Arthouse movie listings for March 24-30, 2010

Artists' Television Access. HÄXAN: Benjamin Christensen's silent film in a "newly butchered version," with a live score by Dr. Prisoner: The Brain! Fri., March 26, 8 p.m. $6-$10. Shimomitsu, Softserve, Cyrus, Shalo: Experimental new-media motion pictures. Sat., March 27, 8:30 p.m. $7.77. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, www.atasite.org.

Castro Theatre. Alice in Wonderland: Tim Burton's 3D fantasy. Through April 1, 1, 4, 7 & 9:45 p.m. $7.50-$10. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com.

Embarcadero Center Cinema. Believe — The Eddie Izzard Story: With a Q&A with Izzard. See more in Night and Day. Thu., March 25, 7 p.m. $20. www.litquake.org. 1 Embarcadero Center (at Davis), 267-4893, www.landmarktheatres.com.

Gallery 16. "Soulfood No. 2": Live music by Money Mark, Tommy Guerrero, Marc and the Casuals, rare films by Stephen Parr of Oddball films, and a set by DJ Chas Gaudi. Fri., March 26, 7 p.m. $20 donation. 501 Third St. (at Bryant), 626-7495, www.gallery16.com.

Goethe-Institut. Full Metal Village: Sung-Hyung Cho's documentary. Wed., March 24, 6:30 p.m. $7 donation. 530 Bush (at Grant), 263-8760, www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/enindex.htm.

Grace Cathedral. "Viewing War: Provoking Questions on Violent Conflict Past and Present": Screening of Be Good, Smile Pretty. Sun., March 28, 7 p.m. 1100 California (at Taylor), 749-6300, www.gracecathedral.org.

Marines Memorial Theatre. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Discussion with Daniel Ellsberg and former U.S. Congressman Pete McCloskey following the screening. See more in Night and Day. Fri., March 26, 6:30 p.m. $5-$18. 609 Sutter (at Mason), 771-6900, www.marinesmemorialtheatre.com.

Mechanics' Institute Library. Star Power: A Month of Meryl Streep: Stephen Daldry's The Hours. Fri., March 26, 6 p.m. 57 Post (at Market), 393-0100, www.milibrary.org.

Oddball Films. "Mechanized Death": Industrial safety films from the archive. Fri., March 26, 8:30 p.m. $10. "Strange Sinema": Rarities from the archives. Sat., March 27, 8 p.m. $10. Pather Panchali and Satyajit Ray documentary: Sat., March 27, 10 p.m. $10. 275 Capp (at Mission), 558-8117, www.oddballfilm.com. RSVP to info@oddballfilm.com for all shows.

Red Vic Movie House. The Road: Viggo Mortensen takes a walk. Wed., March 24, 2, 7 & 9:20 p.m.; Thu., March 25, 7 & 9:20 p.m. Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino's war pic. Fri., March 26, 5 & 8 p.m.; Sat., March 27, 2, 5 & 8 p.m. The Room: Tommy Wiseau's very good movie, with Greg Sestero — who plays Mark, as in "Oh, hi, Mark" — in person. Sat., March 27, midnight; Sun., March 28, midnight. An Education: Carey Mulligan learns the ways of the world, courtesy of Peter Sarsgaard. Sun., March 28, 2, 4, 7:15 & 9:20 p.m.; Mon., March 29, 7:15 & 9:20 p.m. $6-$9. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus: Terry Gilliam's visual dazzler. Tue., March 30, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; Wed., March 31, 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 p.m. 1727 Haight (at Cole), 668-3994, www.redvicmoviehouse.com.

The Vortex Room. The Saga of Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent and When Women Had Tails: Cult films, burlesque, surprises, and you. Thu., March 25, 9 p.m. $5 donation. 1082 Howard (at Seventh St.), www.myspace.com/thevortexroom.

The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio. Darby O'Gill and the Little People: March's Film of the Month. Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 1 & 4 p.m. Continues through March 27. 104 Montgomery (at Lincoln), 345-6800, www.waltdisney.org.

VIZ Cinema. Mobile Suit Gundam UC: Harutoshi Fukui's story, directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. Through March 25, 5:30 and 7 p.m. 1746 Post (at Webster), 525-8600, www.newpeopleworld.com.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Human Rights and Film 2010: Susan Sontag's Promised Lands. Thu., March 25, 7:30 p.m. Human Rights and Film 2010: David Ridgen and Nicolas Rossier's American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein. See more in Night and Day. Sun., March 28, 2 p.m. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.