You Talkin' to Me? [Special Screenings, Oct. 13-20]

OC Film Fiesta. The seventh-annual festival features award-winning films, stars, parties, tributes, workshops, premieres, special events and more from Oct. 13 to Oct. 29 in downtown Santa Ana. The Opening Night Celebration & Juan Gabriel Tribute kicks off at 5 p.m. and includes a screening of the 2014 Mexican musical comedy ¿Que le Dijiste a Dios? (8 p.m.), which features songs and an onscreen appearance by the beloved music legend who passed away earlier this year. Thursday, Oct. 20, brings the documentary Code Name: Butterflies (6 p.m.), which is the incredible story of the Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic who, in the 1950s, opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo and created a movement to resist his power. Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, (714) 567-3677; www.facebook.com/filmfiesta. Thurs., Oct. 13: 5-8 p.m., Thirsty Thursday in Tangata. Students, Santa Ana residents (with ID) and OC Film Fiesta pass holders, $10 (includes film and exhibit access, but excludes drinks); Bowers members, $20 (includes film, exhibit and one free drink); general public, $30 (includes film, exhibit and one free drink); 8-9:30 p.m., ¿Que le dijiste a Dios? in Norma Kershaw Auditorium. Film only, $10; Bowers members and OC Film Fiesta pass holders, free. Thurs., Oct. 20, 6 p.m.: Code Name: Butterflies in Kershaw Auditorium. Free. All-inclusive passes available online for $60 via www.masamedia.org.

For the Love of Spock: The Life and Times of Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy. This documentary began as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek television series, but when Leonard Nimoy passed away in February of 2015, his son and the film's director, Adam Nimoy, chose to tell a different story. It's about his personal experience growing up with the veteran actor; the creation, evolution and universal impact of Mr. Spock; and the ups and downs of being the son of a cultural icon. Never-before-seen footage and interviews with friends, family and colleagues are promised. Art Theatre, 2025 E. Fourth St., Long Beach, (562) 438-5435. Fri.-Sat. Call theater for show times and ticket prices.

Priceless. Inspired by true events, this drama/thriller focuses on a truck driver (Joel Smallbone of the Grammy-winning Christian pop duo King & Country) taking a load across the country for cash after his wife has died and his daughter has been taken away from him. He's hit with a moral quandary when he learns on the road that the cargo is dangerous. Smallbone and his brother/band mate Luke, who produced the film along with their father, David, deliver a special live introduction to the film that is directed by their brother Ben. Cinemark Century Stadium 25, 1701 W. Katella Ave., Orange, (714) 532-9558; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, 26701 Aliso Creek Rd., Aliso Viejo, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, 65 Fortune Dr., Irvine, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, 7501 E. Carson Blvd., Long Beach, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Thurs., Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. $13-$15.

The Angry Birds Movie. Friday Night Flix, which is presented on a newly renovated grassy area, features a free film and family activities, cheap popcorn and reasonably priced food from surrounding eateries. Screening is the recently released animated flick about mysterious green piggies making outcast birds Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad) and Bomb (Danny McBride) angry. Woodbury Town Center, 6460 Irvine Blvd., Irvine; www.shopirvinecompany.com. Fri. Doors open, 5 p.m.; movie, 7 p.m. Free.

Polish Film Festival. The Polish American Performing Arts Club and the Polish Film Festival of Los Angeles present three days of shorts, documentaries and narrative features made in Poland and shown in Santa Ana. Friday offers Merry-Go-Round (Karuzela) and Karbala. Saturday, there's Geisha (Gejsza), The Story of Swarm (Roj) or Hear Better Underground (Historia Roja czyli w ziemi lepiej slychac), Strange Heaven (Obce niebo), One Last Time (Raz jeszcze), and Those Daughters of Mine (Moje Córki krowy). Sunday features The Introduction of Christianity A.D. 965 (Zaprowadzenie chrzescijanstwa R.P. 965); The Shuysky Tsars at the Warsaw Seym (Carowie Szujscy na sejmie warszawskim); The Touch of an Angel (Dotkniecie aniola); a shorts program with Evil Deeds (Zle uczynki), First (Pierwsze), What I Want (To, czego chce) and Grandma Day (Dzien Babci); Wilczur Walpurgis Night (Noc Walpurgi); and The Story of Swarm (Roj) or Hear Better Underground (Historia Roja czyli w ziemi lepiej slychac). Find film descriptions at www.papaclub.net or www.facebook.com/events/547244325474859/. Regency South Coast Village, 1561 Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana, (714) 557-5701. Fri., starting at 7 p.m., and Sat.-Sun., starting at 2 p.m. Shorts and documentaries, free; other screenings, $11-$15.

