Repertory Film

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

Send repertory film listings to molly.eichel@citypaper.net

AMBLER THEATER

108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.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. 28, 11 a.m., $4.75-$6.75.

THE BALCONY

Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. The Princess Bride (1987, U.S., 97 min.): See Ambler Theater for details. Mon., March 2, 8 p.m., $3 goes to a drink or snack.

Broad Street ministry

315 S. Broad St., 215-735-4847, broadstreetministry.org. The Cats of Mirikitani (2006, U.S., 74 min.): Filmmaker Linda Hattendorf takes in the homeless Jimmy Mirikitani on the morning of 9/11 and learns about his survival through art. Part of One Book, One Philadelphia. Wed., March 4, 6 p.m., free.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. The Prince of Egypt (1998, U.S., 99 min.): Moses and Rameses are brothers and BFFs until destiny gets in the way. Sat., Feb. 28, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50 . The Dhamma Brothers (2008, U.S., 76 min.): Prisoners are transformed after a Buddhist meditation is implemented at an Alabama jail. Thu., March 5, 7:30 p.m., $4.50-$9.50.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP

8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977, armcinema25.com. The Love Parade (1929, U.S., 107 min.): Ernst Lubitsch directs this musical about the queen of mythical Sylvania who takes on a playboy as her consort. Tue., March 3, 7:30 p.m., free.

COLONIAL THEATRE

227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Suspiria (1977, Italy, 90 min.): A student ballerina discovers her dance school is a cover for a coven of witches. Director Dario Argento's best. Fri., Feb. 27, 10 p.m., $4-$6. Casi Casi (2006, Puerto Rico, 93 min.): A boy runs for student council prez to impress his crush, who has presidential aspirations of her own. Sat., Feb. 28, 2 p.m., $4-$6. To Catch a Thief (1955, U.S., 106 min.): A debonair former cat burglar (the always-classy Cary Grant) must find the perpetrator of a crime spree to clear his name. Sun., March 1, 2 p.m., $4-$6.

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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. Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1986, U.S., 88 min.): Big Bird is devastated after a social worker places him with a family of his kind, far away from Sesame Street. Sat., Feb. 28, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50 .

Free Library of Philadelphia

1901 Vine St., 215-686-5322, library.phila.gov. Music from the Inside Out (2004, U.S., 89 min.): Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra talk about their lives and their passion for music. Sun., March 1, 4 p.m., free.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE

Ibrahim Theater, 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, ihousephilly.org. Basquiat (1996, U.S., 108 min.): See A.D. Amorosi's story on p. XX. Thu., Feb. 26, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Rene Allio & Nicolas Philibert Two Stories: Up first, at 5 p.m., is Rene Allio's I, Pierre Riviere, Having Slaughtered My Mother, My Sister and My Brother ... (1976, France, 125 min.), about a horrific murder in a Normandy village. At 7:30 p.m., is Nicolas Philibert's Back to Normandy (2007, France, 113 min.), in which Philibert travels back to the setting of I, Pierre Riviere ... to reunite with the locals he cast and worked with the first time around. Sat., Feb. 28, $5-$7. Urgh! A Music War (1982, U.K., 96 min.): See Shaun Brady's story on p. XX. Wed., March 4, 8 p.m., $5-$7.

Japanese Pop Icon Film Series

University of Pennsylvania, Cohen Hall, 249 S. 36th St., 215-878-5097, ceas.sas.upenn.edu. 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.

LITTLE THEATER

7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. I Served the King of England (2006, Czech Republic/Slovakia, 120 min.): Famed Czech director Jirí Menzel tells the story of a butler focused on fortune at the outset of WWII. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 27-28, 8 p.m.; Sun., March 1, 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., March 3, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY

1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621. Le Notti Bianchi (1957, Italy, 97 min.): Legendary Italian director Luchino Visconti moves Fyodor Dostoyevsky's White Nights from St. Petersburg to Venice. Mon., March 2, 2 p.m., free.

Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival

Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3019, pjff.org. American film weekend. Arranged (2007, U.S., 89 min.): An Orthodox Jew and Muslim bond over their shared plight of arranged marriages. Sat., Feb. 28, 8 p.m., $12. Praying with Lior (2007, U.S., 87 min.): A young Philadelphia with Downs syndrome is bar mitzvahed. Sun., March 1, 2 p.m., $10. Love Comes Lately (2007, Germany/Austria/U.S., 86 min.): The girlfriend of 80-year-old Max is jealous of all the attention he gets from the ladies. Mon., March 2, 7 p.m., $10.

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Van Pelt Auditorium, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 215-235-7469, philamuseum.org. Basquiat (1996, U.S., 108 min.): See A.D. Amorosi's story on p. XX. Sun., March 1, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., free after museum admission, but reservations required.

The Secret Cinema

Moore College of Art & Design, 1916 Race St., 215-965-4099, thesecretcinema.com. Scopitone Party: Jay Schwartz presents music videos from the early to mid-'60s, including acts such as Paul Anka, Nancy Sinatra and a stable of French popists. Fri., Feb. 27, 8 p.m., $7.

Temple University

Kiva Auditorium, Ritter Annex Building, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 215-204-1054. Basquiat (1996, U.S., 108 min.): See A.D. Amorosi's story on p. XX. Followed by a discussion with Temple faculty. Thu., Feb. 26, 2:30 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS

508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Entertaining Angels (1996, U.S., 110 min.):