This week's one-off screenings
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Erotic Dutch engravers?
Goltzius and the Pelican Company
FREE LIBRARY, FOX CHASE BRANCH
501 Rhawn St., 215-685-0547, freelibrary.org
- Million Dollar Arm (2014, U.S., 124 min.): Mad Men's Jon Hamm stars as a flailing sports agent who scours India for cricketers he can convert into MLB pitchers. Based on a true story. Thu., Jan. 8, 12:30 p.m., free.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org
- The "Lynchian" Aesthetic. Part one of a three-part series exploring works that have influenced David Lynch. Featured: Duffer (1971, U.K., 72 min.), Yo A Romantic Comedy (2002, U.S., 12 min.), Possibly in Michigan (1983, U.S., 12 min.). Thu., Jan. 8, 7 p.m., $7-$9 (free for members).
- The "Lynchian" Aesthetic. Part two of a three-part series exploring works that have influenced David Lynch. Featured: Dreams that Money Can Buy (1947, U.S., 81 min.), Angry Boy (1951, U.S., 33 min.). Fri., Jan. 9, 7 p.m., $7-$9 (free for members).
- Flight of the Navigator (1986, U.S., 90 min.): Twelve-year-old Florida boy Joey gets abducted by aliens, which probably ranks pretty low on the list of weird things that have happened in Florida. Sat., Jan. 10. 2 p.m., $5 (free for members).
- The "Lynchian" Aesthetic. Part three of a three-part series exploring works that have influenced David Lynch. Featured: Made in Hollywood (1990, U.S., 57 min.), The Life and Death of 9413, A Hollywood Extra (1928, U.S., 11 min.). Sat., Jan. 10, 7 p.m., $7-$9 (free for members).
PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE
1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org
- The Wind Rises (2013, Japan, 127 min.): Hayao Miyazaki's elegant biopic about pilot turned fighter-plane designer Jiro Horikoshi. Wed., Jan. 14, 2 p.m., free.
RITZ AT THE BOURSE
400 Ranstead St., 215-440-1181, landmarktheatres.com
- The Room (2003, U.S., 99 min.): "You're tearing me apart, Lisa!" Fri., Jan. 9, midnight, $10.
THE ROTUNDA
4014 Walnut St., therotunda.org
- Goltzius and the Pelican Company (2012, Holland, 128 min.): Peter Greenaway's latest film on the Dutch Masters focuses on erotic engraver Hendrik Goltzius. Thu., Jan. 8, 8 p.m., free.
- Blue (1993, U.K., 76 min.): Filmmaker Derek Jarman's final work is an abstract commentary on the late filmmaker's struggle with AIDS. Thu., Jan. 8, 8 p.m., free.
TROCADERO THEATRE
1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com
- Boyhood (2014, U.S., 165 min.): Richard Linklater's Oscar-buzzy chronicle of a typical kid growing up in America. Mon., Jan. 12, 8 p.m., $3.
UNITED BANK OF PHILADELPHIA
3750 Lancaster Ave., reelblack.com
- The Bulls' Night Out (2000, U.S., 82 min.): Reelblack presents an anniversary screening of Lindley Farley's gritty indie crime drama. Accompanied by shorts Kassi and The Burning Tree. Fri., Jan. 9, 7 p.m., $5.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
3260 South St., 215-898-4000, penn.museum
- In a State of Dress (2010, Holland, 21 min.): A short film on traditional 16th-century attire of women in the Netherlands, introduced by costume and textiles curator H. Kristina Haugland. Sun., Jan. 11, 2 p.m., free with $15 museum admission.