Singin' In the Rain. It's an outdoor screening of this 1952 MGM musical rom-com that spoofs the crossover from silent films to talkies. Gene Kelly, who co-directed with Stanley Donnen, also stars with Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. The Strawberry Bowl Amphitheater, 12762 Main St., Garden Grove, (714) 928-3894. Fri., 8 p.m. $10.

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Little Shop of Horrors. It's not the original, but rather Frank Oz's 1986 remake to which the all-dancing, all-costumed, all-lip-syncing “shadow cast” K.A.O.S. will be performing. Up on the screen, meek flower-shop assistant Seymour (Rick Moranis) spends his day caring for his plants and pining for busty co-worker Audrey (Ellen Greene). During a total eclipse, he discovers an unusual plant he names Audrey II, which feeds only on human flesh and blood that Seymour must keep supplying. The Frida Cinema, 305 E. Fourth St., Santa Ana; thefridacinema.org. Fri., 11 p.m. $8-$10.

Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie Event. It's a special, one-day-only screening of the anime that set box-office and movie grosses records in Japan and is based on the popular Disney XD series (now streaming on Netflix). Jibanyan, Whisper and Nate meet a heroic Yo-kai named Hovernyan and must travel back in time to team up with Nate's adolescent grandfather to stop an evil Yo-kai from taking over the world. AMC Orange 30, 20 City Blvd. W., Orange, (714) 769-4288; AMC Tustin Legacy at the District, 2457 Park Ave., Tustin, (714) 258-7036; Century Stadium 25, 1701 W. Katella Ave., Orange, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, 7777 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Cinemark at the Pike Theaters, 99 S. Pine Ave., Long Beach, (800) 967-1932; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, 26701 Aliso Creek Rd., Aliso Viejo, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, 65 Fortune Dr., Irvine, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, 7501 E. Carson Blvd., Long Beach, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Sat., 11 a.m. $10.50-$12.50.

Dracula, Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein Triple Feature. Ghost Party Pictures presents a monster mash of classic Universal Pictures' monsters from the studio's golden age of horror. First, sink your teeth into Tod Browning's 1931 classic starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. Then it's Boris Karloff in his famous role as a certain doctor's monster in James Whale's picture, also from '31. Capping this fright night is Elsa Lanchester joining Karloff in what is widely considered one of the best horror sequels of all time, Whale's 1935 chiller. You may have seen these pictures on television, but have you watched them on the big screen as intended? Don't worry about your bladder: The films will be separated by 15-minute intermissions. The Frida Cinema, 305 E. Fourth St., Santa Ana; thefridacinema.org. Sat., starting at 8 p.m. $8-$10.

Beetlejuice. The family-friendly Calle Cuatro Sunday Matinee is Tim Burton's 1988 paranormal comedy in which Barbara and Adam Maitland (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) die much too young when their car plunges into a river in the Connecticut countryside. Upon returning home and later realizing their numbers may be up, they are confronted by Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton), a mischievous, coarse, obnoxious ghost who supplies a hellraising hereafter. See the Stranger Things mom when she was a kid! The Frida Cinema; thefridacinema.org. Sun., 11 a.m. $1-$5.

Bolshoi Ballet: The Golden Age. Yuri Grigorovich's ballet, which is set to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich, is beamed live from Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet into theaters. A satire of Europe during the Roaring 20s, the story is set in a seaside town where the Golden Age cabaret is the favorite nightly haunt of dancers, bandits and young revelers. It's where young fisherman Boris falls in love with beautiful dancer Rita, who is also the friend of a local gangster. AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288; Century Stadium 25, Orange, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Sun., 12:55 p.m. $16-$18. Also at Regency South Coast Village, Santa Ana, (714) 557-5701. Tues., 7:30 p.m. $14-$17.

Taxi Driver. “You talking to me?” To commemorate the 40th anniversary of one of Marty Scorsese's most disturbingly brilliant films, Fathom Events brings Travis Bickle (as expertly channeled through Robert De Niro) back to the big screen for two different times on two different days. Besides seeing a digital 4K restoration overseen by Scorsese and cinematographer Michael Chapman, you'll watch an exclusive 10-minute excerpt from the reunion of the cast and crew at last year's Tribeca Film Festival. A brutal exploration of loneliness, violence and insanity, the drama has the title character becoming much too obsessed with cleaning up the scum of mid-1970s New York. AMC Fullerton 20, 1001 S. Lemon St., Fullerton, (714) 992-6962; AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288; Century Stadium 25, Orange, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Sun. & Wed., 2 & 7 p.m. $12.50.

