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. Edgar Allen Poe on the Silver Screen: Writer, CP contributor and Poe expert Ed Pettit discusses the master of horror's influence on film. Thu., Oct. 23, 7 p.m., $8.50. Tales of Terror ( 1962, U.S., 89 min.): B-movie king Roger Corman takes on three Poe tales: "Ligeia," "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar." Thu., Oct. 30, 7 p.m., $8.50. See Shaun Brady's article on p. 43 for more info.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. The Pit and the Pendulum (1961, U.S., 80 min.): The wife of Don Medina (Vincent Price) is dead and he cannot explain why, which doesn't look good when his former brother-in-law comes to investigate. Very loosely based on the Poe story of the same name. Wed., Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m., $8.50. See Shaun Brady's story on p. 43.

THE BALCONY Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. Halloween (2007, U.S., 109 min.): Rob Zombie submits his own take on the Michael Myers slasher saga. Mon., Oct. 27, 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., Oct. 26 and Tue., Oct. 28, 10 a.m., $3.50.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP Free Library, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977, armcinema25.com. The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968, U.S, 101 min.): Smoking Bond girl Britt Ekland plays the inadvertent inventor of the striptease at a seedy Lower East Side burlesque club staffed by Jason Robards. Film editor Ron Kalish will take questions about his work on the film. Tue., Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., free.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. The Witches (1990, U.S, 91 min.): Luke's Cornwall vacation goes south when he stumbles upon a convention of witches and is turned into a mouse. One of the best adaptations of a Roald Dahl novel thanks to Anjelica Huston's performance and the collaboration of Jim Henson. Sat., Oct. 25, 2 p.m., $4-$6. The Shining (1980, U.K, 146 min.): Aspiring novelist Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) takes his wife and psychic son to take care of a secluded mountain retreat over the winter. Insanity ensues. Sun., Oct. 26, 2 p.m., $4-$6.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. The Pit and the Pendulum: See the Bryn Mawr Film Institute and Shaun Brady's article on p. 43 for more info. Mon., Oct. 27, 7 p.m., $8.50.

ETHICAL SOCIETY BUILDING 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square, 215-735-3456, phillyethics.net. Terror Film Festival: Five whole days of genre movie goodness. This horror/sci-fi/fantasy fest mixes features and shorts so you can gorge yourself on movies with titles like Alien Raiders and Basement Jack. Tue., Oct. 21-Sat., Oct. 25, $7.50-$150, visit terrorfilmfestival.net for more info.

FIREHOUSE BICYCLES 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue, 215-727-9692, firehousebicycles.com. Pom Poko (1994, Japan, 119 min.): Shape-shifting raccoons stave off urban development by creating mischief. From master animator's Hayao Miyazaki's (Spirited Away) Studio Ghibli, which is like Japan's Disney, if Disney didn't suck. Thu., Oct. 30, 8 p.m., free.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, ihousephilly.org. Visions of Paradise: Three Films About American Self-Taught Artists (2008, U.S., approx. 90 min.): Each film features an artist who learned and works outside the traditional art world, including Calvin Black who works with dolls in the Mojave Desert (Possum Trot), 84-year-old Grandma Tress Prisbrey (Grandma's Bottle Village) and African-American artist Minnie Evans (The Angel That Stands By Me: Minnie Evans' Paintings).Thu., Oct. 23, 7 p.m., $5-$7. The Hour of the Furnaces (1968, Argentina, 260 min.): An in-depth look at the radical student movements in Argentina. A heavy influence on Steven Soderbergh's upcoming biopic of Che Guevara. Fri., Oct. 24, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008, U.S., 71 min.): The story of Arthur Russell, an important figure in both pop and avant-garde music before his death from AIDS in 1992. Wed., Oct. 29, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

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LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Flight of the Red Balloon (2007, France, 113 min.): A boy and his baby-sitter are followed around Paris by a red balloon. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 24-25, 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 26, 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. 28, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY 1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org. Avenue Montaigne (2007, France, 100 min.): A recent Paris emigre gets a job at a cafe that caters to the city's glitterati. Mon., Oct. 27, 2 p.m., free.

SECRET CINEMA. American Philosophical Society Museum, Philosophical Hall, 104 S. Fifth St., 215-440-3440, amphilsoc.org. Nanook of the North (1922, U.S., 79 min.): Oft considered the first documentary, Robert Flaherty's film chronicles a year in the life of Nanook and his Inuit family. Live musical accompaniment by Don Kinnier. In conjunction with the Philosophical Museum's "Undaunted" exhibit. Wed., Oct., 29, 7 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS. 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Farmingville (2004, U.S., 78 min.): Explores the consequences of an influx of illegal immigrants to the town of Farmingville on Long Island, focusing in on the attempted murder of two Mexican day laborers. Sat., Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m., free.