Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger (Star rating unavailable)Celebration with Dizzy Gillespie, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis, Courtney Pine and the Harrison/Blanchard Jazz Messengers. At 7:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and 1 p.m. Feb. 20; $5. (Unrated)
Theater: Academy Theater
Beautiful Thing (Star rating unavailable)
Bound (Star rating unavailable)
Back-to-back showing of critically acclaimed films. In the first, two teens in south London (Scott Neal and Glenn Berry) meet and fall in love. Next, Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon and Joe Pantoliano star in a suspense crime thriller.
The Gay and Lesbian Cultural Festival fund-raiser includes an auction of items donated by Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Midler and other celebrities. Call 941-0424 ext. 11 or ext. 13 for details. At 6 p.m. Saturday; $10 in advance, $12 that day. (Unrated)
Theater: Hawaii Theatre
Le Plaisir 
A mask bestows youth on an elderly man; a group of prostitutes take a holiday in the country; and an artist weds a model after her failed suicide attempt. Peter Ustinov narrates the 1951 film about the joy and irony of romance, based on short stories by Guy de Maupassant. At 6 and 8 p.m. Monday; $5. (Unrated)
Theater: Movie Museum
'Round Midnight
A boozy American jazzman in 1950s Paris is virtually adopted by a fan. Homage to jazz musicians features a once-in-a-lifetime performance by tenor-sax player Dexter Gordon. Herbie Hancock served as music director. At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; $5. (Unrated)
Theater: Academy Theater
Sankofa (Star rating unavailable)
Title translates as "one must return to the past in order to move forward." Mona, a contemporary African American, embarks on a spiritual journey to experience slavery. Call Revolution Books at 944-3106 for details. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 22; $5. (Unrated)
Theater: University of Hawaii Art Auditorium
The White Balloon (Star rating unavailable)
A young girl wants to buy a goldfish for the New Year celebration, but adults turn her simple quest into an odyssey. Charming film from Iran won the Camera D'Or at the 1995 Cannes festival. Subtitles. Cinematheque presents films in Room FA-214. At 3 p.m. Wednesday; free. (R)
Theater: Leeward Community College
Film night
The South Seas Cinema Society presents a cartoon set in Hawaii, a WWII newsreel, Chapter 3 of a serial set in the South Pacific and a romantic musical filmed on Kauai. Bring a dish for the potluck. Call 395-1973 or 254-5328 for details. At 6:30 p.m. Saturday; free. (Unrated)
Theater: Long's Audio/Video, Koko Marina