Repertory Film

This week you can catch classics and old favorites on the big screen, like The Goonies, Young Frankenstein, White Fang and more.

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Repertory Film

Rounding up this week's one-off movie screenings.

Screen greats Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean in <i>Giant</i>, screening Tue., Nov. 6 at Woodmere Art Museum.
Screen greats Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean in Giant, screening Tue., Nov. 6 at Woodmere Art Museum.

AMBLER THEATER
108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org. Film 101: Inside the Coen Brothers’ Miller’s Crossing: Longtime City Paper film critic Sam Adams leads a discussion on the Coen Brothers’ Prohibition portrait of scrapping mobs in the Windy City. Thu., Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., $9.75.

THE BALCONY
1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com. The Goonies (1985, U.S., 114 min.): After finding a mysterious treasure map, a crew of misfits sets out on an adventure. Mon., Nov. 19, 8 p.m., $3.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE
824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. Looney Tunes Shorts: “A Street Cat Named Sylvester” and Five More: All shorts feature Tweety Bird and the devious Sylvester. Sat., Nov. 17, 11 a.m., $5. Grand Illusion (1937, France, 114 min.): A group of French soldiers attempts to escape from a German POW camp in Jean Renoir’s anti-war classic. Thu., Nov. 15, 7 p.m., $10. South Pacific Sing-Along (1958, U.S., 157 min.): A Frenchman and a young nurse fall in love amid the turmoil of WWII. Tue., Nov. 20, 7 p.m., $10.

CINÉMATHÈQUE INTERNATIONALE
African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch St., 267-603-2316, cinemathequeip.com, aampmuseum.org. The World Is a Ballet (2006, Burkina Faso, 90 min.): After her husband dies on their honeymoon, a singer is driven insane with the suspicion her groom is still alive. Director Issa Traoré de Brahima will speak after the screening. Thu., Nov. 15, 6 p.m., $8.

COLONIAL THEATRE
227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. White Fang (1991, U.S., 107 min.): A young Ethan Hawke stars as a gold hunter who rescues a mistreated wolf-dog. Sat., Nov. 17, 2 p.m., $8. Young Frankenstein (1974, U.S., 106 min.): A hilarious and earnest spoof of classic horror films by comedic auteur Mel Brooks. Sun., Nov. 18, 2 p.m., $8. Death Rides a Horse (1967, Italy, 114 min.): A man seeks revenge on the robbers who murdered his family. Fri., Nov. 16, 9:45 p.m., $8. Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011, U.S., 97 min.): This doc offers an up-close-and-personal look at the innovative hip-hop group. Sun., Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m., $8.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE
Gibble Auditorium, Esbenshade Hall, 1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, 717-361-1000, etown.edu. Smoke Signals (1998, U.S., 89 min.): A young American Indian takes a road trip to retrieve the ashes of the man who once saved him from a fire. Mon., Nov. 19, 7 p.m., free.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org. This double feature includes I Hate To Lose (1977, Canada, 57 min.), a doc recounting Quebec’s 1976 election, and Persistent and Finagling (1971, Canada, 57 min.), which follows a group of Montreal women working to raise air-pollution awareness. Thu., Nov. 15, 7 p.m., $9. Stranger Than Paradise (1984, U.S., 89 min.): Jim Jarmusch’s sparse black-and-white flick about a young New Yorker who’s paid a surprise visit by his Hungarian cousin. Sat., Nov. 17, 7 p.m., $9.

MOSAIC AT THE MOVIES
Temple University, 1114 Polett Walk, temple.edu. Human Resources (1999, France, 100 min.): A dramatic look at the hostile relationship between union factory workers and their management. Tue., Nov. 20, 5:30 p.m., free.

WOODMERE ART MUSEUM
9201 Germantown Ave., 215-247-0476, woodmereartmuseum.org. Giant (1956, U.S., 201 min.): An epic Western romance, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean in his final film performance. Tue., Nov. 20, 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation.

Have a movie screening you'd like featured in an upcoming rep-film roundup? Email details to josh.middleton@citypaper.net.

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