This Week in Screenings 3/20-3/26
3/20 Friday
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE | Austin Film Society
I’d eat all the food in this movie.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Cinepolis
Haymitch. What a name.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Alamo Drafthouse
It’s the extended version. If you’ve seen the others you might as well watch this one too.
Predator: Badlands | Austin Public Library
Deep Dives into Popular Films series. I like almost all the Predator movies.
TOUCH OF EVIL | Austin Film Society
Noir canon. Orson Welles co-stars but steals the scenes.
Messiah of Evil (1973) | We Luv Video
Lunchbox Cinema Presents. I consider this old school elevated horror with stuff like Carnival of Souls and Let’s Scare Jessica to Death.
DOOM GENERATION | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Gregg Araki movie with my favorite Parker Posey quote
Melancholia | Alamo Drafthouse
Sad Girl Cinema Club presents. The most Sad Girl Cinema of all.
Queer Film Theory 101 presents. Two girls who like to have a good time.
A NEW LOVE IN TOKYO | Austin Film Society
A call girl and S&M worker are friends and probably also like to have a good time.
3/21 Saturday
APL Film Festival | Austin Public Library
The Library is showcasing Texas filmmakers with short films at the Spicewood Springs Branch.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | Cinepolis
It’s almost over. At least this first series.
A John Travolta Western.
Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 13-15 | Alamo Drafthouse
The penultimate screening in this completist’s Twin Peaks series.
3/22 Sunday
I love Danny Devito’s Roald Dahl’s Matilda.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | Cinepolis
My favorite one. So far.
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! | Austin Film Society
10th Anniversary of the college baseball movie. Is it a spiritual sequel to Dazed and Confused?
Rad | Alamo Drafthouse | Flix Brewhouse | Cinemark | Regal
40th Anniversary of the BMX racing classic.
3/23 Monday
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Cinepolis
Sometimes I forget that Lego Batman isn’t the sequel. It’s this one. This is the sequel.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | Cinepolis
Y’all remember that live action show on Netflix.
Ushered in a new era of comedy.
Say Anything | Austin Public Library
There’s an alternate universe where Kirk Cameron is the lead in this.
CITY WIDE FEVER | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Discovery Zone presents. What’s your favorite Saturnino Barresi movie?
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari | Austin Public Library
David DiDonato will perform the live score.
Rated R 1hr 37mins.
Rated R 1hr 34mins.
Rated R 112mins.
Mystery Movie Screening | Cinepolis
Rated R 1hr 40mins.
Mystery Machine | Alamo Drafthouse
Rated R 95mins.
Monday Mystery Movie: Horror Edition | Regal
Rated R 1hr 38mins.
Secret Movie Series | Cinemark
I’m guessing this one is also Rated R and between 94 and 112mins.
3/24 Tuesday
Coffee and Pie?
BEVERLY HILLS COP | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Movie so good my mom let me watch it as a kid even though it’s full of swears.
Paul Verhoeven’s vision of policing in America.
Yes, Madam! | Austin Public Library
Hong Kong action movie directed by Corey Yeun starring Michelle Yeoh on a 130” Screen.
Mystery Voyage | Alamo Drafthouse
It’a a secret AFGA 35mm Kung Fu movie from 1990s.
3/25 Wednesday
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | Austin Public Library
The only winner of the Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Picture
Watermelon Film Club presents 2017 Palestinian road movie.
Everything Everywhere All Once | Paramount Theatre
When Zootopia 2 did a Ratatouille joke instead of thinking about it being another Disney movie I thought they were just ripping off Raccacoonie.
THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE | Austin Film Society
Queer Cinema: Lost and Found presents. I first watched this when I found it on a list of Morrissey’s favorite movies. There were a lot of good movies on that list whatever your opinion of him may be.
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers | Alamo Drafthouse
Weird Wednesday presents. Better than Forbidden Zone
3/26 Thursday
Breaking Silence | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Short film with a panel discussion about the criminal justice system’s failings at the handling of disability rights.
The Silence of the Lambs | Cinepolis
It’s the 35th anniversary Clarice. Can you still hear them?
Reservoir Dogs | Flix Brewhouse
How about them dogs.
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