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. Volcanic Safari: Indonesia's Ring of Fire (2007, U.S., 78 min.) Aussie filmmaker Grant Foster visits some of the 13,000 islands of Indonesia and gets "fired up" about the country's many active volcanoes. Wed., March 26, 2 and 7:30 p.m., $6-$12.

AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. Black Maria Film and Video Festival Indie docs, animations, experimental films and more. Thu., March 20, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50. The Iron Giant (1999, U.S., 86 min.) In Cold War-era America, a little boy protects his alien robot friend from the government. Sat., March 22, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50. Pierrot Le Fou (1965, France, 110 min.) In this Jean-Luc Godard classic, Jean-Paul Belmondo leaves behind his boring wife and takes to the road with a pretty girl (Anna Karina), who, turns out, is being chased by hit men. Thu., March 27, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. Easter in Bunnyland (2000, Australia, 50 min.) Flip Rabbit, Buck Bunny and Bitsy Bunny join forces to save the Easter Bunny, who has been kidnapped by an evil rat. Sat.-Sun., March 22-23, 10 a.m., $3.50.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. How to Eat Fried Worms (2006, U.S., 98 min.) Billy, the new kid on the block, impresses the class bully the only way he knows how: by eating worms. Sat., March 22, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50. Sweet Mud (2006, Israel/Germany, 100 min.) A boy comes of age on a kibbutz in the '70s. Sun., March 23, 7 p.m., $8-$10. Pierrot Le Fou (1965, France, 110 min.) Wed., March 26, 7 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP Free Library, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977, armcinema25.com. Ball of Fire (1941, U.S., 111 min.) Nightclub chanteuse "Sugarpuss" O'Shea (Barbara Stanwyck) teaches nerdy professor Gary Cooper some slang for inclusion in a new encyclopedia. Oh, and they fall in love. Tue., March 25, 7:30 p.m., free.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, thecolonialtheatre.com. Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959, U.S., 93 min.) Tagline of the week: More than a wee bit of magical shenanigans! Sat., March 22, 2 p.m., $4.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. Antz (2006, U.S., 83 min.) Woody Allen basically stars as his neurotic self, only in cute animated ant form. Sat., March 22, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50. Pierrot Le Fou (1965, France, 110 min.) Mon., March 24, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.

GERSHMAN Y 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3019, pjff.org. 11th Annual New Filmmakers Weekend The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival shows six films to introduce new directors, producers and screenwriters, some of whom will be in attendance for Q&As. Visit Web site for details. Sat.-Mon., March 22-24, $10-$12 per screening.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6555, ihousephilly.org. Mysterious Objects: The Films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul 2006's Tropical Malady, plus two nights of shorts. Thu.-Sat., March 20-22, 7 p.m., $5-$7 per screening. (See Screenpicks on p. 41.) Cinevardaphoto (2004/1982/1963, France, 96 min.) Three shorts by French new wave filmmaker Agnes Varda. Wed., March 26, 7 p.m., free. The NextFrame International Student Film Festival Award-winning shorts from around the world. Followed by a Q&A with some of the filmmakers. Thu., March 27, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Frida (2002, U.S./Canada/Mexico, 123 min.) Salma Hayek plays artist Frida Kahlo in this biopic, shown in conjunction with PMA's exhibit. Fri.-Sat., March 21-22, 8 p.m.; Sun., March 23, 7 p.m., $5.

NATIONAL MECHANICS 22 S. Third St., philebrity.com/tlascreeningseries. TLA/Philebrity Film Screening Series Espers' Greg Weeks shows his favorite movie for the final installment of the series. Thu., March 27, 7:30 p.m., free.

SECRET CINEMA Moore College of Art & Design, 20th and Race streets, 215-965-4099, secretcinema.com. Girl Films In honor of Women's History Month, Secret Cinema screens rare shorts made for and about gals, spanning from the '30s to the '70s. Fri., March 21, 8 p.m., $7. (See Aly Semigran's preview.)

SOUL FOOD CINEMA Point of Destination Cafe, 6460 Greene St., reelblack.com. The Man (1972, U.S., 93 min.) When the president dies in a building collapse and the VP suffers a stroke, James Earl Jones becomes the first black president of the U.S. Fri., March 21, 7 p.m., free with purchase of soul food dinner.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION COALITION 4601 Market St., 215-222-4201, scribe.org. Street Movies! Undercover Scribe Video Center shows short films and videos that highlight immigrant cultures in the U.S. Thu., March 27, 6:30 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. The Bubble (2006, U.S., 117 min.) The lives of a group of Tel Aviv friends — some gay, some straight — change drastically when a handsome Arab enters their lives (and one of their beds). Sat., March 22, 7:30 p.m., free.