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Andrew Wimer with a list of one-off screenings in the Philly area.

<i>Shaun of the Dead</i> (pictured) and <i>Juan of the Dead</i> play back to back Mon., July 2 at the Balcony.
Shaun of the Dead (pictured) and Juan of the Dead play back to back Mon., July 2 at the Balcony.

AMBLER THEATER
108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.com. Rebecca (1940, U.S., 130 min.): The memory of dead Rebecca haunts her remarried husband and his servants. The new wife’s pissed. Thu., June 28, 7 p.m., $9.75.

THE AWESOME FEST
Various locations, theawesomefest.com. The Blues Brothers (1980, U.S., 133 min.): Two brothers try to save their old Catholic boarding school by reuniting their blues band. Thu., June 28, 8 p.m., free. Pilgrim Song (2012, U.S., 113 min.): Just fired, a newly single music teacher decides to end his woes by traveling the Kentucky Sheltowee Trace Trail. Yeehaw! Sat., June 30, 8:30 p.m., free.

THE BALCONY
1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com. Shaun of the Dead (2004, U.K., 100 min.): Shaun tries to woo his ex-girlfriend amidst an apocalyptic spewing of flesh and blood. So romantic. Juan of the Dead (2011, Spain/Cuba, 92 min.): A new revolution overtakes Cuba via an underclass that’s smelly, rotting, dead and hungry for flesh. Mon., July 2, 8 p.m., $3. Scarface (1980, U.S., 170 min.): A Cuban immigrant rises high thanks to the cocaine boom, but his own greed eventually screws him over. Tue., July 3, 8 p.m., $3.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE
824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org. All About Eve (1950, U.S., 138 min.): An aspiring actress becomes a threat to an aging Broadway star’s career. Thu., June 28, 7 p.m., $10. An American in Paris sing-along (1951, U.S., 115 min.): Croon along as two musicians struggle to make it in Paris and get caught up in a love triangle. Tue., July 3, 7 p.m., $10.

COLONIAL THEATRE
227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Forbidden Planet (1956, U.S., 98 min.): A young Leslie Nielsen, playing it straight, captains a ship to a distant planet and finds the remnants of a lost civilization. Sun., July 1, 9:45 p.m., $8.

COUNTY THEATER
20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org. Casablanca (1942, U.S., 102 min.): “I ran away from you once. I can’t do it again.” Tue., July 3, 7 p.m., $9.75.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER
1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700, princemusictheater.org. A Decent Arrangement (2011, U.S./India, 97 min.): An Indian-American copywriter hightails it out of the States to find an arranged marriage in India. Sat., June 30, 7 p.m., $10-$50.

SCHUYLKILL BANKS
Walnut Street Bridge, 215-222-6030, schuykillbanks.org. King Kong (1933, U.S., 104 min.): Movie crew want big ape. Big ape want pretty girl. Thu., June 28, 8:30 p.m., free.

WELCOME AMERICA
Ridge Avenue and Huntingdon Drive, welcomeamerica.com. Why Did I Get Married? (2007, U.S., 113 min.): A psychologist gathers three couples to ask why they tied the knot; as this is a Tyler Perry film, shit then gets real. Mon., July 2, 9 p.m., free.

(andrew.wimer@citypaper.net) (@androokangaroo)

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