Repertory Film

Your weekly guide to local film events, festivals and under-the-radar screenings.

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ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 19th Street and Ben Franklin Parkway, 610-649-5220, geographicalsociety.org. Road to Mandalay (2008, U.S., 70 min.) Filmmaker Buddy Hatton narrates this travelogue through Myanmar and Cambodia. Wed., Feb. 13, 2 and 7:30 p.m., $6-$12.

AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. The Rape of Europa (2006, U.S., 117 min.) This doc details how the Nazis looted European art during World War II, and what efforts have since been taken to recover the stolen treasures. Thu., Jan. 31, 8 p.m., $4.50-$8.50. The Neverending Story (1984, West Germany/U.S., 102 min.) By reading an enchanted book, a sad weakling (Barret Oliver) is able to escape his miserable life and enter a fantasy world where he is a hero. Sat., Feb. 9, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50.

ANDREW'S VIDEO VAULT The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., armcinema25.com. Zabriskie Point (1970, U.S., 110 min.) Michelangelo Antonioni's portrait of consumerism in late '60s America. Shown with Secret Ceremony (1968, U.K., 109 min.) This psychological thriller stars Elizabeth Taylor as a prostitute, Mia Farrow as her estranged daughter and Robert Mitchum as Mia Farrow's beastly stepfather. Thu., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., free.

THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, U.S., 108 min.) Joel (Jim Carrey) undergoes a procedure to erase all memory of ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet), but it screws up and only reminds him of how he loves her. Aw. Mon., Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., $3 goes toward food and drink.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. Grizzle-ly Adventures (2008, U.S., 47 min.) The awkward title of this Care Bears movie refers to the story's villain, Grizzle, an evil robot who disguises himself as a bear. Sat.-Sun., Feb. 9-10, 10 a.m., $3.50.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. The Secret Garden (1993, U.S., 102 min.) The story of three children and their adventures on the grounds of an old English manor. Sat., Feb. 9, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50. The Devil Came on Horseback (2007, U.S., 85 min.) Former U.S. Marine Brian Steidle documents the Darfur crisis through chilling photos he took as a military observer in 2004. Wed., Feb. 13, 7 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, thecolonialtheatre.com. The Red Balloon (1956, France, 34 min.) Albert Lamorisse's newly restored weepie follows a lonely little boy and his beloved air-filled plaything through the mean streets of Paris. Shown with White Mane (1953, France, 47 min.) Also newly released, this Lamorisse short is about a horse and his boy. Sat., Feb. 9, 2 p.m., $4. Notorious (1946, U.S., 101 min.) In this Hitchcock thriller, Cary Grant plays a government agent who recruits Ingrid Bergman for spy work and romance. Sun., Feb. 10, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004, U.S., 87 min.) Tagline of the week: Bigger. Better. More absorbent. Sat., Feb. 9, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50.

FREE LIBRARY Whitman Branch, 200 Snyder Ave., 215-685-1754, freelibrary.org. Dinka Diaries (2005, U.S., 56 min.) Five Sudanese refugees relocate to Philly and document their own lives. Mon., Feb. 11, 4 p.m., free.

GERMAN SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA 611 Spring Garden St., 215-627-2332, germansociety.org. Nowhere in Africa (2001, Germany, 141 min.) A German Jewish family finds refuge in Kenya in the days preceding WWII. Fri., Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m., $10-$15 includes a light meal.

GERSHMAN Y 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3021, pjff.org. Aviva My Love (2006, Israel, 107 min.) Aviva wants to be a writer and gets encouragement from an established novelist, only to discover he's up to something sneaky. Sat., Feb. 9, 8 p.m., $12; Sun., Feb. 10, 2 p.m., $10; Mon., Feb. 11, 7 p.m., $10.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6555, ihousephilly.org. Small Change Screening Series presents Building a Broken Mousetrap (2006, U.S., 62 min.) Jem Cohen films punk band the Ex performing at NYC's Knitting Factory. Shown with Smells Like Teen Spirit (2007, US., 8 min.) Jem Cohen's video of Patti Smith covering Nirvana. Thu., Feb. 7, 7 p.m., $5-$7. (See Shaun Brady's preview on p. 36.) Aelita, Queen of Mars (1924, Russia, 100 min.) Silent sci-fi classic with live soundtrack performed by Ensemble Noamnesia. Sat., Feb. 9, 8 p.m., $12-$15. Darius Goes West (2007, U.S., 92 min.) This doc follows a wheelchair-bound kid whose friends take him on his first-ever cross-country adventure. Tue., Feb. 12, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Colonial Misunderstanding (2004, Cameroon, 73 min.) A doc on European colonialism in Africa. Thu., Feb. 14, 7 p.m., $8-$10.

THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. 2 Days in Paris (2007, France/Germany, 96 min.) Julie Delpy tries to patch things up with her New York boyfriend (Adam Goldberg) by taking a romantic trip to Paris, but they don't do much better there. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 8-9, 8 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 10, 7 p.m., $5.

NATIONAL MECHANICS 22 S. Third St., philebrity.com/tlascreeningseries. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, U.K., 96 min.) As part of the TLA-Philebrity film series, musician Dan Yemin hosts this screening of Stanley Kubrick's Cold War dark comedy. Thu., Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. 10,000 Black Men Named George (2002, U.S., 95 min.) The story of union activist Asa Philip Randolph's attempts to organize black railroad porters in the 1920s. Sat., Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., free.