The week’s best off-the-grid picks
Girls in Film Film Festival: A one-day showcase of work by the women of the UWM Film Department starts Monday with a meet-the-filmmakers event (with pizza!) at UWM’s Women’s Resource Center in the UWM Student Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., at 5:30, followed by the movies at 7 p.m. and a Q&A with filmmakers after that, both in the UWM Union Cinema. Admission is free. Info: cinema.uwm.edu.
“Tokyo Godfathers”: Three homeless men in Tokyo find a baby girl on a garbage heap on Christmas Eve, and as they take care of her, they rediscover how they all came together in the first place. Loosely based on a story that spawned a slew of classic Westerns, this 2003 Japanese animated classic is showing in a new digital restoration. 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at Marcus Theatres’ Majestic and South Shore cinemas, and 7 p.m. Monday at the Silverspot Cinema at The Corners of Brookfield, 20111 W. Blue Mound Road. See websites for ticket prices: marcustheatres.com and silverspot.net/films.
“Stargate”: Return to the 1994 sci-fi movie/epic/ metaphor that launched a thousand cable TV series, showing in a director’s cut edition. 6:30 p.m. Friday at Times Cinema, 5906 W. Vliet St. $6. Info: timescinema .com.
Miyazaki March at the Avalon Theatre: The Avalon, 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., continues its series of classics by Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki with the beloved “My Neighborhood Totoro” from 1988, at noon Saturday, and the 1999 favorite “Kiki’s Delivery Service,” 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. All tickets are $9. (See the website for a complete schedule.) Info: avalonmke.com. “Labyrinth”: David Bowie’s a memorable Goblin King in Jim Henson’s beloved 1986 live-action/puppet fantasy, co-starring a young Jennifer Connelly. 1 p.m. Sunday, and 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at Marcus Theatres’ Bistroplex Southridge, Majestic, Menomonee Falls, Ridge and South Shore cinemas. $5. Info: marcustheatres.com.
“GoodFellas”: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta play the title mobbedup guys in Martin Scorsese’s 1990 opus. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday at the Silverspot Cinema at The Corners of Brookfield, 20111
W. Blue Mound Road. See website for ticket prices: silverspot.net/films.
“That Hamilton Woman”: Laurence Olivier is British naval hero Admiral Nelson and Vivien Leigh is the controversial woman in his life (and of the title) in this 1941 romantic melodrama, long rumored to be the favorite movie of none other than Winston Churchill. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave., free parking is available in a marked lot across Royale Place (see Allis for details). $10, $7 for students and seniors, free for museum members. Info: charles allis.org.
Two movies by Pedro Costa: A rare showing of works by the Portuguese film master includes his latest, 2019’s “Vitalina Varela,” and his 1997 classic “Ossos.” The latter is showing at 7 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday, and the former is at 9 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday, both at UWM Union Cinema. $5, free for UWM students and Union Cinema members. Info: cinema.uwm .edu.
“And When I Die, I Won’t Stay Dead”: Filmmaker Billy Woodberry will be in attendance for this screening of his look at African American surrealist poet Bob Kaufman. 7 p.m. Wednesday at UWM Union Cinema. Free. Info: cine ma.uwm.edu.
“Jesse Malmed: Been Theres Then”: Chicago artist and curator Jesse Malmed stages a multimedia performance and screen reading that’s part memoir and part time travel, among other things. 8 p.m. Friday at The Open, 830 E. Chambers St. $5 suggested donation. Info: microlightscinema.org.