Repertory Film

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

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

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

The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., armcinema25.com. Nightwatching (2007, Canada/France/Netherlands/Poland/U.K., 134 min.): Peter Greenaway's tells the story of the Rembrandt's Night Watch, in a way only Greenaway can. Go Go Tales (2007, Italy/U.S., 96 min.): Abel Ferrara's take on screwball comedy, set inside a New York City strip club. Thu., Jan. 14, 8 p.m., free.

1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. The Goonies (1985, U.S., 1147 min.): Goonies never say die!: Super-low-budget horror flick about a couple who are convinced they're haunted by a demon. Mon., Jan. 11, 8 p.m., $3 goes toward a drink or snack.

824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. Concrete, Steel and Paint (2009, U.S., 55 min.): The Mural Arts Program goes inside a local jail and creates a mural using the ideas of inmates and victims. Tue., Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., $5-$9.50.

35 N. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, 484-461-7676, cinema169.com. Still Walking (2008, Japan, 114 min.): A day-in-the-life study of grown children visiting their elderly parents on a summer day. Fri.-Thu.., Jan. 8-21, call for showtimes, $5-$7.50. Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory (1965, Italy/Austria, 82 min.): People start getting maimed at a girls' reform school. Tue., Jan 12, 8 p.m., $5-$7.50.

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227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Akeelah and the Bee (2006, U.S., 112 min.): A South L.A. girl's talent for spelling takes her all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Sat., Jan. 9, 2 p.m., $4-$8. Singing in the Rain (1952, U.S., 103 min.): A truly glorious feeling. Sun., Jan. 10, 2 p.m., $4-$8.

Ibrahim Theater, 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org. New Latin Discoveries : Emerging cinema from South America. Alice's House (2007, Brazil, 93 min.): Manicurist Alice reconnects with her teenage boyfriend after years in a loveless marriage. Thu., Jan. 7, 7 p.m., $5-$8. Tony Manero (2008, Chile, 98 min.): A man obsessed with Saturday Night Fever tries to win a Tony Manero look-alike contest by any means necessary, set against persecution of the Pinochet regime. Fri., Jan. 8, 7 p.m., $5-$8. Suden (2008, Argentina, 67 min.): Composer Mauricio Kagel returns to his native Argentina after a 50-year absence to participate in a festival in his honor. Sat., Jan. 9, 6 p.m. The Headless Woman (2009, Argentina, 87 min.): Lucretia's Martel's superb film about a woman who hits a dog with her car and convinces herself it was a small boy. Sat., Jan. 9, 8 p.m., $5-$8. The Vision of Julie Dash : See Arts Picks on p. 30. Tue., Jan. 12, 5:30 and 8 p.m., $8-$10. All That Jazz (1979, U.S., 123 min.) + Shorts : See Kaleidoscope on p. 26. Shorts include Maya Derren's "A Study in Choreography for Camera" (1945, U.S., 2 min.), Bruce Conner's "Breakaway" (1966, U.S., 6 min.), Shirley Clarke's "Dance in the Sun" (1953, U.S., 6 min.) and Charles Atlas' "From an Island Summer" (1983-84, U.S., 13 min.). Wed., Jan. 13, 7 p.m., $5-$8.

7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Laila's Birthday (1996 Netherlands/Palestine/Tunisia, 117 min.): A judge-turned-taxi driver tries to get home early for his daughter's 7th birthday but is sidetracked by life. Fri.-Sat., Jan. 8-9, 8 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 10, 7 p.m.; $6, includes popcorn.

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2100 Fairmount Ave., 267-514-7145, mugshotscoffeehouse.com. The Aristocats (1970, U.S., 78 min.): A French house cat tries to evade an evil butler trying to swindle the cat out of her inheritance. Fri., Jan. 8, 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., Jan. 12, 9 p.m., free.

1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621. Capturing the Friedmans (2003, U.S., 107 min.): Allegations of child molestation tear a middle-class, Jewish family apart in Andrew Jarecki's harrowing doc. Wed., Jan. 13, 2 p.m., free.

Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St., 215-253-3599, filmadelphia.org. The Tragedy of MacBeth (1971, U.K./U.S., 140 min.): Roman Polanski plays with Shakespeare's tale, with Jon Finch as the Scottish lord. Wed., Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m., $8-$10.

Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St., 215-545-4400, gershmany.org/pjff. The Fire Within: Jews in the Amazonian Rain Forest (2008, Peru, 60 min): Follows the Judios Mestizos, a tribe of descendents of Jewish male immigrants and Peruvian native women. Mon., Jan. 11, 7 p.m., $7-$8.

400 Ranstead St., runningthesahara.com. Running the Sahara (2008, U.S., 102 min): Matt Damon narrates this doc about three men attempting to traverse the Sahara, framed by the African water crisis. All guests receive a DVD and an invitation to a Q&A with one of the film's stars. For advance tickets, go to nehst.com. Tue., Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., $15-$35.

4212 Chestnut St., 215-222-4201, scribe.org. The Vision of Julie Dash : See Arts Picks on p. 30. Wed., Jan. 13, 7 p.m., $8-$10.