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October 17-23, 2002 repertory film repertory filmSend repertory film listings to lori@citypaper.net. THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE Insomnia (2002, U.S., 118 min.) Al Pacino plays an L.A. homicide detective sent to investigate a murder in a small Alaska town, but ends up being investigated himself when his partner is shot and killed. Mon., Oct. 21, 8 p.m., free. CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP AT THE CHESTNUT HILL LIBRARY 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-901-3771, www.armcinema25.com/chfg.html Full Metal Jacket (1987, U.S., 116 min.) Stanley Kubrick directs Matthew Modine and Vincent D'Onofrio in this Vietnam film. Tue., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., free. COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.com Pure (2001, U.S., 83 min.) Philadelphia filmmaker Susan Aronovitz will introduce and discuss her film, a horror story about a missing prison guard and his daughter and the secrets, twists and turns their lives reveal. Wed., Oct 23, 7 p.m., $4-$7.50. EXHUMED FILMS Note new venue: Cinemark Theatre, Lions Head Plaza, 711 Evesham Road and White Horse Pike, Somerdale, N.J., www.exhumedfilms.com ’70s Horror Classics and Living Dead Marathon Catch Alien, Halloween, Hills Have Eyes and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on one night (Fri., Oct. 18, 11 p.m., doors at 10:30, $12) and Night of the Living Dead, Dead & Buried, Dead of Night (Deathdream) and Dead/Alive (Peter Jackson version) on the next (Sat., Oct. 19, 11 p.m., doors at 10:30, $12). INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6542 Señorita Extraviada, Missing Young Woman (2001, U.S., 74 min.) Through the stories of their families, this documentary examines the kidnapping, rape and murder of more than 230 young women in Juarez, Mexico. Mon., Oct. 21, 7 p.m., free. In the Shadows of the City (2000, Lebanon, 100 min.) Jean Khalil Chamoun's film follows the life of one boy in Beirut as he matures during the 16 years of civil unrest in his country. Wed., Oct. 23, 8 p.m., free. (Preceded by a reception at 6 p.m. for Lebanon: Imprints In Light and Stone: An Exhibit of Photographs by Hazami Sayed. Catered by Bitar's Restaurant.) PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700 Lagaan (2001, India, 225 min.) A four-hour Bollywood hit about a group of farmers struggling to pay a land-tax administered by the British; the two quarreling factions agree to a cricket match to settle the argument. Fri., Oct. 18, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Oct. 19, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 20, 12 p.m., $5-$8.50. MARATHON GRILL 1839 Spruce St., 215-731-0800. Grease (1978, U.S., 110 min.) Didn't catch "Sing-A-Long Grease" in its weeks at the Prince Music Theater? Here's another chance. We're sure the Marathon Grill and its diners won't mind if you harmonize and hand-jive along to the film. Wed., Oct. 23, 9 p.m., free. SECRET CINEMA at Moore College of Art & Design, 20th and the Parkway, 215-561-4515, ext. 4099 Anniversary edition of the Sugar-Charged Saturday Morning Supershow: A Celebration of Lost Kids’ Shows from the Dawn of the Seventies The Banana Splits, Groovie Goulies, H.R. Pufnstuf, Multiplication Rock (and of course, many, many surprises) will delight audiences of a certain age as Secret Cinema revives one of its most successful programs. Fri., Oct. 18, 8 p.m., $6. 
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