This Week in Screenings 10/13-10/19

Leslie Cheung in a movie about the lives of two Peking Opera performers.

The Green Knight | Tiny Minotaur Fantasy Movie Drive-In 2

Screening at the Museum of Human Achievement.

Ghostbusters (1984) | Alamo Drafthouse 

The first one.

The Others | Alamo Drafthouse 

Spooky Nicole Kidman movie.

Psycho (1960) | Alamo Drafthouse 

The first one.

Friday the 13th (1980) Violet Crown Cinema | Blue Starlite Central & Downtown

And for some reason on Weds at Cinépolis but only for $5.

Friday the 13th III in 3d (1982) and Thirteen Ghosts (2001) — We Luv Video

Skip right to 3 and then watch Tony Shalhoub in Thirteen Ghosts.

Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter | Alamo Drafthouse 

If only someone was showing part 2 then we’d have a full set.

Based on the title I’m assuming this was the last one, right?

NOWHERE | Austin Film Society

Gregg Araki shows you the ‘90s.

Saturday 10/14

An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt, Who Will Not Be There | Alamo Drafthouse

Screening of the World of Tomorrow shorts trilogy.

Don Hertzfeldt will not be there.

FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS | Galaxy 

$5 screening of a Terry Gilliam classic.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula | Blue Starlite Central 

Go just for Keanu’s British accent.

Parents | Museum of Human Achievement 

Presented by Popp-O-Vision with a meal of mystery meat.

Get Out + Society Double Feature | Alamo Drafthouse 

Continuance of Nia DaCosta’s Through the Looking Glass series.

This time it’s two movies with rich white people who are not to be trusted.

Häxan (1922) with a live Score — We Luv Video

How are they gonna get that orchestra in that little room.

The Nightmare Before Christmas | Blue Starlite Central 

Kinda early but go off.

Sunday 10/15

The Hunger Games | Cinemark | Regal | Flix Brewhouse 

Come see Katniss and the gang.

SCREAM | Hotel Magdalena 

Hyperreal Film club presents the original Scream.

Silence of the Lambs | Ipic 

They are going all in showing the movie multiple times this week.

Good movie though.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING | Galaxy

$5 screening of this 263 minute movie.

Demons | Violet Crown Cinema 

Produced by Dario Argento and directed by Lamberto Bava. A bunch of demons are let loose on a crowd in a movie theater.

Jade | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

William Friedkin movie starring David Caruso.

Famous for taking off his sunglasses on TV.

Monday 10/16

BARCELONA | Austin Film Society

Part of the 3 by Whit Stillman series.

The Fog | Blue Starlite Central 

Shown with live fog.

DRESSED TO KILL | Alamo Drafthouse 

Brian De Palma is so campy.

Even when problematic.

The Lost Boys | Alamo Drafthouse 

Joel Schumacher is also campy.

Creature from the Black Lagoon | Flix Brewhouse

Inspiration for The Shape of Water.

Poltergeist (1982) | Alamo Drafthouse 

Tobe Hooper classic.

HFC PRESENTS: BASKET CASE at HOTEL VEGAS

Frank Henenlotter classic.

Tuesday 10/17

PASSING SUMMER | Austin Film Society

Part of the Brief Survey of the Berlin School series.

Candyman (1992) | Flix Brewhouse

Tony Todd as the original Candyman.

Drag Me to Hell | Violet Crown

Sam Raimi returned to his horror roots with this (better than it should be) movie.

Lurkers | Alamo Drafthouse 

Part of the Terror Tuesday series.

There are very few tickets left.

Wednesday 10/18

Jeff: A short film — We Luv Video

Mystery Screening fundraiser party.

Dr. Caligari | Alamo Drafthouse

This appears to be putting the Weird back in Weird Wednesday.

Also very few seats remain.

Thursday 10/19

James Baldwin Abroad: A Program of 3 Films | Austin Film Society

Three short films featuring James Baldwin.

HFC PRESENTS: CORALINE at PEASE PARK

The weather is fine.

DARKNESS (1993) — We Luv Video

Quick search found, “famous for having a large number of exploding heads in it.”

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