Schedules are for Wed/28–Tues/3 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double features are marked with a •. All times are p.m. unless otherwise specified.

ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $6-7. "Free Form Film Festival: Subjective Sanity," Wed, 8. "Other Cinema:" "Patrick Macias' History of Japanese Horror," Sat, 8:30.

BALBOA THEATER 3630 Balboa, SF; www.balboamovies.com. $12. "Thrillville's Halloween Gore 'N' Snorefest:" •Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (Ray, 1988) and Zontar, the Thing from Venus (Buchanan, 1966), Thurs, 7:30. With special musical guests the Deadlies.

BAY MODEL 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito; (415) 381-4123, www.tiburonfilmfestival.com. Free. "Tiburon Film Society Presents:" Familiar Voices (Mendoza), Tues, 6.

CAFÉ OF THE DEAD 3208 Grand, Oakl; (510) 931-7945. Free. "Independent Filmmakers Screening Nite," Wed, 6:30.

CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $5-10. The Nightmare Before Christmas (Selick, 1993), 7, 8:45 (also Sat-Sun, Wed, 1:30, 3:25, 5:10; no 8:45 show Sat/31). Through Nov 4.

CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-10. Something Unknown is doing we don't know what (Scheltema, 2009), Oct Wed-Thurs, call for times. Italians (Veronesi, 2009), Wed, call for times. Hausu (Obayashi, 1977), Thurs-Sat, 9 (also Thurs, 7). Antichrist (von Trier, 2009), Oct 30-Nov 5, call for times. The Yes Men Fix the World (Bichlbaum and Bonanno, 2009), Oct 30-Nov 5, call for times. "In My Father's Shadow: A Daughter Remembers Orson Welles:" The Lady from Shanghai (Welles, 1948), Mon, 7. With Chris Welles Feder in person.

CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Cloud Hall, Rm, 246, Ocean Campus, 50 Phelan, SF; (415) 239-3580. Free. Empress Hotel (Light, 2009), Wed, 7.

CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF. "Classic Vincent Price Horror Film Double Feature:" •The Last Man on Earth (Ragona and Salkow, 1964), and Tomb of Ligeia (Corman, 1965), Wed, 7. This event, $10; more info at www.shock-it-to-me.com. "French Cinema Now:" The French Kissers (Sattouf, 2009), Thurs. 7 and Sat, 4:45; The King of Escape (Guiraudie, 2009), Thurs, 9:30 and Fri, 7; Yuki and Nina (Girardot and Suwa, 2009), Fri, 5 and Sat, 7:15; The Wolberg Family (Ropert, 2009), Fri, 9:30 and Sun, 6:30; Stella (Verheyde, 2008), Sat, 2:30 and Tues, 7; OSS 117, Lost in Rio (Hazanavicius, 2009), Sat, 9:30; The 400 Blows (Truffaut, 1959), Sun, 2; Adhen (Ameur-Zaïmeche, 2008), Sun, 4:15 and Tues, 9:15; Welcome (Lioret, 2008), Sun, 8:30 and Mon, 9; The Thorn in the Heart (Gondry, 2009), Mon, 7. This event, $12.50 each film; more info at www.sffs.org.

DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL 201 Van Ness, SF; (415) 864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org. $20-30. Nosferatu (Murnau, 1922), Sat, 8. With live organ accompaniment.

DREAM INSTITUTE 1672 University, Berk; (510) 845-1767, http://dream-institute.org. $15. "Psyche and Cinema:" Bride of Frankenstein (Whale, 1935), Fri, 7.

GRAND LAKE 3200 Grand, Oakl; www.bayareafilmevents.com. "Creature Features:" •Son of Godzilla (Fukuda, 1967), Fri, and Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (Neill, 1943), Fri; •Motel Hell (Connor, 1980), Sat, and The Howling (Dante, 1981), Sat. With host John Stanley. Check website for times and prices.

HUMANIST HALL 390 27th St, Oakl; www.humanisthall.org. $5. Don't Talk About the Weather, Wed, 7:30.

MAMA CALIZO'S VOICE FACTORY 1519 Mission, SF; (415) 824-3890. $10. "Revival House Classic Queer Cinema:" •No Skin Off My Ass (LaBruce, 1991), Wed, 8, and The Revolution is My Boyfriend (LaBruce, 2004/06), Wed, 10.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; (415) 393-0100. $10. "Tales of the Great Depression:" Dillinger (Milius, 1973), Fri, 6:30.

PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. "Life's Work: The Cinema of Ermanno Olmi:" Terra Madre (2009), Wed, 7; One Hundred Nails (2007), Fri, 6:30. "A Theater Near You:" 24 City (Jia, 2008), Thues, 8:50. "Tea and Larceny: Classic British Crime Films:" The Krays (Medak, 1990), Sat, 8:45. "Julien Duvivier: Poetic Craftsman of Cinema:" Holiday for Henrietta (1952), Thurs, 6:30; Deadlier Than the Male (1956), Fri, 8:25; Pot-Bouille (1957), Sat, 6:30. "Watching the Unwatchable: Films Confront Torture:" Standard Operating Procedure (Morris, 2008), Sun, 3; •Quiet Rage: The Stanford Prison Experiment (Musen, 1988), and Vinyl (Warhol, 1965), Sun, 5:30. "Alternative Visions:" "Brief Recollections: Films by Ute Aurand (2004-2009," Tues, 7:30.

PARAMOUNT THEATRE 2025 Broadway, Oakl; 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com. $5. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (Barton, 1948), Fri, 8.

PIEDMONT 4186 Piedmont, Oakl; (510) 464-5980, www.landmarktheatres.com. $5-8. "Cult Classics Attack 4:" Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985), Fri-Sat, midnight.

RED VIC 1727 Haight, SF; (415) 668-3994. $6-10. Let the Right One In (Alfredson, 2008), Wed-Thurs, 7, 9:25 (also Wed, 2). Pig Hunt (Isaac, 2008), Fri-Tues, 7:15, 9:30 (also Sat-Sun, 2, 4). The Room (Wiseau, 2003), Sat, midnight.

ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $5-9.75. SF DocFest, Wed-Thurs. See film listings. The Yes Men Fix the World (Bichlbaum and Bonanno, 2009), Oct 30-Nov 5, 7, 8:45 (also Sat/31-Sun/1, 3, 5).

SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE 800 Chestnut, SF; www.sfai.edu/vas. Stay the Same Never Change (Nakadate, 2009), Mon, 7:30. With director Laurel Nakadate in person.

SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE McBean Theatre, Exploratorium, 3601 Lyon, SF; www.sfcinema.org. $10. "Hollis Frampton: Zorns Lemma and A Lecture," Thurs, 7:30.

SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin, SF; www.sfpl.org. Free. "One City, Five Films: Dead and Undead:" I Am Legend (Lawrence, 2007), Thurs, noon. Large-screen video presentation.

SUNDANCE KABUKI 1881 Post, SF; www.selamta.org/events.html, www.brownpapertickets.com/event/81681. $25. Into Abyssinia, Tues, 6. Benefit for the Selamta Family Project, which aids children and families in Ethiopia.

YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; (415) 978-2787, www.ybca.org. $6-8. "Pink Cinema Revolution: The Radical Films of Koji Wakamatsu:" United Red Army (2007), Thurs, 7.