This week's one-off screenings

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Enjoy Hitchcock's original before it gets remade with Ryan Reynolds and Ellen Pompeo.


<center><i>Rear Window</i>, playing at Ritz at the Bourse Feb. 13</center>

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, brynmawrfilm.org.

  • La Forza del Destino (2008, Austria, 161 min.): The Vienna State Opera’s 2008 performance of Verdi’s beloved work. Thu., Feb 12, 7 p.m., $20, and Sun., Feb. 15, 1 p.m., $20.
  • Herbie Goes Bananas (1980, U.S., 100 min.): The fourth installment in the Herbie series, which sees the zany, surprisingly fuel-efficient VW Beetle’s hijinks in Mexico and Brazil. Sat., Feb. 14, 11 a.m. $5.
  • An Image (1983, Germany, 25 min.) and Images of the World and the Inscription of War (1988, Germany, 73 min.): Two works from late German filmmaker Harun Farocki that dissect “the politics of imagery.” Wed., Feb. 18, 7 p.m., $12.

CHURCH OF THE ADVOCATE 1801 Diamond St., bit.ly/foodchainsphilly.

  • Food Chains (2014, U.S., 83 min.): Narrated by Forest Whitaker, this documentary features the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, which advocates for better treatment of farm laborers. Followed by a conversation with advocates from the CIW and Philly Fair Food. Fri., Feb. 13, 6 p.m., free (RSVP required).

THE COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com.

  • Shane (1953, U.S., 118 min.): George Stevens’ seminal Western, starring Alan Ladd as a stoic and mysterious gunfighter. Sat., Feb. 14, 2 p.m., $9.
  • The Last Picture Show (1971, U.S., 118 min.): Peter Bogdanovich’s black-and-white masterpiece is a true American coming-of-age story. With Oscar turns by Cloris Leachman and Ben Johnson, plus early appearances from Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd. Sun., Feb. 15, 2 p.m., $9.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-348-1878, countytheater.org.

  • Space Jam (1996, U.S., 88 min.): It’s yo chance, do yo dance, at the Space Jam. Excellent Valentine’s Day date idea. Sat., Feb. 14, 10:30 a.m., $4.

FREE LIBRARY, TACONY BRANCH 6742 Torresdale Ave., 215-685-8755, freelibrary.org.

  • Up (2009, U.S., 96 min.): You’ll laugh, you’ll cry … and then you will continue crying indefinitely because this is the most cry-inducing of all Pixar flicks. Sat., Feb. 14, 2 p.m., free.

FREE LIBRARY, WYNNEFIELD BRANCH 5325 Overbrook Ave., 215-685-0298, freelibrary.org.

  • Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013, U.S., 132 min.): Philly native Daniels’ historical drama, inspired by the exploits of real-life White House butler Eugene Allen. Mon., Feb. 16, 5 p.m., free.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125, ihousephilly.org.

  • A David Cronenberg Triple Feature. Before you see Maps to the Stars, refresh your Cronen-memory with Scanners (1981, Canada, 103 min.), The Dead Zone (1983, U.S., 103 min.) and Naked Lunch (1991, Canada/U.S/Japan, 115 min.). Fri., Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m., $20.
  • Marketa Lazarová (1967, Czechoslovakia, 165 min.): Sweeping medieval epic considered by the Czech film community to be the greatest film in the country’s history. Sat., Feb. 14, 7 p.m., $9.
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982, U.S., 115 min.): Good movie and all, but doesn’t have a choreographed dance sequence inside a McDonald’s. Mac and Me wins again. Sat., Feb. 14, 2 p.m., $5.
  • PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Film Competition Finalist Screening The cinematic theme of the 2015 Flower Show inspired this competition for local filmmakers, addressing the question “what is beauty?” Wed., Feb. 18, 7 p.m., free (RSVP required).

PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org.

