Repertory Film

Published: Jul 8, 2009

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

AMBLER THEATER

108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. Twentieth Century (1934, U.S., 91 min.): A temperamental Broadway producer tries to re-sign his top star after she is lured away by Hollywood. Thu., July 9, 7 p.m., $4.75-$8.75. Rear Window (1954, U.S., 112 min.): Jeff (Jimmy Stewart) starts playing peeping tom on his neighbors after breaking his leg. Too bad one has a proclivity toward murder. Mon., July 13, 4 p.m., Tue., July 14, 7 p.m., $4.75-$8.75. City Lights (1931, U.S., 87 min.): Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp falls for a blind flower girl. Thu., July 16, 7 p.m., $4.75-$8.75.

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ANDREW'S VIDEO VAULT

4014 Walnut St., armcinema25.com. Point Blank (1967, U.S., 92 min.), Hit Man (1972, U.S., 90 min.), Midnight Heat (1983, U.S., 67 min.): See Arts Picks on p. 24 for more info. Thu., July 9, 8 p.m., free.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. Frenzy (1972, U.S., 116 min.): In Hitchcock's second to last film, police accuse a man of being a serial killer, so he goes on the run until he can prove his innocence. Thu., July 9, 7 p.m., $5-$9.50. Vertigo (1958, U.S., 128 min.): Arguably Hitchcock's greatest work, about the heights a man will go to in the face of an obsession. Tue., July 14, 4 p.m., Wed., July 15, 7 p.m., $5-$9.50. Torn Curtain (1966, U.S., 128 min.): Paul Newman goes commie, but only to steal a secret mathematical formula. Thu., July 16, 7 p.m.

CINEMA 16:9

35 N. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, 484-461-7676, cinema169.com. The Wiz (1978, U.S., 134 min.): Ease on down the road with Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Richard Pryor in this retelling of the Wizard of Oz. Through Sun., July 12, call for showtimes, $5-$7.50.

COLONIAL THEATRE

227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. BlobFest : Celebrate the Phoenixville-shot The Blob (featuring a cameo by yours truly's Great Uncle Gene) with various events and screenings. Go to citypaper.net/agenda for more info. Fri., July 10-Sun., July 12, various times and prices.

COUNTY THEATER

20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.com. City Lights : See Ambler Theater for more info. Mon., July 13, 7 p.m., $5.75-$8.75. The Beat Generation (1959, U.S., 95 min.): A detective goes undercover in the seediest of subcultures to catch a serial killer. Wed., July 15, 7 p.m., $5.75-$8.75

The Hiway Theatre Classic Film Series

212 Old York Road, Jenkintown, 215-886-9800, hiwaytheatre.org. ROPE (1948, U.S., 80 min.): Two students kill their roommate and invite his family and a teacher over for dinner just to prove how dickish they actually are. Thu., July 16, 7 p.m., $5-$9.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE

Ibrahim Theater, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org. Cannibal Apocalypse (1980, Italy, 96 min): Three cannibalistic Vietnam vets try to save themselves from a society that doesn't understand, all while spreading a deadly toxin. Terror Creatures from the Grave (1965, Italy, 85 min.): An estate attorney gets caught up in one of his deceased clients' supernatural machinations. Fri., July 10, 8 p.m., $10. Le Combat dans l'ile (Fire and Ice) (1962, France, 104 min.): A thriller that centers on a love triangle, with two participants from very different ends of the political spectrum. In honor of Bastille Day. Sat., July 11, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

LAWN CHAIR DRIVE-IN

Liberty Lands Park, Third Street above Poplar Street, lawnchairdrivein.com. The Bed Sitting Room (1969, U.K., 90 min.): A love story set in super-surreal, post-apocalyptic London, featuring the likes of Dudley Moore, Peter Cooke and Marty Feldman. Tue., July 14, free, dusk.

LITTLE THEATER

7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Un Secret (2007, France, 105 min.): A teenager unearths secrets about his family's history with the Holocaust. Fri.-Sat., July 10-11, 8 p.m.; Sun., July 12, 5 p.m.; $6, includes popcorn.

MIDNIGHT MADNESS

Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St., 215-925-7900, landmarktheaters.com. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008, U.S., 98 min.): Watch Paris Hilton sing. Sat., July 11, midnight, $9.

MUGSHOTS COFFEEHOUSE AND CAFE

2100 Fairmount Ave., 267-514-7145, mugshotscoffeehouse.com. Yes Man (2008, U.S., 104 min.): Jim Carrey must say yes to everything. Must have started before he read the script to this movie. Mon., July 13, 7 p.m., free. Saving Grace (2000, U.K., 93 min.): Brenda Blethyn starts selling weed after her husband's suicide. Wed., July 15, 7 p.m., free.

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., July 14, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY

1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621. His Kind of Woman (1951, U.S., 120 min.): A deported crime boss cons Robert Mitchum into getting him back into the country. Mon., July 13, 2 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL ACTION CENTER

Clark Park, 45th and Regent streets, 215-724-1618. Flow: For the Love of Water (2008, U.S., 93 min.): Examines the dwindling supplies of our most crucial resource: water. Fri., July 10, dusk, free.

PIAZZA AT SCHMIDTS

Second and Hancock streets, atthepiazza.com. Yes Man : See Mugshots Coffehouse and Café for more info. Mon., July 13, 7 p.m., free.

SCREENINGS UNDER THE STARS

Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Chestnut Street and Columbus Boulevard, delawareriverwaterfrontcorp.com. Dreamgirls (2006, U.S., 131 min.): A jazz hands re-telling of a Supremes-like girl group's rise. Thu., July 9, dusk, free. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007, U.K./U.S., 138 min.): Harry Potter faces his greatest nemesis yet: a bureaucrat. Thu., July 16, dusk, free.

SCRIBE VIDEO CENTER

4212 Chestnut St., third floor, scribe.org. Tales of Transnational Exchange: Three short documentaries that deal with exchange between cultures using film. Fri., July 10, 7 p.m., $5.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS

508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause (2003 Canada, 74 min.): A documentary weaved into a lecture by the prolific intellectual. Sat., July 11, 7:30 p.m., free.

YOUR FLICKS, YOUR BANK

Schuylkill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge, schuylkillbanks.org. Back to the Future (1985, U.S., 117 min.): Where they're going, they won't need roads. Thu., July 9, dusk, free.

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