This Week in Screenings 3/3-3/9

Friday 3/3 

History of the World Part 1 | Alamo Drafthouse

I’m interested to see if this holds up.

RRR CelebRRRation | Alamo Drafthouse, Galaxy,and Cinemark   

If you haven’t seen it in a theater yet you have to go. If you have seen it go again.

THE RULES OF THE GAME | Austin Film Society

1939 satirical comedy take down of the the upper class French.

The Land Before Time | Regal 

I had the Burger King toys.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Blue Starlite Mueller 

No car needed. One of my favorite movies as a kid. RIP Angela Landsbury one of the greats.

Friday the 13th | Cinemark 

Cinemark is showing some classic horror movies this weekend.

DER FAN | Austin Film Society

So many of my memories of this movie might actually be Christiane F. 

The Matrix | Alamo Drafthouse

I think this movie holds up.

Saturday 3/4 

The Virgin Suicides | Alamo Drafthouse

This might be fun to see with that Air soundtrack on a theater sound system.

The VVitch | Blue Starlite Mueller 

In the woods with fog.

Nightmare on Elm Street | Cinemark 

More Classic horror movies at Cinemark. I think these qualify as classics.

SIMONE BARBES OR VIRTUE | Austin Film Society

An influence on Knife + Heart and I love that movie so I’m very excited about this one.

Shakespeare's S##tstorm with Live Q&A | Alamo Drafthouse

Lloyd Kaufman Co-Creator of Troma Studios and director of Toxic Avenger has made their version of The Tempest and will be in attendance. 

Prior to this on Friday (3/3) there is a PooPoo Platter Drag tribute to Troma at Valhalla and Lloyd Kaufman will be there as well.  

Sunday 3/5 

HUMAN FLOW | Austin Film Society

Ai Weiwei documentary about the global refugee crisis.

Casablanca | Cinemark

If you’ve wanted to see this in a theater and haven’t had a chance.

Child’s Play | Cinemark 

This is a Classic.

Little Shop of Horrors | Galaxy 

It’s funny but some of these songs are beautiful.

Monday 3/6 

THOMASINE & BUSHROD at HOTEL VEGAS — Hyperreal Film Club

Definitely want to see this movie. This is the kind of revisionist western I can get behind.

The Return of Swamp Thing | Alamo Drafthouse

Action, Comedy, Horror, Heather Locklear.

Tuesday 3/7 

Night of the Creeps | Alamo Drafthouse

Part of the Terror Tuesday Series. I love ‘80s horror when it’s not taking itself seriously and this is one of the best. 

Wednesday 3/8 

Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers | Alamo Drafthouse

Unseen since its 1972 release. Holly Woodlawn (from Warhol’s factory) Movie Musical.

Editor’s note: Presented by Liz Purchell!

Thursday 3/9 

Sister Act | Blue Starlite Drive-in Mueller

One of the greats.