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Cleaning Up
Jennifer Lopez plays down-to-earth to live out on-screen fantasy.
-Cindy Fuchs

Just Beat It
Fun with percussion in the rousing Drumline.
-Cindy Fuchs

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December 12-18, 2002

repertory film

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THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE A Christmas Story (1983, U.S., 94 min.) The perennial cable favorite about Ralphie and his dream of Christmas morning with a new Red Ryder BB gun. Mon., Dec. 16, 8 p.m., free.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.com The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, U.S., 85 min.) Michael Caine plays Ebenezer Scrooge and joins the Muppet crew for this retelling of the Dickens classic. Sat., Dec. 14, 1:30 p.m., $3-$4.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387-5125 Yeelen (1987, Burkina Faso/France, 105 min.) Souleymane Cissé film set in his homeland of Mali, central Africa, and centered on the beliefs of the Bambara people. Fri., Dec. 13, 8 p.m., $5-$6. See Screenpicks p. 25.

GERSHMAN Y 401 S. Broad St., 215-446-3033 The Righteous Enemy (1987, Italy/U.K., 84 min.) Documentary about Italy and the Jews during WW II. With guest speaker Dr. Jonathan Steinberg. Mon., Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m., $7.

MARATHON GRILL 1839 Spruce St., 215-731-0800 Boogie Nights (1997, U.S., 152 min.) Eddie (Mark Wahlberg), late '70s teenager, transforms himself into Dirk Diggler, porn star. Wed., Dec. 18, 9 p.m., free.

NORTH 3RD 801 N. Third St., 215-413-3666 Summer of the Serpent Fundraiser Screening of Kimi Takesue's latest film Summer of the Serpent, for which she is trying to secure funding. Wed., Dec. 18, 9 p.m., contributions welcome. See Screenpicks p. 25.

PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART 26th St. and the Parkway, 215-684-7605 Strangers on a Train (1951, U.S., 101 min.) Hitchcock's story of two men who scheme to swap murder plots. Sat., Dec. 14, 2 p.m., free after museum admission.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St., 215-569-9700 Scribe Producers’ Forum with Black Side There is a River Henry Hampton's chronicle of African-American spiritual life in Philadelphia, the first part of an upcoming PBS special. African Worship Services in Philadelphia Short film by local director by Filmon Mebrahtu. Fri., Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., $10. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946, U.S., 130 min.) Jimmy Stewart helps an angel get his wings. The Prince will serve egg nog and spiced cider, and if you bring a bell to ring, it's a dollar off the price of admission. Mon., Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m., $5-$8.50.

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