Schedules are for Wed/14-Tues/20 except where noted. Double
features are noted with a •. Director and year are given when
available. All times p.m. unless otherwise noted.
ARTISTS' TELEVISION ACCESS 992 Valencia; 824-3890. $4-5. "Involuntary
Discharge Animation Show," works by local animators Fri, 8.
"Other Cinema": "Stephen Parr's Sonic Oddities,"
archival and contemporary shorts with bizarre soundtracks Sat, 8:30.
CASTRO 429 Castro; 621-6120. $5-8. Le cercle rouge (Melville,
1970) Wed-Thurs, 2, 5, 8. A Woman Is a Woman (Godard,
1961) May 16-22, 7, 9:15 (also Sat-Sun, Wed, 1, 5).
CHRISTOPHER B. SMITH RAFAEL FILM CENTER 1118 Fourth St, San
Rafael; (415) 454-1222. $5.50-9. Nowhere in Africa (Link,
2001) call for times. Man Without a Past (Kaurismäki,
2002) call for times. Le cercle rouge (Melville, 1970)
call for times. Ten (Kiarostami, 2002) May 16-22, call
for times. Winged Migration (Perrin, 2002) May 16-22,
call for times. American Graffiti (Lucas, 1973) Sat, call
for times.
CLUB GALIA 2565 Mission; 970-9777. $6. Northwest Fri,
9. Documentary about Oregon and Washington skateboarders, with live
music and DJs following the screening.
JEZEBEL'S JOINT 510 Larkin; www.sfindie.com. Free. "SF
IndieFest Microcinema": The Rise and Fall of Black Velvet Flag
(Schiffer) Wed, 8. Dropping Out (Osborne, 2001) Thurs,
8. Mod Fuck Explosion (Moritsugu, 1994) Fri, 8. Intolerence
(Griffith, 1916) Mon, 7. The Brood (Cronenberg, 1979)
Tues, 8.
KABUKI 1880 Post; 863-7428, www.naatanet.org. $6-8 (four-film
pass, $20). "Asian American Documentary Showcase": The
Flute Player (Glatzer and Courtney) Sun, 2; "I'm British
but ... The Early Films of Gurinder Chadha," short films Sun,
4; Death of a Shaman (Hall and Saeyang) Sun, 6; Sumo
East and West (Pearlstein and Edwards) Sun, 8. Sponsored
by the National Asian American Telecommunications Association.
METREON Action Theatre, Fourth St. at Mission; www.metreon.com.
Free. "Bandai Premiere Weekend" Sun, 11am-8pm.
PFA THEATER 2575 Bancroft, Berk; (510) 642-1412. $4-8. "Video:
I Found It at the Movies": Body Double X (Dellsperger, 2000)
Wed, 7:30. "Heroic Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts Film":
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (Chu, 1972) Thurs,
7:30; Blood Brothers (Zhang, 1973) Fri, 7, 9:20; The
36th Chamber of Shaolin (Lau, 1978) Sat, 2:15, 7; Return
to the 36th Chamber (Lau, 1980) Sat, 4:30, 9:15. "Nicholas
Ray": They Live by Night (1949) Sun, 5:30; A Woman's
Secret (1949) Sun, 7:25.
RED VIC 1727 Haight; 668-3994. $3-6.50. Raging Bull (Scorsese,
1980) Wed-Thurs, 7, 9:35 (also Wed, 2). In the Mirror of Maya
Deren (Kudlacek, 2002) Fri-Tues, 7:15, 9:30 (also Sat-Sun, 2,
4:15).
ROXIE 3117 16th St; 863-1087. $3-7. Forbidden Photographs:
The Life and Work of Charles Gatewood (Macdonald, 2001) Wed-Thurs,
6, 8, 10 (also Wed, 2, 4). Waiting for Happiness (Sissako,
2002) May 16-22, 8 (also Wed, Sat-Sun, 4).
SAN FRANCISCO CINEMATHEQUE Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,
701 Mission; 552-1990. $4-7. "Fresh Eyes, Program 13": "Landscape
X-Ray" Thurs, 7:30. Filmmaker Deborah Stratman in person.
San Francisco Art Institute, 800 Chestnut. "Beware the Image: Audio/Video
and Electronics" Sun, 7:30. Filmmaker Scott Arford in person
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY McKenna Theatre, 1600 Holloway;
338-2467. $5. "San Francisco State University's 43rd Annual Film
Finals Showcase," SFSU's program of the best student work of the
year, including narratives, documentaries, and experimental work Fri,
7.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS 701 Mission; 978-ARTS. $3-7.
"Time after Time: Asia and Our Moment," daytime program featuring
a continuous loop of Living Elsewhere (Wang, 1999) with "Chinese
Utopia" (Wang, 2002) Tues-Sun, 11am-5pm, through July 13 (no
screenings Sundays in June). "Latino Film Festival Presents":
Under California, the Limit of Time (Bajo California, el limite del
tiempo) (Bolado, 1999) Wed, 5:45, 7:45. Filmmaker Carlos
Bolado in person. "On Fire: Recent Films from Korea":
"New Korean Shorts: Highlights from the Busan Asian International
Short Film Festival" Fri, 7:30.