Flight of the Refugees. The Network of Arab American Professionals presents an authentic Syrian meal and a screening of this documentary on the harrowing journey of various Syrian families as they cross the Macedonian border from Greece to Germany. (This will be of particular interest to listeners of recent This American Life episodes.) The film is followed by a Q&A with director Elias Matar, and there will be opportunities to purchase copies of his movie near the library gallery featuring “A Country Called Syria” exhibit. Cal State Fullerton, Pollak Library, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton; www.facebook.com/ACountryCalledSyria. Sun., 6 p.m. $15.

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Thelma & Louise. The Ridley Scott film that redefined feminism, won screenwriter Callie Khouri an Oscar and vaulted alleged child smacker Brad Pitt into the public consciousness is presented in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the 1 in 4 National Movement for unaccompanied homeless women. While there is no charge to enter, donations will gladly be accepted for WISEPlace, a nonprofit women's transitional housing and empowerment program in Santa Ana, and No Silence No Violence, a nonprofit committed to breaking the silence surrounding domestic violence. In the flick, Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon) become accidental outlaws on the run across the Southwest after a tragic incident in a roadside bar. The Frida Cinema; thefridacinema.org. Tues., 7 p.m. Free, but register before arriving at www.wiseplace.org/contact/thelma-louise-at-the-frida-cinema.

Kirk Cameron's Revive Us. Beamed in live from Chicago is the Christian actor—known for his recent Monumental and Unstoppable events—leading an evening of music, worship and inspirational stories. Along for the ride are pastors Francis Chan and James MacDonald, Dr. Ben Carson, authors Jennifer Rothschild and Eric Metaxas, teacher Miss Clara, the Vertical Church Band, and specially formed duo Abby Ward and Isabella Cameron. The evening concludes with answers to audience-submitted questions and a special time to pray and discuss in the theater. AMC Downtown Disney, 1565 Disneyland Dr., Anaheim, (714) 776-2355; AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288; Century Stadium 25, Orange, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark at the Pike Theaters, Long Beach, (800) 967-1932; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Tues., 8 p.m. $15.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Nightmare on Elm Street Double Feature. Presented together on the big screen for one night only is 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which is about five friends visiting their grandfather's house in the country—only to be hunted and terrorized by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals—and 1984's Nightmare on Elm Street, in which several people who include accused wife abuser Johnny Depp are hunted by a cruel serial killer who operates in the dream realm. Directors Cut Cinema at Regency Rancho Niguel, 25471 Rancho Niguel Rd., Laguna Niguel, (949) 831-0446. Tues., 7:30 p.m. $9.

Clueless. Teen Book to Movie Club presents what I'd wager is the best performance by Alicia Silverstone so far. She plays rich, shallow Beverly Hills High School student Cher, who gives a klutzy new girl (Brittany Murphy) a makeover—and is shocked when the work of art becomes more popular than the artist. Silverstone's character in Amy Heckerling's 1995 rom-com also falls hard for a character played by an actor much more in demand these days: Paul Rudd. Fullerton Main Library, Teen Area, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 738-6334. Wed., 4 p.m. Free.

Bridget Jones's Diary. For more proof that originals are far better than the sequels that follow, check out 2001's rom-com with a pre-surgically enhanced Renée Zellweger playing a Brit who jots down in her journal the details of her hunt for a mate among a field that includes Brits Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. Fullerton Main Library, Osborne Auditorium, (714) 738-6327. Thurs., Oct. 20, 1 p.m. Free.

The Tale of Despereaux. Family Movie Night offers this 2008 animated comedy, based on Kate DiCamillo's book, about a mouse rescuing a beautiful princess from rats. Fullerton Main Library, Osborne Auditorium, 353 W. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton, (714) 738-6327. Thurs., Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Rob Zombie's 31. Wonder how many attendees of the Kirk Cameron deal will stick around for this? The maker of heavy-metal music and the movies House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects, as well as the Halloween reboot, brings the story of five carnival workers who are kidnapped the night before Halloween and held hostage in a large compound. They are forced to play a deadly game called 31 against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs. The cast includes the director's wife, Sheri Moon Zombie, and Malcolm McDowell. The event also features screenings of the music videos for “Gore Whore” and “Get Your Boots On,” a Q&A with Rob Zombie and a special look behind the scenes. AMC Orange 30, (714) 769-4288; Century Stadium 25, Orange, (714) 532-9558; Cinemark Century 20 Huntington Beach, (714) 373-4573; Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, (844) 462-7342; Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26, (844) 462-7342; www.FathomEvents.com. Thurs., Oct. 20, 7 p.m. $15.

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ASIP Films: Horror Special. Titles have not been released, but Associated Students Inc. Pictures promises multiple scary movies through midnight. Better grab a friendly arm for the walk back home, Titans defensive linemen. Cal State Fullerton, Titan Student Union Titan Theatre, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, (657) 278-4219. Thurs., Oct. 20, 4, 7 & 10 p.m. Free.