Repertory Film

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

THE BALCONY The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. In a Dream (2008, U.S., 73 min.) Chronicles the life and love of Philly muralist Isaiah Zagar (he does the mirror mosaics that cover South Street). Made by his youngest son, Jeremiah. Mon., Sept. 8, 7:30 p.m., $3 includes drink or snack.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland (2007, U.S.) Sesame Street resident Abby Cadabby replaces in Alice as she falls down the rabbit hole in search of her magic wand. Sun. and Tue., Sept. 7 and 9, 10 a.m., $3.50.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. The Hospital (1971, U.S., 103 min.) Chief of Medicine Dr. Herbert Block (George C. Scott) is distracted by his own suicidal machinations when patients in his hospital keep turning up dead. Wed., Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Alien (1979, U.S./U.K., 117 min.) Sigourney Weaver and co. battle a scary, nasty space beast in Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic. Fri., Sept. 5, 9:45 p.m., $4-$7. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933, U.S., 96 min.) Three chorus girls (Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon and Ruby Keeler) make the best of the Great Depression and find love in the process. Choreography by the legendary Busby Berkley is awe-inspiring. Sun., Sept. 7, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Outsourced (2006, U.S.., 98 min.) The head of a call center must train his replacement after his job is outsourced to India. Fri.-Sat., Sept. 5-6, 8 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 7, 7 p.m., $5 includes popcorn.

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., Sept. 9, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY 1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org. The Bigamist (1953, US., 80 min.) Harry and Eve want to adopt a baby, but the agent handling the case is suspicious of Harry's frequent travels. Turns out, Harry's got a second family. Shown as part of a series of Monday matinees at the Free Library's Rittenhouse branch. Mon., Sept. 8, 2 p.m., free.

UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIAN CLUB Secret Cinema at the Hot-Rod Hoedown, 4666 Oakford, secretcinema.com. The Choppers (1961, U.K., 66 min.) Juvie teens steal cars and sell the parts. Includes the awesomely titled musical number "Monkeys in my Hatband." Don't Knock the Rock (1956, U.S., 84 min.) DJ Arnie Hayes (Alan Dale) tries to convince oldsters that rock 'n' roll is harmless. Plot is secondary to performances by the likes of Bill Haley and the Comets, Little Richard and the Treniers. Sat., Sept. 6, dusk (around 8 p.m.), $15 gets you a one-day pass to the Hot-Rod Hoedown, films included. See Shaun Brady's story on p. 35.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Abortion Democracy (Germany, 45 min.) German filmmaker Sarah Diehl looks at how reproductive rights affects women's political visibility. She compares Poland and South Africa, who respectively outlawed and legalized abortion in the '90s. The Coathanger Project (U.S., 40 min.) Examines how the anti-choice activists have attacked the reproductive freedom movement, focusing on people who were born after Roe v. Wade and do not remember a time when abortion was illegal. Sat., Sept. 6, 7:30 p.m., free.