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. Army of Darkness (1992, U.S., 89 min.): Ultimate Evil Dead hero Ash Williams is transported back to 1300 A.D. Good, bad, he's the guy with the gun. Event includes a costume contest and a second screening voted on by attendees. Fri., Oct. 31, 11 p.m., $7.50, includes pizza and candy. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920, U.S., 80 min.): Devil Music Ensemble plays along with this silent, starring the legendary John Barrymore. Sun., Nov. 2, 4-6 p.m., $6-$10.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm. org. The Cat and the Hat (2003, U.S., 82 min.): Mike Myers plays the titular feline troublemaker. Sat., Nov. 1, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50.

THE BALCONY Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. Election (1999, U.S., 103 min.): A sad-sack teacher tries to thwart the class-presidential ambitions of his overachieving student, Tracy Flick (an amazing Reese Witherspoon). Mon., Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., $3 includes drink or snack.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. Barbie in a Christmas Carol (2008, U.S., 76 min.): Barbie takes on Dickens. Sun., Nov. 2 and Tue., Nov. 4, 10 a.m., $3.50.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Howl's Moving Castle (2004, Japan, 119 min.): Hiyao Miyazki's beautifully animated film about a girl who is turned into an old woman, and the mischievous wizard who helps her. Sat., Nov. 1, 2 p.m., $4-$8. Ladies They Talk About (1933, U.S, 69 min.): Barbara Stanwyck plays a lady gangster sent to San Quentin. Sun., Nov. 2, 2 p.m., $4-$8. Dick (1999, U.S, 94 min.): Deep Throat is re-imagined as two teenage girls. Mon., Nov. 3, 8:30 p.m., $4-$8. All the President's Men (1976, U.S, 138 min.): Alan J. Pakula's masterful retelling of the Watergate events from the perspective of reporters Robert Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman). Tue., Nov. 4, 3 p.m., $4-$8.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. The Matter with Clark (2007, U.S., 117): A college student's life is turned upside down after an accident. A Q&A with director Jonathan Rola, who shot the film in Doylestown, will follow. Mon., Nov. 3, 7 p.m.

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. Thu., Oct. 30, 8 p.m., free.

FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH 2125 Chestnut St., 917-257-6451, traversetheater.org. Nosferatu (1929, Germany, 84 min.): Bram Stoker's estate wouldn't let director F.W. Murnau use the Dracula name for his silent film, but Murnau compensated by purportedly casting a real vampire (Max Schreck) as the blood-sucking count. Thu., Oct. 30, 8 p.m. and midnight, $5-$8. Organist T. Desiree Hines will provide accompaniment.

PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3019, pjff.org. Noodle (2007, Israel, 95 min.): Miri must take care of her maid's Chinese-speaking son when his mother disappears. Sat., Nov. 1, 8 p.m, $18. Strangers (2007, Israel, 85 min.): An Israeli and a Palestinian find love in Berlin. Sun., Nov. 2, 2 p.m., $10. The Secrets (2007, Israel, 120 min.): A feminist view of the ultra-patriarchal world of Orthodox Judaism. Mon., Nov. 3, 7 p.m., $10. Go to citypaper.net/criticalmass for reviews of each film.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, ihousephilly.org. 24 Hour Horror-Thon: A full day of horror from the Exhumed film boys. Sat.-Sun, Nov. 1-2, noon to noon, $20. See Shaun Brady's story on p. 31. The Basque Ball — Skin Against Stone (2003, Spain, 115 min.): This controversial documentary looks at the Basque region of Spain and the ETA — the Basque separatist movement. Wed., Nov. 5, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Mongol (2007, Germany/Kazakhstan/Russia, 126 min.): The life and times of cute and cuddly Genghis Khan. Fri., Oct. 31-Sat., Nov. 1, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 2, 7 p.m.; $6, includes popcorn.

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PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY 1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972, France/Italy/Spain, 102 min.): A swanky dinner party keeps getting delayed by increasingly weird events in the Luis Buñuel's classic. Mon., Nov. 3, 2 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA FREE LIBRARY - INDEPENDENCE BRANCH. 18 S. Seventh St., 215-685-1633, freelibrary.org. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966, U.S., 25 min.): Linus waits for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin. Fri., Oct. 31, 3:45 p.m., free, refreshments provided.

SECRET CINEMA. Moore College of Art & Design, 1916 Race St., 215-965-4099, thesecretcinema.com. Bela Lugosi Halloween Grab Bag: Two entries from Bela Lugosi's strictly B-movie period: Scared to Death (1947, U.S., 65 min.) and The Ape Man (1943, U.S., 64 min.). In addition, there will be screenings of car crash advisory "Options to Live" and the grossly titled "Non-Syphilitic Venereal Diseases." Fri., Oct. 31, 8 p.m., $7. American Philosophical Society Museum, Philosophical Hall, 104 S. Fifth St., 215-440-3440. The Sky Above, The Mud Below (1961, France, 92 min.): A French-Dutch film crew goes to New Guinea and discovers native tribes living completely unhampered by modern life. Wed., Nov., 5, 7 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS. 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Tribulation 99 (1992, U.S., 48 min.): Using a pastiche of news clips, B-movies and fake tabloids, filmmaker Craig Baldwin creates a satire about aliens living in under the earth's crust who are disturbed by nuclear testing in the '50s. Sat., Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m., free.