Film
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POUND PUPPIES A new director’s cut of Robert Downey’s rarely seen cult film “Pound” (1970) has its theatrical premiere this weekend. The strange story involves a pack of dogs in a GreenwichVillage pound, chatting and mating together before their execution. The film includes the acting debut of a very young Robert Downey Jr.; he plays a puppy. Friday through Thursday, August 25, Friday, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., other times vary, Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-505-5181, $8 general, $6 seniors and students, $5 members.
STAND-UP GUY The Museum of the Moving Image screens “The Robin Harris Story: We Don’t Die, We Multiply” (2004) as part of the series “Black Light: Films from the African Diaspora.” The documentary, directed by Topper Carew, includes performance footage of the comedian, as well as interviews with Martin Lawrence, Robert Townsend, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, $10 general, $7.50 seniors and students, free for members.
FOOD COURT Kevin Smith’s 1995 comedy “Mallrats” can be seen on the big screen at two late-night screenings this weekend. Friday and Saturday, midnight, Sunshine Cinema, 143 E. Houston St., between First and Second avenues, 212-330-8182, $10.75 general, $7 seniors.
YOUNG DIRECTORS The Sony Wonder Technology Lab presents the youth film festival “Urban Visionaries.” The screening highlights works by highschoolers, and some of the student filmmakers are on hand to discuss their experiences in movie production. Saturday, 2 p.m., Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th Street and Madison Avenue, 212-833-5414, free, reservations recommended.
CLASS REUNION Richard Haines directed the goofy horror film “Class of Nuke ‘Em High” (1986), set at Tromaville High School, where innocent students start behaving badly after being exposed to nuclear radiation from a nearby power plant. It’s screened as part of the Coney Island Saturday Night Film Series. Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave., between Stillwell Avenue and West 12th Street, Brooklyn, 718-372-5159, $5, includes free popcorn.
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