This Week in Screenings 2/13-2/19
2/13 Friday
Pretty in Pink | Flix Brewhouse and Saturday at Cinemark | AMC | Regal
40th anniversary. First time I’ve seen one of these anniversary screenings and thought it was older than that.
Breakfast at Tiffany's | Regal
Just ignore that one part and it’s great.
NINOTCHKA | Austin Film Society
Ernst Lubitsch directs Greta Garbo in this romantic comedy.
Movie about people hanging out in a grocery store.
The Ring (2002) | Alamo Drafthouse
Movie directed by Gore Verbinski. Who also has Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die in theaters.
The first one.
Friday the 13th Part II | Regal
The second one.
LOVE HOTEL | Austin Film Society
Lates presents another in their Pink Cuts series. This time from the director of Typhoon Club.
2/14 Saturday
The “classic” troll movie.
13 Going on 30 | Alamo Drafthouse
Woman from the Capital One commercials pretends to be a child.
If you missed it last week at Galaxy.
BREAKING THE WAVES | Austin Film Society
Just in time for Valentine’s Day we have Lars von Trier’s movie to make you feel bad. But it feels good to feel bad in a place like this.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me | Alamo Drafthouse
Part of the Twin Peaks series. This week it’s the movie.
Vampentine’s: An immersive Twilight eXXXperience | Hyperreal Film Club
Two shows on Saturday for the shiny vampires and those who love them.
2/15 Sunday
Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn. She won her Academy award for this. And it was written by Dalton Trumbo. There was a movie about him too.
JURASSIC PARK | Galaxy Theatre
What a great movie to see in the theater.
Pride & Prejudice (2005) | Bullock Texas State History Museum
Who’s your favorite Mr Darcy?
JULES AND JIM | Austin Film Society
You know how when you listen to old music and you realize something you knew from a rap song was originally from one of those songs. Watching this movie is like that.
Sad Girl Cinema Club presents. Celine Sciamma movie. She don’t miss.
2/16 Monday
The American President | Regal
Then playing Wednesday at Austin Public Library. Part of the Reiner’s Reels series. Part II - the ‘90s.
Singing and dancing movie about love in Los Angeles.
If Beale Street Could Talk | Alamo Drafthouse
Barry Jenkins adaptation of James Baldwin novel. You know Barry Jenkins, the director of Moonlight.
Part of a new series Rotten Movies, Fresh Beer. Revisiting critically roasted movies. Who didn’t like Bad Boys? Do critics not like fun?
ANYTHING THAT MOVES | Hyperreal Film Club
Presented with Vinegar Syndrome and We Luv Video. I like the description, “rust belt giallo.”
Mystery Transmission 033 | Alamo Drafthouse
Video Vortex presents true crime documentary from 1990s.
Mystery Machine | Alamo Drafthouse
Rated R 109min.
GALAXY MYSTERY MOVIE | Galaxy Theatre
Rated R 119min.
Mystery Movie Screening | Cinepolis
2/17 Tuesday
I really like the typewriter noises in the score.
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST | Austin Film Society
Dreamy Gullah fairytale.
MAJOR TAYLOR: CHAMPION OF THE RACE | Hyperreal Film Club
Black in America presents in partnership with Black History Bike Ride. Documentary about a cyclist who became the first African American sports superstar.
If you didn’t watch this at Hyperreal recently you should drive to Round Rock and watch this movie.
Folies Meurtrieres | Alamo Drafthouse
Terror Tuesday presents a French slasher from 1984 shot on Super 8.
2/18 Wednesday
Very 2010 movie. Grizzly Bear does the score.
AARON LOVES ANGELA | Hyperreal Film Club
Black is Not a Genre presents. Director of Superfly’s take on Romeo and Juliet.
Pedicab Driver | Alamo Drafthouse
Weird Wednesday presents a Sammo Hung movie.
2/19 Thursday
Scarlett Johansson as a phone.
FIRE OF LOVE | Hyperreal Film Club
I don’t love anything as much as these folks loved volcanos.
BLACK ORPHEUS | Austin Film Society
Greek tragedy set in Brazil.
Bloody Pit of Horror | We Luv Video
Bloodshed Theatre presents. Described as Hostel if it was 1960s TV Batman.
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