Your weekly guide to local film events, festivals and under-the-radar screenings.

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AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. Play Time (1967, France/Italy, 120 min.) Monsieur Hulot tries to orient himself in an uber-modernized, high-tech Paris in this almost entirely silent Jacques Tati comedy. Thu., Nov. 15, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8. Babe (1995, Australia/U.S., 89 min.) A clever piglet avoids the chopping block by sheepherding on the farm and looking too cute to kill. Sat., Nov. 17, time TBD, $3.50-$4.50. The Fourth Dimension (2006, U.S., 82 min.) Strange things happen after a woman gives her broken old clock to an antiques shop. Directed by Temple grads Dave Mazzoni and Tom Mattera. Wed., Nov. 21, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.

THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. Invincible (2006, U.S., 105 min.) Mark Wahlberg stars as Vince Papale, a South Philly guy who went from bartending to playing for the Eagles in the '70s. Mon., Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., $5.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. The Wizard of Oz (1939, U.S., 101 min.) Dorothy (Judy Garland) takes the Yellow Brick Road out of Kansas with a scarecrow, lion, tin man and cutie-patootie doggie, but the journey is long and arduous and she wants to go back home. Sat., Nov. 17, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50. In the Shadow of the Moon (2007, U.K./U.S., 100 min.) Surviving crew members of NASA's Apollo missions get nostalgic in this Ron Howard-produced doc. Sat., Nov. 17, 11 a.m.; Sun., Nov. 18, 1 p.m., $4.50-$6.50. Welcome to Sarajevo (1997, U.K./U.S., 103 min.) A journalist gets so attached to an orphan while reporting about the Bosnian war in Sarajevo, he sneaks the girl back to England with him. Tue., Nov. 20, 7 p.m., $4.50-$9.25. Terror's Advocate (2007, France, 135 min.) Tagline of the week: Dictators. Terrorists. War criminals. Meet the man who defends them all. Wed., Nov. 21, 1:30 p.m., $4.50-$6.50.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP Free Library, Chestnut Hill Branch, 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939, U.S., 103 min.) Revolutionary War-era newlyweds Claudette Colbert and Henry Fonda go West, but encounter some not-so-friendly Indians where they were hoping to settle down. Tue., Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., free.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, thecolonialtheatre.com. The Great Race (1965, U.S., 160 min.) Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood and Peter Falk star in this slapstick comedy revolving around a New-York-to-Paris automobile race, which is exactly as silly as it sounds. Sat., Nov. 17, 2 p.m., $4. Ordinary People (1980, U.S., 124 min.) In Robert Redford's bleak weepie, a family falls to pieces after the death of one of its members. Sun., Nov. 18, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. Shrek (2001, U.S., 90 min.) A smelly ogre and his chatty donkey rescue a princess. Sat., Nov. 17, time TBD, $3.50-$4.50. The Fourth Dimension (2006, U.S., 82 min.) See listing under Ambler Theater. Mon., Nov. 19, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.

GERSHMAN Y 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3033, pjff.org. The First Basket (2007, U.S., 86 min.) David Vyorst's documentary on how Jews helped shape the history of basketball, beginning in the 1920s. Mon., Nov. 19, 7 p.m., $10. (See Steve Cohen's feature at citypaper.net/movies.)

HIWAY THEATRE 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown, 215-886-9800, cjhsa.org. Black Book (2006, Netherlands/Belgium/U.K./Germany, 145 min.) Paul Verhoeven's WWII story set in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. Thu., Nov. 15, 7 p.m., $5-$10.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, ihousephilly.org. In Memoriam: Shohei Imamura This retrospective of the Japanese director's films continues: The Insect Woman (1963, Japan, 123 min.) A rural woman struggles her way to success in Toyko (as the boss of a prostitution ring). Thu., Nov. 15, 7 p.m., $5-$7. The Making of a Prostitute (1975, Japan, 70 min.) In this documentary, an old lady tells the story of how she was tricked into becoming a prostitute for soldiers during WWII. Fri., Nov. 16, 7 p.m., $5-$7. The Profound Desire of the Gods (1968, Japan, 150 min.) While scoping out a remote island for possible development, a Tokyo engineer is baffled by the primitive beliefs and ways of the inhabitants. Sat., Nov. 17, 2 p.m., $5-$7. Black Rain (1989, Japan, 123 min.) A small town tries and fails to return to normal after the bombing of Hiroshima. Sat., Nov. 17, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Sigur Ros: Heima (2007, Iceland, 97 min.) This doc follows Icelandic band Sigur Ros on tour around their home turf, where they played shows in places like caves, fields and old fish factories. Tue., Nov. 20, 8 p.m., free.

THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. La Vie en Rose (2007, France/U.K./Czech Republic, 140 min.) The life story of French chanteuse Edith Piaf. Fri.-Sat., Nov. 16-17, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 18, 7 p.m., $5.

N. 3RD 801 N. Third St., 215-413-3666, norththird.com. Fancypants Cinema Weekly open screening for shorts — bring your own VHS or DVD. Tue., Nov. 20, 9 p.m., free.

POINT OF DESTINATION CAFE 6460 Greene St., 215-849-7771, reelblack.com. The 23rd Psalm (2007, U.S., 89 min.) An L.A. police detective working on a prostitute murder case has visions of the victim and her killer, or is that just his alcoholism talking? Fri., Nov. 16, 7 p.m., free with purchase of a soul-food dinner.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Fisher-Bennett Hall, Room 231, 3440 Walnut St., cinemastudies.upenn.edu. Lola (2001, Canada, 97 min.) A movie about a woman having an identity crisis. Tue., Nov. 20, 3 p.m., free.

URNINUS COLLEGE Olin Auditorium, 601 Main St., Collegeville, 610-409-3000, ext. 2432. Avenue Montaigne (2006, U.S., 106 min.) Woman moves to Paris, meets some people, dreams of becoming famous. Thu., Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Born in Flames (1983, U.S., 80 min.) Women come together to rebel and take over the country in this Lizzie Borden film. Sat., Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., free.