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. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, U.K., 90 min.): A Python-ized version of King Arthur's quest for the grail. You have to figure the original medieval allegory didn't include angels farting into trumpets nor knights who say "Nee." Thu., Oct. 2, 7 p.m., $8.50. The Bloodlines Video Diary Project (2008, U.S., 60 min.): Filmmaker Eugene Martin gave cameras to Ebony from North Philly and Dennis from Port Richmond in order to document their everyday lives. Martin will be on hand to discuss the film. Oct. 9, 7 p.m., $8.50.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Byrn Mawr, 19010, 610-527-9898, bmfi.org. Electile Dysfunction (2008, U.S., 93 min.): CP columnist Mary Patel (what up, Political Notebook!) and filmmaking partner Joe Barber investigate the our dysfunctional electoral process by looking at the 2006 senate race between incumbent Rick Santorum and eventual winner Bob Casey Jr. The screening will be introduced by Patel and Barber. Wed., Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m., $8.50.

THE BALCONY The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. Iron Man (2008, U.S., 126 min.): After billionaire playboy Tony Stark (Roberty Downey Jr.) is ambushed and wounded in the Afghani desert, Stark engineers his own escape (and survival) by creating a suit made from the eponymous material. He returns to the states a changed man so he can begin kicking ass and taking names. Mon., Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., $3 includes drink or snack.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. Spookley the Square Pumpkin (2004, U.S., 45 min.): Persecuted for his shape, Spookley saves the day when the entire patch of his spherical harassers are threatened by inclement weather. Sun. and Tue., Oct. 5 and 7, 10 a.m., $3.50.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Marathon Man (1975, U.S, 125 min.): If you weren't dentist-phobic before, you will be after seeing evil Nazi Laurence Olivier give Dustin Hoffman the full treatment. Hoffman plays a grad student who gets caught up in his family's secrets and Olivier's diamond-smuggling scheme. Sun., Oct. 5, 2 & 7 p.m., $4-$6.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, U.K., 90 min.): See Ambler Theater for more info. Thu., Oct. 2, 7 p.m., $8.50. The Bloodlines Video Diary Project (2008, U.S., 60 min.): See Ambler Theater for more info. Thu., Oct. 9, 7 p.m., $8.50.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, ihousephilly.org. Halloween II (1981, U.S., 92 min.): Masked terror Michael Myers returns in all his slasher glory. Eaten Alive (1977, U.S., 91 min.): Redneck Judd deals with high-maintenance hotel guests by introducing them to his not-so-friendly pet alligator. Both films are part of Exhumed Films' Slashers & Psychotics. Fri., Oct. 3, 9 p.m., $10.

LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Iron Man (2008, U.S., 126 min.): See the Balcony for more info. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 3-4, 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 5, 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., Oct. 7, 9 p.m., free.

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PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY 1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993, Vietnam/France, 104 min.): Mui, a servant girl growing up in '50s Vietnam, is sent to live at the house of a young couple. Shown as part of a series of Monday matinees at the Free Library's Rittenhouse branch. Mon., Oct. 6, 2 p.m., free.

THE ROTUNDA 4014 Walnut St., 215-413-0999, therotunda.org. Body Snatchers (1993, U.S., 87 min.): Punk auteur Abel Ferrara (Driller Killer, Bad Lieutenant) tries his hand at a sequel to Jack Finney's oft-adapted novel. A teenager and her family visit a military base where those dastardly aliens replace humans with clones while they are sleeping. Uncle Sam (1997, U.S., 90 min.): After teens desecrate an American flag at his grave site, KIA Gulf War vet Sam goes on a killing spree, offing the unpatriotic in his hometown. The Ravager (1970, U.S., 74 min.): After fighting in the Vietnam War, a soldier returns home and uses his training as an explosives expert to wreak havoc in his homeland. Thu., Oct. 9, 8 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa (2007, U.S., 68 min.): A commune of sorts for vets and runaways in the American Southwest lives by its own rules. Buoyed by the sale of weed, the inhabitants must deal with the encroaching federal government and members of their own community. Sat., Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., free.