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, www.amblertheater.org. Filmmaker Karl Staven: Selected Animated Films (U.S., 120 min.) University of the Arts visual arts professor Karl Staven shows of his animated work, from stop motion to the computer-generated. Thu., Sept. 25, 7 p.m., $8.50

THE BALCONY The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. Empire Records (1995, U.S., 90 min.) Damn the man, save the Empire! When record store clerk Lucas (Rory Cochrane) gambles away money meant to keep his beloved place of employment open, his co-workers rally around him. Features excellent '90s tunes. Mon., Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., $3 includes drink or snack.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland (2007, U.S.) Sesame Street resident Abby Cadabby replaces Alice as she falls down the rabbit hole in search of her magic wand. Sun. and Tue., Sept. 21 and 23, 10 a.m., $3.50.

BROADWAY THEATRE OF PITMAN 43 S. Broadway, Pitman, N.J., 856-384-8381, thebroadwaytheatre.org. Citizen Kane (1941, U.S., 119 min.) The story of the rise and fall of Charles Foster Kane, from boyhood to publishing magnate to rising politician to hermitdom. Oft considered the greatest piece of American cinema ever made. Wed., Sept. 24, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., $3.

CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE 1889 Rte. 70 East, Cherry Hill, N.J., 856-874-6000, camdencc.edu. The Camden 28 (2007, U.S, 83 min.) Twenty-eight people from Camden risked arrest to protest the Vietnam War. The event is hosted by film critic and Camden County College professor Matthew Sorrento. Following the screening will be a discussion with Camden 28 member Eugene Dixon. Fri., Sept. 19, noon, free.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. She Done Him Wrong (1933, U.S, 66 min.) Continuing their series in pre-Hayes Code films, the Colonial submits the obligatory Mae West entry. The sultry, blonde bombshell West plays Lady Lou, a New York singer and nightclub owner, who falls for a young Cary Grant. Worth it just to hear West deliver her legendary, "Why don't you come up and see me sometime" line. Sun., Sept. 21, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. See the Ambler Theater.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, ihousephilly.org. Faces (1968, U.S., 138 min.) Controversial director John Cassavettes looks at what happens when two people give up on their empty marriage and seek comfort in the arms of the others. Fri., Sept. 19, doors and reception at 7 p.m., screening begins at 8 p.m., $10.

LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. My Brother is an Only Child (2007, Italy, France, 108 min.) Follows two ideologically opposed brothers (one is a communist, the other is a fascist) growing up in '60s Italy. Fri.-Sat., Sept. 19-20, 8 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 21, 7 p.m., $6 includes popcorn.

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., Sept. 23, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY 1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org. Sugar Cane Alley (1983, Martinique, 107 min.) Set in the '30s, José and his grandmother live in a small, impoverished town in Martinique, where the majority of the inhabitants cuts sugar cane to eke out a living. Shown as part of a series of Monday matinees at the Free Library's Rittenhouse branch. Mon., Sept. 15, 2 p.m., free.

RITZ CENTER 900 Haddonfield Berlin Rd., Voorhees, N.J., 856-770-0600, nationalamusements.com. The Godfather (1972, U.S., 175 min.) Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece, following the Corleone crime family, is put back on the big screen to celebrate its tricked out DVD re-release. Sept. 19-25, call theater for show times, $9.25.

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UKRANIAN LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA Kino Film Project, 23rd and Brown streets, 215-684-3548, ukiebar.com. Before the Rain (1995, Republic of Macedonia/France/U.K., 113 min.) A multi-layered, multi-location, ensemble story dealing with the consequences of war and violence. Nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award in 1995. Fri., Sept. 19, $7.

URSINUS COLLEGE International Film Festival, Olin Auditorium, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville, 610-409-3000, ursinus.edu. Caramel (2007, France/Lebanon, 95 min.) Centers around six women in Lebanon, each with their different love entanglements. Thu., Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., free.

WHYY CIVIC SPACE 150 N. 6th St., 215-351-0511, whyy.org. Chicago 10 (2007, U.S., 110 min.) Rotoscoped courtroom scenes bring to life the events of the trial of the anti-war protestors arrested at the '68 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Tue., Sept. 23, doors open at 6 p.m., screening begins at 6:30 p.m., free, RSVP to whyy.org/memberexperience or call 215-351-0511.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Tout Va Bien (1972, Italy/France, 95 min.) An American reporter (Jane Fonda) and her French filmmaker husband witness a strike at a sausage family. The title, meaning "everything is fine," refers to the control the French right wing had on France after the student riots of 1968. The Marxist undertones are hard to miss in this mid-period work from Jean-Luc Godard. Sat., Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m., free. First Person (U.S.) Six students from Philly public high schools want to attend college. How many of them will realize their dream? Thu., Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., free.