Mock Up on Mu Craig Baldwin's latest opus, on rocket science and Scientology in California, with the director in person.
Sept. 2. Pacific Film Archive
Obscene A new documentary about Evergreen Review and Grove Press publisher Barney Russet and his many battles on behalf of free speech and real art.
Sept. 5–11. Roxie Film Center
Lost Indulgence and In Love We Trust A pair of films by up-and-coming Chinese directors Zhang Yibai and Wang Xiaoshuai.
Sept. 6–20. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Wattis Theater, 151 Third St., SF. (415) 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org
"History Stutters: Found Footage Films" Bruce Conner's John F. Kennedy–assassination film Report (1965) and Ken Jacobs' Malcolm X. assassination response Perfect Film (1984) is on the same bill; program also includes a movie with Ed Henderson.
Sept. 9. Pacific Film Archive
Leave Her to Heaven The 1947 Technicolor noir — and ultimate swimmer's nightmare — returns with a demonstration of film restoration.
Sept. 12. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org
"MilkBar International Live Film Festival" Three days of experimental cinema, including more than 20 local short works.
Sept. 12–14. Noodle Factory Performing Arts Center, 1255 26th St. #207, Oakl. (510) 289-5188, www.milkbar.org
"Unknown Pleasures: The Films of Jia Zhangke" At last, China's vanguard contemporary filmmaker gets an extensive Bay Area retrospective.
Sept. 12–Oct. 17. Pacific Film Archive
"The People Behind the Screen" Local programmers contribute to "Bay Area Now": Jesse Hawthorne Ficks presents girl rock; Stephen Parr of Oddball Films shares a giddy taste of his mega-montage project Euphoria; and kino21 puts together performance cinema; Peaches Christ, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, and DocFest also have nights.
Sept. 13–Oct. 18. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Shatfest Thrillville's tributes to the one and only William Shatner continue with his 1968 spaghetti western White Comanche.
Sept. 18. El Cerrito Speakeasy Theater, 10070 San Pablo, El Cerrito. (510) 814-2400, www.thrillville.net
"Taylor Mead: A Clown Underground" The legendary wit Mead visit for screenings that showcase his best starring roles (1960's The Flower Thief and 1967–68's Lonesome Cowboys).
Sept. 18–21. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Forbidden Lies The Roxie is distributing this look at con artist Norma Khouri, which gets a theatrical run after a successful trip through the festival circuit.
Sept. 19. Roxie Film Center
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