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ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 19th Street and Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-923-9161, www.chestnutmtnproductions.com. Telluride Mountainfilm Festival Movies dedicated to all things outdoorsy. Show up early for live mountain tunes performed by Hobo Pie. Sat., Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., $11-$17.
ADRIENNE THEATER 2030 Sansom St., www.firstglancefilms.com. FirstGlance Film Festival Indie films and seminars for 10 days straight. Fri.-Sun., Sept. 28-Oct. 7, $10-$25 per screening or $150 all-access pass.
AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org. 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 400 Blows (1959, U.S., 99 min.) Unloved by everybody, a troubled Parisian boy turns to petty crime in Truffaut's weepy New Waver. Thu., Oct. 4, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.
THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, www.thetroc.com. Knocked Up (2007, U.S., 129 min.) Seth Rogen impregnates his one-night stand; hilarity ensues. Mon., Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., $3 includes drink or snack.
THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, www.thebridgecinema.com. Strawberry Shortcake: Let's Dance (2007, U.S., 45 min.) The lovable doll teaches you how to get into the groove. Sat.-Sun., Sept. 29-30, 10 a.m., $3.50.
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, www.brynmawrfilm.org. Cages (2006, Belgium, 88 min.) A car accident leaves a young lady literally speechless, which puts a strain on her life. Sat., Sept. 29, 11 a.m., $4.50-$6.50. Open Screen Monday Watch your own DVD or VHS on the big screen and get audience feedback. Mon., Oct. 1, 9 p.m., free. The 400 Blows (1959, U.S., 99 min.) Followed by discussion with film writer (and CP contributor) Gary Kramer. Wed., Oct. 3, 7 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.
COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, www.thecolonialtheatre.com. Raging Bull (1980, U.S., 129 min.) The mother of all pugilist actioners, starring Robert DeNiro as middle-weight champ turned loser/boozer Jake LaMotta. Sun., Sept. 30, 2 p.m., $4-$7.
COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.org. The Rules of the Game (1939, France, 113 min.) Followed by film discussion. Mon., Oct. 1, 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. 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 Women in Love. Visit Web site for details. Thu.-Sat., Sept. 27-29, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Celluloid Literati: An Evening of Experimental Films Curated by Small Change Screening Series' Ted Passon, as part of the 215 Festival. Thu., Oct. 4, 9 p.m., free.
LIBERTIES WALK 1040 N. American St., www.myspace.com/libertieswalk. The Big Lebowski (1998, U.S., 117 min.) "The dude abides." Sat., Sept. 29, 9 p.m., free.
THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, www.mtairyvideolibrary.com. 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.
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. 1, 9 p.m., free.
SHOWCASE AT RITZ CENTER 900 Berlin-Haddonfield Road, Voorhees, N.J., 856-770-0600. The Giant Gila Monster (1959, U.S., 74 min.) Tagline of the week: Only hell could breed such an enormous beast. Only God could destroy it! Shown with Gammera the Invincible (1966, U.S., 86 min.) A giant fire-breathing turtle wakes up from a very long hibernation and terrorizes Tokyo. Thu., Sept. 27, 7 p.m., $5. Strawberry Shortcake: Let's Dance (2007, U.S., 45 min.) Sat.-Sun., Sept. 29-30, 10 a.m. $3.50. The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962, U.S., 70 min.) After his girlfriend dies, a doctor tries to transplant her head onto the body of another woman in this so-bad-it's-kinda-good B movie. Shown with Screaming Skull (1958, U.S., 68 min.) A newlywed couple gets haunted by the ghost of the hubby's recently deceased wife. Thu., Oct. 4, 7 p.m., $5.
UHURU SOLIDARITY CENTER 3733 Lancaster Ave., 215-387-0919. All Diamonds Are Blood Diamonds (2007, U.S., 30 min.) Diamond industry doc. Mon., Oct. 1, 7 p.m., $5.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Fisher-Bennett Hall, 3440 Walnut St., www.ceas.sas.upenn.edu, www.cinemastudies.upenn.edu. Lola Montez (1955, France/West Germany, 110 min.) Max Ophüls' tragic tale of the titular circus dancer/courtesan. Tue., Oct. 2, 3 p.m., free. Late Spring (1949, Japan, 108 min.) Noriko would rather live with her aging widower dad than get married, even though she's no spring chicken either. Wed., Oct. 3, 7 p.m., free.
URSINUS COLLEGE Olin Auditorium, 601 Main St., Collegeville, 610-409-3000, ext. 2432. A Door to the Sky (1989, Morocco, 107 min.) Nadia gets into Islam after her father dies. Thu., Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m., free.
WHYY CIVIC SPACE 150 N. Sixth St., www.myspace.com/communitycinemaphilly. Please Vote for Me (2007, U.S., 53 min.) In an elementary school in Wuhan, China, things get ugly when three 8-year-olds campaign to be class monitor. Followed by discussion. Tue., Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m., free.
WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, www.woodenshoebooks.com. In Debt We Trust (2006, U.S.) Danny Schechter's doc about credit cards and why we love them. Sat., Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., free.
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