Repertory Film

Published: Jan 3, 2007

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AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org. Nanny McPhee (2005, U.S./U.K./France, 97 min.) Emma Thompson uses magic to housebreak Colin Firth's children. Sat., Jan. 6, time TBD, $3.50-$4.50.

ANDREW'S VIDEO VAULT The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., www.armcinema25.com. Innocence (2004, Belgium/France/U.K., 122 min.) A cloistered boarding school grooms girls for sinister purposes. Mary (2005, Italy/France/U.S., 83 min.) An actress (Juliette Binoche) finds faith after playing Mary Magdalene in a movie. Edmond (2005, U.S., 82 min.) A misanthrope (William H. Macy) finds fulfillment in prison. Thu., Jan. 11, 8 p.m., free.

THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, www.thetroc.com. Jackass: Number Two (2006, U.S., 95 min.) Boys do yucky things. Mon., Jan. 8, 8 p.m., $3 includes a drink or snack.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, www.brynmawrfilm.org. Corpse Bride (2005, U.K./ U.S., 76 min.) Practicing wedding vows in the forest, Johnny Depp unwittingly weds a dead woman (Helena Bonham Carter) when he mistakes her gnarled ring finger for a twig. Sat., Jan. 6, 11 a.m., $3.50-$4.50.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, www.thecolonialtheatre.com. My Neighbor Totoro (1988, Japan, 86 min.) Two sisters befriend a forest sprite in this animated adventure for kids. See Kids, Etc. on p. 54. Sat., Jan. 6, 2 p.m., $4 . Funny Face (1957, U.S., 103 min.) If you liked Audrey Hepburn's Gap commercial, you'll love the film. Sun., Jan. 7, 2 p.m., $4-$7 .

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.org. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005, U.S., 113 min.) In this Jumanji-ish kid fantasy, two brothers play a board game that sends their house sailing through the galaxy. Sat., Jan. 6, time TBD, $3.50-$4.50.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 215-387, 5125, www.ihousephilly.org. Musical Brotherhoods from the Trans-Saharan Highway (2006, Morocco/U.S., 57 min.) Drums, banjo, mandolin and oud come together on the streets of Marrakech. Sat., Jan. 6, 7 p.m., $5-$7. See Screenpicks on p. 34. Miles from Home (2006, U.S., 97 min.) A hustler and a college girl find each other — and themselves. Wed., Jan. 10, 7 p.m., $5-$7. Wholly Communion (1965, U.K., 33 min.) Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti lead a rambling procession of Beat poets. Followed by mod-rock doc Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967, U.K., 70 min.). Thu., Jan. 11, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA The Bellevue, seventh floor, Broad and Walnut sts., www.jasgp.org. The Crazy Family (1984, Japan, 106 min.) Termites infest Katsuhiko's new home, and then his wife strips for old dudes and his grandfather tries to get it on with his daughter. His proposed solution: Mass suicide. Thu., Jan. 11, 6:30 p.m., $5.

N. 3RD 801 N. Third St., 215-413-3666, www.norththird.com. Fancypants Cinema Weekly open screening for shorts — bring your own VHS or DVD. Tue., Jan. 9, 9 p.m., free.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY 1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621. Pandora's Box (1929, Germany, 100 min.) Louise Brooks stars as Lulu, a hedonistic dancer, prostitute and heartbreaker, in G.W. Pabst's silent masterpiece. Mon., Jan. 8, 2 p.m., free.

UPENN MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 3260 South St., 215-898-4000, www.museum.upenn.edu. Land of the Pharaohs (1955, U.S., 144 min .) Pharoah has plans for immortality, but his wife (Joan Collins) just wants him dead. Sun., Jan. 7, 1:30 p.m., $5-$8 (free for kids under 6).

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, www.woodenshoebooks.com. Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story (1992, U.S., 89 min .) Michael Apted's documentary takes a critical look at the federal case against Peltier following the 1975 shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Sat., Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m., free.

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