Arthouse movie listings for December 30, 2009-January 5, 2010

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Castro Theatre. Nine: Rob Marshall's Fellini-inspired musical. Through Jan. 20, 2010, 1, 4, 7 & 10 p.m. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com.

Dark Room Theater. Bad Movie Night: Snakes on a Plane: Motherfucking snakes. Sun., Jan. 3, 8 p.m. free. 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987, www.darkroomsf.com.

Exploratorium. Holiday Animation Film Festival: Shorts for the holidays. Through Dec. 30, 12 & 2 p.m. free with museum admission. 3601 Lyon (at Marina), 561-0360, 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. Also features a visual open mike: Submit short (five minutes or less) films or video pieces at 7:30 p.m. First Friday of every month. 2199 Market (at Sanchez), 864-1558, www.feminapotens.org.

Grace Cathedral. "Quintessential Chaplin": The Cure, The Immigrant, and The Adventurer, with live organ. See more in Night and Day. Thu., Dec. 31, 7 & 10 p.m. $10-$15. 1100 California (at Taylor), 749-6300, www.gracecathedral.org.

Main Library, Koret Auditorium. Good Bye, Lenin: Wolfgang Becker's 2003 comedy about East Germany. Thu., Dec. 31, noon. 100 Larkin (at Grove), 557-4595, www.sfpl.org.

Red Vic Movie House. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: D.A. Pennebaker looks at Bowie and all his pretty things. Wed., Dec. 30, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m. The Fall: Tarsem Singh's surreal fantasy. Fri., Jan. 1, 7 & 9:25 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 2, 2, 4:25, 7 & 9:25 p.m. You the Living: See Opening listings. Sun., Jan. 3, 2, 4, 7:15 & 9:20 p.m.; Mon., Jan. 4, 7:15 & 9:20 p.m. $6-$9. The Fifth Element: One of Milla Jovovich's many sci-fi films. Tue., Jan. 5, 7 & 9:35 p.m. 1727 Haight (at Cole), 668-3994, www.redvicmoviehouse.com.

Roxie Theater. The Bicycle Thief: Vittorio De Sica's neo-realist classic. Through Dec. 30, 4:45, 7 & 8:50 p.m.; Through Jan. 7, 2010, 6:30 p.m. La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet: Frederick Wiseman's ballet doc. Through Dec. 30, 5 & 8 p.m.; Through Jan. 7, 2010, 7 & 9 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 2, 3 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 3, 3 p.m. Dancing with the Devil: Jan. 1-7, 7 & 9 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 2, 2:30 & 4:04 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 3, 2:30 & 4:04 p.m. $5-$9.75. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.

SFMOMA. Rocky: The 1970s classic screens as part of "Museum Highs, Museum Lows." Tue., Jan. 5, noon. free. 151 Third St. (at Mission), 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org.

The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio. "Christmas with Walt Disney": Includes "Nutcracker Suite" from Fantasia, Pluto's Christmas Tree, and more. Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 10:30 a.m., 12, 1:30, 3:30, 5 & 6:30 p.m. Continues through Jan. 4. $4-$10. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: January's Film of the Month. Starting Jan. 1. Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 1 & 4 p.m. Continues through Jan. 31. 104 Montgomery (at Banks), 345-6800, www.waltdisney.org.

VIZ Cinema. Shindo: Akira Sasou's manga spawned this live-action feature. Through Jan. 7, 5 p.m.; Through Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, 2:30 p.m.; Through Jan. 3, noon; Through Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m. $8-$10. 1746 Post (at Webster), 525-8600, www.newpeopleworld.com.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. "Tropical Vulture": A collaboration between George Kuchar and Mexican contemporary artist Miguel Calderón. Through Jan. 10. $5-$7. Insomniac City Cycles: Presented by the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Tue., Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.

 
 

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