Arthouse Movie Listings Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2012

AMC Metreon 16. Last Call at the Oasis: Documentary on the local and global water crisis. Includes a panel discussion after the film with water experts Professor Jay Famiglietti and the Pacific Institute's Peter Gleick. Mon., Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. $10. tugg.com. 101 Fourth St. (at Mission), 369-6207, amctheatres.com.

Last Call at the Oasis shows at AMC Metreon 16.

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Artists' Television Access. Periwinkle Cinema: Sex, Queers, and Rock n' roll: Queer music videos from the Bay Area and beyond. Wed., Nov. 28, 8 p.m. $6. Explorations and Documentations: 10 short films from the North American Experimental Cinema. Thu., Nov. 29, 8 p.m. $6. Gaze #3: Material Worlds: A compilation of moving image, where the familiar textures of organic material give way to manipulated landscapes of the imagination. Fri., Nov. 30, 8 p.m. $6. 992 Valencia (at 21st St.), 824-3890, atasite.org.

The Castro Theatre. Sing-A-Long Sound of Music: An interactive screening of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in widescreen. Through Dec. 2. $10-$15. How to Survive a Plague: San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Paint the Castro Red present a community screening of this HIV/AIDS documentary in honor of World AIDS Day. Sat., Dec. 1, 6 p.m. free. Searching for Sugar Man and Anvil! The Story of Anvil: Tue., Dec. 4, 7 p.m. $8.50-$11. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, castrotheatre.com.

Dark Room Theater. Santa Claus: The Movie: Part of Bad Movie Night. Sun., Dec. 2, 8 p.m. $6.99. 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987, darkroomsf.com.

de Young Museum. Celebrating 50 Years of the Studio Glass Movement: Two documentary screenings on making glass: Pioneer of Studio Glass and Chihuly: Fire and Light. Sat., Dec. 1, 2 p.m. free. Nureyev's Don Quixote and Roland Petit: Two film screenings featuring dancer Rudolf Nureyev. Sun., Dec. 2, 1 p.m. free. 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden (at JFK, in Golden Gate Park), 750-3600, deyoungmuseum.org.

Fort Mason, Cowell Theater. Celebration of Craftwomen: The largest women's craft fair. Sat., Dec. 1, 10 a.m.; Sun., Dec. 2, 10 a.m. $9-$25. Marina (at Buchanan), in Herbst Pavilion, 345-7575, fortmason.org.

Oddball Films. Strange Sinema 58: Bizarre Cinema Histories: Includes The Origins of the Motion Picture, Baron Munchausen's Hallucinations, and Daffy Duck Goes to Hollywood.. Thu., Nov. 29, 8 p.m. $10; RSVP to programming@oddballfilm.com. Fairy Tale Frenzy: Includes Cecily, King Midas and the Golden Touch, A Chairy Tale, and The Owl and the Lemming. Fri., Nov. 30, 8 p.m. $10; RSVP to programming@oddballfilm.com. 275 Capp (at 18th St.), 558-8112, oddballfilm.com.

Roxie Theater. The Comedy: A Brooklyn man passes the time with his friends, playing games of mock sincerity and irreverence. Through Nov. 29. $6.50-$10. Another Hole in the Head Film Festival: S.F.'s original genre film festival screens 54 films in 11 days. Also screens at Victoria Theatre, and Vortex Room. Includes Forbidden Zone in Color, Zero Killed, Mon Ami, and A Little Bit Zombie.. Nov. 28-Dec. 9. $10-$140. sfindie.com. 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, roxie.com.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Porcelain: "On the Lost Side of Time." In this first episode of the miniseries Porcelain, produced by art collective The Propeller Group, the historical events surrounding a cursed shipment of porcelain from Asia to Europe in the 17th century intertwine with the lives of contemporary Vietnamese characters. Tue., Dec. 4, noon. free. 151 3rd St., 357-4000, sfmoma.org.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Animating Dark Dreams: The Films of Jan Svankmajer: A retrospective of the Czech animator celebrated for his blending of stop-motion animation, claymation, puppetry, and live action. Thursdays-Sundays. Through Nov. 29. $8-$10. Natural Forces: Films of Gunvor Nelson: Includes: Light Years, Before Need Redressed, Before Need, and Tree-Line (Trädgräns). Nelson appears in person. Fri., Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. $6-$10. Islam Unknown: A two-part collection of eight conversations with unconventional Muslim intellectuals. (U.S. premiere). Sun., Dec. 2, 2 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 9, 2 p.m. free. 701 Mission (at Third St.), 978-2787, ybca.org.