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May 23-29, 2002
repertory film
THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE Decline of Western Civilization Part 2: The Metal Years (1988, U.S.) The second act of Penelope Spheeris' triple-threat documentary about the phenomenon of punk and metal music over the course of two decades. This installment features the likes of KISS, Alice Cooper and everyone's favorite dad (before he went suburban), Ozzy Osbourne. Mon., May 27, 8 p.m.
COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789 Sorry, Wrong Number (1948, U.S., 89 min.) A bedridden Barbara Stanwyck overhears a phone conversation that discusses her impending murder. Burt Lancaster plays her husband, who's suspicious and annoyed with her paranoia. Wed., May 29, 4:15 and 9:15 p.m.; Thu., May 30, 4:15 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3710 Chestnut St., 215-895-6537 International Cult Film Series Viva La Muerte! (1971, Spain, 90 min.) This hallucinatory movie takes place in the subconscious of its star, a young boy whose mother turns his father in to the fascists during the Spanish Civil War. Thu., May 23, 8 p.m. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1969, U.S., 109 min.) Russ Myers and Roger Ebert penned this over-the-top story of an all-girl rock group¹s rise to fame and fortune and their inevitable submission to sex and drugs. Fri., May 24, 8 p.m. La Brassiere (2001, Hong Kong, 105 min.) Comedy/drama about a successful brassiere company that hires two men as designers. Their mission? To create the "greatest bra in the world." Sat., May 25, 8 p.m. Love Affair, or, The Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (1967, Yugoslavia, 80 min.) Flashbacks, flash-forwards and news footage of Yugoslavian political events tell the story of a woman torn between her love for a sanitary worker and the temptation of a younger, more glamorous man in the midst of tumultuous national events. Sun., May 26, 7 p.m.
PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700 Funny Girl (1968, U.S., 151 min.) Barbra Streisand¹s Oscar-winning film debut in William Wyler¹s musical about the life of Ziegfield Follies star Fanny Brice. Thu., May 23, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., May 25, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., May 26, 5 p.m.; Wed., May 29, 7 p.m.
SECRET CINEMA Moore College of Art + Design, 20th and Race sts., 215-568-4515, ext. 4099 The Best of Secret Cinema Short Films Yet Again A collection of what is often the best thing about Secret Cinema: the shorts. Among the campy educational reels, industrial films, TV commercials and home movies, the screening will include "How Quiet Helps at School," "The Stranger at the Door" and the glorious "The Story of Bubblegum," a 1952 film made right here at Philadelphia's old Fleer bubblegum plant that sets out to determine whether bubblegum can be "good food." Fri., May 24, 8 p.m.
