Arthouse movie listings for August 26-September 1, 2009

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Artists' Television Access. "Return and Report": Free Form Film Festival presents short experimental films. Thu., Aug. 27, 8 p.m. $6. "Watch Out! Watch Out!": Yellow Dress CD release party with original short films. Fri., Aug. 28, 8 p.m. $6. Saltwater Sunday Salon: The folks behind the Saltwater film host happy hours each Sunday. Starting Aug. 30. Sundays, 5:30 p.m. Continues through Oct. 31. $5. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, www.atasite.org.

Castro Theatre. Inglourious Basterds: See Ongoing listings. Through Sept. 10, 12, 3:30, 7 & 10 p.m.; Through Aug. 27, 1, 4:30 & 8 p.m. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com.

Oddball Films. "Strange Sinema: Supersonic Soul": New finds from the archive, including Faith Bacon: A Lady with Fans. RSVP to info@oddballfilm.com. Fri., Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m. $10. 275 Capp (at Mission), 558-8117, www.oddballfilm.com.

Park Branch Library. "Woodstock Film Clips": Rock critic, historian, and film archivist Richie Unterberger presents. Wed., Aug. 26, 7 p.m. free. 1833 Page (at Cole), 355-5656, sfpl.lib.ca.us/librarylocations/branches/park.htm.

Red Vic Movie House. The Hangover: Four friends drink too much in Vegas. Wed., Aug. 26, 2, 7:15 & 9:25 p.m. Sleepwalking Through the Mekong: John Pirozzi's doc about the band Dengue Fever. See more in Night and Day. Thu., Aug. 27, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Fri., Aug. 28, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Sat., Aug. 29, 2, 4, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 30, 2, 4, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m. $6-$9. Moon: David Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, directs his own space oddity. Tue., Sept. 1, 7:15 & 9:25 p.m. $6-$9. 1727 Haight (at Cole), 668-3994, www.redvicmoviehouse.com.

Roxie Theater. American Casino: Leslie and Andrew Cockburn's documentary on subprime lending. Through Sept. 3, 7 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, 3 p.m. Continues through Sept. 3. Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi's documentary about the influential African musician. Through Sept. 3, 8:45 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, 4:45 p.m. Continues through Sept. 3. The English Surgeon: Geoffrey Smith's documentary about a brain surgeon. Through Aug. 27, 8:50 p.m. "Women Make Movies": Women filmmakers take on war, hip-hop, hermaphrodites, and much more in this week-long film festival. See more in Night and Day. Aug. 28-Sept. 3. $10. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.

SFMOMA. Richard Avedon Film Series: Program 8: KQED-produced films Take This Hammer and Losing Just the Same. Thu., Aug. 27, 7 p.m.; Sat., Aug. 29, 3 p.m. Paul Clipson Presents Subversive Documentaries: Luis Buñuel's Las Hurdes, Georges Franju's Hotel des Invalides, and Alain Resnais' Le chant du Styrène. Tue., Sept. 1, noon. 151 Third St. (at Mission), 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org.

The Vortex Room. Psychomania and Divine Emanuelle: Double feature of cult films. Thu., Aug. 27, 9 p.m. $5. 1082 Howard (at Seventh St.), www.myspace.com/thevortexroom.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Visions of Eight: Lost documentary of the '72 Olympic Games. Thu., Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m. Football as Never Before: Director Hellmuth Costard follows every move of famous soccer player George Best. Sun., Aug. 30, 2 p.m. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.

 
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