Also this issue: Shhhh The Quiet American muffles its politics. -Sam Adams The Art of War Max imagines Hitler as an artist gone awry. -Cindy Fuchs New Continuing Screen Picks -Sam Adams Showtimes

February 6-12, 2003

repertory film

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THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE The Outsiders (1983, U.S., 91 min.) Coppola's adaption of S.E. Hinton's young-adult lit classic about young men on the verge of manhood. With a cast right out of the pages of Teen Beat: Howell, Cruise, Swayze, Macchio, Lowe, Estevez, Dillon. Stay gold. Mon., Feb. 10, 8 p.m., free.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut sts., 215-386-3300 Silver Screen Classics Shane (1953, U.S., 118 min.) Alan Ladd, Jack Palance and Jean Arthur star in this Western about a newcomer named Shane who helps a group of homesteaders being forced off their land. Tue., Feb. 11, 1 p.m., $1 (includes popcorn and a soft drink).

BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Penn Hall, Room 257, 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, 215-968-8242 The Conformist (Il Conformista) (1970, Italy, 115 min.) Set in 1930s Italy and Paris, this film concerns a young man who becomes a flunky for Mussolini and gets a rather difficult assignment while on his honeymoon. A presentation of the Italian Club, with an introduction by retired film professor Art Landy. Fri., Feb. 7, 7 p.m., free.

CHESTNUT HILL LIBRARY 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-901-3771, www.armcinema25.com/chfg.html Dementia (1955, U.S., 56 min.) This film noir story of a troubled woman and her encounters with madness, an abusive husband and the dangers of the streets. Accompanied by Killer’s Kiss (1955, U.S., 67 min.), Stanley Kubrick's second film about a prizefighter who helps a private dancer being abused by her lover. Tue., Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., free.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.com Toy Story 2 (1999, U.S., 92 min.) The toys from Andy's room rally to save Woody from an evil toy collector. Sat., Feb. 8, 1 p.m., free.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6575 Amélie (2001, France, 122 min.) Audrey Tautou puts on the charm as an innocent waitress who changes the lives of those around her. Wed., Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m., $5-$6.

MARATHON GRILL 1839 Spruce St., 215-731-0800 Casino (1995, U.S., 178 min.) Sharon Stone, Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci bring to life Scorsese's tale of mobsters, cocaine and gambling in Vegas in the late '70s and early '80s. Wed., Feb. 12, 9 p.m., free.

MOORE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN 20th St. and the Parkway, 215-965-4027 Not For Sale: Feminism and Art in the USA During the 1970s (1988, U.S., 87 min.) Directed by Laura Cottingham with music by Yoko Ono, this video compiles films, slides and other documentation of the early feminist movement. Introduction by Janet Kaplan, Moore professor, art critic and former editor of Art Journal. Wed., Feb. 12, 6 p.m., free.

N. 3RD 801 N. Third St., 215-413-3666 Flix @ N. 3rd Local filmmakers screen their short films at this Northern Liberties watering hole. Tue., Feb. 11, 7 p.m., free.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700 Daughter from Danang (2002, U.S./Vietnam, 80 min.) Documentary about one family's experience with "Operation Babylift" -- the program that convinced Vietnamese mothers to give up their babies (fathered by American soldiers) to American families -- and their subsequent reunion. Fri., Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., $5-$8.50. Kurosawa and Mifune Retrospective Ten-film festival featuring the works of director Akira Kurosawa and actor Toshirô Mifune. Red Beard (1965, Japan, 199 min.) Final collaboration between the actor and director, about the relationship between a doctor who runs a clinic for the poor and his protege. Sun., Feb. 9, 3:30 p.m.; Tue., Feb. 11, 7 p.m., $5-$8.50. The Brotherhood of Tap: A Tribute to the Nicholas Brothers Brothers Harold and Fayard Nicholas are honored in film clips surveying their career, followed by a performance by Fayard Nicholas with other dancers. Sat., Feb. 8, 2 and 7 p.m., $15 children/$20 adults. The Slaughter Rule (2001, U.S., 112 min.) David Morse stars as a Montana man who helps a sensitive young man come to grips with the death of his father. Sun., Feb. 9, 7 p.m. (Morse in person), $5-$8.50 (also showing Wed., Feb. 12 and Thu., Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.).

URSINUS COLLEGE Olin Auditorium, Collegeville, Pa., 610- 409-3000 Weapons of the Spirit (1986, France, 90 min.) Story of the French village Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, which sheltered 5,000 Jews during World War II. Directed by Pierre Sauvage, who was born in and protected by the community. Tue., Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., free.

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY 800 Lancaster Ave., 610-519-4750, www.culturalfilms.villanova.edu King of Hearts (1966, France/Italy, 100 min.) During WWI, a soldier gets trapped in an insane asylum with patients convinced he is the "King of Hearts." Sat., Feb. 8, 7 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 9, 3:30 and 7 p.m.; Mon., Feb. 10, 7 p.m., $3-$4. (Monday night guest speaker: Paula Michal-Johnson on "War and Sanity: A Sensitive Issue.")