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. North by Northwest (1959, U.S., 136 min.) Tagline of the week: A 3,000-mile chase that blazes a trail of terror to a gripping, spine-chilling climax! Thu., June 12, 7:30 p.m., $6.50-$8.50. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, U.S., 126 min.) John Huston directs Humphrey Bogart in this story of a doomed gold-hunting expedition in Mexico. Thu., June 19, 7:30 p.m., $6.50-$8.50.

ANDREW'S VIDEO VAULT The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., armcinema25.com. Wittgenstein (1993, Japan/U.K., 75 min.) Derek Jarman's biopic of Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Desperate Remedies (1993, New Zealand, 93 min.) Stewart Main and Peter Wells' soap opera-ish camp classic set in a fictional seaport sometime during the 19th century. The Thief (1952, U.S., 85 min.) Ray Milland stars as a spy in Russell Rouse's dialogue-less film noir. Thu., June 12, 8 p.m., free.

THE BALCONY The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. Revenge of the Nerds (1984, U.S., 90 min.) A disgruntled group of freaks and geeks wages war on athletic bullies. Mon., June 16, 7:30 p.m., $3 includes food or drink.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. National Geographic Kids' Big Screen Safari (2008, U.S., 70 min.) Kid adventurers, an elephant tourist and a pig ranger travel around the world with a camcorder. Sat.-Sun., June 14-15, 10 a.m., $3.50.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, U.S., 126 min.) Wed., June 18, 7:30 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, thecolonialtheatre.com. Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years (1996, U.S., 80 min.) This doc follows Zev Carpati, the sole Jewish Holocaust survivor in his little town in the Ukraine, as he returns to his hometown. Thu., June 12, 7 p.m., $7-$10. The Dirty Dozen (1967, U.K., 145 min.) Ultimate badass Lee Marvin is charged with training 12 condemned men to wreak havoc on a German R&R spot during WWII. Sun., June 15, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, U.S., 126 min.) Mon., June 16, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50. Cartoon Chaos Film preservationist Lou DiCrescenzo hosts a two-hour program of animated shorts from the 1940s and '50s, including War and Pieces (Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote) and Birds Anonymous (Sylvester and Tweety Bird). Wed., June 18, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.

GERMAN SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA 611 Spring Garden St., 215-627-2332, germansociety.org. All-Day German Film Fest Four films will be shown, including 2007's The Lives of Others. Sat., June 14, 11 a.m., $12-$20 includes pizza.

HIWAY THEATRE 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown, 215-886-9800, hiwaytheatre.org. Dr. No (1962, U.K., 110 min.) Sean Connery takes his first stab at 007. Thu., June 19, 7 p.m., $5.50-$8.50.

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INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6555, ihousephilly.org. From Mambo to Hip Hop (U.S., 58 min.) Henry Chalfant's doc chronicles the evolution of mambo into salsa, as well as the beginning days of hip-hop in the Bronx. Fri., June 13, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Cria Cuervos (1976, Spain, 107 min.) In his Carlos Saura film, a girl (Ana Torrent) sees her father die, which screws her up for the rest of her life. Sat., June 14, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

LAWN CHAIR DRIVE-IN Liberty Lands Park, Third and Poplar streets, lawnchairdrivein.com. Phantom of the Paradise (1974, U.S., 92 min.) Brian De Palma's bizarre homage to Phantom of the Opera, Faust and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Tue., June 17, dusk, free. (See Shaun Brady's feature on p. 41.)

THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Not One Less (1999, China, 106 min.) A 13-year-old substitute teacher in rural China goes in search of her wayward pupil in the big city. Fri.-Sat., June 13-14, 8 p.m.; Sun., June 15, 7 p.m., $5 includes popcorn.

PENN'S LANDING Columbus Boulevard between Market and Pine streets, 215-928-8801. Bend It Like Beckham (2002, U.K./Germany/U.S., 112 min.) All Jesminder's (Parminder Nagra) parents want her to do is find a nice Indian boy, but instead she runs away with a soccer team that includes Keira Knightley. Thu., June 12, 7 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY 1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org. The Lost Honor of Katherina Blum (1975, West Germany, 106 min.) German maid Katherina Blum takes the wrong guy home when she wakes up to discover her paramour gone and the police arresting her for terrorism. Mon., June 16, 2 p.m., free.

SCRIBE VIDEO CENTER 4212 Chestnut St., fight.org. Voices from the Front (1992, U.S., 90 min.) The first full-length doc on AIDS activism in the U.S. Thu., June 12, 6:30 p.m., free. Films with a Sense of Place Philly shorts including Alison Crouse's ode to Silk City and Richard Power Hoffman's Prayer for Philadelphia. Fri., June 13, 7 p.m., $5.

SCHUYLKILL BANKS Underneath Walnut Street Bridge, 25th and Walnut streets, schuylkillbanks.org. Airplane! (1980, U.S., 88 min.) Robert Hays and Leslie Nielsen star in this spoof of disaster movies that also features a jive-talking Barbara Billingsley. Thu., June 19, dusk, free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Pills Profits Protest: Chronicle of the Global AIDS Movement (2003, U.S., 60 min.) AIDS has claimed more lives than the Black Death. The number would be even higher without the AIDS treatment activists examined in this doc. Sat., June 14, 7:30 p.m., free.