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AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org. Academy Award Nominated Animated Shorts Five best from 2005! Thu., Oct. 26, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8. Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West (2006, U.S., 90 min.) Wayne Kopping's film about the threat of radical Islam to the West. Mon., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., $4.50-$8. An Evening with Peter Rose The filmmaker presents and discusses his experimental films and videos. Thu., Nov. 2, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.
THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, www.thetroc.com. Teen Witch (1989, U.S., 90 min.) A high school geek discovers she needs confidence, not witchy powers, to snag a cute boyfriend. (Though witchy powers don't hurt.) Mon., Oct. 30, 8 p.m., $3 includes drink/snack coupon.
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, www.brynmawrfilm.org. Flogging Margaret (2006, U.S., 98 min.) With help from his dominatrix pals, Keith takes revenge on his nosey ex. Oh, it's a comedy. Fri., Oct. 27, mid., $4.50-$8.75. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, U.K., 100 min.) Sat., Oct. 28, mid., $4.50-$8.75. An Evening with Experimental Filmmaker Peter Rose Wed., Nov. 1, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.75.
CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP Chestnut Hill Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977, www.armcinema25.com. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, U.S., 110 min.) Paul Newman and Robert Redford play a pair of hottie bank robbers. Tue., Oct. 31, 7:30 p.m., free.
COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, www.thecolonialtheatre.com. Casper (1995, U.S., 100 min.) Casper the friendly ghost's mean-spirited uncles Stretch, Fatso and Stinkie seek to drive away the "fleshies" who live in their house. Sat., Oct. 28, 2 p.m., $4. Diabolique (1955, France, 116 min.) In Henri-Georges Clouzot's Hitchcockian thriller, a wife and mistress team up to drown their man, who is later, to their horror, spotted around town. Sun., Oct. 29, 2 p.m., $4-$7. (See Screenpicks )
COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.org. The Camden 28 (2006, U.S., 82 min.) Anthony Giacchino's doc about a group of anti-war activists who broke into a New Jersey draft board office in 1971. Mon., Oct. 30, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.
DREXEL UNIVERSITY Nesbitt Hall, 33rd and Market sts., 215-895-0352. Angels and Insects (1995, U.S./U.K., 116 min.) A naturalist marries into an aristocratic family and studies the insects in their backyard. Followed by discussion with director Philip Haas. Mon., Oct. 30, 7 p.m., free.
GERMAN SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA 611 Spring Garden St., 215-627-2332, www.germansociety.org. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005, Germany, 117 min.) A portrait of the Nazi resistance fighter. Fri., Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m., $10-$15 includes light meal.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387, 5125, www.ihousephilly.org. Grindhouse Horror Triple Feature Part Two! Exhumed Films screens three grisly, bloody, yucky films for the price of one. Sat., Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $12. A Page of Madness (1926, Japan, 60 min.) Teinosuke Kinugasa's silent movie with live score by Ensemble N_JP. Tue., Oct. 31, 8 p.m., $10. The Brothers Quay: A Retrospective in 5 Films Stephen and Timothy Quay appear in person for a shorts program and their The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (2005, U.K./Germany/France, 99 min.). Wed.-Thu., Nov. 1-2, 7 p.m., $5-$7 per night. (See Screenpicks )
MUGSHOTS COFFEEHOUSE 2100 Fairmount Ave., 267-514-7145, www.mugshotscoffeehouse.com. Beetlejuice (1988, U.S., 92 min.) Mon., Oct. 30, 7 p.m., free.
N. 3RD 801 N. Third St., 215-413-3666, www.norththird.com. Fancypants Cinema Weekly open screening for shorts bring your own VHS or DVD. Tue., Oct. 31, 9 p.m., free.
PHIL AND MELISSA'S FARMSTAND Ninth and Carpenter sts., www.armcinema25.com. Deadly Dreams (1988, U.S., 79 min.) A boy is plagued by spooky nightmares! Bring booze and meat for the open grill. Sun., Oct. 29, 4:30 p.m., free.
THE SECRET CINEMA Moore College of Art & Design, 20th and Race sts., 215-965-4099, www.thesecretcinema.com. Secret Cinema All-Night Fright Fest Eight hours of films, rare TV shows and surprise shorts. Including The Dismembered (1960, U.S.) An obscure shot-in-Philly horror comedy. Sat., Oct. 28, 9 p.m.-dawn, $10, $5 after 1 a.m. (See screenpicks )
THE SEDGWICK THEATER 7137 Germantown Ave., www.filmsatthesedgwick.com. Films at the Haunted Sedgwick Halloween flicks! Including Nosferatu (1922, Germany, 94 min.) and The Night of the Living Dead (1968, U.S., 96 min.). Tue., Oct. 31, haunted house 4 p.m., films 8:30 p.m., $10 suggested donation.
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS Connelly Hall, 211 S. Broad St., cineaveart@gmail.com. Nightwatch (1997, U.S., 101 min.) Ewan McGregor is suspected of murder. Shown with Down to the Cellar (1983, Czechoslovakia, 15 min.) In this Jan Svankmajer animated short, a girl fetching potatoes finds unpleasant surprises in the basement. Thu., Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., free.
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY Connelly Center Cinema, 800 Lancaster Ave., 610-519-4750, www.culturalfilms.villanova.edu. Weekend (1967, Italy/France, 105 min.) A married couple gets out of the city, but they run into traffic and cannibals on the road. Sat. and Mon., Oct. 28 and 30, 7 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 29, 3:30 p.m., $3.50-$5.50.
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