Repertory Film

Your weekly guide to local film events, festivals and under-the-radar screenings.

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AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, www.amblertheater.org. You Must Remember This: Warner Bros. Story 1923-1949 (2008, U.S., 60 min.) Get a free sneak peak of the upcoming three-part WHYY doc on the golden age of Warner Brothers, hosted by Time film critic and historian Richard Schikel. For WHYY and theater members only. Call for more info on how to become a member. Thu., Sept. 18, 7 p.m. free.

THE BALCONY The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St., 215-922-LIVE, thetroc.com. Old School (2003, U.S., 91 min.) "You're my boy, Blue!" After Mitch (Luke Wilson) learns his girlfriend is into gangbangs, he moves on and starts a frat with his man-child buddies Beanie (Vince Vaughn) and Frank (Will Ferrell). Mon., Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m., $3 includes drink or snack.

THE BRIDGE 40th and Walnut streets, 215-386-3300, thebridgecinema.com. Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland (2007, U.S.) Sesame Street resident Abby Cadabby replaces Alice as she falls down the rabbit hole in search of her magic wand. Sun. and Tue., Sept. 14 and 16, 10 a.m., $3.50. High School (1968, U.S., 75 min.) Legendary doc director Frederick Wiseman takes a fly-on-the-wall approach to Philly's Northeast High School. Sun., Sept. 14, 6 p.m., free. Titicut Follies (1967, U.S., 84 min.) Wiseman's debut goes inside the walls of a hospital for the criminally insane. Mon., Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m., free. See Shaun Brady's story on p. 42.

COLONIAL THEATRE 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. Baby Face (1979, U.S./U.K., 117 min.) This movie is one of the reasons the Hayes Code — the strict Hollywood rules for censorship — was invented. Barbara Stanwyck, in all of her vampy glory, hops into bed with any man willing to help her move up on the social ladder. Totally scandalous. Sun., Sept. 14, 2 p.m., $4-$7.

COUNTY THEATER 20 E. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-6789, countytheater.org You Must Remember This: Warner Bros. Story 1923-1949 (2008, U.S., 60 min.) Mon., Sept. 15, 7 p.m. See the Ambler Theater listing.

EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY Secret Cinema, 2124 Fairmount Ave., 215-236-3300, thesecretcinema.com. House of Women (1962, U.S., 85 min.) To celebrate their tenth year of screenings at the famed Fairmount jail (near Al Capone's old cell!), Secret Cinema unleashes their favorite women in prison flick. Young and pregnant Erica (the great character actress Shirley Knight) is wrongly convicted and sent to a prison where children play in mommy's cell, despite terrible conditions. Fri., Sept. 12, doors at 7 p.m., screening begins at 8 p.m., $8.

LITTLE THEATER 7141 Germantown Ave., 215-247-3020, mtairyvideolibrary.com. Reprise (2006, Norway, 105 min.) Phillip and Erik are friends and aspiring novelists whose lives take wildly divergent paths when one of their novels is published and the other is not. Fri.-Sat., Sept. 12-13, 8 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 14, 7 p.m., $6 includes popcorn.

N. 3RD 801 N. Third St., 215-413-3666, norththird.com. Fancypants Cinema Weekly open screening for shorts — bring your own VHS or DVD. Tue., Sept. 16, 9 p.m., free.

PAULSDALE 128 Hooton Rd., Mt. Laurel, N.J., 856-231-1885, alicepaul.org. Iron Jawed Angels (2004, U.S., 125 min.) Hilary Swank stars as suffragette Alice Paul in this HBO movie about the fight for womens' right to vote. Catch the film at Paul's own digs! Register before Mon., Sept. 15, by calling 856-231-1885 or e-mailing info@alicepaul.org. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. Thu., Sept. 18, 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation.

PHILADELPHIA CITY INSTITUTE LIBRARY 1905 Locust St., 215-685-6621, freelibrary.org. My Brilliant Career (1979, Aus., 100 min.) Judy Davis stars as Sybylla, an Aussie living in the early 20th century who eschews marriage with her rich and dreamy paramour (Sam Neill) to become a governess to her illiterate neighbor. Shown as part of a series of Monday matinees at the Free Library's Rittenhouse branch. Mon., Sept. 15, 2 p.m., free.

THE ROTUNDA Andrew's Video Vault, 4014 Walnut St., 215-573-3234, armcinema25.com. Rain Without Thunder (1993, U.S., 85 min.) Using a documentary style, director Gary Bennett presents a futuristic world where abortion is completely outlawed. The Handmaid's Tale (1990, U.S./Germany, 108 min.) Continuing with the pro-choice, "what if" is the adaptation of Margaret Atwood's book of the same name. After an environmental disaster makes most women infertile, a religious regime takes over. The few fertile women left are forced into sexual slavery and become baby-makers on legs. Thu., Sept. 11, 8 p.m., free.

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SCRIBE VIDEO CENTER 4212 Chestnut St., third floor, 215-222-4201, scribe.org Those who Teach, Make In honor of their 25th anniversary, Scribe instructors get a chance to show of their short films. Fri., Sept. 12, 7 p.m., $5, free for members.

URSINUS COLLEGE International Film Festival, Olin Auditorium, 601 E. Main St., Collegeville, 610-409-3000, ursinus.edu. Beijing Bicycle (2001, France, 113) Guei arrives in Beijing from rural China and gets a job as a bike messenger. His bike is stolen by teenage Jian, who wants it for status and to impress the ladies. Everyone around the two men are affected by Guei and Jian's desire for the bike. In Mandarin, with English subtitles. Discussion and refreshments to follow the film. Thu., Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m., free.

WOODEN SHOE BOOKS 508 S. Fifth St., 215-413-0999, woodenshoebooks.org. Attica (1980, U.S., 97 min.) A TV movie re-telling of the 1971 rebellion at Attica Correctional Facility. Prisoners took 38 guards hostage, demanding better conditions. Stubbornness from both prisoners and officials led to a violent end, with several guards killed in the process. Stars a post-Electric Company Morgan Freeman. With special guest speaker Ashanti Alston, a former member of the Black Panther Party and current member Black Liberation Army, who was incarcerated for a decade on charges of armed robbery. Presented by the National Jericho Movement, which seeks to free U.S. political prisoners. Sat., Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m., free.