Repertory Film

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ADRIENNE THEATER 2030 Sansom St., www.firstglancefilms.com. FirstGlance Film Festival Indie films and seminars for 10 days straight. Runs through Oct. 7, $10-$25 per screening.

AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org. The 400 Blows (1959, U.S., 99 min.) Unloved by everybody, a troubled Parisian boy turns to petty crime in Truffaut's weepy New Waver. Thu., Oct. 4, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8. The Hidden Fortress (1958, Japan, 126 min.) In feudal Japan, Toshiro Mifune escorts a princess across enemy lines, with the help of two greedy, silly peasants. It's a Kurosawa movie, but it's totally funny. Thu., Oct. 11, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.

ANDREW'S VIDEO VAULT The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., www.armcinema25.com. Le Sang des Betes (1949, France, 20 min.) This shorty doc goes inside a Parisian slaughterhouse. Safe (1995, U.K./U.S., 119 min.) Julianne Moore plays a housewife who becomes allergic to her boring life in this Todd Haynes thriller. The Designated Mourner (1997, U.K., 94 min.) Mike Nichols and Miranda Richardson live in an unnamed time and place that's rapidly undergoing a revolution where the rich people are simply and mysteriously disappearing. Thu., Oct. 11, 8 p.m., free.

THE BALCONY 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, www.thetroc.com. 28 Weeks Later (2007, U.K../Spain, 101 min.) 28 Days Later's sequel. Mon., Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m., $3 includes drink or snack.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, 610-527-9898, www.brynmawrfilm.org. No End in Sight (2007, U.S., 103 min.) In Charles Ferguson's documentary, insiders talk about how majorly the Bush administration has screwed up in Iraq. Sat., Sept. Oct. 6, 11 a.m., $4.50-$6.50. The Hidden Fortress (1958, Japan, 126 min.) Wed., Oct. 10, 7 p.m., $4.50-$9.25.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP Chestnut Hill Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 8711 Germantown Ave., 215-248-0977. Song of the South (1946, U.S., 94 min.) Disney's uber-controversial, never-released-on-video film of animated and live-action Uncle Remus stories. Tue., Oct. 9, 6 and 7:45 p.m., free. (See Screenpicks on p. 49.)

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-0223, www.thecolonialtheatre.com. Shorts for Tots Six animated films for kiddies. Sat., Oct. 6, 2 p.m., $4. The Black Cat (1934, U.S., 65 min.) This early horror flick directed by Edgar Ulmer and starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi has devil worship, necrophilia and human sacrifice. What more do you want? Sun., Oct. 7, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, www.countytheater.org. The 400 Blows (1959, U.S., 99 min.) Mon., Oct. 8, 7 p.m., $4.50-$8.50.

DENNIS FLYER MEMORIAL THEATRE Camden County College, Blackwood, N.J., 856-216-2170. Sacco and Vanzetti (2006, U.S., 80 min.) Peter Miller's doc on the Italian immigrants who were executed in 1927 after being unfairly convicted of murder. Thu., Oct. 11, 7 p.m., free.

GERMAN SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA 611 Spring Garden St., 215-627-2332, www.germansociety.org. The Lives of Others (2006, Germany, 137 min.) A Stasi officer spies on a Socialist playwright and his actress girlfriend in 1984 East Germany. Fri., Oct. 5, 7 p.m., $10-$15 includes a light meal.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, www.ihousephilly.org. Celluloid Literati: An Evening of Experimental Films Part of the 215 Festival. Thu., Oct. 4, 9 p.m., free. To the Winged Distance: Films by Robert Beavers Rarely seen experimental movies by the reclusive American filmmaker. Mon., Oct. 8, 7 p.m., free. Omar Tyree's The Lure of Young Women (2007, U.S., 116 min.) A film producer uses morally questionable tactics to snag a hottie to be his leading lady. Tue., Oct. 9, 7 p.m., $5-$7.

THE LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, www.mtairyvideolibrary.com. Ten Canoes (2006, Australia, 90 min.) Tribesmen build canoes, hunt, tell stories and fight over women in Rolf de Heer's tragicomedy, the first feature film made in an Aboriginal language. Thu., Oct. 4, 7 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., Oct. 5-6, 7 and 9 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 7, 5 and 7 p.m., $5 includes popcorn. Knee Deep: Center in the Park Senior Environment Corps (2004, U.S., 30 min.) A group of elderly volunteers sample and test the water of local creeks in this doc. Wed., Oct. 10, 7 p.m., free.

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., Oct. 8, 9 p.m., free.

THE SECRET CINEMA Moore College of Art & Design, 20th and Race streets, 215-965-4099, www.thesecretcinema.com. A Birthday Salute to Larry Fine In celebration of the Philadelphia-born Stooge's 105th b-day, Secret Cinema presents Three Stooges shorts, rare footage and two guest speakers: Stooges superfan Scott Reboul, and Larry Fine's niece, Phyllis Goldbloom. Fri., Oct. 5, 8 p.m., $7.

SHOWCASE AT RITZ CENTER 900 Berlin-Haddonfield Road, Voorhees, N.J., 856-770-0600. The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962, U.S., 70 min.) After his girlfriend dies, a doctor tries to transplant her head onto the body of another woman. Shown with Screaming Skull (1958, U.S., 68 min.) A newlywed couple gets haunted by the ghost of the hubby's recently deceased wife. Thu., Oct. 4, 7 p.m., $5. Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959, U.S., 62 min.) Tagline of the week: Crawling horror ... unleashed by the depths of hell to kill and conquer! Shown with Monster From a Prehistoric Planet (1967, U.S./Japan, 90 min.) When a wild baby reptile is found in a cave and put into a Toyko zoo, his mom and dad come looking for him, and they're not happy. Thu., Oct. 11, 7 p.m., $5.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Fisher-Bennett Hall, 3440 Walnut St., www.ceas.sas.upenn.edu, www.cinemastudies.upenn.edu. Lola (1961, Italy/France, 90 min.) A man finds purpose in life when he falls in love with the titular character, a cabaret dancer. Tue., Oct. 9, 3 p.m., free. Toyko Story (1953, Japan, 134 min.) Ozu's simple and utterly bleak tale of elderly parents and ungrateful children. Wed., Oct. 10, 7 p.m., free.

URSINUS COLLEGE Olin Auditorium, 601 Main St., Collegeville, 610-409-3000, ext. 2432. Pan's Labyrinth (2006, Mexico/Spain/U.S., 112 min.) A young girl escapes fascist Spain by creating her own fantasy world. Thu., Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m., free.