Arthouse Movie Listings July 25-31, 2012

Artists' Television Access. Reconnect: A film on cell phones and the health effects associated with them. Sat., July 28, 8 p.m. $6. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, www.atasite.org.

Balboa Theater. The Dark Knight Rises: Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy. Through July 28. $7.50-$10. 3630 Balboa (at 38th Ave.), 221-2184, www.balboamovies.com.

The Castro Theatre. San Francisco Jewish Film Festival: The largest Jewish film festival in the world celebrates its 32nd anniversary with over 60 films from 17 countries. Through July 26. $25. www.sfjff.org. Spaceballs and Blazing Saddles: A Mel Brooks double feature. Fri., July 27. $8.50-$11. Silence of the Trans: A Silence of the Lambs screening with a pre-show drag musical. Sat., July 28. $8.50-$11. BearCity 2: The Proposal: A follow-up to BearCity. Sun., July 29. $8.50-$11. Purple Rain and Pink Floyd: The Wall: A music-centric double feature. Tue., July 31. $8.50-$11. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.castrotheatre.com.

de Young Museum. La Milonga de Gaultier | Film Screening: The Fifth Element: Bruce Willis stars as a cab driver swept up in a battle between good and the ultimate evil. Fri., July 27. Free. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, 750-3600, deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/visiting/de-young-cafe.

San Francisco Film Society | New People Cinema. A Burning Hot Summer: A relationship between a painter and an actress, seen through the eyes of another young couple. Through July 26. $8-$11. 1746 Post (at Webster), 525-8630, www.sffs.org.

Oddball Films. I Was Born, But... The Ocean Track: Employs the music and mood of recording artist Frank Ocean, including: Where the Wild Things Are (1974), Sex, Booze, and Blues, and Those Pills You Use (1982), and Charlie Chaplin classic The Tramp (1915). Thu., July 26, 8 p.m. Strange Sinema 54: Offbeat films about sex, including: The Most (1963), Sinderella (1968), and Beaver Boys Puppet Porn (1968). Fri., July 27, 8 p.m. Both programs $10; RSVP to programming@oddballfilm.com. 275 Capp (at 18th St.), 558-8112, www.oddballfilm.com.

Roxie Theater. Romantics Anonymous: Romantic comedy about a young woman and the local Parisian chocolatier she goes to work for. Through July 26. $6.50-$10. A Brush with the Tenderloin and Stage Left: Documentaries about the Tenderloin neighborhood and the S.F. theater scene. Wed., July 25, 8 p.m. free. Kids of Today: Documentary about rock critic Yves Adrien, who becomes an obsession of a young counter-culture group. Thu., July 26, 7 p.m. $6.50-$10. Not a Memory ( ) Something Personal: This narrative poem follows two friends heading home. Thu., July 26, 9:15 p.m. $5. This Must Be the Place: Post-Punk Tribes 1978-1982: Films on the punk movement of the 20th century. Includes La Brune et Moi, Rough Cut and Ready Dubbed, The Slog Movie, and more. July 27-29. $6.50-$10. Shit Year: Reviewed on page 19. July 27-Aug. 2, 7 p.m. $6.50-$10. Mondo Teeno: Teenage Rebellion and The Big T.N.T. Show: Johnny Legend presents two '60s classics. Mon., July 30, 6:10 & 8 p.m. $6.50-$10. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Tahrir: Liberation Square: Directed by Stefano Savona. July 26 and 28. $8-$10. One Recluse and Fairytale: Celebrating the work of Ai Weiwei. Sun., July 29, 2 p.m. $8-$10. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, www.ybca.org.

 
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