  • Harakiri (1962, Japan, 133 min.): Edo period historical drama centered around one disgraced samurai’s desire to commit seppuku, or ritual suicide. Complementing the exhibit “Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano.” Sun., Feb. 15, 1 p.m., $3.50 (does not include museum admission).

PHILAMOCA 531 N. 12th St., 267-519-9651, philamoca.org.

  • Movie Movie Live! Interactive movie-themed game show. This month’s theme: Oscar films. Thu., Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m., $5.
  • Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014, U.S., 97 min.): David Gregory’s documentary chronicles director Richard Stanley’s bizarre and disastrous adaptation of H.G. Wells’ Island of Dr. Moreau, starring Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando. Fri., Feb. 13, 8 p.m., $10.
  • Vivisections: International Horror Shorts. Just in time for V-Day, seven short films dealing with the bloody complications of love. Sun., Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., $10.
  • Darkness (1993, U.S., 90 min.): Notoriously gory splatterfest, made for a budget of only $5000, about a dude protecting his town from a horde of vicious vampires. So many exploding heads. Wed., Feb. 18, 7 p.m., $10.

PFS THEATER AT THE ROXY 2023 Sansom St., 267-639-9508, filmadelphia.org/roxy.

  • Let the Right One In (2008, Sweden, 115 min.): Oh-so-Swedish modern horror favorite about the friendship between a bullied young boy and his adolescent vampire best friend. A 35 mm screening. Fri., Feb. 13, midnight, $10.
  • Ponyo (2009, Japan, 101 min.): Family-friendly fantasy from Hayao Miyazaki, loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid.” Sat., Feb. 14, 11 a.m., $1-$9, and Sun., Jan. 15, 11 a.m., $1-$9.
  • Rise of the Tigers (2014, U.S., 39 min.) and Surviving Kensington (2014, U.S., 13 min.): The Filmadelphia showcase highlights two local offerings for February — Max Pulcini and Matthew Albasi’s feature on the Kensington Tigers football team; and Mo Scarpelli and Jeffrey Stockbridge’s bleak look at drug abuse in the River Wards neighborhood. Tue., Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., free (RSVP required).

RITZ AT THE BOURSE 400 Ranstead St., 215-440-1181, landmarktheatres.com.

  • Rear Window (1954, U.S., 112 min.): Enjoy Hitchcock’s original before it gets remade with Ryan Reynolds and Ellen Pompeo. Fri., Feb. 13, midnight, $10.

THE ROTUNDA 4014 Walnut St., therotunda.org.

  • Enemy Territory (1987, U.S., 89 min.) and Certain Fury (1985, U.S., 87 min.): Andrew’s Video Vault screens two obscure “salt and pepper” action movies from the ‘80s. Enemy Territory stars Gary Frank and Ray Parker Jr. as bystanders trapped in an inner-city tenement run by violent gang lord Tony Todd; Certain Fury is a gender-flipping spin on The Defiant Ones with Tatum O’Neal and Irene Cara. Thu., Feb. 12, 8 p.m., free.

TROCADERO THEATRE 1003 Arch St., 215-922-6888, thetroc.com.

  • Point Break (1991, U.S., 123 min.): “Utah, get me two!” Mon., Feb. 16, 8 p.m., $3.

UNITED BANK OF PHILADELPHIA 3750 Lancaster Ave., reelblack.com.

  • The Well (1951, U.S., 86 min.): Oscar-nominated but largely overlooked, this nuanced crime film counted as an early cinematic exploration of race relations in America. Fri., Feb. 13, 7 p.m., $5.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL Gittis Hall, 3501 Sansom St., 215-898-7483, law.upenn.edu.

  • Evolution of a Criminal (2014, U.S., 90 min.): Darius Clark Monroe is both interview and subject in his gripping documentary, in which he revisits an armed robbery he committed as a teenager. The screening will be followed by a discussion of the portrayal of black defendants in nonfiction media; Monroe will attend. Fri., Feb. 13, 6 p.m., free (RSVP required).

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