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May 4-10, 2006

Movies : Repertory Film

Send repertory film listings to tami.fertig@citypaper.net.

AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org. On the Waterfront (1954, U.S., 108 min.) Marlon Brando plays a boxer turned frustrated longshoreman in Elia Kazan's classic. Thu., May 4, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8. Movies Look at Moviemaking Jennifer Steinberg presents clips from films about films (Sunset Blvd. , The Player). Thu., May 11, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.

ANDREW'S VIDEO VAULT The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., www.armcinema25.com. Last Year at Marienbad (1961, France/Italy, 94 min.) A man tries to convince a lady that the two of them were once brief lovers. Shown with Hour of the Wolf (1968, Sweden, 90 min.) Ingmar Bergman makes one creepy horror film. Thu., May 11, 8 p.m., free.

THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, www.thetroc.com. Swingers (1996, U.S., 96 min.) Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau play bickering buddies who go to swanky lounges in search of beautiful babies. Mon., May 8, 8 p.m., $3.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut sts., 215-386-3300. Yellow Sky (1946, U.S., 98 min.) Hiding out in the desert, Gregory Peck finds and woos a sweet tomboy (Anne Baxter), while his gang of outlaw pals plans to rob the girl's father of his fortune. Tue., May 9, 1 p.m., $1 includes soda and popcorn.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, www.brynmawrfilm.org. Planet of the Apes (1968, U.S., 112 min.) Fri.-Sat., May 5-6, mid., $4.50-$8.75. Movies Look at Moviemaking See Ambler Theater for description. Wed., May 10, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.75.

CIVIC THEATRE 527 N. 19th St., Allentown, 610-435-3571, ext. 0, www.civictheatre.com. Live and Become (2005, France/Brazil/Israel/Italy, 140 min.) An Ethiopian boy transitions from living in a Sudanese refugee camp to starting over in Israel. Sun., May 7, 7 p.m., $5-$9.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, www.thecolonialtheatre.com. Ball of Fire (1941, U.S., 111 min.) To compile slang for an encyclopedia, dorky professor-types (including Gary Cooper) hire a nightclub singer (Barbara Stanwyck) as their teacher; silliness and romance ensue. Sun., May 7, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.org. Ushpizin (2004, Israel, 90 min.) Life in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Sun., May 7, 1 p.m., $8-$10. Flogging Margaret (2005, U.S., 98 min.) Keith's ex-girlfriend returns just as he meets a new woman. Mon., May 8, 7 and 9:20 p.m., $4.50-$8.

GERSHMAN Y Broad and Pine sts., 215-446-3021, www.gershmany.org. Walk on Water (2004, Israel/Sweden, 103 min.) An Israeli must befriend the grandson of a Nazi war criminal as part of a job assignment. Thu., May 4, 1 p.m., $5. Saint of 9/11 (2006, U.S., 90 min.) Visit www.equalityforum.org for more. Fri., May 5, 8 p.m., $5-$10. Rashevski's Tango (2002, Belgium/France/Luxembourg, 100 min.) What does it mean to be Jewish? Three generations of the Rashevki family struggle with this question. Shown with Rachel, Quand du Seigneur (2003, U.S., 7 min.) Sat., May 6, 8:30 p.m., $12; Sun., May 7, 2 p.m., Mon., May 8, 7 p.m., $10. Stolen Summer (2002, U.S., 91 min.) During summer vacation, a Catholic boy tries converting a rabbi's dying son. Wed., May 10, 10 a.m., $5.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6542, www.ihousephilly.org. Runt (2005, U.S., 90 min.) A Jamaican-American man's trip to Jamaica results in a personality crisis. Wed., May 10, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

JCC KLEIN BRANCH Red Lion Road and Jamison Ave., 215-698-7300, ext. 175. Taking Sides (2001, France/U.K./Germany/Austria, 108 min.) Did the famous Berlin Philharmonic conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler have ties to the Nazi party? Harvey Keitel investigates in this movie detailing the post-WWII case. Wed., May 10, 7 p.m., $8-$10.

The khyber 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, www.thekhyber.com. Over the Edge (1979, U.S., 95 min.) The teenagers of a boring suburb rebel. Shown with Suburbia (1984, U.S., 94 min.) More disaffected youth. Mon., May 8, 8 p.m., free.

NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM 205 W. State St., Trenton, N.J., www.trentonfilmfestival.org. Trenton Film Festival Fri.-Sun., May 5-7. (See Screenpicks on p. 41.)

PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER 12th and Arch sts., 215-763-2400, www.phillybfmc.com. Black Film & Media Conference Visit Web site for a list of screenings. Thu.-Sun., May 4-7.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., 215-686-2668, www.princemusictheater.org. The Tripod Initiative Local film students teamed up with experienced filmmakers to produce video projects presented at this reception and screening. Tue., May 9, 7 p.m., free. (See Arts Agenda on p. 40.)

THE SECRET CINEMA Sedgwick Cultural Center, 7135 Germantown Ave., 215-248-9229, www.thesecretcinema.com. From Philadelphia With Love: Industrial, Educational and Other Lost Local Films The best rare, locally oriented short films from the first two editions of this beloved series. Sat., May 6, 8 p.m., $7.

 
 
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