Arthouse Movie Listings July 27-August 2

Artists' Television Access. The Sing It Out Loud Tour: Experimental animation by Jodie Mack. Sat., July 30, 8 p.m. $6-$10. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, www.atasite.org.

Balboa Theater. Idiots & Angels: Bill Plympton's latest animated feature. Through July 27, 9 p.m. $7.50-$10. 3630 Balboa (at 38th Ave.), 221-8184, www.balboamovies.com.

Castro Theatre. Mildred Pierce and The Letter: Double feature. Fri., July 29, 3, 5 & 7 p.m. $7.50-$10. Casablanca and Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Double feature. Sat., July 30, 2:30, 4 & 7 p.m. $7.50-$10. Gone with the Wind: Directed by Victor Fleming. Sun., July 31, 2 & 7 p.m. $7.50-$10. Now, Voyager and Dark Victory: Bette Davis double feature. Mon., Aug. 1, 2:40 & 7 p.m. $7.50-$10. White Heat and Angels with Dirty Faces: Gangster double feature. Tue., Aug. 2, 2:50, 5 & 7 p.m. $7.50-$10. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com.

Dark Room Theater. The Lord of the Rings (1978): In the film series "Swords and Stupidity." Sun., July 31, 8 p.m. $5. 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987, www.darkroomsf.com.

Exploratorium. The Sixth Side of the Pentagon; À bientôt, j'espère; Be Seeing You; The Embassy : Film shorts. Thu., July 28, 7:30 p.m. free. "Marker XC: Three Times Thirty": Thu., July 28, 7:30 p.m. free. 3601 Lyon (at Marina), 561-0360, www.exploratorium.edu.

Lumiere Theatre. Buck: Documentary on a horse trainer specializing in difficult animals. Through July 28. $8.25-$10.50. 1572 California (at Polk), 267-4893, www.landmarktheatres.com.

Main Library. Soylent Green: A science-fiction horror story. Thu., July 28, noon. free. 100 Larkin (at Grove), 557-4400, www.sfpl.org.

Oddball Film and Video. "Boys: Trials and Tribulations": Guest curator Neil Van Gorder's program on youthful male explorations includes Shy Guy (1947), Two Sons (1970s), No Trespassing (1970s), and A Boy Creates (1971). Fri., July 29, 8:30 p.m. $10. "Yesterday's Futures: Creeping Technology & the Dawn of Computer Graphics": Guest curator Aaron Rietz's program of short films includes Experiments in Motion Graphics (1968), Binary Bit Patterns (1969), Microworld (1976), and Discovering Electronic Music (1983). Sat., July 30, 8 p.m. $10. 275 Capp (at 18th St.), 558-8112, www.oddballfilm.com.

Palace of Fine Arts. "An Evening with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick": With a sneak preview of Prohibition. Thu., July 28, 7:30 p.m. $12-$18. 3301 Lyon (at Bay), 567-6642, www.palaceoffinearts.org.

Roxie Theater. Two-Lane Blacktop: Monte Hellman road film starring James Taylor, Dennis Wilson, Laurie Bird, and Warren Oates. Wed., July 27. $6.50-$10. Happy: Directed by Roko Belic. Through July 29; Through Aug. 4. $6.50-$10. Cockfighter: Monte Hellman gambling film starring Warren Oates, based on a novel by Charles Willeford. Through July 27. $6.50-$10. Road to Nowhere: Director Monte Hellman's first feature in two decades. Thu., July 28. $6.50-$10. Project Nim: A chimpanzee is taken from its mother at birth and raised as a human child in Manhattan. July 29-Aug. 4. $6.50-$10. Dirty Old Town: A antique merchant in New York City's Bowery has 72 hours to pay his rent. Sat., July 30. $5. World on a Wire, Part One: The first portion of the science fiction film directed by R.W. Fassbinder. Sat., July 30, 4:30 p.m. $6.50-$10. World on a Wire, Part Two: Sun., July 31, 4:30 p.m. $6.50-$10. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.

SFMOMA. The Future: A film by Miranda July. Thu., July 28, 7 p.m. $7-$10151 Third St. (at Mission), 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org.

The Vortex Room. "The United States of Vortex": Films include Linda Lovelace for President (1975) and Joe (1970). Thu., July 28, 9 p.m. $5. 1082 Howard (at Seventh St.), www.myspace.com/thevortexroom.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Passing Strangers: Directed by Arthur J. Bressan Jr. Thu., July 28, 7:30 p.m. $5-$7. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.