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Dark Room Theater. Bad Movie Night: Snakes on a Plane. Sun. Jan. 6, 8 p.m. $5. 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987, www.darkroomsf.com.
Red Vic Movie House. Manufactured Landscapes: Documentary focuses on the work of Edward Burtynsky, internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry. Wed., Jan. 2, 2, 4, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Thu., Jan. 3, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m. Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo: Who says rock stars don't have a sense of humor? Les Claypool's loopy, loony comedy about a Northern California jam band. Fri., Jan. 4, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 5, 2, 4, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 6, 2, 4, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Mon., Jan. 7, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.; Tue., Jan. 8, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m. 1727 Haight (at Cole), 668-3994, www.redvicmoviehouse.com.
The Roxie New College Film Center: All in This Tea: See Ongoing listings. Nightly at 7:00 and 8:40 p.m. Additional Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday matinees at 2:30, 4:00, and 5:30 p.m. Through Jan. 2. Diva: Frédéric Andréi is on the run across Paris in the classic '80s film. Through Jan. 2. Helvetica: See Ongoing listings. Nightly at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Additional screenings Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Through Jan. 3. "The Pornography of the Bicycle": 28 short films. Thu., Jan. 3, 7 & 9:30 p.m., $7-$10. Meeting Resistance: See Opening listings. Jan. 4-10, 6:30 p.m. The Roxie New College Film Center, 3117 16th St. (at Valencia), 863-1087, www.roxie.com.
SF Museum of Modern Art. "Douglas Gordon: Pretty Much Every Film and Video Work from About 1992 Until Now": Through Feb. 24. Seeing yourself seeing: Olafur Eliasson: In conjunction with exhibitions "Take Your Time," and with "Your Tempo." Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 4 p.m.; Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. Continues through Feb. 24. Jeff Wall: Retrospective: Michael Blackwood Productions presents a retrospective film. Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays, 4 p.m.; Thursdays, 7 p.m. Continues through Jan. 28. "The Films of Emile de Antonio": For Point of Order, de Antonio pulled material from 188 hours of kinescopes of the 1954 Army-McCarthy Senate hearings. Jan. 5-Dec. 29, 1 p.m. "Art:21: Art in the 21st Century: Protest": A film in conjunction with artist An-My Lê's exhibit, which depicts Vietnam War reenactors staging theatrical battles. Jan. 7-May 4. 151 Third St. (at Mission), 357-4000, www.sfmoma.org.