Thursday, January 22
Sid and Nancy (112 min., 1986). Parkway Classics (The New Parkway, Oakland, 9:30)
Race to Nowhere (85 min., 2010). Post-film discussion and panel on alternative education (Berkeley Rose School, 7:00)
Friday, January 23
This is Spinal Tap (82 min., 1984). Reel Rock (Parkway, 10:30)
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (65 min., 1991). Jean-Luc Godard: Expect Everything from Cinema (BAM/PFA, Berkeley, 7:00)
Ace in the Hole (111 min., 1951). Ready for His Close-Up: The Films of Billy Wilder (BAM/PFA, 8:30)
Groundswell Rising (70 min., 2014). Post-film discussion with director Renard Cohen and a member of 350.org (First Unitarian Church Oakland, 7:00)
Saturday, January 24
Falling Leaves (80 min., 1967). Discovering Georgian Cinema (BAM/PFA, 6:30)
Once Upon a Time There Was a Singing Blackbird (80 min., 8:15) Discovering Georgian Cinema (BAM/PFA, 8:15)
Bolshoi Ballet: La Bayadere (Rialto Cinemas, Elmwood, 10:00 am)
Vernacular Visions 15 (Black Hole Cinema, Oakland, 8:00)
Sunday, January 25
Sabrina (113 min., 1954). Ready for His Close-Up: The Films of Billy Wilder (BAM/PFA, 4:00)
In Praise of Love (97 min., 2001). Jean-Luc Godard: Expect Everything from Cinema (BAM/PFA, 6:30)
Comedy Cookie Jar (1923-29). Silent Screen Sundays, with live musical accompaniment (Art House Gallery and Cultural Center, Berkeley)
Monday, January 26
National Theatre Live: Skylight (Rialto Cinemas, El Cerrito, 7:00)
Tuesday, January 27
Records Collecting Dust (2015). Doc Night, post-film Q&A with director Jason Blackmore (Parkway, 7:00)
Nanook of the North (85 min., 1922). Documentary Voices (BAM/PFA, 7:00)
National Theater Live: Treasure Island (Rialto Cinemas, 7:00)
Standing on Sacred Ground: Pilgrims and Tourists (57 min., 2013). Spring 2015 Film Series (International House, UC Berkeley, 7:00)
Wednesday, January 28
Battleship Potemkin (70 min., 1925). Film 50: History of Cinema, with lecture by Emily Carpenter and live music by Judith Rosenberg (BAM/PFA, 3:10)
New Voices: African Shorts (75 min., 2013-2014). African Film Festival 2015 (BAM/PFA, 7:00)
The Crash Course (2014). Chapters 21-26 (Humanist Hall, Oakland, 7:30)