This Week in Screenings 7/7-7/13
Friday 7/7
Presented by Hyperreal Film Club
Kathryn Bigelow vampire movie. Really smart cause they drive around in cars with the windows blacked out like I think vampires would do.
THE GREEN RAY | Austin Film Society
I always think an Eric Rohmer movie is gonna be boring and so far none of the ones I've seen are.
Part of the Lates series
I have no idea what to expect but it should be interesting.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Cinemark
I forgot the first movie in the series wasn't just called Pirates of the Caribbean.
Part of a little Greta Gerwig series before Barbie comes out.
Saturday 7/8
The Hunger | Double Feature with Ganja and Hess | Paramount Theatre
Big weekend for vampire fans at the Paramount.
John Doe from the band X is gonna show some film noir movies this weekend and as you can see starred in a remake of one. Looks like a good series.
Cool Runnings | Blue Starlite Downtown
Jamaican bobsled team movie. I look for them every Winter Olympics.
Stand By Me | Blue Starlite Downtown
Stephen King's coming of age story.
Sunday 7/9
My Neighbor Totoro | Double Feature with The Iron Giant | Paramount Theatre
The Fanning sisters do the voices of the kids in the English Dub of Totoro which is why I prefer it.
$5 screening of the 1978 musical about ‘50s nostalgia.
I like the sequel.
KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL | Austin Film Society
OUT OF THE PAST | Austin Film Society
More John Doe hosted Noir at AFS.
Part of the champagne cinema series.
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind | Regal | Violet Crown | Cinemark
One of two Ghibli classics showing this week
When Marnie Was There (Subtitled) Brunch | Alamo Drafthouse
From the director of The Secret World of Arrietty.
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | Cinemark
50th anniversary extended version of this concert film.
Monday 7/10
Castle in the Sky (Dub) | Regal | Violet Crown | Cinemark
The other classic Ghibli
Babe: Pig in the City | Alamo Drafthouse
From the director of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Psychological horror movie starring Anthony Hopkins.
Shakes the Clown | Hotel Vegas
Hyperreal Presents
Bobcat Goldthwait’s alcoholic clown movie.
Tuesday 7/11
$2 screening.
This is how I was introduced to Charles Grodin.
I already knew who Bonnie Hunt was. She was in Davis Rules.
If you haven’t seen this movie this is your chance. Or if you have, watch it again cause you probably didn’t see it at the Paramount.
NAOMI KAWASE: THE GRANDMOTHER TRILOGY | Austin Film Society
Part of the Essential Cinema series.
Three short films exploring her relationship with her grandmother. BFI called her Japan’s most famous female director.
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) | Alamo Drafthouse
Part of the Terror Tuesday series
It’s so creepy.
Wednesday 7/12
The Red Shoes | Paramount Theatre
This movie has to be seen in a theater to really appreciate it.
Did y’all hear about those Orcas attacking boats
The Telephone Book | Alamo Drafthouse
Part of the Weird Wednesday series
A woman attempts to track down an obscene phone caller. But its a comedy. Where else would you see this.
Thursday 7/13
Raging Bull | Paramount Theatre
Rough movie.
I’m gay and I watch a lot of movies
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