This Week in Screenings 10/4-10/10

Friday 10/4

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 | Galaxy Theatre

They just played the first one if you saw that.

Aren’t there like three of these? 

Blazing Saddles | Blue Starlite Central 

Mel Brooks Western Race Comedy. 

The Craft | Blue Starlite Central 

Cool teen witch movie. 

Nosferatu with RADIOHEAD | Blue Starlite Central | Downtown 

They did this at Eastside Cinema but now it’s making the rounds. 

DOGRA MAGRA | Austin Film Society

Part of the Lates series. 

From the director of Funeral Parade of Roses.

MEMORIES OF MURDER | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB

Sorry y’all, it’s sold out. 

Song Kang-ho in Memories of Murder.

Saturday 10/5

Hocus Pocus | Blue Starlite Central 

Cool adult witch movie for kids. 

Jurassic Park | Texas Science & Natural History Museum 

An outdoor screening of this science movie. 

With closed captioning. 

Furious 7 | AMC

If you really wanted to watch Furious 7 in a theater now is your chance.

Shock Treatment | We Luv Video

The follow up to Rocky Horror Picture show. 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Lake Creek 7

Speaking of… 

Sunday 10/6

Encanto | Regal 

Controversial movie.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Alamo Drafthouse 

Y’all can go see this if you want but I won’t be going because I was recently gifted a Blu-ray copy. 

You can also watch Part 1 at the Galaxy. 

The Monster Squad | Flix Brewhouse

Universal Monsters vs Teens. 

From back when they made PG13 movies for kids. 

So be warned. 

Dracula, the Wolfman, a mummy and a swamp thing stand around in The Monster Squad.

Top Gun | IPIC Theaters

Fun movie about planes.

Phantasm | Alamo Drafthouse

The best of this series. 

Monday 10/7 

AMC Screen Unseen

Rated R 2hrs and 3 min. 

Hardcore | Alamo Drafthouse 

Very Paul Schrader movie. 

Nosferatu (1922) | Alamo Drafthouse 

See the silent movie with a live score. 

Tuesday 10/8

Harvey | We Luv Video

One of their teen screenings.

I think the teens are gonna love this one. 

Donnie Darko | Flix Brewhouse

Smurfs are asexual. 

A Ghost Story  | Regal 

I haven’t seen this but I didn’t think it was a spooky type of ghost story. 

Could be wrong. 

Ghostbusters | Blue Starlite Downtown 

If there’s something strange in your neighborhood… 

Welfare | Austin Film Society 

1975 documentary part of the ongoing Frederick Wiseman series. 

These sound dry on paper but they really aren’t. 

Vampyr | Alamo Drafthouse 

Part of the Terror Tuesday series.

Carl Theodor Dryer’s vampire movie but spelled differently. 

DON'T LET THE RIVERBEAST GET YOU! | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB

For fans of deadpan comedy, absurdist humor, universal monsters, low budget horror, and most of all enthusiastic presenters. 

Wednesday 10/9

Spaceballs | Cinépolis 

Big week for Mel Brooks with two comedies back on screens. 

I heard they are making a sequel to this. 

Insidious: Chapter 2 | AMC 

There are so many interesting and different options for scary movies in theaters this month. 

SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB

Meta horror movie about Nosferatu. 

Watch it before the new Nosferatu comes out. 

Zeiram | Alamo Drafthouse 

Part of the Weird Wednesday series.

For fans of costume fighting movies.

Thursday 10/10

The Addams Family | Blue Starlite Central 

The live action one. 

THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME | Austin Film Society

Led Zepplin concert movie in 35mm. 

DEATH BECOMES HER | EastSide Cinema 

Presented by Roxy Horror Picture Show along with special guest Coco Coquette. 

Includes a costume contest.

THIR13EN GHOSTS | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB

Can you spot all 13? 

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