FREE SCREENING OF "FOOD, INC." TONIGHT

We're lovin' it -- Food, Inc. is a documentary about how and why fast food is killing us because when you're broke, it's more economical to eat off the 99-cent menu at McD's than buy a bunch of broccoli from Whole Foods. But don't take our word for it, check out our tipster Monica the Intern's review over at Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website, then follow her to the FREE screening tonight at the Embarcadero Center Cinema, 7:30 pm. No RSVP required, but get there early because like everybody knows about this now.

BAD MOVIE NIGHT TONIGHT AT THE DARK ROOM, $5 "MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON"

We think part of the reason to pay $5 at the Dark Room to see a bad movie like this that is probably on Turner Classics as part of your basic cable package right now as we key this in, is that it's more fun to see a bad movie with a bunch of other people who also think it's a bad movie. Group groan, anyone? Think about it.

Tonight it's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, starring one of America's corniest actors, Jimmy Stewart as a Congressman who does the right thing. Hokey. So be sure you don't choke-y on your popcorn between guffaws.

The Dark Room is located at 2263 Mission Street (between 18th & 19th).

FREE SCREENING OF "IRMA LA DOUCE" TONIGHT, 5 PM

Ooops, sorry -- we just found out that the French cultural and educational center, the Alliance Française, has been showing FREE movies all month -- all shot in or set in Paris as part of a "20 Films in Paris" series. Our bad.

But we hope we can redeem ourselves by letting you know that tonight you can see the comedy classic "Irma La Douce" starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine (1963), directed by Billy Wilder. And, as an added bonus we can let you know that Wednesday night's Frenchie flick is Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge (2008), starring Juliette Bincohe. Subtitled in English.

Both films start at 5 pm. Click here for complete deets.

FREE MOVIE NIGHT AT ON THE CORNER - BULLITT

Get into the groove of the Swingin' Sixties tonight at On the Corner (literally, on the corner of Divisadero & Oak). FREE movie night tonight featuring a San Fran classic, "Bullitt" starring Steve McQueen. 9:30 pm. $2.50 beers, $3 sangria, FREE popcorn and pizza specials.

The "Bullitt" car chase scene is as famous for showing off the streets of San Fran as it is for taking some twists and turns that fling our hero Bullitt from one end of the city to the other. Take a right at Potrero Hill and you'll be in North Beach? And other impossibilities made possible only through the magic of film...oh, and now re-created on Google maps -- check out the "Bullitt" car chase on Google maps here.

FREE MOVIE NIGHT AT ON THE CORNER - BLAZING SADDLES - POPCORN INCLUDED

On the Corner at 359 Divisadero (@ Oak) does FREE movie night tonight (and every Thursday), starting at 9:30 pm sharp. Tonight's flick is the Mel Brooks classic Blazing Saddles (1974) -- and the On the Corner cafe will even throw in some FREE popcorn.

Come watch Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Harvey Korman and Madeline Kahn cut up on the cafe's 9' x 12' screen and hang out with the locals (and/or other Mel Brooks fans). Drink specials, pizza specials, and did we say popcorn? Oh, yeah.

Check out some more Nights at the Corner -- Tuesday is for knitters and Wednesday is for board games (supplied by neighbor Gamescape, so this ain't exactly your grandmother's board game night).

What was that address again?

On the Corner
359 Divisadero @ Oak

It's a part of the Divisadero Corridor, or what's now being referred to as San Francisco's most eclectic neighborhood.

FIVE BUCK TUESDAYS AT THE CASTRO THEATRE

The Castro Theatre shows flicks on Tuesday nights for $5. Yep, Five Buck Tuesdays feature classic hits from days gone by shown on the big screen in this vintage Castro St. movie house.

Come early for the FREE pipe organ concert before the 6:15 pm and 8:30 pm shows.

Tonight's feature is My Little Chickadee, starring W.C. Fields and Mae West (1940).

ISAAC HAYES FLICK "TRUCK TURNER" AT YBCA TONIGHT

Right after Sir Isaac kicks some ass in this unsung 1974 dynamite, action-packed blacksploitation classic, he tells the punk he just jacked up, "Anybody asks you what happened, you tell 'em you been hit by a Truck. Mack 'Truck' Turner."

Watch trailer above -- seeing is believing. Then catch a rare showing of Truck Turner tonight at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Screening Room, Terrace Level of the Galleries and Forum Building, 701 Mission @ 3rd.

7:30 pm, $8. One night only. Hide your mamas!

VIRTUAL JFK FLICK AT THE RED VIC

Come out, come out, conspiracy theorists and friends wherever you are. (And bring those history buffs with you!) There's a flick having its San Francisco premiere at the Red Vic, "Virtual JFK -- Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived" running from March 20-24.

Multiple screenings and prices. Matinees are just $7.

What if Kennedy wasn't killed on that dark day in Dallas and went on to win a second term in 1964? Would the Vietnam War have escalated as it did under subsequent presidents Johnson and Nixon? Would the '60s have been the '60s? Filmmaker Koji Masutani uses an array of resources including recently declassified and never-before-seen archival footage, documents and audio tapes to create a "virtual history".

HULA TIME: DIAMOND HEAD PLAYS TODAY AT THE CASTRO THEATRE

Burgeoning camp classic, "Diamond Head" (1963) has a rare showing today as part of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. Castro Theatre, 12 noon, $11.

The festival guide describes the film as:

A bigoted white plantation owner (Charlton Heston) resents native Hawaiians and mixed-bloods taking over his inheritance in this steamy, spectacular widescreen soap opera of changing political landscapes and interracial romance.

But if you haven't already grabbed your umbrella and headed out for some faux aloha with a dash of Yvette Mimieux (she plays Heston's kid sister), here's more from the San Francisco Bay Guardian.

The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival runs through March 22, so still plenty of time to catch some cool flicks.

SF GREEN PARTY FREE MOVIE NIGHT -- "MILK"

Aw, c'mon. Don't tell us you're all "Milk"-ed out? You can see this Gus Van Sant flick in public one more time before you go and buy it on DVD. Especially since it's FREE. Or, maybe even more especially since it's being shown tonight as part of the San Francisco Green Party's FREE movie night.

7 pm doors open for socializing, movie starts at 7:30
SF Green Party headquarters
1028A Howard St., btwn. 6th and 7th

FREE organic vegan popcorn! Beer, kombucha and other drinks available for a donation. "Milk" won two Academy Awards -- Sean Penn (Best Actor) and Dustin Lance Black (Best Original Screenplay).