Repertory Film

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

Published: Jul 14, 2009

Repertory Film

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

AMBLER THEATER

108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org.

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.

The Birds

(1963, U.S., 119 min.): Birds attack a small California town. But what's more interesting is director Alfred Hitchcock's obsession with star Tippi Hedren, mirrored in the film's cinematography. Mon., July 20, 4 p.m., Tue., July 21, 7 p.m., $4.75-$8.75.

His Girl Friday

(1940, U.S., 92 min.): A divorced newspaper couple (Cary Grant and Rosalind Russel) re-fall in love while speaking rapidly and wittily. Thu., July 23, 7 p.m., $4.75-8.75.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org.

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.

Psycho

(1960, U.S., 109 min.): Anthony Perkins has some hardcore mommy issues as ubercreep Norman Bates. Tue., July 21, 4 p.m., Wed., July 22, 7 p.m., $5-$9.50.

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CINEMA 16:9

35 N. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, 484-461-7676, cinema169.com.

Mr. Hulot's Holiday

(1953, France, 114 min.): Jacque Tati's classic is about mild-mannered Monsieur Hulot, who just wants to go on vacation but instead wreaks havoc everywhere he goes. Through Tue., July 21, call for showtimes, $5-$7.50.

COLONIAL THEATRE

227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com.

Rocky Horror Picture Show

(1975, U.S./U.K., 100 min.): The cult classic in all its (almost) midnight glory. Sat., July 18, 10 p.m., $8-$10.

Bright Victory

(1951, U.S., 96 min.): A blinded war veteran must learn to adapt to a peacetime environment. Sun., July 19, 2 p.m., $4-$8.

COUNTY THEATER

20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.com.

His Girl Friday

: See Ambler Theater for more info. Mon, July 20, 7 p.m., $5.75-8.75.

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 21, 4 p.m., Wed., July 22, 7 p.m., $5.75-8.75.

FILMADELPHIA CLASSICS

Ritz East, 125 S. Second St., 215-253-3599, filmadelphia.org.

A Few Good Men (1992, U.S., 138 min.): A military lawyer defends two soldiers accused of murder who claim they were acting under orders. Wed., July 22, 7:30 p.m., $9.

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.

Sleep Dealer (2008, U.S./Mexico, 90 min): In a highly technologized future, three people try to break the barriers and connect with a each other. Fri., July 17, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

LAWN CHAIR DRIVE-IN

Liberty Lands Park, Third Street above Poplar Street, lawnchairdrivein.com.

Sleeper

(1973, U.S., 89 min.): Woody Allen is cryogenically frozen and is woken up by radicals who want to overthrow the government. Allen at his slapsticky best. Tue., July 21, dusk, free.

LITTLE THEATER

7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com.

The Third Man

(1949, U.K., 104 min.): After his friend Harry Lime dies in an accident, failed pulp writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) turns investigator. Fri.-Sat., July 17-18, 8 p.m.; Sun., July 19, 5 p.m.; $6, includes popcorn.

MIDNIGHT MADNESS

Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St., 215-925-7900, landmarktheaters.com.

Rushmore

(1998, U.S., 93 min.): Max Fischer saves Latin in Wes Anderson's unparalleled film. Sat., July 18, midnight, $9.

MUGSHOTS COFFEEHOUSE AND CAF�

2100 Fairmount Ave., 267-514-7145, mugshotscoffeehouse.com.

Labyrinth

(1986, U.S./U.K., 101 min.): Is it possible to get better than a David Bowie-Jim Henson collaboration? Fri., July 17, 7 p.m., free.

Seven Pounds

(2008, U.S., 123 min.): Will Smith goes organ donor-crazy. Mon., July 20, 7 p.m., free.

Waking Ned Divine

(1998, France/U.K./U.S., 91 min.): An Irish town bands together to collect the lottery winnings of a dead denizen. Wed., July 22, 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 21, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY

1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621.

On Dangerous Ground

(1952, U.S., 82 min.): An effective but in-the-doghouse NYC detective is sent upstate to investigate a murder. Too bad he falls in love with the chief suspect's sister. Mon., July 20, 2 p.m., free.

SCREENINGS UNDER THE STARS

Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Chestnut Street and Columbus Boulevard, delawareriverwaterfrontcorp.com.

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.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS

508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org.

BiG TeA PaRtY Sustainable Living Shorts Night

: A series of Philly-related shorts about living sustainably and radically. Sat., July 18, 7:30 p.m., free.

YOUR FLICKS, YOUR BANK

Schuylkill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge, schuylkillbanks.org.

The Goonies

(1985, U.S., 1147 min.): Goonies never say die! Thu., July 23, dusk, free.

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