Dance

Dance Umbrella. Presents Pilobolus. Program A on Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. Program B on Oct. 28 and Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. Emerson Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston. $17-$26. Call 931-3100 for tickets and more information.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. "La Strada" on Oct. 28 at 4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. Fellini's early masterpiece and the film that brought him international acclaim, "La Strada" has been out of distribution since 1988. The timeless story of an innocent peasant girl employed and seduced by an itinerant circus strongman. Giulietta Masina is outstanding as Gelsomina the waif, and Anthony Quinn and Richard Basehart's performances equal hers as the two men in her life.

"Household Saints" from Friday, Oct. 29 through Thursday, Nov. 11. at 3, 5:20, 7:40 and 10 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 12:40 p.m. This is a dreamily realistic fable, based on a novel by Francine Prose. Set in New York's Little Italy in the years following World War II, this film examines the changing American culture through three different generations of Italian-American women and each woman's unique relationship to faith and family tradition. A freak heat wave causes a father to wager his only daughter against a blast of cool air in a pinochle game; a deal of cards begins a relationship that will produce a child obsessed with miracles.

Coolidge Corner Cinema. 390 Harvard St., Brookline. 734-2500. On Thursday, Oct. 28. "Tito and Me" at 7:40 p.m. "It's All True" at 6, 7:50 and 9:45 p.m. "Menace II Society" at 9:35 p.m. "Like Water for Chocolate" at 5:45 p.m.

Loews Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. On Thursday, Oct. 28. "A Bronx Tale" at 11:40 a.m. and 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:45 p.m. "Mr. Wonderful" at 12:40, 3, 5:10, 7:20 and 9:30 p.m. "Judgment Night" at 12:30, 2:50, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:10 p.m. "The Beverly Hillbillies" at 12:20, 2:25, 4:30, 6:40 and 8:50 p.m. "Demolition Man" at 12:05, 2:35, 4:55, 7:30 and 9:55 p.m. "Malice" at 12:55, 3:15, 5:40, 8 and 10:20 p.m. "Cool Runnings" at 11:30, 1:45, 4, 6:10 and 8:35 p.m. "The Good Son" at 3:30, 5:55, 8:15 and 10:30 p.m. "The Fugitive" at 1:05, 3:45, 6:25 and 9:20 p.m. "Mr. Nanny" at 1:25 p.m. "Dazed and Confused" at 11:50, 2:00, 4:15, 6:55 and 9:05 p.m.

Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambrdige. 864-4580. On Thursday, Oct. 28. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" at 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 and 11:45 p.m. "Rudy" at 11:45 a.m. and 2:05, 4:25, 6:45, 9:45 p.m. and 12:25 a.m. "M. Butterfly" at 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:50, 10:15 and 12:15. "Wedding Banquet" at 12:10, 2:25, 5:45, 8:10, 10:30 and 12:35. "The Age of Innocence" at 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m. "Rocky Horror" at 12:40 a.m.

Loews Janus. 57 JFK St. Harvard Square. 661-3737. "The Joy Luck Club" at 1, 4, 7 and 10 p.m.

Theatre

Falsettos. Through Oct. 31. The Tony Award-winning musical is the story of a man who, after years of marriage, leaves his wife and son for a gay lover. $20-$52.50. Call 931-2787 for tickets and more information.

Five Guys Named Moe. Through Oct. 31. The hit Broadway revue, which features the music and jazz and rhythm-and-blue artist Louis Jordan. Wilbur Theatre, 245 Tremont St., Boston. Call 423-4008 for tickets and more information.

Forever Plaid. Indefinite run. In Stuart Ross's tribute to the "guy groups" of the '50s and '60s, the Plaids, a semi-pro harmony group killed on the eve of their first big-time gig, have come back from the dead to croon their tunes. Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington St., Boston. Call 357-8384 for more information.

Lady from the Sea. Through Nov. 14. A revival of Henrik Ibsen's tale of Ellida Wangel, a wife who dreams of leaving the domestic life. $18-$38. Call 266-0800 for more information.

The Real Live Brady Bunch. Through Nov. 7. Adapted and directed by Jill Soloway. The champion of television sitcoms comes to the stage. Scripts taken from the '70s show are played by an alladult cast. Charles Playhouse, Tuesdays through Sundays. Call 426-6912.

The Secret Garden. Through Nov. 21. The Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, about children and adults renewed by the natural world. Wheelock Family Theatre, 180 the Riverway, Boston. Call 734-4760 or 731-4426 for tickets and more information.