Repertory Film

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

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AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. Much Ado About Nothing (1993, U.K./U.S., 111 min.) Kenneth Branagh enlists the likes of Denzel Washington and Keanu Reeves for this Shakespeare romp. Thu., April 24, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50. Titus (1999, Italy/U.S./U.K., 162 min.) Julie Taymor's adaptation of this dark Shakespeare tragedy stars Anthony Hopkins as the titular general. Oh, there's a severed tongue in it, too. Thu., May 1, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. Bob the Builder: On-Site: Roads and Bridges (2008, U.S., 60 min.) Little animated man and his crew put on hard hats and show you what goes on at a construction site, all while singing the song "How Do You Do It?" Sat.-Sun., April 26-27, 10 a.m., $3.50.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004, U.S. 92 min.) Gene Hackman-narrated doc on how Hollywood has handled the Holocaust, from 1939's Confession of a Nazi Spy to 1993's Schindler's List. Thu., April 24, 7:15 p.m., $4.50-$9.25. King Corn (2007, U.S., 88 min.) Aaron Woolf's doc follows the corn crop from the field to our kitchens, via two college buddies who planted an acre of the stuff and, in an attempt to understand why Americans are so overweight, kept track of where it went (into corn syrup). Tue., April 29, 7 p.m., $4.50-$9.25 (free for students). (See Sam Adams' feature on p. 79.) Much Ado About Nothing (1993, U.K./U.S., 111 min.) Wed., April 30, 7 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.

CLEARVIEW'S ANTHONY WAYNE 109 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne, 215-485-1817, mainlinefilmfestival.com. Main Line Film Festival Tons of short films from around the globe. Sat., April 26, 1:30 p.m. student film program, donation requested; 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. regular programs, $8 each.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, thecolonialtheatre.com. Mary Poppins (1964, U.S., 139 min.) Tagline of the week: It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Sat., April 26, 2 p.m., $4. The Fisher King (1991, U.S., 137 min.) Jeff Bridges inadvertently inspires a man to go on a killing spree, then finds salvation by helping a homeless guy (Robin Williams). Sun., April 27, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. Much Ado About Nothing (1993, U.K./U.S., 111 min.) Mon., April 28, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.

FRANKLIN INSTITUTE 222 N. 20th St., 215-448-1200, fi.edu. Star Wars Quizzo Hosted by local costumed fan club the 501st Garrison Carida. Leave your light sabers at home. Thu., May 1, 7 p.m., free with museum admission.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6555, ihousephilly.org. Moving Pictures: From Frame to Screen Films that incorporate still photography in some way. Runs through Sat., April 26, $5-$7 for each screening. (See Shaun Brady's feature on p. 54.) Confidential Report (1955, U.S., 105 min.) Orson Welles' Citizen Kane-esque crime thriller about a man who hires somone to investigate his own past. Sat., April 26, 7 p.m., $5-$7. 2nd Annual Black Lily Film & Music Festival Four days of films by female indie filmmakers. Visit blacklilyfilm.org for more details and events. Thu.-Sun., May 1-4, $5-$7 for each screening ($75 all-access festival pass).

THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. The Savages (2007, U.S., 113 min.) Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney play screwed-up siblings forced to go home and take care of their mean, demented dad (Philip Bosco). Fri.-Sat., April 25-26, 8 p.m.; Sun., April 27, 7 p.m., $5.

NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER 525 Arch St., Independence Mall, 215-409-6600, constitutioncenter.org. Traces of the Trade (2008, U.S., 86 min.) Philly native Katrina Browne and eight other descendants of the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history retrace the Triangle Trade — from Rhode Island to Ghana to Cuba. Followed by discussion with Browne and her cousin Thomas DeWolf, author of companion piece Inheriting the Trade. Shown as part of the Philadelphia Film Festival. Thu., April 24, 8:30 p.m., $6-$15.

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N. 3RD 801 N. Third St., 215-413-3666, norththird.com. Fancypants Cinema Weekly open screening for shorts — bring your own VHS or DVD. Tue., April 29, 9 p.m., free.

UKRAINIAN LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA 800 N. 23rd St., kinofilmproject.org. Underground Film Series The kinofilm Project, which promotes independent Eastern European films, will screen Julio Soto Gurpide's Radiophobia, about Chernobyl survivors going back to the scene of the disaster; and Paulo Boraccettii's short film Have You Ever Heard of Vukovar? Fri., April 25, 8 p.m., free.

URSINUS COLLEGE Olin Auditorium, Main Street, Collegeville, 610-409-3000, ext. 2432, ursinus.edu. Dolé (2000, Gabon/France, 79 min.) Ursinus' Francophone Film Festival closes with Imunga Ivanga's film about poor Gabonese teenagers drawn into a life of crime. Mon., April 28, 7:30 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. An Exceedingly Dangerous Woman: The Radical Life of Emma Goldman (2003, U.S., 82 min.) This doc profiles pro-birth-control, anti-war activist immigrant Emma Goldman, who was dubbed "the most dangerous woman in America" during WWI. Sat., April 26, 7:30 p.m., free.