This Week in Screenings 2/16 - 2/22

Friday 2/16 

Romeo + Juliet | Hotel Magdalena 

Presented by Hyperreal Film Club.

A celebration of Valentine's Day.

Trolls | Regal 

The first of the Trolls movies. 

Devil in a Blue Dress | Alamo Drafthouse 

Denzel’s Neo Noir.

Drop Dead Gorgeous | Alamo Drafthouse 

Fun beauty pageant comedy.

Moulin Rouge! Movie Party | Alamo Drafthouse 

More Baz Luhrmann for Valentines day.

The Lion King (1994) | Alamo Drafthouse

The original one. 

LOCAL HERO | Austin Film Society

Bill Forsyth movie about a guy from Houston going to Scotland for business.

I think it was Houston.

It was definitely Texas.

LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE | Austin Film Society

Part of the Lates series. 

Spanish 90’s movie. 

I think that’s all you need. 

It’s all I need.

Saturday 2/17

 The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Lake Creek 7

It’s an 18+ show. 

So beware. 

Interview With The Vampire | FlixBrewhouse

Season 2 of that TV show should be starting soon right? 

The Ugly Little Boy and other strange stories | EastSide Cinema 

Presented by Bat City Cinema. I think these are some sci fi shorts.

Getting a twilight zone vibe. 

But not a lot of info here. 

Beau Travail | Alamo Drafthouse

You gotta see this. 

Romeo + Juliet | Alamo Drafthouse 

You can pretend you were at the Magdalena on Friday. 

BLOODSISTERS: LEATHER, DYKES, AND SADOMASOCHISM | Austin Film Society

Part of the Queer Cinema Lost and Found series.

A Documentary about S&M in the San Francisco 90’s lesbian community. 

Sunday 2/18

SHOW ME LOVE | Austin Film Society

The Swedish title F**KING ÅMÅL is so much better. 

Dick | Alamo Drafthouse 

I’ve never seen this movie so I’m gonna go watch it. 

That is all. 

HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS | Galaxy 

It’s the 2nd one when Chris Columbus was still directing them. 

If you Google it the page has “Quick facts” and one of the facts is “Monster: basilisk” 

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Alamo Drafthouse

I had this poster in my room when I was in college. 

The Virgin Suicides | Alamo Drafthouse

This is a really popular movie to see in a theater. Tickets are going fast. 

Goldfinger IPIC Theater

One of the the James Bond movies with a Shirley Bassey theme song.  

Dune | Cinemark​ | Regal AMC

It’s the 40th anniversary of the David Lynch Dune. 

Angel Heart | Violet Crown Cinema

Part of the Roxy Horror Picture Show series. 

Mickey Rourke is starting to think Robert De Niro might be the devil. 

Maybe that’s what this is about I’ve never seen it. 

I should probably watch it. 

Ready or Not | The Austin Eagle 

Once again Horror Hangs with Raven is presenting a movie at Austin’s Leather Bar. 

I hope Raven and Roxy aren’t always booked opposite each other.

Monday 2/19

Under The Tuscan Sun | Hotel Vegas

Presented by Hyperreal Film Club. 

Another movie I’ve never seen. 

Looks charming. 

I need to watch more movies.  

Monday Mystery Movie | Regal or AMC Screen Unseen

It’s 2 hrs and 1 min and rated PG.

Those are the clues. 

eXistenZ | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

For me this is peak Cronenberg. 

Tuesday 2/20 

The Woman Chaser | Alamo Drafthouse 

Patrick Warburton Neo Noir.

CEDDO | Austin Film Society

The series is call a Century of Sembène which is just figured out is because he was born in 1923.

I guess I should have figured that out sooner. 

Series like this make me appreciate AFS because I’ve wanted to watch most of these and have been putting it off.  

Child's Play 3 | Alamo Drafthouse

Part of the Terror Tuesday series. 

They are showing this in 35mm. 

There are at time of writing about 4 tickets left.

Wednesday 2/21

La La Land - Cinépolis 

This is how we knew Ryan Gosling could do musicals. 

Danger: Diabolik | Alamo Drafthouse

Part of the Weird Wednesday series. 

Mario Bava movie that looks like a lot of fun. 

Thursday 2/22

Princess Mononoke | FlixBrewhouse

Continuing the series of Miyazaki movies at Flix Brewhouse. 

Les Misérables | AMC

This is the recent one where they all sang on set. 

The Lobster | AMC 

I love the deadpan delivery in Yorgos Lanthimos movies.