Also this issue:

Punch Drunk
Undisputed gets giddy on the sweet science, and forgets the good stuff.
-Cindy Fuchs

The Langue Goodbye
Paul Rudd mercilessly mangles the language of love in The Château.
-Sam Adams

Screen Picks

De-mock-cracy
Secret Ballot pokes fun at the voting process without diminishing it.
-Sam Adams

new

August 22-28, 2002

repertory film

Send repertory film listings to lori@citypaper.net.

ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE 1315 Cherry St., second floor, 215-735-3615 American Standoff (2002, U.S., 95 min.) Documentary about the Teamsters' strike at Overnite Transportation in October 1999, from filmmakers Kristi Jacobson and Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, USA), both of whom will be present, along with representatives from the Teamsters International Union, for a post-screening discussion about recent developments in the fight for Overnite's unionization. Wed., Aug. 28, 6 p.m.

THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE The Warriors (1979, U.S., 93 min.) Late-'70s gangsta life on Coney Island among gangs with names like The Orphans and The Baseball Furies. Mon., Aug. 26, 8 p.m. (The entire theater will be open.)

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP AT THE CHESTNUT HILL LIBRARY 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-901-3771, www.armcinema25.com/chfg.html Agatha Christie Night Double feature: The Mirror Crack’d (1980, U.K.,105 min.) Angela Lansbury, pre-Murder She Wrote, plays Miss Jane Marple, dignified detective extraordinaire. Also starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis. Appointment with Death (1988, U.K./U.S., 102 min.) Peter Ustinov plays the equally dignified Hercule Poirot in this tale of a greedy stepmother (Piper Laurie) getting her due. Also starring Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher and John Gielgud. Tue., Aug. 27, 7:30 p.m.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State Street, Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.org Harold and Maude (1971, U.S., 90 min.) A young man infatuated with death (he attends funerals in his free time) develops a strange but powerful relationship with a 79-year-old woman. Thu., Aug. 22, 4:15 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 25, 4:15 p.m.; Mon., Aug. 26, 7 p.m. Amadeus (1984, U.S., 188 min.) Director's cut of Milos Forman's homage to Mozart and one of his lesser-known contemporaries, Antonio Salieri. Starring F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce. Wed., Aug. 28, 4 p.m.

JAMAICAN JERK HUT 1436 South St., 215-545-8644 Citizen Kane (1941, U.S., 119 min.) Powerhouse Orson Welles plays fictional powerhouse newspaper publisher Charles Foster Kane in this flashback-driven story of his often-mysterious life and death. Sugar Cane Alley (1983, France, 103 min.) Life on Martinique in the 1930s, as seen through the eyes of a young boy who writes down the tales of an old sugar-cane worker. Thu., Aug. 22, 7 p.m.

LAWN CHAIR DRIVE-IN Liberty Lands Park, Third and Poplar sts. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, U.S., 103 min.) Animated rabbit gets in hot water and must depend on cartoon-hating detective Bob Hoskins to clear his name. Wed., Aug. 28, dusk.

MARATHON GRILL 1839 Spruce St., 215-731-0800 This Is Spinal Tap (1984, U.S., 82 min.) Classic send-up of heavy metal, as done by Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean. Wed., Aug. 28, 9 p.m.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700, www.princemusictheater.org Sing-A-Long Grease Thu., Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 25, 2 p.m. The Bat Whispers (1930, U.S., 83 min.) Fri., Aug. 23, 8 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 25, 6 p.m. Akira (1988, Japan, 124 min.) Fri., Aug. 23, 10 p.m.; Sat., Aug. 24, 10:15 p.m.; Sun., Aug. 25, 8 p.m. Pal Joey (1957, U.S., 111 min.) Fri., Aug. 23, 5:30 p.m.; Sat., Aug. 24, 5:30 p.m.; Wed., Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m. Chumley and Carlota Movie Night: Barbarella (1968, France/Italy, 98 min.) Sat., Aug. 24, 8 p.m. Short Films of the Ninth Art Robert Emmons will screen his documentary Enthusiast: The Ninth Art (2001, U.S., 40 min.) and Philadelphia-based comic book artist Brian Biggs will introduce his short film, Dear Julia (2001, U.S., 19 min.), based on his graphic novel. Fri., Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m. Bruce Campbell Book-Signing and Surprise Screening Mon., Aug. 26, 5:30 p.m. (book signing); 9:30 p.m. (film screening). (See Screenpicks on p. XX)

STREET MOVIES 215-735-3785, www.scribe.org Scribe Video Center's free outdoor film and video screenings. Loqueesha-Ashley-Franklin-Jose-Brown Spoken-word artist Ursula Rucker voices this movie about Philly kids, filmed by Nadine Patterson. Other videos to be screened include Black Soul, a short animated film about the African diaspora in North America. Fri., Aug. 23, 8:30 p.m. (rain or shine) at St. John's United Methodist Church, 1217 N. Hancock St. (near Front and Girard in Kensington). Still Life with Animated Dogs, by local filmmaker Paul Fierlinger, concerns the dogs that have inspired his life. Other videos to be screened include Race Juice, about the great suburban/urban divide. Sat., Aug. 24, 8:30 p.m. (rain or shine) at Sedgwick Cultural Center, 7137 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy.