This Week in Screenings 3/14-3/20

Friday 3/14

Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro) | Flix Brewhouse

Manic Pixie Dream Howl. 

The Bad Guys | Flix Brewhouse on 3/15 at Cinépolis 

Still haven’t seen this 

BABE | Galaxy Theatre

“If I had words, to make a day for you..”

And now I’m crying. 

Jumanji (1995) | Alamo Drafthouse 

These are the kinds of board games I play with my friends. 

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay | Part 1 Showtimes & Tickets Near You ​

Part 2 the following day. 


AFS is still showing PLAYTIME and BEAU TRAVAIL 


Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me | Alamo Drafthouse 

David Bowie is in this. 

Wild at Heart | Alamo Drafthouse 

The most Wizard of Oz of Lynch movies and probably the only reason that Lynch/Oz made any sense. 

Saturday 3/15

Eraserhead | Alamo Drafthouse 

In heaven everything is fine. 

The Lady Eve | Alamo Drafthouse 

Preston Sturges does the best screwball comedies. 

The Boondock Saints | Flix Brewhouse

I used to not like Willem Defoe in this but now he’s the best part.

Unforgiven | Violet Crown Cinema 

Celebrating Gene Hackman. 

Good movie. 

Sunday 3/16

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990) | Galaxy Theatre | Violet Crown Cinema 

It’s no Warriors of Virtue but I bet it’s still fun. 

RAISING ARIZONA | Austin Film Society

Coen Bro Comedy. 

P.S. I Love You | Flix Brewhouse

Lisa Kudrow is in this. 

Charlie’s Angels (2000)  | Alamo Drafthouse 

Presented by Queer Film Theory. 

Good day for the Queers. 

Watermelon Woman | Alamo Drafthouse 

I think of this everytime I watch an old movie with an uncredited Black actor. 

Socket | We Luv Video 

Part of the Sun-Gays series. 

You had me at independent sci-fi erotic thriller.

Monday 3/17

Mystery Machine | Alamo Drafthouse 

Not Rated 99min. 

Look who’s getting into the Monday Mystery movie gig. 

AMC Screen Unseen

Rated PG13.

1hr and 53min. 

THE SECRET OF KELLS | Hyperreal Film Club

For St Patrick’s Day! 

Leprechaun | Alamo Drafthouse 

Also for St Patrick’s Day.

Tuesday 3/18

Thunderpants | We Luv Video 

A movie about a kid that becomes an astronaut because of his farts.

SHHHINEMA FOR THE PEOPLE | Hyperreal Film Club

What could it be? 

Game Night | Alamo Drafthouse

What an interesting movie to revisit. 

Does Game Night have a posse? 

Shutter Island | Flix Brewhouse

Scorsese horror movie. 

Hard Candy | Alamo Drafthouse 

Part of the Terror Tuesday series. 

Elliot Page breakout role. 

I don’t think he really broke out in X-Men. 

VIBRATIONS | Austin Film Society

Presented by Queer Cinema: Lost and Found. 

Oh it’s Joe Sarno. 

Wednesday 3/19

Mamma Mia! (2008) | Cinépolis 

ABBA cover movie.

D.A.R.Y.L. | Hyperreal Film Club

The kid next door is not who - or what - he seems to be.

Lisztomania | Alamo Drafthouse 

Part of the Weird Wednesday series. 

Ken Russell's movie about Franz Liszt. 

Are composers degenerates? 

Thursday 3/20

THREE HEADED BEAST | Hyperreal Film Club

Another entry in the ever growing MMF genre.

 

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