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June 19-25, 2003

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THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE

Slumber Party Massacre (1982, U.S., 77 min.) A teenager decides to have a slumber party with her girlfriends when her parents leave her home alone A murderer/mental patient crashes their party and doesn't bring his own pillow. Instead, he's got an electric drill. Preceded by The Visit (30 min.), an independent short presented by Film Zero Entertainment. Mon., June 23, 8 p.m., $3 gets you in and goes toward a drink.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut sts. , 215-386-3300

Bookworm Wednesdays, a new summer reading program, presents The Rugrats Movie (1998, U.S., 79 min.). Tommy doesn't like his new baby brother, Dil, so he sets off with the rest of the gang to return Dil to the hospital. They get lost and become involved with a circus. Wed., June 25, 10 a.m., $7.25; free for children under 6, ages 6-12 with an official book report, and accompanying adults.

BROADWAY THEATRE 4 3 S. Broadway, Pitman, N.J., 856-589-7519, www.exhumedfilms.com

Drive-In Theater Sundays Calibre Nine, an offshoot of Exhumed Films, is screening cult horror film Cannibal Holocaust (1979, U.S., 98 min.). A documentary team consisting of three men and one woman set off to South America to film one of the last surviving cannibal tribes in the Amazon. When they're reported missing, a U.S. rescue team launches a futile search for them. They only find an Amazon tribe and the filmed record of the documentarians' fate. Due to the gory nature of this film, no one under 17 will be admitted. Sun., June 22, 7:30 p.m., $6.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St. , Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.com

Bucks River Film Fest 2003 presents winners from the Second Annual Juried Film and Video Competition. Films include live-action, narrative, animation and documentary short films from Bucks County. Student Films program, Sun., June 22, 4 p.m.; Emerging Films program, Sun., June 22, 7 p.m.; Encore -- Best of the Festival, Mon., June 23, 7 p.m.; Beat the Devil (1953, U.S., 89 min.) Humphrey Bogart stars in this adventure comedy about a bunch of crooks who head to Africa under the pretense of selling vacuum cleaners. Their real purpose is to buy uranium-rich land in a get-rich scheme. Wed., June 25, 4:30 p.m.; Thu., June 26, 9:15 p.m., $5.75-$7.75.

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

Directors in Focus film series presents Pier Paolo Pasolini, the controversial Italian director whose greatest works are based on classical literature. The Gospel According to Matthew (1964, Italy, 137 min.), Fri., June 20, 8 p.m.; Hawks and Sparrows (1965, Italy, 91 min.), Sat., June 21, 8 p.m.;Oedipus Rex (1967, Italy, 110 min.), Sun., June 22, 7 p.m., $5-$6.

LAWN CHAIR DRIVE-IN Liberty Lands Park, Third and Poplar sts.

The Exorcist
(1973, U.S., 122 min.) It's finally summer (hopefully) and one of Northern Liberties' coolest outdoor gatherings will take place once again. Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn star in this terrifying film about a little girl possessed by a demon. Various priests attempt to exorcise the devil, a few to bloody avail. Preceded by Blow Me Down! (1933), a black-and-white Popeye cartoon. Wed., June 25, dusk, free.

MARATHON GRILL 1839 Spruce St., 215-731-0800

The Big Lebowski (1998, U.S./U.K., 117 min.) Written by the Coen Brothers, this mistaken-identity comedy stars Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore and Steve Buscemi ina tale of an L.A. slacker who gets entangled with a millionaire with his same name. Wed., June 25, 9 p.m., free.

N. 3rd 801 N. Third St., 215-413-3666

Animation Infiltration, an animation program compiled by Scott Johnston, Thu., June 19, 8 p.m., free; Flix @ N. 3rd Local filmmakers screen their short films at this Northern Liberties watering hole. Fancypants Cinema presents an open screening of shorts. Submissions welcome. Tue., June 24, 9 p.m., free. Broads, Ray Glanzmann's documentary about Hollywood's leading ladies, Thu., June 26, 8 p.m. free.

SCRIBE VIDEO CENTER 1342 Cypress St., 215-735-3785,www.scribe.org

Street Movies!
begins its outdoor film series in parking lots, playgrounds and public parks around the city. Project HOME, 1515 Fairmount Ave., Fri., June 20, 8:30 p.m. Highlights of Friday¹s program include Christine Choy¹s Permanent Wave, a drama about workplace sexual harassment from a child's perspective, and Sloan Seale and Dorothea Braemer's Recovery Mural, about the influence of art in revitalizing New Jerusalem in North Philadelphia. Hawthorne Empowerment Coalition co-hosts Saturday's program with Whole Foods Market, 929 South St. , Sat., June 21, 8:30 p.m. Highlights of Saturday's program include Jazzyfatnastees about a local jazz duo who founded the Black Lily showcase at the Five Spot and Strange Fruit, a short about a female graffiti artist in conflict with her family. Free.

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