Monday, ZYZZYVA Movie Night returns to the Roxie with author Lauren Markham presenting Andy Goldsworthy doc Rivers & Tides (on 35mm) followed by a conversation with Jenny Odell, and The Encampments continues at the Roxie (as well as at the New Parkway and Rialto Elwood), Across the Universe at the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission and Secret Mall Apartment there as well at the Smith Rafael, and Love & Pop as at the Balboa.
Tuesday, director Sareen Hairabedian presents her new film My Sweet Land in person at the Vogue, the Grand Lake has a community movie night screening of The Ride Ahead, Dazed and Confused and Tobe Hooper's Spontaneous Combustion are at the Drafthouse, Water for Life is at the New Parkway, amd Julien Donkey-Boy at the Balboa.
Wednesday, Selena and newly restored Sal Mineo-starring, homoneurotic 60s sleaze Who Killed Teddy Bear? are at the Drafthouse, BAMPFA welcomes curator Allyson Unzicker to present her series, Media and Migration on Screen, beginning with a selection of short films, and continuing in the evening with Pinar Öğrenci presenting her documenta 15 installation, The Avalanche, Misericordia and the new Princess Mononoke restoration continue at the Roxie, Gimme Shelter (on 16mm) is at the Balboa, and Fried Green Tomatoes is at the Vogue.
Thursday, the 68th SFFILM Festival returns—see our reviews of a few festival picks below—kicking off with the Josh O'Connor-starring Rebuilding and continuing through next weekend, this month's Roxie staff pick is Superbad, Werner Herzog's latest, Theater of Thought, is at the Smith Rafael followed by a conversation about neurotechnology, the Orinda theater has a free screening of Casablanca, and the Stanford's final week of their Three Great Directors calendar starts with an Ernst Lubitsch double feature of The Love Parade and Monte Carlo (both on 35mm, repeating Friday).
Friday, Pride & Prejudice (repeats Saturday) is at the Drafthouse, at BAMPFA, Pinar Öğrenci returns to presents two more of her films in the afternoon and SFFILM Festival takes over the theater for the remainder of the weekend, The Teacher opens at the Roxie, who also have the latest entry in their First Looks shorts program, One to One: John & Yoko and The President's Wife open at the Smith Rafael, After Hours is at the Balboa, the Odyssey Film Institute has another talkie Friday at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum with a screening of William Castle's House on Haunted Hill (on 16mm), Shapeshifters has a night of multimedia mayhem featuring puppet performances from Happy Accident and Facing West Shadows, Mean Girls is at the New Parkway, Reservoir Dogs (repeats Saturday) at the Vogue, and moth doc Nocturnes flitters onto Proxy's outdoor screen.
Saturday, Russ Meyer's SuperVIXENS is at the Orinda, the Roxie has a weekend-long Lou Ye program with Summer Palace and Spring Fever up first, Monty Python's Life of Brian is at the Drafthouse, the Stanford wraps up its current calendar with a Rouben Mamoulien double feature featuring Greta Garbo at her most flagrantly bisexual and one of the most famous special effects transitions in cinema history, respectively, with Queen Christina and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (both on 35mm, repeating Sunday), It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! (repeats Sunday) and SF-set romcom Just Like Heaven is at the 4 Star, the Niles has a free comedy shorts matinee as well as their usual monthly comedy shorts night, both featuring Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd, Lady Snowblood is at the Balboa, and Speculations on Capture is at Gray Area.
Sunday, an advance screening of Cheech & Chong's Last Movie is at the Drafthouse, The Big Lebowski and Jesus Christ Superstar are at the New Parkway, Inherent Vice is at the Balboa, Rats! with the directors in person, Alice in Wonderland, and Media Meltdown Movie Madhouse presenting Microcosmos are at the 4 Star, and the Roxie's Lou Ye series returns with his latest, An Unfinished Film, plus Blind Massage and Suzhou River.
