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Repertory

A weekly roundup of what else is screening around town.

By Matt Prigge

Add Comment | Comments: 0 | Posted Mar. 12, 2008

Free. 3701 Chestnut St. 215.387.5125. www.ihousephilly.org

Cleo From 5 to 7

(1962) (Shown on film): Recently feted with a lavish Criterion box set, French New Wave's chief female member Agn�s Varda is arguably best known for this portrait, which spends 90 minutes with a pop singer (Corinne Marchand) awaiting test results from her doctor. Melancholy, whimsical and occasionally even strange, complete with a show-stopping faux-silent movie starring then-marrieds Anna Karina and Jean-Luc Godard. Stay afterward for this month's Film Discussion Group, led by I-House's brilliant curator (and peerless projectionist) Robert Cargni. B+ Sat., March 15, 7pm.

Syndromes and a Century

(2006) (Shown on film): More words next week on the latest mysterious object from Thai wonder Apichatpong Weerasethakul. But know this, Philadelphia cinephiles: This is just the first in an actual series on the filmmaker. Following will be not only his great Tropical Malady but two full nights of his many, many shorts. A- Wed., March 19, 7pm.

Little Theater

$5. 7141 Germantown Ave. 215.247.3020. www.mtairyvideolibrary.com

No Country for Old Men

(2007) (Shown on DVD): Josh Brolin wuz robbed. A- Fri., March 14-Sat., March 15, 8pm; and Sun., March 16, 8pm.

National Mechanics

Free. 22 S. Third St. www.philebrity.com

Sexy Beast

(2000) (Shown on DVD): WIP's Anthony Gargano hosts the TLA/Philebrity Screening Series, screening a film that deploys surprisingly few F-bombs. Only 115 in 89 minutes? That doesn't even crack the top 100 on Wikipedia's "Films That Frequently Use the Word 'Fuck'" page. It does, however, hold the record for most consecutive utterances of the word "no": 25. B+ Thurs., March 13, 7:30pm.

Scribe Video Center

$8-$10. International House, 3701 Chestnut St. 215.387.5125. www.ihousephilly.org

On the Downlow

(2007) (Shown on video): Scribe Video Center brings forth this doc from filmmaker Abigail Child, which turns its cameras on four men trying to deal with their bisexuality in Cleveland's African-American community. The feature will be paired with Scribe's homegrown short A Glance Into Their Life, in which the focus is on LGBTQ youth ages 16 through 22. (Not reviewed.) Thurs., March 13, 7pm.