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Arthouse movie listings for October 28-November 3, 2009

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Compiled By Michael Leaverton, Hiya Swanhuyser

Published on October 25, 2009 at 7:34pm

To submit a listing, e-mail film@sfweekly.com.

Artists' Television Access. "Subjective Sanity": Presentation of the Free Form Film Festival. Wed., Oct. 28, 8 p.m. $6. OpenScreening: Open mike for film and video. Thu., Oct. 29, 8 p.m. $5. "The Exquisite Corpse Video Project, Vol. II, Part 1": International short experimental films. Fri., Oct. 30, 8 p.m. $6. "Macias' History of Japanese Horror Cinema": Otaku USA editor's screening and talk at Other Cinema. Sat., Oct. 31, 8 p.m. $6.66. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, www.atasite.org.

Castro Theatre. The Nightmare Before Christmas: Tim Burton-y fun in big giant 3-D. Through Nov. 5, 7 & 8:45 p.m.; Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, 1:30, 3:25 & 5:10 p.m. Continues through Nov. 5. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com.

Clay. "Vincent Price Double Feature": Featuring The Last Man on Earth and Tomb of Ligeia. Wed., Oct. 28, 7 p.m. $8-$10. Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Bawdy Caste Live: Watch a stage show with the movie. See more in Night and Day. Fri., Oct. 30, 11:59 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 31, 11:59 p.m. 2261 Fillmore (at Clay), 267-4893.

Dark Room Theater. Bad Movie Night: The Dark Knight: It's bad form to call this movie bad. So it goes. Sun., Nov. 1, 8 p.m. $5. 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987, www.darkroomsf.com.

Davies Symphony Hall. Nosferatu: F. W. Murnau's classic vampire film gets screened with live organ accompaniment by Deenis James. Sat., Oct. 31, 8 p.m. $20-$30, all ages. 201 Van Ness (at Grove), 864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org.

Excelsior Branch Library. The Woman in the Window: Fritz Lang's 1944 noir is part of the First Monday Movies series. Mon., Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m. free. 4400 Mission (at Cotter), 355-2868, sfpl.lib.ca.us.

Main Library, Koret Auditorium. I Am Legend: Part of the "One City, Five Films: Dead and Undead" series. Thu., Oct. 29, noon. 100 Larkin (at Grove), 557-4595, www.sfpl.org.

Mechanics' Institute Library. CinemaLit Film Series Fall 2009: John Milius' Dillinger. Fri., Oct. 30, 6:30 p.m. 57 Post (at Market), 393-0101, www.milibrary.org.

Oddball Films. "Rock 'N' Roll Rarities": Curator Pete Gowdy screens TV shows from the 1970s and more rock anarchy. RSVP to info@oddballfilm.com. Fri., Oct. 30, 8:30 p.m. $10. "Terror Noir: The House on Telegraph Hill": Rare film noir set in S.F. plus creepy shorts. RSVP to info@oddballfilm.com. Sat., Oct. 31, 8:30 p.m. $10. 275 Capp (at Mission), 558-8117, www.oddballfilm.com.

Red Vic Movie House. Let the Right One In: The struggle of adolescence, with vampires. Wed., Oct. 28, 2, 7 & 9:25 p.m.; Thu., Oct. 29, 7 & 9:25 p.m. $6-$9. Pig Hunt: Director Jim Isaac and writer Robert Mailer Anderson's comic-horror movie. Fri., Oct. 30, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 31, 2, 4, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 1, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.; Mon., Nov. 2, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m.; Tue., Nov. 3, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m. $6-$9. The Room: A midnight screening of the best movie in the world. Sat., Oct. 31, 11:59 p.m. $6-$9. 1727 Haight (at Cole), 668-3994, www.redvicmoviehouse.com.

Roxie Theater. San Francisco Documentary Festival: DocFests offerings leave the mainstream in the dust. Through Oct. 29. $11. The Yes Men Fix the World: See Opening listings. YM linchpin Andy Bichlbaum in or near the theater Halloween weekend. Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 7 & 9 p.m.; Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 3 & 5 p.m.; Tue., Nov. 3, 9 p.m.; Wed., Nov. 4, 7 & 9 p.m.; Thu., Nov. 5, 9 p.m. $5-$9.75. Heart of Stone: See Opening listings. Oct. 30-Nov. 4, 7 & 8:45 p.m.; Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 3 & 5 p.m.; Thu., Nov. 5, 7 p.m. D Tour: See Opening listings. Director and band members in person. Tue., Nov. 3, 7 p.m. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.

SFMOMA. "Vincent Fecteau Selects ...": The artist screens George Kuchar's Temple of Torment and Woody Allen's Interiors as part of his exhibit. Thu., Oct. 29, 7 p.m. 151 Third St. (at Mission), 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org.

The Vortex Room. Halloween Double Bill: Werewolves on Wheels and Simon, King of the Witches. Thu., Oct. 29, 9 p.m. $5. 1082 Howard (at Seventh St.), www.myspace.com/thevortexroom.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Pink Cinema Revolution: The Radical Films of Koji Wakamatsu: United Red Army. Thu., Oct. 29, 7 p.m. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.