‘Solaris,’ Bugs Bunny and more

Tom Schiller, who directed some of the best shorts on the early days of “Saturday Night Live,� will appear Thursday night at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre for a screening of his 1984 film “Nothing Lasts Forever,� which was out of circulation for nearly two decades, as well as several classic “SNL� shorts such as “Don’t Look Back in Anger� and “La Dolce Gilda.�

The Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre will offer “Slow Burn: Three Classics by Andrei Tarkovsky,� which opens Friday with his best-known film, the 1972 sci-fi epic “Solaris.� On Saturday is his 205-minute 1969 masterpiece “Andrei Rublev,� based on the life and works of the 15th century poet and painter. The retrospective closes Sunday with 1975’s “The Mirror,� an autobiographical look at his experiences during World War II.

For the kiddies, the Aero marks Easter with a Bugs Bunny cartoon and egg hunt family matinee on Saturday. “Operation: Rabbit,� “Rabbit Hood� and “Bugsy and Mugsy� are among the shorts. www.american cinematheque.com

From Romania

The UCLA Film & Television Archive offers a look at “Contemporary Romanian Cinema,� starting Friday at the Billy Wilder Theater with 2009’s omnibus drama “Tales From the Golden Age� and Saturday with 2008’s “Boogie,� a drama examining a marriage. The series continues April 9. www.cinema.ucla.edu

French noir

Two of the great French film noirs -- 1955’s caper thriller “Rififi,� directed by Jules Dassin, and the 1954 crime melodrama “Touchez pas au grisbi,� starring the legendary Jean Gabin -- unspool Friday and Saturday at the New Beverly Cinema. www.newbevcinema.com

Avant-garde

On Monday, REDCAT will shine the spotlight on the avant-garde films of Irish-born, New York-based filmmaker Julie Murray. Included are 2004’s “Orchids,� a nine-minute film composed of shots of trees growing among brick ruins, and 2003’s “I Began to Wish,� which features captioned excerpts from an instructional movie for the deaf. www.redcat.org

susan.king@latimes .com