Schedules are for Wed/18-Tue/24 except where noted. Director and year are given when available. Double and triple features marked with a •. All times pm unless otherwise specified.
ANSWER COALITION 2969 Mission, SF; www.answersf.org. $5-10 (no one turned away for lack of funds). Kangamba (Paris, 2008), Wed, 7.
ATA GALLERY 992 Valencia, SF; www.atasite.org. $5-12. "Periwinkle Cinema: Dating Sucks: A Genderqueer Misadventure," Wed, 8. "OpenScreening," Thu, 8. SF Cinematheque presents: "The Era is Now: Films of James T. Hong," Fri, 7:30. Program info at www.sfcinematheque.org. "Other Cinema:" "Media Archaeology," Sat, 8:30. Program info at www.othercinema.com. The Exquisite Corpse (Ruano, 2011), Tue, 7. Part of the SF Latino Film Festival (see listing below).
BALBOA THEATRE 3630 Balboa, SF; cinemasf.com/balboa. $10. "Popcorn Palace:" The Last Unicorn (Bass, 1982), Sat, 10am. Matinee for kids.
BIMBO'S 365 CLUB 1025 Columbus, SF; www.bimbos365club.com. $30-75. Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (Vile, 2012), with musical performances by Pearl and Forrest Day, Thu, 7. Proceeds benefit the Jason Becker Special Needs Trust and the ALS Therapy Development Institute.
CASTRO 429 Castro, SF; (415) 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com. $8.50-12. "Karen Black Tribute:" •Five Easy Pieces (Rafelson, 1970), Wed, 7, and Burnt Offerings (Curtis, 1976), Wed, 9:10. •Umberto D. (De Sica, 1952), Thu, 7, and Gomorrah (Garrone, 2008), Thu, 8:45. "Midnites for Maniacs: Back to Skool: Suburban Utopia:" •Can't Hardly Wait (Kaplan and Elfont, 1998), Fri, 7:15, and The Rules of Attraction (Avary, 2002), Fri, 9:20. "Krob's Film Farm presents Demme Double Double:" •Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006), with "Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story" (Bucher, 2009), and Storefront Hitchcock (1998), Sat, 2; Swimming to Cambodia (1987), with "The Burning Wigs of Sedition" (Fitch and Cheffins, 2010), and Stop Making Sense (1984), Sat, 7. •Excalibur (Boorman, 1981), Sun, 1:45, 6:30, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam and Jones, 1975), Sun, 4:25, 9:05. Inforum presents: "Chuck Palahniuk and the SF Cacophony Society: Creating Culture from Mayhem with John Law and Carrie Galbraith," moderated by Brad Wieners, Mon, 7:30. This event, $15-75; advance tickets at bit.ly/CacophonySF. •L'Avventura (Antonioni, 1960), Tue, 2, 7, and Red Desert (Antonioni, 1964), Tue, 4:40, 9:40.
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San Rafael; (415) 454-1222, www.cafilm.org. $6.50-$10.75. Good Ol' Freda (White, 2013), call for dates and times. Passion (De Palma, 2012), call for dates and times. Populaire (Roinsard, 2012), call for dates and times. 20 Feet From Stardom (Neville, 2013), call for dates and times. C.O.G. (Alvarez, 2013), Sept 20-26, call for times.
CLAY 2261 Fillmore, SF; www.landmarktheatres.com. $10. "Midnight Movies:" Space Jam (Pytka, 1996), Fri-Sat, midnight.
COURTHOUSE SQUARE 2200 Broadway, Redwood City; www.redwoodcity.org. Free. Lincoln (Spielberg, 2012), Thu, 7:30.
DELANCEY STREET SCREENING ROOM 600 Embarcadero, SF; www.sfirishfilm.com. San Francisco Irish Film Festival, tenth annual fest of features, docs, and shorts celebrating Irish film, Thu-Sat.
"FILM NIGHT IN THE PARK" This week: Dolores Park, Dolores at 19th St, SF; www.filmnight.org. Free (donations appreciated). Skyfall (Mendes, 2012), Sat, 8.
GOETHE INSTITUT 530 Bush, Second Flr, SF; goethe.de/sanfrancisco. "German Summer Films:" The Seawolf Part II (1971), Wed, 6:30.
ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE 814 Montgomery, SF; iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/IIC_Sanfrancisco. Free (reservations requested as seating is limited; find link on website event calendar). Life is Beautiful (Benigni, 1997), Tue, 6:30.
MECHANICS' INSTITUTE 57 Post, SF; milibrary.org/events. $10. "CinemaLit Film Series: Rare Gems:" Portrait of Jennie (Dieterle, 1948), Fri, 6.
PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-5249, bampfa.berkeley.edu. $5.50-9.50. "Alternative Visions:" Holy Motors (Carax, 2012), Wed, 7. "Dark Matters: The Films of William Friedkin:" Sorcerer (1977), Thu, 7, with Friedkin in discussion with critic Michael Guillen; Cruising (1980), Sat, 6:30 (preceded by Friedkin in person at 6, signing copies of The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir); Killer Joe (2011), Sat, 8:50. "Pier Paolo Pasolini:" Accattone (1961), Fri, 7; The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964), Sun, 7:40. "The Man Who Wasn't There: Wendell Corey, Actor:" The Rainmaker (Anthony, 1956), Sun, 7:40. "Committed Cinema: John Gianvito and Paul Chan:" Far From Afghanistan (various directors, 2012), Tue, 7.
ROXIE 3117 and 3125 16th St, SF; (415) 863-1087, www.roxie.com. $6.50-11. Good Ol' Freda (White, 2013), Wed, 7, 9. Our Nixon (Lane, 2013), Wed-Thu, 7, 8:45. •Positive Women: Exposing Injustice (Duke) and HIV Is Not a Crime Thu, 7. Followed by a panel discussion; more info at www.positivewomenthemovie.org. Blue Caprice (Moors, 2013), Sept 20-26, call for times.
"SF LATINO FILM FESTIVAL" Various locations in SF, Berk, and Oakl; www.sflatinofilmfestival.com. Most shows $12. Narrative, documentary, and short films from the US, Mexico, and across the globe. Through Sept 27.
VORTEX ROOM 1082 Howard, SF; Facebook: The Vortex Room. $10. "Margheritiville: Thursday Film Cult Visits the Wild, Wild World of Antonio Margheriti:" •Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983), Thu, 9, and The Wild, Wild Planet (1965), Thu, 11. •Shogun Assassin (Houston, 1980), Sun, 8, and Samurai Pirate (Taniguchi, 1963), Sun, 10.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission, SF; www.ybca.org. $8-10. "Local Boy Makes Good: New Bay Area Film:" mother mortar, father pestle (Chapman, 2012), Thu, 7:30. "Back in the Day: New Films on Hip-Hop and Urban Subculture:" Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (Ahearn, 2012), Sat, 8. "Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie," Sun, 2. Free with RSVP. La Camioneta (Kendall, 2012), Sun, 5. Part of the SF Latino Film Festival (see listing above). *