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ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 19th Street and Ben Franklin Parkway, 610-649-5220, www.geographicalsociety.org. Bhutan: The Cloud Kingdom (U.S., 120 min.) Tom Sterling's travelogue on the mountainous little Shangri-La-like country of Bhutan, which is sandwiched between India and China. Wed., Sept. 26, 2 and 7:30 p.m., $6-$12.
AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org. Sons of the Desert (1933, U.S., 65 min.) Laurel and Hardy get themselves into hot water when they fib to their wives about how they spent their vacation. Shown with Going Bye-Bye! (1934, U.S., 20 min.) Stan and Ollie get themselves into another fine mess, this one involving a gangster, a trunk and a lot of confusion. Thu., Sept. 20, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8. The Rules of the Game (1939, France, 113 min.) Jean Renoir's story of the love affairs of some aristocrats and servants during one weekend in the country. Thu., Sept. 27, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.
THE A-SPACE 4722 Baltimore Ave., www.the-aspace.org. The Oil Factor (2005, U.S., 93 min.) This doc asks the question: How does oil factor into the war on terror? Mon., Sept. 24, 7 p.m., free.
THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, www.thetroc.com. Fight Club (1999, U.S., 139 min.) Two cuties (Brad Pitt, Edward Norton) do their best to mess up each other's faces. Mon., Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m., $3 includes drink or snack.
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, www.brynmawrfilm.org. Crazy Love (2007, U.S., 92 min.) Dan Klores' documentary charts the downward spiral of the 50-year love affair between New Yorkers Burt Pugach and Linda Riss. Sat., Sept. 22, 11 a.m., $4.50-$6.50. Cages (2006, Belgium, 88 min.) A car accident leaves a young lady literally speechless, which puts a strain on her life. Wed., Sept. 26, 1:30 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 29, 11 a.m., $4.50-$6.50. The Rules of the Game (1939, France, 113 min.) Wed., Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.
COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, www.thecolonialtheatre.com. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956, U.S., 114 min.) As soon as street punk Rocky (Paul Newman) gets out of prison, he cleans himself up, becomes a successful boxer and finds a gal to love (Pier Angeli). Sun., Sept. 23, 2 p.m., $4-$7.
COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.org. Janus Revisited Clips of films from the Janus Collection. Mon., Sept. 24, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.
FIREHOUSE BICYCLES 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue, 215-727-9692, www.firehousebicycles.com. Surrealist Long and Short Films Bunuel's Exterminating Angel, Svankmajer shorts and more. Thu., Sept. 27, 8 p.m., free.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, www.ihousephilly.org. DocumentaChile Recent documentaries made in Chile, many of them focusing on everyday Chilean life. Thu.-Fri., Sept. 20-21, 7 p.m., free. Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979, U.S., 93 min.) The Ramones help a young rebel overthrow her school principal, who wants to ban rock music altogether. Satan's Cheerleaders (1977, U.S., 92 min.) A devil-worshipping janitor kidnaps a cheerleader, but he's out of luck because she's actually an ass-kicking witch. Joy Sticks (1983, U.S., 88 min.) Video game players unite to keep an arcade from shutting down. Sat., Sept. 22, 8 p.m., $12. Go Forward! (1968, Japan, 85 min.) Japanese '60s rockers The Spiders take center stage in this A Hard Day's Night-esque movie. Tue., Sept. 25, 7 p.m., $10-$12. Directors in Focus: Ken Russell A retrospective of works by the British filmmaker best known for his historical biopics and adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's sexed-up Women in Love. Thu.-Sat., Sept. 27-29, 7 p.m., $5-$7.
THE KHYBER 56 S. Second St., 215-238-5888, www.thekhyber.com. The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (2003, U.K., 70 min.) Behind the Music-ish doc. Mon., Sept. 24, 8 p.m., free.
LIBERTIES WALK 1040 N. American St., www.myspace.com/libertieswalk. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985, U.S., 90 min.) "I wouldn't sell my bike for all the money in the world. Not for a hundred million, billion, trillion dollars!" Wed., Sept. 26, 8:30 p.m., free.
THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, www.mtairyvideolibrary.com. U-Carmen Ekhayelitsha (2006, South Africa, 120 min.) Modern-day South African retelling of Georges Bizet's amazing opera Carmen. Fri.-Sat., Sept. 21-22, 8 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 23, 7 p.m., $5 includes popcorn. Ten Canoes (2006, Australia, 90 min.) Tribesmen build canoes, hunt, tell stories and fight over women in Rolf de Heer's tragicomedy, the first feature film made in an Aboriginal language. Thu., Sept. 27, 7 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., Sept. 28-29, 7 and 9 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 30, 5 and 7 p.m., $5 includes popcorn.
THE POINT OF DESTINATION CAFE 6460 Greene St., 215-849-7771, www.reelblack.com. Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life (2007, U.S., 125 min.) Peter Spirer's biopic on the titular rapper. Fri., Sept. 21, 7 p.m., free with soul food dinner purchase.
SPACE 1026 1026 Arch St., second floor, www.smallchangescreenings.com. Small Change Screening Series Roger Beebe shows his short films. Sat., Sept. 22, 9 p.m., $5.
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE Science Center, Room 101, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, www.swarthmore.edu. For Life, Against the War ... Again! Eighty-eight minutes worth of short anti-war films. Sun., Sept. 23, 8 p.m., free. I Am Not a War Photographer Presentation and screening by experimental documentary filmmaker Lynne Sachs. Tue., Sept. 25, 7 p.m., free.
UHURU SOLIDARITY CENTER 3733 Lancaster Ave., 215-387-0919. Aristide and the Endless Revolution (2005, U.S./Switzerland, 88 min.) This doc looks at the United States' 2004 ousting of Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Mon., Sept. 24, 7 p.m., $5.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Fisher-Bennett Hall, Room 231, www.ceas.sas.upenn.edu. Ugetsu (1953, Japan, 94 min.) Kenji Mizoguchi's ghost story masterpiece. Wed., Sept. 26, 7 p.m., free.
VOX POPULI GALLERY 319A N. 11th St., third floor, www.smallchangescreenings.com. Small Change Screening Series Brent Green shows his hand-drawn animated films with a live musical score by Sin Ropas. Fri., Sept. 21, 8 p.m., $6.
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