Repertory Film

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

Published: Oct 14, 2009

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

941 THEATER

941 N. Front St., 941theater.com. Late Fee (2009, U.S., 90 min.) A couple is terrorized by a video store proprietor when they neglect to return their videos on time. Shown with short film "Silent Nils." Sun., Oct. 18, 10 p.m., $7.

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AMBLER THEATER

108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. Pygmalion (1938, U.K., 96 min.): The first film adaptation of Shaw's play. Thu., Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m., $4.75-$8.75. Filmed in Philly : SAG Philly prez Tom McCarthy runs through Philadelphia's history on the screen. Wed., Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., $4.75-$8.75.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. Beyond Breast Cancer: Stories of Survivors (2008, U.S., 91 min.): Chronicles nine breast cancer survivors. Tue., Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., $5-$9.50. Anamorph (2007, U.S., 107 min.): A hardened detective (Willem Dafoe) recognizes the patterns of a murder in a fresh case. Wed., Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., $5-$9.50.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP

8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977, armcinema25.com. Rififi (1955, France, 122 min.): See Kaleidoscope on p. 25. Tue., Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., free.

CINEMA 16:9

35 N. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, 484-461-7676, cinema169.com. Schlocktoberfest : Fifteen days of classic horror film goodness, starting with George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968, U.S., 96 min.) on Sat., Oct. 17. Through Sat., Oct. 31, call for showtimes, $5-$7.50.

COLONIAL THEATRE

227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Dracula (1932, U.S., 75 min.) and Son of Frankenstein (1939, U.K., 99 min): Bela Lugosi don's Drac's robes for the first time and Boris Karloff rocks Frank's monster's look for the last. Sun., Oct. 18, 2 p.m., $4-$8. Beetlejuice (1988, U.S., 92 min): Turn on the juice and see what shakes loose. Sat., Oct. 17, 2 p.m., $4-$8.

COMMUNITY CINEMA SCREENING

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 215-351-0511 , whyy.org/memberexperience. Copyright Criminals (2009, U.S., 65 min.): Examines the art of musical sampling, based on co-director Kimbrew McLeod's book. Tue., Oct. 21, 7 p.m., free.

COUNTY THEATER

20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.com. Bucks County Film Festival : The eighth annual shorts fest from the Bucks and Philly areas. Sun., Oct. 18, 7 p.m., $4.75-$8.75. Pygmalion : See Ambler Theater for more info. Tue., Oct. 20, 4:30 p.m.; Wed., Oct. 21, 7 p.m., $4.75-$8.75.

FLICKERING LIGHT FILM SERIES
Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Ave., flickeringfilms.com.
Electrifying Escapades (69 min.): A selection of shorts from Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project. Sat., Oct. 17, 7 p.m., $5.

PeNNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

100 N. 20th St., first floor, 215-988-8772, pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org.
Grimm (2003, Netherlands, 103 min.): A modern, dark re-telling of Hansel and Gretel. Shown with "Tulips Shall Grow" (1942, Hungary, 7 min.). Tue., Oct. 20, 4 p.m., free.

HIWAY THEATRE

212 Old York Rd., Jenkintown, 215-886-9802, hiwaytheatre.org.
The Inspector General (1949, U.S., 102 min.): Corrupt town officials mistake an illiterate vagrant for an inspector general sent to investigate their crimes. Wed., Oct. 21, 2 p.m., $5.

INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART

118 S. 36th St., 215-898-8374, icaphila.org.
Art21: Compassion (2009, U.S., 60 min.): A sneak peek at an episode from the PBS series, featuring William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo and Carrie Mae Weems. A discussion will follow. Fri., Oct. 16, 6 p.m., free.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE

Ibrahim Theater, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org.
Captured
(2008, U.S., 89 min.): The lens turns on Clayton Patterson, who has documented the Lower East Side since the '70s. Thu., Oct. 15, 7 p.m., $5-$8.
Home Movie Day
: Now in its third year in Philly, Home Movie Day encourages people to share their 8 or 16 mm memories. Sat., Oct. 17, noon-4 p.m., free.
Red Hollywood
: A study of Grigoriy Aleksandrov, the Vincente Minnelli of Soviet Russia, with screenings of The Jolly Fellows or Moscow Laughs (Vesyolye rebyata) (1934, USSR, 96 min.), The Circus (Tsirk) (1936, USSR, 94 min.) and Volga-Volga (1938, USSR, 106 min.). Wed., Oct. 21-Fri., Oct. 23, 7 p.m., $5-$8.

 

LITTLE THEATER

7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. American Violet (2008, U.S., 103 min.): A single mom tries to clear her name after being wrongly accused of dealing drugs. Fri.-Sat., Oct., 16-17, 8 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 18, 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., Oct. 20, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY

1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621. Ohay (Good Morning) (1959, Japan, 94 min.): Two boys beg their parents for a TV set and refuse to speak when they are no appeased. Wed., Oct. 21, 2 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA ROCK GYM

422 Business Center, Oaks, Pa., 877-822-7673, philarockgym.com. Radical Reels ed: The best of extreme outdoor sports on film. Fri.-Sat., Oct. 16-17, 7:30 p.m., $12.99-$15. PIAZZA AT SCHMIDTS

Second and Hancock streets, atthepiazza.com. P-Star Rising (2009, U.S.): A doc about nine-year-old rapper Priscilla Star. Mon., Oct. 19, 7 p.m., free.

THE SECRET CINEMA

The Print Center, 1614 Latimer St., 215-735-6090, thesecretcinema.com. Trick Baby (1972, U.S., 89 min.): Two con men try to evade the law and the criminal element on the streets of Philadelphia. Thu., Oct. 15, 8 p.m., $8 (includes free beer).

THE TERROR FILM FESTIVAL

Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Sq., terrorfilmfest.net. The fourth annual scare-fest hits Philly once again with four days of horror-ific movies. Tue., Oct. 21-Sat., Oct. 24, $10-$85.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS

704 South St., woodenshoebooks.com. Shelter: A Squatumentary (2008, U.S., 45 min.): Three sets of squatters solve their personal housing crises in their own way. Sun., Oct. 18, 7 p.m., free.

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