Fairly easy choices, this time around.

Kung Fu Panda opens in theaters next week and will be hard to dislodge till, say, midsummer, so don’t drop $11 on a SIFF ticket. Try the cheerily titled Polish film Time to Die (11 am at Pacific Place) instead.

Next up, a very rare chance to check out Josef von Sternberg’s über-bizarre final film, The Saga of Anatahan (1:30 pm at the Harvard Exit).

Then stick around for the equally ambitious local film Great Speeches from a Dying World (4 pm at the Harvard Exit), a somewhat-experimental doc by Stranger Genius Award winner Linas Phillips about lofty language and lowly circumstances.

The evening belongs to the Jordanian film Captain Abu Raed (6:30 pm at Pacific Place), which is, according to Brendan Kiley, “just as sweet and slow as molasses.”

And finally—assuming you’ve already seen the “Don’t Miss!” entry Bad Habits (9:15 pm at the Egyptian)—we recommend the distressing Blind Mountain (9 pm at Pacific Place).