Repertory Film

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AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org. The Hidden Fortress (1958, Japan, 126 min.) In feudal Japan, Toshiro Mifune escorts a princess across enemy lines with the help of two greedy, silly peasants. It's a Kurosawa movie, but it's totally funny. Thu., Oct. 11, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8. Janus Revisited Jennifer Steinberg, curator of documentary films for the Philadelphia Film Festival, chats and shows clips from the Janus Collection's best movies. Tue., Oct. 16, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8. The Seventh Seal (1958, Sweden, 92 min.) Max von Sydow stars in Ingmar Bergman's tale of a knight returning from the Crusades as the plague strikes Europe. Thu., Oct. 18, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.

ANDREW'S VIDEO VAULT The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., www.armcinema25.com. Le Sang des Bêtes (1949, France, 20 min.) This shorty doc goes inside a Parisian slaughterhouse. Safe (1995, U.K./U.S., 119 min.) Julianne Moore plays a housewife who becomes allergic to her boring life in this Todd Haynes thriller. The Designated Mourner (1997, U.K., 94 min.) Mike Nichols and Miranda Richardson live in an unnamed time and place that's rapidly undergoing a revolution where the rich people are mysteriously disappearing. Thu., Oct. 11, 8 p.m., free.

THE A-SPACE 4722 Baltimore Ave., www.the-aspace.org. Palestine Is Still the Issue (2002, U.K., 53 min.) Doc on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict containing interviews with people from both sides. Mon., Oct. 15, 7 p.m., free.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, www.brynmawrfilm.org. Hoot (2006, U.S., 91 min.) A little boy takes it upon himself to save owls rather than save himself from the neighborhood bully. Aw. Sat., Oct. 13, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50. Fine Dead Girls (2002, Croatia, 77 min.) A horror movie set in a seedy apartment building in Zagreb. Sat., Oct. 13, 11 a.m., $4.50-$6.50. Salute to the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Natural history films with a theme of "The Living Seas." Visit Web site for details. Runs Oct. 16-27, $4.50-$9.25 per film screening. The Seventh Seal (1957, Sweden, 92 min.) See listing under Ambler Theater. Wed., Oct. 17, 7 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP Free Library, Central Branch, 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977. Night and the City (1950, U.K., 101 min.) In this lesser-known noir, Richard Widmark stars as a not-so-successful London hustler. Tue., Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m., free.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, www.thecolonialtheatre.com. Spirited Away (2001, Japan, 125 min.) In Hayao Miyazaki's animation, little Chihiro copes with moving to another town by wandering into a world of gods and witches and monsters. Sat., Oct. 13, 2 p.m., $4. The Raven (1935, U.S., 61 min.) Bela Lugosi stars as a mad scientist who plans to turn Boris Karloff into a monster. Sun., Oct. 13, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.org. The Hidden Fortress (1958, Japan, 126 min.) Followed by discussion with film writer Travis Crawford. Mon., Oct. 15, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.

DENNIS FLYER MEMORIAL THEATRE Camden County College, Blackwood, N.J., 856-216-2170. Sacco and Vanzetti (2006, U.S., 80 min.) Peter Miller's doc on the Italian immigrants who were executed in 1927 after being unfairly convicted of murder. Thu., Oct. 11, 7 p.m., free. Prisoners Among Us (2004, U.S., 110 min.) Director Michael Angelo DiLauro shows his doc on Italian-American identity during WWII. Thu., Oct. 18, 7 p.m., free.

GERM BOOKS AND GALLERY 2005 Frankford Ave., 215-423-5002, www.germbooks.com. The Doctor (U.S., 80 min.) A doctor is haunted by the ghost of an old patient in Thomas Nola's surrealist film (which he will present himself). Sat., Oct. 13, 7 p.m., free.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, www.ihousephilly.org. New Home Movies from the Lower Ninth Ward (2007, U.S., 108 min.) Jonathan Demme's post-Katrina doc on the struggles of New Orleans natives. Fri., Oct. 12, 7 p.m., $8-$10. Big Bang Film Festival Action, adventure, suspense and Asian-action cinema! Visit www.bigbangfilmfestival.com for details. Wed.-Sun., Oct. 17-21, $8 per screening.

THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, www.mtairyvideolibrary.com. Black Book (2006, Netherlands/Belgium/U.K./Germany, 145 min.) Paul Verhoeven's WWII story set in Nazi-occupied Netherlands. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 12-13, 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 14, 7 p.m., $5.

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. 15, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA ETHICAL SOCIETY 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square, 215-569-9700, www.terrorfilmfestival.net. Terror Film Festival Gory, bloody shorts and features from around the world. Tue.-Sun., Oct. 16-21, $8 per film screening. (See movies sidebar on p. 43.)

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700, www.bigbangfilmfestival.com. Big Bang Film Festival See listing under International House. Wed.-Sun., Oct. 17-21, $8 per screening.

ROXY THEATRE 2023 Sansom St., 215-569-9700, www.bigbangfilmfestival.com. Big Bang Film Festival See listing under International House. Wed.-Sun., Oct. 17-21, $8 per screening.

SCRIBE VIDEO CENTER 4212 Chestnut St., third floor, www.scribe.org. Storyville New docs by Cheraine Stanford and Aleks Martray. Fri., Oct. 12, 7 p.m., $5.

SHOWCASE AT RITZ CENTER 900 Berlin-Haddonfield Road, Voorhees, N.J., 856-770-0600. Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959, U.S., 62 min.) Tagline of the week: Crawling horror ... unleashed by the depths of hell to kill and conquer! Shown with Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1967, U.S./Japan, 90 min.) When a wild baby reptile is found in a cave and put into a Tokyo zoo, his mom and dad come looking for him, and they're not happy. Thu., Oct. 11, 7 p.m., $5. House on Haunted Hill (1959, U.S., 75 min.) Rich guy offers five strangers $10,000 each if they can spend a night in a haunted house. Thu., Oct. 18, 7 p.m., $5.

URSINUS COLLEGE Olin Auditorium, 601 Main St., Collegeville, 610-409-3000, ext. 2432. Pan's Labyrinth (2006, Mexico/Spain/U.S., 112 min.) A young girl escapes fascist Spain by creating her own fantasy world. Thu., Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m., free.