Arthouse movie listings for January 19-25, 2010

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Artists' Television Access. Open Screening: Short work by local filmmakers screened; opportunity for feedback. Thu., Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m. $6. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, www.atasite.org.

California College of the Arts Timken Hall. Gus Van Sant: Lecture. Tue., Jan. 25, 7 p.m. free. 1111 Eighth St. (at Irwin), 703-9500, www.cca.edu.

Castro Theatre. The Social Network: David Denby likes it; we heard it was sexist. Wed., Jan. 19, 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:20 p.m. Rifftrax presents Night of the Shorts: SF Sketchfest: Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett from Mystery Science Theater 3000 and special guests Paul F. Tompkins, Maria Bamford, Adam Savage and Cole Stratton, and Janet Varney. Thu., Jan. 20, 9:30 p.m. $25. www.sfsketchfest.com. Noir City: Annual film noir festival programmed by Eddie Muller and Anita Monga. Jan. 21-30. $10. www.noircity.com. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com.

Clay. The Illusionist: New animated film by Sylvain Chomet from a Jacques Tati script. Through Jan. 20. $8-$10.50. Bhutto: Documentary on the late leader of Pakistan. Through Jan. 20. $8-$10.50. 2261 Fillmore (at Clay), 267-4893.

Dark Room Theater. Bad Movie Night: Iron Man 2. Are you a nerd? Are you mad about what they did to your comic book hero? Sun., Jan. 23, 8 p.m. $5. 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987, www.darkroomsf.com.

Multiple San Francisco locations. Call for Submissions: Iranian Film Festival: Fest seeks films by and about Iranians; see website for details. Through Aug. 1. free. www.iranianfilmfestival.org. multiple addresses.

Oddball Film and Video. "Shot in San Francisco III": A collection of 16mm films including 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition (1939), Trojan Horse (1967), San Francisco in Cinemascope (1961), and 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (1906). Fri., Jan. 21, 8:30 p.m. $10. "Strange Sinema 33": A collection of films from television shows including The Pinky Lee Show, You Asked for It, and Science in Action. Sat., Jan. 22, 8 p.m. $10. 275 Capp (at 18th St.), 558-8112, www.oddballfilm.com.

Red Vic Movie House. Breakfast at Tiffany's: "Cat! Cat!" Blake Edwards directs Audrey Hepburn to deathlessness. Wed., Jan. 19, 2 & 4:15 p.m.; Jan. 19-20, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Let Me In: Matt Reeves' retelling of Let the Right One In. Jan. 21-22, 7:15 & 9:25 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 22, 2 & 4:25 p.m. Last Train Home: Lixin Fan's documentary. Sun., Jan. 23, 2 & 4 p.m.; Jan. 23-24, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m. Tiny Furniture: Lena Dunham's comedy. Jan. 25-27, 7:15 & 9:25 p.m.; Wed., Jan. 26, 2 p.m. 1727 Haight (at Cole), 668-3994, www.redvicmoviehouse.com.

Roxie Theater. On the Bowery and The Perfect Team: Lionel Rogosin's 1957 film and a documentary about the making of the film. Through Jan. 20. $6-$10. Direct Action Cinema: Screening are Blood Relations and Kitty; works from the San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking. Wed., Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m. $10. Two in the Wave: Film about legendary French directors Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Jan. 21-27. $6-$10. The 400 Blows: Film directed by François Truffaut. Fri., Jan. 21, 6:45 & 8:45 p.m. $6-$10. Made in the U.S.A.: Film about Cold War conspiracy and murder by Jean-Luc Godard. Sat., Jan. 22. $6-$10. Masculine Feminine: Love story involving a clash of politics and creativity in 1960s Paris, written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Sun., Jan. 23. $6-$10. Genghis Blues: Film about late San Francisco blues musician Paul Pena; throat-singer Kongar-Ol Ondar performs after the screening. Sun., Jan. 23, 7:15 p.m. $6-$10. La Chinoise: Film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Sun., Jan. 23, 7:15 p.m. $6-$10. Stolen Kisses and Antoine et Colette: Two films directed by François Truffaut. Mon., Jan. 24. $6-$10. Bed and Board: Film directed by Francois Truffaut. Tue., Jan. 25. $6-$10. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.

SFMOMA. Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Spanish Civil War: Program 1: Victoire de la vie, by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Herbert Kline (1937), and L'Espagne vivra, by Henri Cartier-Bresson, (1938). Thu., Jan. 20, 7 p.m. free-$5. 151 Third St. (at Mission), 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org.

The Luggage Store. "CUSP": Film and video work by Akosua Adoma Owusu and Kevin Jerome Everson. Through Feb. 19. free. 1007 Market (at Sixth St.), 255-5971, www.luggagestoregallery.org.

The Vortex Room. "Hicksploitation Hits": Double feature includes Child Bride (1938) and Shanty Tramp (1967). Thu., Jan. 20, 9 p.m. $5. 1082 Howard (at Seventh St.), www.myspace.com/thevortexroom.

The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio. "Donald Duck Favorites": Animated films include Mr. Duck Steps Out, Donald's Dilemma, Slide Donald Slide, and Donald's Diary. Through Jan. 21, 1 & 4 p.m.; Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 1 & 4 p.m. Continues through Jan. 31. 104 Montgomery (at Lincoln), 345-6800, www.waltdisney.org.

VIZ Cinema. Evangelion 1.0: Hideaki Anno's postapocalyptic action story. Through Jan. 20, 7:15 p.m. $10. Evangelion 2.0: Hideaki Anno's sequel. Jan. 21-27, 7:15 p.m.; Jan. 22-23, 12:30 & 2:45 p.m.; Jan. 22-27, 5 p.m. $10. 1746 Post (at Webster), 525-8600, www.newpeopleworld.com.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Ne change rien: New film by Pedro Costa. Thu., Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 23, 2 p.m. $8. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.

 
 

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