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Arthouse movie listings for April 1-7, 2009
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Compiled By Michael Leaverton, Hiya Swanhuyser
Published on March 31, 2009 at 3:52pm
To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com.
Artists' Television Access. FTA (Fuck the Army): Jane Fonda's film of her antiwar faux-USO tour in 1972 with Donald Sutherland. Banned until recently. Thu., April 2, 7:30 p.m. $6. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, www.atasite.org.
Castro Theatre. Made in U.S.A.: Jean-Luc Godard's film noir spoof. April 1-7. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com.
Dark Room Theater. Bad Movie Night: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Star Wars gets stupider. Sundays, 8 p.m. $5. 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987, www.darkroomsf.com.
Delancey Street Theater. Slow Food on Film Screening: Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini's favorite film, Mr. Bene Goes to Italy. Sat., April 4, 6:30 p.m. 600 The Embarcadero (at Brannan), 512-5153, www.delanceystreetfoundation.org/enterscreening.php.
Exploratorium. Magnetic Movie: Through May 31. 3601 Lyon (at Marina), 397-5673, www.exploratorium.edu.
Femina Potens. "Open Eyes: Queer Film Friday": Local film series; screenings are followed by wine and vegan cookie receptions including question and answer sessions with the filmmakers. Visual open mike: Submit short films or video pieces at 7:30 p.m. First Friday of every month. 2199 Market (at Sanchez), 864-1558, www.feminapotens.org.
Goethe-Institut. Rare Silent Films by Ernst Lubitsch: Through April 21, 7 p.m. 530 Bush (at Grant), 263-8760.
Mechanics' Institute Library. Spring Romance: Melodrama by Borzage: Series programmed by SF Weekly contributor Michael Fox. Starting April 3. Fridays, 6:30 p.m. Continues through April 24. free-$10. 57 Post (at Market), 393-0101, www.milibrary.org.
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Quebrando el silencio de mis manos/Breaking the Silence of My Hands: Film directed by Violeta Luna and featuring the Teatro de la Colectiva de Mujeres. April 3-4, 8 p.m. $5-$10. 2868 Mission (at 24th St.), 821-1155, www.missionculturalcenter.org.
Multiple San Francisco locations. San Francisco Women's Film Festival: April 1-5. free-$25. www.sfwff.com.
Oddball Films. "And Now. a Word from Our Sponsor ... ": Advertisements from the 1950s to the 1970s, plus documentaries on them. Fri., April 3, 8:30 p.m. $10. Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea: Directors Chris Meltzer and Jeff Springer in person, plus related shorts. RSVP to info@oddballfilm.com. Sat., April 4, 8 p.m. $10. 275 Capp (at Mission), 558-8117, www.oddballfilm.com.
Red Vic Movie House. Labyrinth: Jim Henson's David Bowie funfest. Wed., April 1, 2 p.m.; April 1-2, 7:15 & 9:25 p.m. Ride-On: The director's cut of the Mavericks surf film. April 3-6. King Corn: Tracking corn, from the seed to the dinner plate. Tue., April 7. 1727 Haight (at Cole), 668-3994, www.redvicmoviehouse.com.
Roxie Theater. Audience of One: Michael Jacobs' documentary on a Christian filmmaker. Through April 3. Bela Fleck: Throw Down Your Heart: Sascha Paladino's documentary on the musician. April 1-2, 7 p.m.; April 4-5, 3 p.m. Crips and Bloods: Made in America: Stacy Peralta's documentary about gangs. April 1-2, 9 p.m.; April 4-5, 5 p.m. Theater of War: See Opening listings. April 3-8, 7 & 8:45 p.m.; Thu., April 9, 7 p.m. Medicine for Melancholy: Barry Jenkins' feature about a one-night stand between twenty-something African-Americans in San Francisco. April 3-8, 7 & 8:45 p.m.; Thu., April 9, 8:45 p.m. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.
San Francisco Art Institute. Tony Conrad: Flickering Jewel: April 3-5, 8 p.m. $10-$15. www.23five.org. 800 Chestnut (at Jones), 771-7020, www.sfai.edu.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Fantastic Planet: A very trippy animated psychedelic science-fiction film. Part of "The Future of the Past: Utopia/Dystopia, 1965-1984." Thu., April 2, 7 p.m.; Sat., April 4, 3 p.m. Soylent Green: Yeah, it's people. You got a problem with that? Part of "The Future of the Past: Utopia/Dystopia, 1965-1984." Sat., April 4, 1 p.m. 151 Third St. (at Mission), 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. "Restoring and Rediscovering the Los Angeles Avant-Garde": Presentation of SF Cinematheque. Wed., April 1, 7:30 p.m. $6-$10. Isaac Hayes Remembered: Truck Turner: A "classic" 1970s action flick. Thu., April 2, 7:30 p.m. $8. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.
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