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Fest Shorts
Reviews from the closing week of the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Screen Picks
-Sam Adams

New Shorts

Continuing Shorts

Showtimes

July 17-23, 2003

repertory film

Send repertory film listings to helen@citypaper.net.

AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org

The Godfather (1972, U.S., 175 min.) Sun., July 20, 1 p.m.; Mon., July 21, 7 p.m.;
Shampoo (1975, U.S., 109 min.) Warren Beatty is a gigolo hairdresser. Wed., July 23, 7 p.m.; $5.75-$7.75.

THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St.,215-922-LIVE, www.thetroc.com

The Thing (1982, U.S., 109 min.) Mon., July 21, 8 p.m., $3 includes drink/snack coupon.

BETTER THAN BOOTLEG 1436 South St.

Neighborhood film and video series showing original works.

Mike Dennis (U.S.) Four original shorts by Philly indie filmmaker. Thu., July 17;
Bob Marley (U.S., 65 min.) An in-depth look at the Rastafarian musical iconoclast. Thu., July 24; both start at 8:30 p.m. (dusk), $5 suggested donation.

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

Bookworm Wednesdays presents Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002, U.S., 82 min.) Wed., July 23, 10 a.m., $7.25; free for children under 6, ages 6-12 with an official book report and accompanying adults.

BROADWAY THEATER 43 S. Broadway, Pitman, N.J. 856-589-7519 www.exhumedfilms.com

Valley Girl (1983, U.S., 95 min.) Followed by An Evening of '80s Rock, featuring Asia. Sat., July 19, 7 p.m., $20.

CHESTNUT HILL LIBRARY 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-901-3771, www.armcinema25.com

Hickory and Boggs (1972, U.S., 111 min.) Former I-Spy costars Bill Cosby and Robert Culp are private detectives looking for a lost girl. Mon., July 21, 7 p.m., free.

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

Shampoo (1975, U.S., 109 min.) See under Ambler Theater. Thu., July 17, 9:15 p.m.; Sun., July 20, 1:30 p.m.; Mon., July 21, 7 p.m.; $5.75-$7.75.

GERMAN SOCIETY 611 Spring Garden St., 215-627-2332, www.german-society.org

Mostly Martha (2001, Germany, 105 min.) Fri, July 18, 6:30 p.m., $12-$15 includes food.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-895-6575, www.ihousephilly.org

Abnormalization: Scenes from the Czech New Wave presents The Ear (1967, Czechoslovakia, 94 min.) and Oratorio for Prague (1968, Czechoslovakia, 26 min.), Thu., July 17, 8 p.m., $5-$6; Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970, Czechoslovakia, 77 min.) and The Flat (1968, Czechoslovakia, 15 min.) Fri., July 18, 8 p.m., $5-$6; An Afternoon with Paul Fierlinger presenting classic Czech short subjects including Fierlinger's own Still Life with Animated Dog and Jiri Trinka's The Hand and Ivan Passer's A Dull Afternoon, Sat., July 19, 1 p.m., free.

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

Blow-Up (1966, U.K., 111 min.) Thriller set in swingin' London and starring Vanessa Redgrave (with appearances by Varushka and The Yardbirds). Preceded by the Popeye cartoon,
Axe Me Another (1934, U.S., 7 min.) Wed., July 23, 8:30 p.m. free.

L’ETAGE (above Beau Monde) 624 S. Sixth St., 215-592-0656.

The Screening Room Short film series. Thu., July 17, 9 p.m., $5-$7.

LUCY’S HAT SHOP 247 Market St., 215-413-1433.

Cine*Bar presents Living in Oblivion (1995, U.S., 90 min.) Thu., July 17; Day for Night (1973, France/Italy, 115 min.) Fri.-Sat., July 18-19; Ma Vie en Rose (1997, France/Germany/U.K., 114 min.) Mon.-Tue., July 21-22;City of Lost Children (1995, France/Germany/Spain, 112 min.) Wed.-Thu., July 23-24; screenings start at 7 p.m., free.

MARATHON GRILL 1839 Spruce St., 215-731-0800, www.marathongrill.com

Austin Powers, The Spy Who Shagged Me (1997, U.S., 94 min.) Groovy baby. Wed., July 23, 9 p.m., free.

MARIO LANZA PARK Between Second and Third, and Queen and Catharine sts.

Bring a chair. High Fidelity (2000, U.S./U.K., 113 min.) John Cusack stars in the film based on Nick Hornby's book. Wed., July 23, 8 p.m., free.

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

Flix @ N. 3rd presents FancyPants Cinema, an open screening of shorts. Submissions welcome. Tue., July 22, 9 p.m., free.

PRINCE MUSIC THEATER 1412 Chestnut St.,215-569-9700, www.princemusictheater.org/film

Ninth Annual Gay & Lesbian Film Festival runs from Thu., July 10 to Tue., July 22. For more information, visit www.phillyfests.com/piglff; The Cremaster Cycle is the contemporary art project by American artist Mathew Barney. For the first time, the five-part epic appears in the order it was conceived. Cremaster 1 (1995, U.S., 40 min.) Wed., July 23, 7:30 p.m.; Cremaster 2 (1999, U.S., 79 min.) Wed., July 23, 8:30 p.m.; Cremaster 4 (1994, U.S., 42 min.) Thu., July 24, 7:30 p.m.; Cremaster 5 (1997, U.S., 54 min.) Thu., July 24, 8:30 p.m.; $8.50 per part or $21.25 for the cycle.

SECRET CINEMA 40th Street Field, 40th and Walnut sts., www.voicenet.com/~jschwart

Moonlight Movie Series presents Wild Guitar (1962, U.S., 92 min.) Thu., July 17, 9 p.m.; The Bad Seed (1956, U.S., 129 min.) Thu., July 24, 9 p.m., rain dates are the following Sundays, free.

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