
of Cinema:" "Reckless Claudia" Sat, 8:30.
AUCTIONS BY THE BAY 2700 Saratoga, Alameda; (510) 835-6187.
$5-7. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Hall, 1941) Fri, 7, 9; Sun, 5.
The Long, Long Trailer (Minnelli, 1954) Sat-Sun, 7 (also
Sat, 9:15; Sun, 3).
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120. $5-8.50. "The Trilogy"
(Belvaux, 2002): After the Life Wed-Thurs, 1:30, 4:15,
7, 9:30. The Corporation (Achbar, Abbott, and Bakan, 2003)
June 4-16, 1, 4:30, 8.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San
Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $5.50-9. The Twilight Samurai
(Yamada, 2003) call for times. The Saddest Music in the
World (Maddin, 2003) call for times. Life of Brian (Jones,
1979) call for times. The Butterfly (Muyl, 2002) June
4-10, call for times. Word Wars (Chaikin and Petrillo, 2003)
June 4-10, call for times. "Beyond Borders International
Family Film Series": Ogú and Mampato in Rapa Nui (Rojas,
2002) Sun, 1.
CURRY HOUSE 1040 Columbus, SF; belle_diamond@hotmail.com. Free.
Cinema Heaven Encore presents classic American films (1932-1962); RSVP
for film title Fri, 7.
FILM ARTS FOUNDATION 145 Ninth St, Ste 101, SF; www.filmarts.org.
$15-20. "An Evening with the Directors of The Corporation,"
filmmakers Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, and Joel Bakan show clips and
discuss their film (opening Fri/4 at the Castro) Thurs, 7.
FOUR STAR 2200 Clement, SF; (415) 666-3488, www.hkinsf.com.
$7. "Midnites for Maniacs": Rock n Roll High School (Arkush,
1979) Fri-Sat, midnight.
GOETHE-INSTITUT Auditorium, 530 Bush, SF; (415) 263-8768. $5.
"The Films of Volker Schlöndorff": Young Törless
(1966) Tues, 7:30.
LITTLE ROXIE 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087. Stupidity
(Nerenberg, 2003) Wed-Thurs, 7. Deadline (Chevigny
and Johnson, 2004) Wed-Thurs, 8:30. Call for Fri-Tues shows and
times.
MIGHTY 119 Utah, SF; (415) 626-7001. $3-5 sliding scale. Afro-Punk
(Spooner, 2003) Wed, 8:15.
MISSION VILLAGE 2949 18th St, SF; www.missionmovie.org. Free.
Mission Movie (Swensen, 2004) Fri, 7:30. First public
screening of local feature film, with speakers, live music, and more.
OFF-MARKET THEATER 965 Mission, SF; (415) 896-6477, www.cafearts.com.
Donations suggested. Reinventing the Taliban (Obaid, 2002) Thurs,
8. Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid in person.
PFA 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu.
$4-8. "The Key of Z: From Scratch": Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero
and Drum/Sing (Nicholas, 1993 and 1995) Wed, 7:30. Live
performance by Tom Nunn. "Los Angeles Plays Itself": The
Savage Eye (Maddow, Meyers, and Strick, 1959) Thurs, 5:30; Los
Angeles Plays Itself (Andersen, 2003) Thurs, 7; M (Losey,
1951) Sat, 4:50, 9:30; Kiss Me Deadly (Aldrich, 1955)
Sat, 7. "Readings on Cinema": One-Eyed Jacks (Brando,
1961) Fri, 7:30. Introduction and book signing by Barry Gifford.
"Documentary Voices": "Deleuze and Documentary Film,"
lecture by filmmaker Thom Andersen Sun, 3:30; Red Hollywood
(Andersen and Burch, 1996) Sun, 5:30; Eadweard Muybridge,
Zoopraxographer (Andersen, 1975) Tues, 7:30.
LA PEÑA CULTURAL CENTER 3105 Shattuck, Berk; (510) 849-2568,
www.madknight.com/cdt, superfest@aol.com. $5-20 sliding scale. "Superfest
24," international disability film festival presented by the Corporation
on Disabilities and Telecommunication Sat-Sun, 1-5.
RED VIC 1727 Haight, SF; (415) 668-3994. $4-7. Breathless
(Godard, 1959) Wed-Thurs, 7:15, 9:15 (also Wed, 2); City
of God (Meirelles, 2002) Fri-Sat, 7, 9:35 (also Sat, 2, 4:25);
The Fog of War (Morris, 2003) Sun-Tues, 7:15, 9:15 (also
Sun, 2, 4).
ROXIE 3117 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087. $4-8. Word Wars (Chaikin
and Petrillo, 2003) Wed-Thurs, 6, 8, 10 (also Wed, 2, 4). "Deco-Dent
Cinema": 42nd Street (Bacon, 1933) Fri, 6, 8, 10; Twentieth
Century (Hawks, 1934) Sat, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10; Our Dancing
Daughters (Beaumont, 1928) Sun, 2, 4:30, 7, 9; A Woman
of Affairs (Brown, 1928) Mon, 7, 9; Golddiggers of 1933
(Leroy, 1933) Tues, 7, 9.
SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,
701 Mission, SF; (415) 552-1990, www.sfcinematheque.org. $4-7. "Invisible
Envelopes: An Evening with Janie Geiser" Thurs, 7:30. California
College of the Arts, Timken Lecture Hall, 1111 Eighth St, S.F. "The
Director Looks at Footage: A Presentation by Morgan Fisher" Sun,
7:30.
SOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER 934 Brannan, SF; (415) 334-0722, www.queerculturalcenter.org.
$8. "Queer I by 3rd I": Miss Manju Truck Driver (Dastur,
2002) Sun, 7:30. Part of the National Queer Arts Festival.
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.
$4-7. Goethe-Institut presents: •Ima (Klusemann, 2001)
and Waiting (Faroqhi, 2003) Wed, 7:30. "Janitor of
Lunacy: The Films of Andrew Repasky McElhinney": Los Angeles
Plays Itself (Andersen, 2003) Fri, 7.