Art House

Castro Theatre. The Letter and The Little Foxes: Double feature of Bette Davis classics. Wed., Oct. 8, 12:30 p.m. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com.

Dark Room Theater. Bad Movie Night: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning: What hath the plague of prequels wrought? This Chainsaw backstory gives us Leatherface's childhood history, which turns out to be as tender as a meat hook. Sundays, 8 p.m. $5. 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987, www.darkroomsf.com.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Il mattatore: Directed by Dino Risi in 1960, screened in Italian without subtitles. Tue., Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m. 425 Washington (at Battery), 788-7142, www.sfiic.org.

Mill Valley Film Festival: Through Oct. 12, 12:30 p.m. www.mvff.com. Multiple addresses throughout the Bay Area.

Oddball Film and Video. "Trance Cinema: Ritual, Shamanism and Trance": Selections from the stellar film archive include "Sherpa High Country" and "Walbiri Fire Ceremony." RSVP recommended. Sat., Oct. 11, 8 p.m. $10. info@oddballfilm.com. 275 Capp (at Mission), 558-8112, www.oddballfilm.com.

Red Vic Movie House. Manhattan: Woody Allen's classic homage to modern love in New York, starring Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, and Mariel Hemingway. Wed., Oct. 8. The Muppets Take Manhattan: Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the gang have a bright lights, big city moment in Jim Henson's last film. With cameos by Joan Rivers, Art Carney, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, and Liza Minnelli. Thu., Oct. 9, 7:15 & 9:20 p.m. Wall-E: Pixar's dystopian cartoon about a robot who picks up trash on a post-apocalyptic Earth,. Fri., Oct. 10; Sat., Oct. 11; Sun., Oct. 12; Mon., Oct. 13. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired: A documentary following the director's conviction for having sex with a minor. Tue., Oct. 14; Wed., Oct. 15. 1727 Haight (at Cole), 668-3994, www.redvicmoviehouse.com.

Roxie Theater. Beautiful Losers: Documentary on local artists including Shepard Fairey, Margaret Kilgallen, and Barry McGee. Through Oct. 9. Forbidden Lie$: Literary hoax documentary by Anna Broinowski. Through Oct. 9. Dead Channels: Through Oct. 11, 8 p.m. www.deadchannels.com. Saving Marriage: See Opening listings. Oct. 10-16. Call + Response: See Opening Listings. Through Oct. 16. Midnight Circus: Oct. 10-30. $10.50. www.sfindie.com. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The Pencil of Nature: Screenings in conjunction with the exhibit "Brought to Light." Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 1, 3 & 4:30 p.m. Continues through Nov. 7. 151 Third St. (at Mission), 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room. The Superstars Next Door: A Celebration of San Francisco Amateur Sex Cinema from the '60s: Thu., Oct. 9, 7:30 & 9:20 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. 700 Howard (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.