Repertory Film

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

Send repertory film listings to tami.fertig@citypaper.net.

AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. The Rape of Europa (2006, U.S., 117 min.) Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen and Nicole Newnham's doc details how the Nazis looted and destroyed European art during World War II, and what efforts have since been taken to recover the stolen treasures. Thu., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., $4.50-$8.50. The Secret Garden (1993, U.S., 102 min.) The story of three kids and their adventures on the grounds of an old English manor. Sat., Feb. 16, 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. Hitman (2007, France/U.S., 100 min.) Blood-and-severed-limbs-filled crime thriller. Mon., Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m., $3.

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. 16-17, 10 a.m., $3.50.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004, U.S., 87 min.) Sat., Feb. 16, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP Free Library, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977, armcinema25.com. A Canterbury Tale (1944, U.K., 124 min.) Michael Powell's wartime mystery. Tue., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m., free.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, thecolonialtheatre.com. Shorts for Teens A collection of teen-friendly animated and live-action films from around the world. Sat., Feb. 16, 2 p.m., $4. Monkey Business (1952, U.S., 97 min.) With the help of a chimp, a scatterbrained scientist (Cary Grant) concocts a youth serum, but it accidentally falls into his office's water cooler and wreaks a lot of screwball-ish havoc. Sun., Feb. 17, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. Arctic Tale (2007, U.S., 96 min.) The real-life adventures of a polar bear family and a mother and baby walrus. Sat., Feb. 16, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50.

FREE LIBRARY Ramonita de Rodriguez Branch, 600 W. Girard Ave., 215-686-1768, freelibrary.org. Lost Boys of Sudan (2003, U.S., 87 min.) Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk's doc follows two Sudanese refugees from Africa to America. Mon., Feb. 18, 5:30 p.m., free.

HIWAY THEATRE 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown, 215-886-9800, hiwaytheatre.org. Road Trips and Amazing Journeys This film festival celebrates Hiway's one-year anniversary of reopening. Fri.-Thu., Feb. 15-21, various times and prices.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6555, ihousephilly.org. Colonial Misunderstanding (2004, Cameroon, 73 min.) Scribe Video Center shows this doc on European colonialism in Africa. Thu., Feb. 14, 7 p.m., $8-$10. A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007, U.S., 78 min.) Esther Robinson's doc on Factory personality/filmmaker Danny Williams. Fri., Feb. 15, 7 p.m., $10, shown with Danny Williams' Factory films; Sat., Feb. 16, 5 p.m., $5-$7. (See Shaun Brady's preview on p. 35.) Selections From the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Wed.-Sat., Feb. 20-23, various times, $5-$7 per film event.

THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007, U.S., 160 min.) Robert Ford (Casey Affleck) and his boyhood idol, Jesse James (Brad Pitt), spend some time together and, oh, you know what happens next. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 15-16, 8 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 17, 7 p.m., $5. The Shame of a City (2005, U.S., 90 min.) Mon., Feb. 18, 7 p.m., $5.

MOLLY'S CAFE & BOOKSTORE 1010 S. Ninth St., 215-923-3367, mollysbooks.com. The Blue Angel (1930, Germany, 99 min.) When a schoolmaster finds out that his male students have been frequenting a cabaret, he attends himself in order to catch them, but winds up falling for a sexy dancer (Marlene Dietrich). Fri., Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., $5 suggested donation.

NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER 525 Arch St., 215-409-6700, constitutioncenter.org. Iron Ladies of Liberia (2007, U.S., 77 min.) Biopic of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first female president of Liberia. Wed., Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m., free but reservations required.

NATIONAL MECHANICS 22 S. Third St., philebrity.com/tlascreeningseries. The Harder They Come (1972, Jamaica, 120 min.) WXPN's Jim McGuinn shows this reggae-tastic cult classic. Thu., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., free.

RITZ FIVE 214 Walnut St., 215-895-1029, drexel.edu/westphal. The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007, Spain/Portugal/France/U.S., 94 min.) A novelist falls in love with his muse. Followed by discussion with writer/director Paul Auster. Wed., Feb. 20, 7 p.m., free but reservation required. (See Tami Fertig's On the DL on p. 32.)

THE SECRET CINEMA Hiway Theatre, 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown, 215-886-9800, thesecretcinema.com. Bon Voyage: Vintage Travel Films Old, rare flicks shown in conjunction with Hiway Theatre's "Road Trips and Amazing Journeys" festival. Fri., Feb. 15, 10 p.m., $5.50-$8.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Deacons for Defense (2003, U.S., 78 min.) Following the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s, black residents of a small town in Louisiana organized a defense group to protect themselves against white backlash. Sat., Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m., free.