Brokeback Mountain

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Central Cinema $5 Daily from Wed., May 7 until Sun., May 11, 10:00pmDaily from Wed., May 7 until Sun., May 11, 7:00pm

Ang Lee’s magnificent 2005 film is about people who live where the rules are pretty much the same as they were 100 years ago. Its power comes from its unblinking look at the cost, in desperation and denial, of living in this century by those rules. Herding sheep in high Wyoming solitude, Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger unexpectedly fall into a sexual relationship. Brokeback’s canvas gives Lee room for extremes: spectacular vistas and intimate moments that convey everything about their “real” relationships with women (Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway) down below. (R) SHEILA BENSON

United Artists Retrospective

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SIFF Cinema Daily from Wed., April 30 until Wed., May 21, 7:30pm

Through May 21, repertory series honors the studio founded in 1919 by icons of the silent movie era (Chaplin and Pickford among them). This week's titles include The Night of the Hunter (Wed.), a Billy Wilder double-feature of Some Like It Hot and The Apartment (Sun.), and Scorsese's love letter to The Band, The Last Waltz (Tues.). See SIFF Web site for full schedule and details. (NR) SIFF Cinema, 321 Mercer St. (McCaw Hall), 448-2186, www.siff.net. $85-$100 (series), $5-$10 (individual). BRIAN MILLER

Black Panthers Film Series

Films document the Black Panther movement, connected to the current exhibit of photographs by Stephen Shames. (NR) Odegaard Library, Room 220. Free. Mon.-Sun. Ends May 19.

Odegaard Undergraduate Library, UW campus

Daily from Mon., April 7 until Mon., May 19, 12:00pm-1:00pm

Transgender Film Festival

"Translations" is the title of this four-day fest. Thursday begins with a 6 p.m. discussion of films including West Side Story at the Capitol Hill Library. Friday, at NWFF, filmmaker Gwen Haworth will introduce her autobiographical She's A Boy I Knew. And on Saturday there's a Trannyshack Seattle party at Neumo's for those 21 and over. See www.seattlequeerfilm.org for full schedule, prices, and details.

Northwest Film Forum

Daily from Fri., May 9 until Sun., May 11, 8:45pm

To Do List

Sunday, May 11

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Paramount Theatre, Sun., May 11, 7:00pm

Seattle Trumpet Consort
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Trinity Parish Church, Sun., May 11, 2:00pm

Ron van der Ende: Motor Memory
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OkOk Gallery, Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., May 10 until Tue., June 10

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