Repertory Film

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

Published: Aug 12, 2009

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941 THEATER

941 N. Front St., 215-235-1385, 941theater.com. Raspberry Brothers Movie Parody Night : In tribute to the great cinema of 1984, the Raspberry Brothers sit in the front row of the theater and mercilessly mock The Karate Kid (1984, U.S., 126 min.) at 9 p.m., and Footloose (1984, U.S., 107 min.) at 11:30 p.m. Like a live Mystery Science Theater minus the robots. Fri., Aug. 14, $10 for one show, $15 for a double feature.

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AMBLER THEATER

108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. Cool Hand Luke (1972, U.S., 116 min.): Paul Newman plays a natural-born world shaker. Thu., Aug. 13, 7 p.m., $5.75-$8.75. Torn Curtain (1966, U.S., 128 min.): Paul Newman goes commie, but only to steal a secret mathematical formula. Mon., Aug. 17, 4 p.m.; Tue., Aug. 18, 7 p.m.; $5.75-$8.75. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, U.S., 110 min.): The most lovable antiheroes of the Old West have got vision, while the rest of the world wears bifocals. Thu., Aug. 20, 7 p.m., $5.75-$8.75.

ANDREW'S VIDEO VAULT

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., armcinema25.com. HWY: An American Pastoral (1969, U.S., 50 min.): Fragments of an experimental film starring Lizard King Jim Morrison. Come Back To the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982, U.S., 109 min.): See Arts Picks for more info. Thu., Aug. 13, 8 p.m., free.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid : See Ambler Theater. Tue., Aug. 18, 7 p.m., $5-$9.50. It Happened One Night (1934, U.S., 105 min.): A rebellious heiress (Claudette Colbert) teams up with an out-of-work reporter looking for a story (Clark Gable) after her father annuls her marriage.. Wed., Aug. 19, 7 p.m., $5-$9.50.

CINEMA 16:9

35 N. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, 484-461-7676, cinema169.com. Metropolis (1927, U.S., 123 min.) Fritz Lang's masterpiece about a working-class prophetess who is replaced to squash talk of blue-collar rebellion. Through Fri., Aug. 21, call for showtimes, $5-$7.50. Somer's Town (2008, U.K., 71 min.): Shane Meadows' beautiful slice of life about the burgeoning friendship between two teens — one British, one Polish. Wed., Aug. 15-Fri., Aug. 28, call for showtimes, $5-$7.50.

COLONIAL THEATRE

227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Wife vs. Secretary (1936, U.S., 88 min.): Myrna Loy worries that Jean Harlow is getting too close to onscreen hubby Clark Gable. Sun., Aug. 16, 2 p.m., $4-$8.

COUNTY THEATER

20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.com. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid : See Ambler Theater for more info. Mon., Aug. 17, 7 p.m., $5.75-$8.75.

DEVON THEATER

6333 Frankford Ave., 215-338-6300, devontheater.org, all screenings shown with a surprise second feature. My Fair Lady (1964, U.S., 170 min.): Rex Harrison teaches Audrey Hepburn to talk good in a musical adaptation of Shaw's Pygmalion. Thu., Aug. 13, 11 a.m., $5. Madagascar (2005, U.S., 86 min.) Zoo animals with wanderlust escape to the jungle. Fri., Aug. 14, 4 p.m., $5. From Here to Eternity (1953, U.S., 118 min.): Watch Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster make out as the waves iconically crash over them in this classic melodrama about a Hawaiian Army base at Pearl Harbor. Thu., Aug. 13, 11 a.m., $5.

FILMADELPHIA CLASSICS

Ritz East, 125 S. Second St., 215-253-3599, filmadelphia.org. Pulp Fiction (1994, U.S., 168 min.): The lives of many intertwine in Tarantino's camped-out portrait of L.A.'s not-so-seedy underbelly. Wed., Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m., $9.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE

3701 Chestnut St. courtyard, 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org. Bachata Musica del Pueblo (2003, Dominican Republic/U.S., 60 min.): Explores the "poor people's music" of bachata. Fri., Aug. 14, 7 p.m., $5-$8. Dillinger is Dead (Dillinger e' morto) (1969, Italy, 90 min.): The Philadelphia premiere of Marco Ferreri's cult classic about an industrial engineer who takes his bourgeois life to psychedelic heights, including reconstructing a revolver that possibly belonged to John Dillinger. Sat., Aug. 15, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Hud (1963, U.S., 112 min.): Paul Newman transforms into a "cold-blooded bastard." Wed., Aug. 19, 8 p.m., free.

