Film: Beyond the Multiplex

This week's special screenings

Bend It Like Beckham

(PG-13, 112 min.) Soccer-mad Parminder Nagra rebels against her traditional Sikh parents, in Gurinda Chadha's 2002 crowd-pleaser. With Keira Knightley. Women's History Month Films, Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 507-3860, free. Sat., Mar. 6 11 a.m.

The Color Purple

(PG-13, 154 min.) Whoopi Goldberg stars in Steven Spielberg's 1985 film of Alice Walker's novel spanning 40 years in the life of an African American woman. With Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey. 11 Oscar noms incl. picture, screenplay, actress. Women's History Month Films, Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 507-3860, free. Sat., Mar. 6 1:15 p.m.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

(PG-13, 143 min.) Johnny Depp hams it up as drunken pirate in Disney's theme park spinoff, with Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush. 5 Oscar noms: incl. actor. Saturday Afternoon Family Fun series, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 507-3400, free. Sat., Mar. 6 2 p.m.

Real Women Have Curves

(PG-13, 90 min.) In Patricia Cardoso's 2002 drama, America Ferrera is the Latina coming of age in East L.A. Women's History Month Films, Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 507-3860, free. Sun., Mar. 7 2 p.m.; Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 507-3400, free. Thur., Mar. 11 7 p.m.

Stagecoach

(NR, 96 min.) John Wayne stars in John Ford's hugely influential 1939 Western. With John Carradine, Claire Trevor. 2 Oscars: supporting actor Thomas Mitchell, score. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou series, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 507-3400, free. Tue., Mar. 9 1 p.m.

Melvin Goes to Dinner

(R, 83 min.) In Bob Odenkirk's 1981 talkfest, Michael Blieden has unexpectedly meaningful dinner conversations with three near strangers. NOTBAD (Nevadans Organized to Better Address Diversity) presents All Talk film series, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 507-3400, free. Tue., Mar. 9 7 p.m.

If These Walls Could Talk 2

(R, 96 min.) HBO's 2000 sequel to its 1996 hit, stars Vanessa Redgrave, Chlo‘ Sevigny, Sharon Stone and Ellen DeGeneres in a trio of stories about three different lesbian couples. Women of the World Cinema, Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 507-3400, free. Wed., Mar. 10 7 p.m.

Big Eden

(PG-13, 114 min.) In Thomas Bezucha's wistful 2000 debut, Arye Gross is the New York artist returning to rural Montana where he reunites with old flame Eric Schweig. Out of the Celluloid Closet series, Winchester Theater, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 455-7340, $3. Intro by Mercury critic Anthony Allison. Wed., Mar. 10 7 p.m.--AA