Philadelphia Weekly

Ambler Theater
$4.50-$8. 108 E. Butler Ave. 215.345.7855. www.amblertheater.com

Play Time
(1967) (Shown on film): It 's not being shown in its original 70 mm, but even 35 mm is a terrific way to behold Jacques Tati's stupendous eyesore. The French comic built a small city, funded partially on his own dime, to film this raspberry to urban sprawl--a near-plotless collection of gags so dense and often obtuse that each viewing yields a virtually different movie. Tati was aiming for a style of humor that relies on audience participation. His reward? Thin box-office numbers, bankruptcy and the near-destruction of his career. A- Thurs., Nov. 15, 7pm.

Babe
(1995) (Shown on DVD): Sure, it's cute, but doesn't the crazier, more profound, criminally underrated (not to mention George Miller-helmed) sequel deserve some attention? B Sat., Nov. 17, call for time.

The 4th Dimension
(2006) (Shown on video): A PFF '06 favorite making a brief pitstop home, Tom Mattera and Dave Mazzoni's debut melds Lynch with Pi. Shot in Super 16 mm, the expressionistic film follows an antiques shop worker obsessed with time and memories whose reality is thrown into question upon receiving a broken antique clock. Mattera and Mazzoni will be present at both this screening and the one at the County Theater. (Not reviewed.) Wed., Nov. 21, 7pm.

Bryn Mawr Film Institute
$3.50-$9.25 (unless otherwise noted). 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr. 610.527.9898. www.brynmawrfilm.org

Play Time
(1967) (Shown on film): See Ambler Theater. A- Wed., Nov. 14, 7pm.

Wizard of Oz
(1939) (Shown on DVD): When will Return to Oz get the love? Wheelies are way freakier than flying monkeys. A- Sat., Nov. 17, 11am.

Welcome to Sarajevo
(1997) (Shown on film): Stephen Dillane, Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei headline this early bid at topicality from the prolific Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People, A Mighty Heart), which follows a group of reporters who get emotionally involved with their subjects in you-know-where. (Not reviewed.) Tues., Nov. 20, 7pm.

Chestnut Hill Film Group
Free. Screening room at the Chestnut Hill Branch of the Free Library, 8711 Germantown Ave. 215.248.0977. www.armcinema25.com

Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939) (Shown on film): An epic at only 103 minutes, John Ford 's saga of pre-Revolutionary War newlyweds Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert is only so-so dramatically, but as Ford's first in color it's indispensable. Ford's like a kid with a new set of toys; dig Fonda's climactic mad dash from dawn to dusk, each shot a stunning Technicolor experiment. With Edna Mae Oliver as a scenery-chewing widow. B Tues., Nov. 20, 7:30pm.

Colonial Theatre
$4-$7. 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville. 610.917.0223. www.thecolonialtheatre.com

The Great Race
(1965) (Shown on film): Beginning with one of the awesomest opening title sequences ever (eat your heart out, Saul Bass), Blake Edwards ' neo-screwball romp reaches near It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World in length, but is infinitely more endurable. Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood are the good guys in a road race from New York to Paris (you heard me). The arch-villains are a mustachioed Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk. (Not reviewed.) Sat., Nov. 17, 2pm.

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