Repertory Film

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

AMBLER THEATER

108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. Horton Hears a Who! (2008, U.S., 88 min.): Horton the elephant tries to save a civilization too small to see because, after all, a person is a person no matter how small. Sat., Feb. 21, 11 a.m., $4.75-$6.75.

THE BALCONY

Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. The Big Lebowski (1998, U.S./U.K., 117 min.): The Dude abides. Prizes or best Lebowski-fied costume. Mon., Feb. 23, 8 p.m., $3 goes to a drink or snack.

Black Women's Art Festival

Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 215-951-0330, ext. 2108. Movie Night: Support the Black Women's Art Festival (July 30-Aug. 2) with work from independent filmmakers and recession-friendly snacks. Tue., Feb. 24, 7 p.m., $5.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. The Princess Bride (1987, U.S., 97 min.): Make yourself a nice MLT and watch out for the ROUSes as you watch the epic love story of Buttercup and her farm boy. Sat., Feb. 21, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50 . Basquiat (1996, U.S., 108 min.): Jeffrey Wright plays the titular graffiti artist who changed the face of the New York art world. Part of One Film! Wed., Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m., $4.50-$9.50.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP

8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977, armcinema25.com. Seven Men From Now (1956, U.S., 78 min.): Legendary Western director Budd Boetticher takes on this tale of revenge. Tue., Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., free.

COLONIAL THEATRE

227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Azur and Asmar (2006, France, 99 min.): A Middle Ages tale of friendship between blonde, blue-eyed Azur and dark-skinned, brown-eyed Asmar. Sat., Feb. 21, 2 p.m., $4-$6. Splendor in the Grass (1961, U.S., 124 min.): Bud (Warren Beatty's screen debut) and Deanie (Natalie Wood) struggle against class separation and sexual conservatism in '20s Kansas. Sun., Feb. 22, 2 p.m., $4-$6. The Times of Harvey Milk (1984, U.S., 90 min.): The true story of the first openly gay elected official in the U.S. Wed., Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m., $4-$6.

Community Cinema

Community College of Philadelphia, Bonnell Auditorium, 1700 Spring Garden St,, 215-351-0511, whyy.org/memberexperience. Arusi Persian Wedding (2009, U.S., 53 min.): Filmmaker Marjan Tehrani goes to Iran to chronicle the marriage of her brother and his American bride. Thu., Feb. 26, 6:30 p.m., free, RSVP at whyy.org/memberexperience.

COUNTY THEATER

20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.com. The Prince of Egypt (1998, U.S., 99 min.): Moses and Rameses are brothers and BFFs until destiny gets in the way. Sat., Feb. 21, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50 .

Geographical Society

Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th and Ben Franklin Pkwy., 610-649-5220, geographicalsociety.org. Rails Across Russia (2008, U.S., 82 min.): Filmmakers Mary Lee and Sid Nolan take you across the longest railroad in the world. Lee and Nolan will speak at the screening. Wed., Feb. 25, 2 and 7:30 p.m., $7-$14.

INTErNATIONAL HOUSE

3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, ihousephilly.org. Birdsong (El Cant dels Ocells) (2008, Spain, 98 min.): Director Albert Serra speaks about his film about the Three Wise Men. Thu., Feb. 19, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Woman in the Dunes (1964, Japan, 147 min.): An amateur entomologist is trapped in rural Japan by a woman who is trying to save her house from encroaching sand dunes. Sat., Feb. 21, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Seville Southside (Poligono Sur) (2003, Spain, 107 min.): A look at the flamenco music of the Spanish gypsies in the south side of Seville. Wed., Feb. 25, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

LITTLE THEATER

7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Changling (2008, U.S., 141 min.): Angelina Jolie flips her shit after her son is kidnapped and the cops return the wrong boy. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 20-21, 8 p.m., Sun., Feb. 22, 7 p.m., $6, includes popcorn.

Mütter Movie night

College Of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 S. 22nd St., 215-563-3737, collegeofphysicians.org. The Station Agent (2003, U.S., 89 in.): A hermitic dwarf (Peter Dinklage) becomes friends with a grieving divorcee (Patricia Clarkson) and a substitute hot dog vendor (Bobby Cannavale). Fri, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., $8-$12.

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., Feb. 24, 9 p.m., free.

philadelphia city institute library

1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621. Man of Marble (1976, Poland, 150 min.): A Polish student makes a film about a bricklayer who became a hero of the '50s Communist revolution only to disappear from the public eye. Mon., Feb. 23, 2 p.m., free.

Japanese Pop Icon Film Series

University of Pennsylvania, Cohen Hall, 249 S. 36th St., 215-878-5097, ceas.sas.upenn.edu. Ultra Man 2006 (1967, Japan, 79 min.): A compilation of the Japanese TV series. Thu., Feb. 19, 7 p.m., free, donations appreciated. Kamikaze Girls (2004, Japan, 102 min.): An out-of-place girl in a small Japanese town hooks up with punky Ichiko for various shenanigans. Thu., Feb. 26, 7 p.m., free, donations appreciated.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS

508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973, U.S., 102 min.):