Mortal Kombat
The 1995 video game adaptation on 35mm, techno score and all. Retrograde puts it in the eight o'clock slot on a Thursday, which is exactly where it belongs.
More at Ambler Theater
Dodsworth
William Wyler's 1936 marriage drama, running as a Deep Focus selection. Sunday afternoon screening at one, part of Hollywood Summer Nights.
Steel Magnolias: A Tribute to Dolly Parton
A tribute screening of the 1989 Louisiana beauty shop weepie, with Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Daryl Hannah and a young Julia Roberts. One show, seven o'clock.
Queen Kelly
Erich von Stroheim's troubled 1932 Gloria Swanson picture, rarely booked anywhere. Two showtimes on the Hollywood Summer Nights calendar, 4:15 and 7.
Around the same time
Cyan Xavier, Lash Out, Micor Girl and Emo Spacebird
Four bands on a Sunday at the Haverford Road room. A small stage on Haverford Road with a long habit of booking bands nobody else will.
American Red Cross Babysitter Certification Course
A full-day Red Cross course for ages 11 to 15: diapering, feeding, first aid, plus resume and interview practice. Bring lunch and a notepad. $87, and the certification card does not expire.
Behind the Scenes Tours: Fonthill Castle From Tower to Crypt
Ninety minutes off the normal route through Henry Mercer's concrete castle: tower stairs, hidden passageways, the rooms the standard tour skips. Steep and dark in places, age fourteen and up.
