A restored "Godfather" at Cinerama

Leave the gun, take the cannoli and head to Cinerama this week: "The Godfather," Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 Oscar-winning epic drama, plays through Thursday in a fully restored 35 mm print. Overseen by Coppola himself and by film preservationist Robert A. Harris (who masterminded the beautiful recent restorations of "Rear Window," "Vertigo" and "My Fair Lady," among others), the new version has been examined frame-by-frame and digitally restored. A new DVD set of the three "Godfather" films — all of which were restored — is now available, but you'll want to see this gem on the big screen. It screens daily at noon, 4 and 8:15 p.m. (with special 12:15 a.m. shows tonight and Saturday) at Cinerama, 2100 Fourth Ave., Seattle; call 206-441-3080 or see www.movietickets.com for advance tickets.

The series "Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made Of: Shakespeare on Film" unspools this week at SIFF Cinema, co-presented with Seattle Shakespeare Company and featuring a tasty assortment of films old and new. Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho" (inspired by "Henry IV") opens the series tonight, followed by an Orson Welles double feature of "Macbeth" and "Othello" on Saturday, Ian McKellen in "Richard III" paired with Al Pacino in "Looking for Richard" on Sunday, Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet" on Monday, Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet" Tuesday and Paul Mazursky's "Tempest" Wednesday. All films will be introduced by Seattle Shakespeare Company members. A series pass for all eight films is $45 ($35 SIFF supporters). SIFF Cinema, 321 Mercer St., Seattle; for more information, see www.siff.net or call 206-633-7151.

The Grand Illusion this week presents Otto Preminger's 1959 courtroom drama "Anatomy of a Murder," starring James Stewart and featuring a score (and screen appearance) by Duke Ellington. The film received seven Academy Award nominations (including Stewart's fifth career nod). 1403 N.E. 50th St., Seattle; 206-523-3935 or www.grandillusioncinema.org.

Metro Classics continues this week with a tribute to the Rossellini/Bergman film family, with a Wednesday-night screening of Alfred Hitchcock's spy thriller "Notorious," starring Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant. It screens in 35 mm at 7 and 9 p.m. at the Metro, 4500 Ninth Ave., Seattle; 206-781-5755 or www.landmarktheatres.com.

"The Exiles," Kent Mackenzie's 1961 film about Native American life in Los Angeles, screens in a new 35 mm print at Northwest Film Forum through Thursday. All but abandoned after getting praise at film festivals upon its completion, the film was recently restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and seen last month at the Port Townsend Film Festival. NWFF, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle; 206-267-5380 or www.nwfilmforum.org.

The Reel Rock Film Tour visits the Neptune Theatre Thursday, with a selection of climbing and adventure films, along with gear giveaways and appearances by top climbers. 7 p.m. at the Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th, Seattle; tickets are $12 in advance (available at Feathered Friends, Second Ascent, Vertical World Climbing Gym and the Neptune box office) or $14 at the door. For more information, see www.reelrocktour.com.

Two Turkish films screen Sunday as part of Turkfest Movie Night at the Museum of History & Industry. "Mutluluk (Bliss)," screening at 4 p.m., is the story of a man assigned to defend a young relative by committing an honor killing; "Yasamin Kiyisinda (The Edge of Heaven)," at 7 p.m., is an acclaimed drama that entwines the lives of its Turkish and German characters. Both films have won a number of awards at film festivals (with "The Edge of Heaven" winning the screenplay award at last year's Cannes Film Festival), and appeared at the Seattle International Film Festival earlier this year. Tickets are $9 each and available at the door or through www.brownpapertickets.com. MOHAI, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle; for more information, see www.turkfest.org.

"Death Note II: The Last Name," directed by Shusuke Kaneko and based on a popular Japanese graphic novel series, will have special screenings Wednesday and Thursday at a handful of local theaters, including Pacific Place. The event will also include a behind-the-scenes look at the film's making and an on-screen interview with Kaneko. For more information or to buy advance tickets, see www.fathomevents.com.

And finally, this week's midnight movie at the Egyptian is Quentin Tarantino's 1994 breakthrough "Pulp Fiction," featuring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and a dancing Uma Thurman. Tonight and Saturday at 805 E. Pine St., Seattle; 206-781-5755 or www.landmarktheatres.com.

Moira Macdonald: 206-464-2725 or mmacdonald@seattletimes.com