LAWN CHAIR DRIVE-IN

Liberty Lands Park, Third Street above Poplar, lawnchairdrivein.com. Dark Side of the Rainbow : Bring the kiddies for the first screening of The Wizard of Oz (1939, U.S., 101 min.) but shuffle 'em home before the second screening, which will be synced to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Tue., Aug. 18, dusk, free.



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LITTLE THEATER

7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. The Class (2008, France, 128 min.): Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or winning film about a racially mixed classroom in a tough area of Paris. Fri.-Sat., Aug., 14-15, 8 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 16, 7 p.m.; $6, includes popcorn.

MIDNIGHT MADNESS

Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St., 215-925-7900, landmarktheaters.com. The Goonies (1985, U.S., 114 min.): The Goonies are good enough! Sat., Aug. 15, midnight, $9.

MUGSHOTS COFFEEHOUSE AND CAFé

2100 Fairmount Ave., 267-514-7145, mugshotscoffeehouse.com. The Nutty Professor (1996, U.S., 95 min.): Eddie Murphy dons four different fat suits and goes au natural for fart-filled remake of Jerry Lewis' original. Fri., Aug. 14, 7 p.m., free. Push (2009, Canada/U.K./U.S., 111 min.): Attractive young adults with crazy super powers navigate a ludicrous plot. Mon., Aug. 17, 7 p.m., free. The Palm Beach Story (1942, U.S., 88 min.): Preston Sturges' madcap comedy about Claudette Colbert using her feminine wiles to get in way over her head. Wed., Aug. 19, 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., Aug. 18, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY

1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982, Australia, 115 min.): An Australian journalist (Mel Gibson) is embedded in Indonesia during President Sukarno's reign of political upheaval. Mon., Aug. 17, 2 p.m., free.

PIAZZA AT SCHMIDTS

Second and Hancock streets, atthepiazza.com. Family Movie Night : A flick for the fam each and every Monday. Mon., Aug. 17, 7 p.m., free.

PLAYGROUNDS FOR PALESTINE

Yardley Community Center, 64 S. Main Street, Yardley, 267-391-5386, playgroundsforpalestine.org. Jenin, Jenin (2002, Israel, 54 min.): This film goes inside a Palestinian refugee camp after an IDF invasion of the West Bank. Sat., Aug. 15, 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation.

SCREENINGS UNDER THE STARS

Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Chestnut Street and Columbus Boulevard, delawareriverwaterfrontcorp.com. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008, U.S., 89 min.): A group of animals doesn't realize that Madagascar is in Africa. Thu., Aug. 20, dusk, free.

SCRIBE VIDEO CENTER

4212 Chestnut St., third floor, scribe.org. Off and Running (2009, U.S.): Avery Klein-Cloud is an African-American teen with Jewish lesbian moms and two racially dissimilar siblings. All she wants to do is find out who she is. Welcome director Nicole Opper to her new Philly home at the post-screening discussion. Fri., Aug. 14, 7 p.m., $5.

SEAPORT STARLIGHT CINEMA

211 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-413-8655, phillyseaport.org. Popeye (1980, U.S., 114 min.): Robert Altman's live action adapation of the spinach-eating sailor. There will be free popcorn, trivia and a Popeye costume contest where the winner gets the coveted Golden Can of Spinach. Tue., Aug. 18, doors open at 7 p.m., movie starts at sunset, $5.

SOUTH STREET HEADHOUSE

Second and Lombard streets, 215-413-3713, southstreet.com. Hello, Dolly! (1969, U.S., 146 min.): Babs Streisand is Dolly Levi, a New York-matchmaker with her eye on half-a-millionaire Horace Vandergelder (Walter Matthau). Wed., Aug. 19, 8 p.m., free.

STREET MOVIES!

scribe.org. A mini-fest of short films. Think of this series as a drive-in for city folk. Thu., Aug. 13, Awbury Arboretum, One Awbury Rd.; Wed., Aug. 19, Bridgeway, Inc., 1722 W. Ontario St.; Thu., Aug. 20, Walt Whitman Arts Center & Camden United, Walt Whitman Arts Center, Second and Cooper streets, Camden, N.J.; 8:30 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS

508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Z (1969, Algeria/France, 127 min.): Costa-Gravas' fact-based political mystery about an assassinated liberal politician and the ensuing government cover-up. Sat., Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m., free.

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