Reps Etc.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: Nabil Ayouch's Arab street-kid drama Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (Morocco, 2000) 6, 8 p.m.; also Wed 2 p.m. Separate-admission screenings of The Weather Underground (Sam Green and Bill Siegel, 2003); see Ongoing for review 9:45 p.m.; also Wed 4 p.m.

FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY (Aug. 15-21): OT: Our Town (Scott Hamilton Kennedy, 2001); see Opening for review 6:30, 8, 9:45 p.m.; also Sat, Sun, & Wed 2, 4:15 p.m.

STANFORD

221 University (at Emerson), Palo Alto, (650) 324-3700, www.stanfordtheatre.org. $6. This handsomely restored neighborhood palace usually screens pre-1960 Hollywood fare in the best available prints, with excellent projection and a courteous staff.

WEDNESDAY: The clock runs out for Gary Cooper in the western classic High Noon (Fred Zinnemann, 1952; 7:30 p.m. ), screening with John Wayne as John Ford's The Quiet Man (1952; 5:10, 9:05 p.m. ), a beloved Irish love story with Maureen O'Hara.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY: Preston Sturges' scintillating screwball farce The Palm Beach Story (1942; 5:45, 9:25 p.m. ) is oddly paired with the stodgy Fox musical Alexander's Ragtime Band (Henry King, 1938; 7:30 p.m. ), with Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, and Ethel Merman.

SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY: Two offbeat John Huston/Humphrey Bogart/Robert Morley comedies set on boats, The African Queen (1951; 7:30 p.m.; also Sat & Sun 3:50 p.m. ) and Beat the Devil (1953; 5:45, 9:25 p.m. ), the former a huge success, the latter The Big Lebowski of its day (a flop that rapidly develops an intense cult following).

YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS

701 Mission (at Third Street, in Yerba Buena Gardens), 978-2787, www.YerbaBuenaArts.org. $6 save as noted. This venue's Screening Room is a home for film and video programs of all sorts.

DAILY (Closed Mondays): Continuous screenings of "Looking Is Better Than Feeling You," a loop of videos by women, through Oct. 5 11 a.m.-5 p.m.