This week in screenings 12/13-19
Friday 12/13
The Great Gatsby (1974) | Alamo Drafthouse
The one with Robert Redford
Blast of Silence | Alamo Drafthouse
Christmas hit man movie from 1961
Friday The 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter | Blue Starlite Downtown | Blue Starlite Central
This is my favorite one of these for just the teens hanging out portion of the movie
He’s in space!
Gremlins 2 The New Batch | Hyperreal Film Club
What a magical movie this is
The Lighthouse | Alamo Drafthouse
Such a good time with these two weirdos
Part of the Queer Film Theory series. Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s last movie
Black Christmas (1974) | Alamo Drafthouse
I love Christmas horror movies and this one the boss of them all
SATANAGEDDON II | Austin Film Society
16mm Satanic Panic stuff
Pater Noster and the Mission of Light | Blue Starlite Downtown
Christmas Horror for fans of indie movies and LPs. Check out the cool poster
Saturday 12/14
The Polar Express | Alamo Drafthouse | Cinépolis | Flix Brewhouse
Movie party at the Alamo and regular movie experience at all three
The Nightmare Before Christmas | Blue Starlite Downtown
Or Thursday at Blue Starlite Central. Catherine O’hara is a treasure
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | Cinépolis
These are just sprinkled throughout the week
Love Actually | Flix Brewhouse
Still in theaters
The Conversation | Alamo Drafthouse
Watch Gene Hackman tear apart his apartment
The Longest Yard (1974) | Alamo Drafthouse
In the cannon of great prison movies
This use to play everywhere in December. Elf really did a number on it
Sunday 12/15
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000) | Galaxy Theatres
The Jim Carrey one
The Muppet Christmas Carol | We Luv Video
Nothing says Christmas like Muppets
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Movie Party | Alamo Drafthouse
See this one is a party
White Christmas | Flix Brewhouse | Regal | Cinemark
70th anniversary
A Christmas Story | Flix Brewhouse
Creepy santa
A Silent Voice | Regal | Cinemark
I’m kind of a sucker for these romantic drama animes
Also in 3D on Monday | Regal
Monday 12/16
PG 13 1hr and 57min
PG 13 1hr and 53min
Edward Scissorhands | Paramount Theatre
Nice
Gremlins (1984) | Flix Brewhouse
You can watch it in reverse order after The New Batch
Jaws: The Revenge | Alamo Drafthouse
Had no idea this was a Christmas movie
THE RUBBER GUN | Austin Film Society
Part of Queer Cinema Lost and Found. Director of Empire Records which was an important movie for me in my youth
Mystery Transmission 019 | Alamo Drafthouse
Christmas Horror on VHS
Tuesday 12/17
Home Alone | Paramount Theatre
That Kevin is such precocious child
Tokyo Godfathers | Hyperreal Film Club
Sweet movie
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation | Flixbrewhouse
For those in Round Rock
Freddy Got Fingered | We Luv Video
Presented by Odd World. Be warned
MOUCHETTE | Austin Film Society
Part of the Robert Bresson series. Sad little fly
Wednesday 12/18
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | Flix Brewhouse
Is the name of this Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas or just How the Grinch Stole Christmas? Either way this is also the Jim Carrey one
CINEMA PARADISO | Austin Film Society
Movie about how much we love movies
It's a Wonderful Life | Cinépolis
$5 screening
Last Holiday | Hyperreal Film Club
The last one
1962 Spanish Christmastime black comedy
I Come in Peace | Alamo Drafthouse
Part of the Weird Wednesday series. Dolph Lundgren in a 1990 movie
BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) | Austin Film Society
Another chance to see this one
Thursday 12/19
It's a Wonderful Life | Paramount Theatre
“Oft imitated holiday movie” would be my crossword puzzle clue
Little Women (1994) | Hyperreal Film Club
Claire Danes is so good as Beth
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