Thursday, August 30
American Beauty (122 min., 1999). Flashbacks (UA Berkeley 7, Berkeley, 9:00)
Burden of Dreams (94 min., 1982). With film editor Maureen Gosling in person. Always for Pleasure: the Films of Les Blank (Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, 7:00)
Friday, August 31
Bunraku (124 min., 2010). With a kung-fu pop quiz and an appearance by co-star and storyboard artist Neil D’Monte. (Grand Lake Café, Oakland, 7:00)
Drama of Jealousy (107 min., 1970). In Italian with English subtitles. Bellissima: Leading Ladies of the Italian Screen (PFA, 7:00)
High Plains Drifter (105 min., 1973). Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years (PFA, 9:05)
Once Upon a Time in the West (175 min., 1968). With DJs and Sixties-themed activities. Summer Nights (Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, 5:00)
Saturday, September 1
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (81 min., 1956). In Japanese with English subtitles. Life Is Short: Nikkatsu Studios at 100 (PFA, 6:30)
A Colt Is my Passport (84 min., 1967). In Japanese with English subtitles. Life Is Short: Nikkatsu Studios at 100 (PFA, 8:15)
Sunday, September 2
The Blue Angel (100 min., 1930). Berkeley Underground Film Society (708 Gilman St., Berkeley, 7:30)
Wednesday, September 5
The Crisis of Civilization (82 min., 2011). Preceded by potluck and social hour at 6:30 p.m.; followed by discussion (Humanist Hall, Oakland, 7:30)
The Nervous Films of Janie Geiser (total running time 60 min., 2002-12). Seven short films. Alternative Visions (PFA, 7:00)