Repertory Film

Every week, Michael Gold rounds up the one-off films playing in theaters and other venues across the city.

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Repertory Film

Reelblack screens <i>The Last Fall</i> on Tue., April 10 at International House
Reelblack screens The Last Fall on Tue., April 10 at International House

AMBLER THEATER

108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. PlanEat (2011, U.S., 87 min.): This doc on how the human diet impacts the planet confirms what Mom always said: "Eat your greens, snookums." Tue., April 10, 7:30 p.m., $10.

AWESOME FEST

The Balcony, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, theawesomefest.com. Brake (2012, U.S., 92 min.), which stars Stephen Dorff as a Secret Service agent tortured in the trunk of a car, kicks off this thriller-themed double feature. Then, three colleagues fight to survive after being trapped by an unknown killer at a bank in ATM (2012, U.S., 92 min.). Tue., April 10, 8 p.m., $5.

THE BALCONY

1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com. The Sitter (2011, U.S., 106 min.) A still-chubby Jonah Hill turns out to be the world's worst babysitter. Mon., April 9, 8 p.m., $3.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE

824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. The Desert of Forbidden Art (2010, Russia/U.S./Uzbekistan, 80 min.): Sally Field, Ben Kingsley and Ed Asner narrate this look at a secret cache of Soviet-condemned artwork. Thu., April 5, 7:30 p.m., $10. The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947, U.S., 65 min.): America's favorite German shepherd helps a traumatized orphan after World War II. A filmed Q&A with author and RTT scholar Susan Orlean begins the screening. Tue., April 10, 7:30 p.m., $10.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP

Chestnut Hill Branch of the Free Library, 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977, armcinema25.com. The Man I Love (1947, U.S., 96 min.): Ida Lupino stars as a sultry nightclub singer who gets caught up in some shady dealings. Tue., April 10, 7:30 p.m., free.

COLONIAL THEATRE

227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. From Dusk till Dawn (1996, U.S., 108 min.): Wanted homicidal bank robbers (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino) seek asylum in a strip club filled with vampires. Fri., April 6, 9:45 p.m., $8. Stand By Me (1986, U.S., 89 min.): "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12. Jesus, does anyone?" Sat., April 7, 2 p.m., $8.

COUNTY THEATER

20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. Citizen Kane (1941, U.S., 119 min.): A reporter tries to uncover the meaning of a tyrannical newspaper magnate's dying word: "Rosebud." Wed., April 11, 7:30 p.m., $10.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE

3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, ihousephilly.org. Pasolini's Last Words (2012, U.S., 60 min.): Director Cathy Lee Crane combines archival footage and staged material in a poetic biography of murdered filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. Crane's doc on French writer Simone Weil, Unoccupied Zone: The Impossible Life of Simone Weil (2006, U.S., 45 min.) precedes. Thu., April 5, 7 p.m., $9. Reminiscences (2010, Peru, 84 min.): An amnesiac turns to home movies and cell-phone videos to string together his personal history. Fri., April 6, 7 p.m., $9. Empty Quarter (2011, U.S., 71 min.): Static shots and vacant landscapes populate this documentary look at Oregon's sparsely inhabited farming communities. Wed., April 11, 7 p.m., $9.

NOMAD PIZZA

611 S. 7th St., 215-238-0900, nomadpizzaco.com. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, U.S., 108 min.): There's nothing sacrilegious about an Easter screening of the anachronistic, musical portrayal of Jesus' last days, right? Sun., April 8, 8 p.m., free. Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, U.S., 95 min.): Stanley Kubrick applies his satiric touch to the nuclear scare. Wed., April 11, 8:30 p.m., free.

REELBLACK

International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, reelblack.com. The Last Fall (2012, U.S., 98 min.): As he moves home, a retired NFL star learns to cope with his return to reality. Tue., April 10, 7 p.m., $9.

TEMPLE CINEMATHEQUE

2020 N. 13th St., sct.temple.edu. Alumni Spotlight: Temple has dredged up shorts from two alums who made it big in Hollywood: Bob Saget's A Filmmaker's Film (1978) and Emmy-winning editor Leo Trombetta's Billy (1980), a documentary on Philly entertainer Billy Ruth. Fri., April 6, 3 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS

508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.com. Brave New World (1998, U.S., 87 min.): Aldous Huxley's dystopian classic gets the cinematic treatment. Sun., April 1, 7 p.m., free.