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THURSDAY: The lives of the endangered herds of northern Alaska are followed in Being Caribou (Leanne Allison and Diana Wilson, 2005), with Sierra Club activist Vicky Hoover at both screenings 7:15, 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY (Nov. 11-17): The Dalai Lama constructs a sand mandala in Werner Herzog's new documentary Wheel of Time (2005). See Opening for review 7:15, 9:15 p.m.; also Sat & Sun 2, 4 p.m.; Wed 2 p.m.
ROXIE
3117 and 3125 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com; 835-4783 and www.thirdi.org for further information on 3rd I Festival screenings. $8 save as noted. Short-run repertory on two screens, separated by a bar, in one of the most adventurously programmed theaters in the U.S.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: Make It Funky! (Michael Murphy, 2005). All proceeds for this film go to Louisiana Rebirth, an organization devoted to rebuilding New Orleans culture 7 p.m. Where the Truth Lies (Atom Egoyan, 2004) 7, 9:15 p.m.; also Wed 2, 4:30 p.m. The Aristocrats (Paul Provenza, 2005) 9:15 p.m.
FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY (Nov. 11-17): "Matters of Life and Death", a program of recent films by Jay Rosenblatt. 7, 8:45 p.m.; also Sat, Sun, Wed 2, 4 p.m.
FRIDAY: The 3rd I Festival screens here today and Sunday. "Local South Asian Short Films" 7 p.m. The rapid rise and sudden fall of Indian film stars Rahul Roy, Kumar Gaurav and Bhagyashree is charted in Sunset Bollywood (Tolani, Hong Kong/India) 9 p.m.
SUNDAY: 3rd I -- The story of Indian migrants attempting to land in Canada in 1914, Continuous Journey (Kazimi, Canada/India) 11:30 a.m. Silent Waters (Sumar, Pakistan) 1:30 p.m. City of Photos (Jain, India) 4 p.m. No More Tears, Sister (Klowdawsky, Canada/Sri Lanka) 5:30 p.m. A film about the mighty river Ganges: River to Heaven (Ferraro, U.S./India) 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY: The local premiere ofWalMart: The High Cost of Low Prices (Robert Greenwald, 2005). $10 8 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER
1800 Market (at Octavia), 865-5555; www.frameline.org for this program. "Frameline at the Center," a free monthly film series, continues.
THURSDAY (Nov. 10): A transgender seminary student tours America in Call Me Malcolm (Joseph Parlagreco, 2004) 7:30 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Koret Visitor Education Center (save as noted), 151 Third St. (between Mission and Howard), 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org. Screenings are free with museum admission of $12.50.
DAILY (Closed Wednesdays): Through Nov. 18 -- What's in the box? An interactive presentation of The Magical Worlds of Joseph Cornell (2003) Thurs, Fri, Mon, Tues 2:30 p.m.; Sat & Sun 1 p.m. My Eyes Were Fresh Thurs 4, 7:30 p.m.; Fri, Mon, Tues 4 p.m.; Sat & Sun 3 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Koret Auditorium, Lower Level, 100 Larkin (at Grove), 557-4400, http://sfpl.lib.ca.us. A weekly video program screens on Thursdays and occasional other days. Free.
THURSDAY (Nov. 10): A "Guns, Germs and Steel" series tracing 13,000 years of human evolution continues with Conquest (2005) noon.
SUNDAY (Nov. 6): The 12th annual Exhibition and Competition of Independent Filipino Films and Videos. Titles TBA 1 p.m.
STANFORD
221 University (at Emerson), Palo Alto, (650) 324-3700, www.stanfordtheatre.org. $6. This handsomely restored neighborhood palace usually (but not always) screens pre-1960 Hollywood fare in the best available prints, with excellent projection. Closed Monday through Wednesday.
THURSDAY & FRIDAY: "Bang! Bang! Bang!" exclaims Jennifer Jones' plumber in Ernst Lubitsch's very pleasant comedy Cluny Brown (1946; 7:30 p.m.), with Charles Boyer her intended. Vivian Leigh and Laurence Olivier star in Winston Churchill's favorite film of all time, Lady Hamilton (Alexander Korda, U.K., 1941; 5:15, 9:20 p.m. ).
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: There's intrigue among Himalayan nuns in Black Narcissus (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, U.K., 1947; 7:30 p.m.; also Sun 3:45 p.m.), beautifully photographed in color by the late great Jack Cardiff. It screens with Jack Clayton's careful adaptation of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, The Innocents (1961; 5:35, 9:20 p.m.), chillingly shot in black and white by Freddie Francis.
UA GALAXY
1285 Sutter (at Van Ness), 474-8700 for venue; 554-0525 and www.aifisf.com for this program. For regular screenings at this multiplex, see our Showtimes page. The 30th annual American Indian Film Festival concludes a run here this week.
WEDNESDAY (Nov. 9): A program of eight documentaries, averaging half an hour each, begins with Grandmother's Prayer (Murray). $5 noon Mohawk Girls (Deer) and Sleep Dancer (Pocowatchit). $7 7 p.m.
VICTORIA THEATRE
2961 16th St. (at Mission), 863-7576, www.victoriatheatre.org. This venerable old house frequently rents itself out for special screenings.
SATURDAY (Nov. 12): The premiere of a locally filmed comedy, Slapdash (Colin Hebert, 2005). See www.slapdashmovie.com for more. $8 7:30, 9:30 p.m.
YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
701 Mission (at Third Street, in Yerba Buena Gardens), 978-2787, www.ybca.org. $8 save as noted. This venue's Screening Room is a home for film and video programs of all sorts.
WEDNESDAY (Nov. 9): California Newsreel screens The Blue Eyes of Yonta (Flora Gomes, Guinea-Bissau, 1991), about teenage girls in this post-independence African nation. $7 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY & SATURDAY: Visiting Artist: Miranda July showcases the director of Me and You and Everyone We Know with a program of short films and readings. Check the YBCA Web site for the assignment July wants all her auditors to complete before attending her presentation ("Learning To Love You More Assignment #52: Write the phone call you wish you could have") 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY (Nov. 6): S.F. Cinematheque presents "Crosscurrent of Indelible Fragments", a program of Super 8, video and live performance by John Reily, the collective EPIC [abridged] and Owen O'Toole 7:30 p.m.
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