Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m., Castro
* Most screenings are at the Kabuki, 1881 Post (at Fillmore). There are also shows at the Castro, 429 Castro (at Market); the Pacific Film Archive, 2625 Durant (at College) in Berkeley; the Clay, 2261 Fillmore (at Clay); and the Lark, 549 Magnolia (at Dougherty) in Larkspur.
* Tickets are now $9 ($7.50 for Film Institute members, seniors, and students) unless otherwise noted. Weekday screenings until 5 p.m. are $5.50 and $5. Tickets are available at the door to each film, but it's smart to buy in advance, at the main box office in the Japan Center Kunokuniya Building, 1825 Post (at Webster), next-door to the Kabuki; or downtown on the second floor of the Union Square Macy's Men's Store, Stockton & O'Farrell.
* You can charge by phone at 441-7373 noon to 7 p.m. daily.
* Fest info by phone is at 931-3456; the San Francisco Film Society also has a schedule and more on the Web, at www.sfiff.org.