John Garfield works his way up, seizing any opportunity, to become a famous champ in this classic of boxing films. The 1947 film by director Robert Rossen also stars Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere and William Conrad. At 8 p.m. July 25 and at 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. July 27; $5. (Unrated)
Theater: Movie Museum
Children of Paradise
Timeless masterpiece tells the witty, captivating story of a rough-and-tumble theatrical troupe in 19th-century France. Jean-Louis Barrault is the mime whose unfulfilled love for free-spirited Arletty dominates his life, even as he achieves fame. At 7 p.m. Friday and at 1, 4:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday; $5. (Unrated)
Theater: Movie Museum
The Convent (Star rating unavailable)
Convinced Shakespeare was Spanish, a professor (John Malkovich) brings his wife (Catherine Deneuve) to an ancient convent in Arrabida. There, a sinister guardian, a seductive assistant and the wife's resentment over her husband's "work" create an increasingly bizarre story. At 1 and 7:30 p.m. July 25, at 7:30 p.m. July 26 and 27, and 4 p.m. July 28; $4. (Unrated)
Theater: Academy Theater
Murder, My Sweet 
Hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) becomes involved in homicide and blackmail, in an adaptation of Raymond Chandler's "Farewell My Lovely." Also starring Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley and Otto Kruger. At 3, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Sunday; $5. (Unrated)
Theater: Movie Museum
Nostalgia for Countryland (Star rating unavailable)
The Hawaii International Film Festival presents director Dang Nhat Minh's tender story of a youth in a North Vietnamese village, his lonely sister-in-law, struggling with adult life, and a young woman returning to Vietnam from the United States. A half-hour before the screening, members of Hawaii's Vietnamese community and people who have recently traveled to Vietnam will talk about rural and expatriate life. (Call HIFF at 528-3456. The film will also be screened at Castle Theater on Maui 7:30 p.m. Saturday.) At 8 p.m. Friday; $6. (Unrated)
Theater: Hawaii Theatre
On Approval
Return to Yesterday (Star rating unavailable)
First is a British gem showcasing Beatrice Lillie as a woman who exchanges boyfriends with her companion. Clive Brook is the leading man, director and producer (and co-author for the script) of this hilarious comedy. Next, Brook stars in another gem with Anna Lee and Dame May Witty in "Return": he is a famed Hollywood actor who seeks simply to act, and decides to audition for a seaside repertory company. At 5:30 and 8 p.m. Monday; $5. (Unrated)
Theater: Movie Museum
Safe (Star rating unavailable)
When conventional medical treatment fails to help an upper middle-class California woman suddenly afflicted with a bewildering array of symptoms and maladies, she begins to explore New Age lifestyles and ideas. Director Todd Haynes' story of another world of secret perils is his second feature; his first, "Poison," won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.
Christine Vachon, producer of "Safe," "Swoon," "Go Fish," "Kids" and "I Shot Andy Warhol," will present the screening. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; $4. (Unrated)
Theater: UH-Manoa Art Auditorium