GOODNESS, GRACIOUS BAM cinematek presents a special Valentine’s Day screening of Howard Hawks’s “Ball of Fire” (1941). Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck star in the subversive take on the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. In this version, Stanwyck plays a brassy nightclub singer who seeks refuge with seven old professors in order to hide from the mob. Cooper is among the professors, who eventually welcome her presence. Tonight, 7 and 9:30 p.m., 30 Lafayette Ave., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, $10 general, $7 seniors, students, and children under 12, $6 members.

LOVE AND WAR Josee Dayan’s “Cet amour-la ” (2001) is screened as part of the series “To Murder the Cinema,” a tribute to director and writer Marguerite Duras, who died 10 years ago. The film follows the love affair between Duras and Yann Andrea, 30 years her junior. Today, 12:30, 4, and 7 p.m., Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-355-6160, $9 general, $7 students, $2 members in advance, free for members at the door. Note: The film is in French with English subtitles.

MYSTERIOUS APPEAL Kinka Usher’s “Mystery Men” (1999) is screened as part of the Onion Film Series, presented by the satirical weekly. The film stars Greg Kinnear as Captain Amazing, a talented by unlikeable superhero. When he is captured, his duties fall to a ragtag group of secondary saviors, played by Hank Azaria, Ben Stiller, and Paul Reubens. Thursday, 8 p.m., Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. at 2nd Street, 212-505-5181, $8 general, $6 seniors and students, $5 members.

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