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. The Big Lebowski (1998, U.S., 117 min.) Tagline of the week: Her life was in their hands. Now her toe is in the mail. Thu., July 24, 7:30 p.m., $6.50-$8.50. It's a Wonderful Life (1946, U.S., 130 min.) Jimmy Stewart usually helps a cutie-pie angel get his wings at Christmastime, but we will gladly watch him in July, too. Tue., July 29, 7:30 p.m., $6.50-$8.50. All That Heaven Allows (1955, U.S., 89 min.) Jane Wyman is ostracized by her suburban neighbors when she starts fooling around with a hot, young stud (Rock Hudson). Thu., July 31, 7:30 p.m., $6.50-$8.50.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery (2008, U.S.) A Thomas the Tank Engine story ... narrated by Pierce Brosnan. Sat.-Sun., July 26-27, 10 a.m., $3.50.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. Breathless (1960, France, 90 min.) Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg are sexy lovers on the run in Jean-Luc Godard's New Wave classic. Thu., July 24, 7:30 p.m., $4.50-$9.25. All That Heaven Allows (1955, U.S., 89 min.) Wed., July 30, 7:30 p.m., $4.50-$9.25. It's a Wonderful Life (1946, U.S., 130 min.) Thu., July 31, 7:30 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. A River Runs Through It (1992, U.S., 123 min.) Brad Pitt comes of age in Missoula, Mont. Sun., July 27, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. All That Heaven Allows (1955, U.S., 89 min.) Mon., July 28, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50. It's a Wonderful Life (1946, U.S., 130 min.) Wed., July 30, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.

FRANKLIN SQUARE Sixth and Race streets, 215-629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org. Rocky (1976, U.S., 119 min.) Sylvester Stallone runs up some steps and we never hear the end of it. Fri., July 25, 8:30 p.m., free.

HISTORIC HEADHOUSE Second and Lombard streets, southstreet.com. The Wedding Planner (2001, U.S., 103 min.) Can Jennifer Lopez win the heart of Matthew McConaughey, even though he's getting married to someone else and she's planning the wedding? Yes, she can. Preceded at 6:15 p.m. by a dance lesson. Wed., July 30, dusk, free.

HIWAY THEATRE 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown, 215-886-9800, hiwaytheatre.org. Marathon Man (1976, U.S., 125 min.) Bookish grad student Dustin Hoffman gets mixed up in an international conspiracy in this thriller by John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy). The last installment in Hiway Theatre's "Before Bourne Was Born" series. Thu., July 31, 7 p.m., $5.50-$8.50.

INDEPENDENCE LIVING HISTORY CENTER 115 S. Third St., 215-629-4026, onceuponanation.org. 1776 (1972, U.S., 180 min.) Sing along to this musical comedy about the making of the Declaration of Independence! Fri., July 25, 7 p.m., $8-$12 includes goodie bag of props.

LAWN CHAIR DRIVE-IN Liberty Lands Park, Third and Poplar streets, lawnchairdrivein.com. The Boy Friend (1971, U.K./U.S., 137 min.) Ken Russell's paean to early, over-the-top Hollywood musicals, starring Twiggy. Tue., July 29, dusk, free.

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., July 29, 9 p.m., free.

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PENN'S LANDING Great Plaza, Columbus Boulevard at Market Street, pennslandingcorp.com. Psycho (1998, U.S., 105 min.) Gus Van Sant's update of the Hitchcock masterpiece. Preceded by games, prizes and scary stories told by folks from Eastern State Penitentiary. Thu., July 24, dusk, free. The Mummy Returns (2001, U.S., 130 min.) Preceded by a Q&A with Penn Museum's Rachel Rodabaugh, who will talk about her archaeological digs in Egypt, and a game of "Ancient Egypt Bingo." Thu., July 31, dusk, free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY 1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org. Russian Ark (2002, Russia/Germany, 99 min.) Aleksandr Sokurov's tribute to St. Petersburg's Russian State Hermitage Museum, shot in one fluid take. Shown as part of a series of Monday matinees at the Free Library's Rittenhouse branch. Mon., July 28, 2 p.m., free.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., scribe.org. Koryo Saram: The Unreliable People (2007, U.S., 57 min.) Y. David Chung and Matt Dibble's doc on Stalin's ethnic cleansing campaign to deport all Korean people ("Koryo Saram") from Russia. Followed by discussion with Chung. Sat., July 26, 7 p.m., $8-$10.

SCHUYLKILL BANKS Underneath Walnut Street Bridge, 25th and Walnut streets, 215-222-6030, schuylkillbanks.org. The Princess Bride (1987, U.S., 98 min.) "No more rhyming, I mean it!" "Anybody want a peanut?" Thu., July 31, dusk, free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Oh, Saigon (2007, U.S./Vietnam/U.K., 57 min.) A Vietnamese family split apart during the Vietnam War reunites after 25 years. Sat., July 26, 7:30 p.m., free.