Film

The revivals of Humphrey Bogart classics during Harvard’s [1] exam period long ago put the Brattle Theater (40 Brattle St., Cambridge [2], 617/876-6837, www.brattlefilm.org [3]) on the map. It sill runs Bogey marathons along with foreign films, New Wave cinema, and more recent independent fare in a delightfully shabby Harvard Square [4] theater. Film directors regularly show up to introduce shows.

Also in Cambridge [2], Kendall Cinemas (1 Kendall Sq., Cambridge, 617/499-1996, www.landmarktheatres.com [5]) shows first-run art-house and foreign films in a well-appointed theater serving espresso at the candy counter.

The large, art deco Coolidge Corner Theatre (290 Harvard St., Brookline, 617/734-2500, www.coolidge.org [6]) anchors its neighborhood with a gorgeous space for second-run and cult movies, as well as concerts and lectures by best-selling authors. It also has a smaller video screening room for DV (digital video) films and local work.

Free films, tending towards the classics, are shown in the Rabb Lecture Hall of the Boston Public Library [7] (700 Boylston St., 617/536-5400, www.bpl.org [8]), usually on Mondays.

During the summer, Free Friday Flicks (617/787-7200, www.wbz1030.com [9]) brings family-friendly blockbusters outdoors to the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade.

The Museum of Fine Arts [10] (465 Huntington Ave., 617/369-3306, www.mfa.org [11]) also regularly screens contemporary foreign films and movies relating to current art exhibitions.