Arthouse movie listings for February 2-8, 2011

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

Artists' Television Access. Reagan's 100th Birthday Party: A collection of former President Ronald Reagan's moments from his career in Hollywood. Sun., Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. $6. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, www.atasite.org.

Bernal Heights Branch Library. Film & Filmmakers Between the Stacks: Film screenings. Wed., Feb. 2, 7 p.m. free. 500 Cortland (at Moultrie), 355-2810, www.sfpl.org.

Castro Theatre. True Stories 25th Anniversary and Idol Worship: An Evening with Cloris Leachman: Two great movie events that taste great together. Sat., Feb. 5, 5 p.m. $25 each. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com.

Dark Room Theater. Bad Movie Night: Jonah Hex: In which everyone gets to hate Megan Fox for reasons other than that she's beautiful. Hooting and snarky comments encouraged. Sun., Feb. 6, 8 p.m. $5. 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987, www.darkroomsf.com.

Excelsior Branch Library. Shadow of a Doubt: First Monday Movies. Mon., Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m. free. 4400 Mission (at Cotter), 355-2868, www.sfpl.org.

Exploratorium. Cinema Arts: The Soul of Things with Filmmaker Dominic Angerame: Films include The Soul of Things (2010) by Dominic Angerame and Light Play: Black/White/Gray (1930) by László Moholy-Nagy. Sat., Feb. 5, 2 p.m. $10-$15. 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.

Glen Park Branch Library. Millennium: The Story: Documentary about Stieg Larsson. Sat., Feb. 5, 4 p.m. free. 2825 Diamond (at Bosworth), 355-2858, www.sfpl.org.

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. "And Now A Word From Our Sponsor: A Classic TV Commercial Orgy": A collection of more than 200 rare commercials and public service announcements from the 1950s to the 1980s. Fri., Feb. 4, 8:30 p.m. $10. "Buddha and Beyond: Tibet": A collection of films about Buddha and Tibetan Buddhism including Requiem for a Faith: Tibetan Buddhism (1968) and Buddhism: Man and Nature (1968). Also screening is the documentary Sherpa High Country. Sat., Feb. 5, 8 p.m. $10. 275 Capp (at 18th St.), 558-8112, www.oddballfilm.com.

Red Vic Movie House. Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: D.A. Pennebaker's 1973 documentary. Through Feb. 3, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Wed., Feb. 2, 2 p.m. Unstoppable: Tony Scott's runaway train movie. Feb. 4-5, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 5, 2 & 4 p.m. Every Man for Himself: New print of Jean-Luc Godard's 1980 rarity. Feb. 6-7, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m. The Jerk: Feb. 8-9, 7:15 & 9:20 p.m.; Wed., Feb. 9, 2 p.m. 1727 Haight (at Cole), 668-3994, www.redvicmoviehouse.com.

Roxie Theater. Two in the Wave: Film about legendary French directors Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Through Feb. 2. $6-$10. Lemmy: Documentary about Motorhead founding member Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister. Through Feb. 3. $6-$10. Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard: Thu., Feb. 3; Sat., Feb. 5; Tue., Feb. 8, 9:15 p.m. $11. www.sfindie.com. SF Independent Film Fest: A series of independently produced motion pictures. Feb. 3-18. www.sfindie.com. Kaboom: Part of SF Indiefest. Thu., Feb. 3, 7 p.m. $6-$10. Transformation: Part of SF Indiefest. Thu., Feb. 3, 9:15 p.m. $6-$10. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.

SFMOMA. The Continuing Story of Carel and Ferd: Documentary by Arthur Ginsberg covering several years in the lives of a porn actress and a drug addict. Thu., Feb. 3, 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.

VIZ Cinema. The Garden of Sinners: U.S. premiere of Ei Aoki, Takuya Nonaka, and Shinsuke Takizaw's animated feature. Sat., Feb. 5, 1:30 p.m. $15. 1746 Post (at Webster), 525-8600, www.newpeopleworld.com.

Vogue Theatre. Mostly British Film Festival: Feb. 3-10. $10-12.50. www.mostlybritish.org. 3290 Sacramento (at Presidio) (3290 Sacramento), 346-2288, www.voguesf.com.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Shoah: New print of Claude Lanzmann's documentary. First half screens Feb. 5, second half Feb. 6. Feb. 5-6, 1 p.m. $10-$12. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.

 
 

Find A Movie

for free stuff, film info & more!

Box Office

  1. Marvel's The Avengers, 55.6 mil, 457.7 mil
  2. Battleship, 25.5 mil, 25.5 mil
  3. The Dictator, 17.4 mil, 24.5 mil
  4. Dark Shadows, 12.6 mil, 50.7 mil
  5. What to Expect When You're Expecting, 10.5 mil, 10.5 mil
  6. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 3.2 mil, 8.2 mil
  7. The Hunger Games, 3.0 mil, 391.6 mil
  8. Think Like a Man, 2.7 mil, 85.8 mil
  9. The Lucky One, 1.8 mil, 56.9 mil
  10. The Pirates! Band of Misfits, 1.6 mil, 25.5 mil
Movie Title, Weekly Earnings, Total Earnings

Trailers

Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy