This Week in Screenings 5/23-5/29
Friday 5/23
THE IRON GIANT | Galaxy Theatre
Brad Bird movie.
Local Shorts: Little Movies (Longing) | We Luv Video
Local students shorts.
Pretty self explanatory.
See it on dry land.
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS | Hyperreal Film Club
Is this the best one?
THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR | Austin Film Society
This movie will radicalize you.
Or maybe you’re already radical.
GOING DOWN | Austin Film Society
Part of the Lates series.
New 4k restoration of Australian 80’s movie.
Saturday 5/24
Also on dry land.
Classical Mexican Cinema.
Luis Buñuel movie.
Akira Kurosawa movie.
Newly restored in 4k .
A WOMAN IS A WOMAN | Austin Film Society
Jean-Luc Godard movie.
Also newly restored.
Sunday 5/25
BLAZING SADDLES | Galaxy Theatre | Violet Crown
Comedy Western.
Is this also Screwball?
Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back | Paramount Theatre
One of the big movies for the Summer Series.
There Will Be Blood | Paramount Theatre
This is also a big movie.
Monday 5/26
I just recently watched this.
But on a TV screen.
Not as cool.
Monday Mystery Movie: Horror Edition | Regal
Rated R 1hr and 45min.
Written on the Wind | Alamo Drafthouse
Douglas Sirk, the king of melodrama.
Saving Private Ryan | Flix Brewhouse
Ooh for memorial day, I get it.
Took me a minute though.
VALLEY GIRL | Austin Film Society
Nic Cage Himbo Cinema.
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE | Galaxy Theatre
Part of the Cruise Control series.
Vampire Cruise.
Mystery Transmission 24 | Alamo Drafthouse
Video Vortex presents a Hong Kong horror movie never before released in North America.
IT'S A SUMMER FILM! | Hyperreal Film Club
How appropriate.
Tuesday 5/27
Switchblade Sisters | Alamo Drafthouse
The name alone sells it.
ALL NIGHT LONG | Austin Film Society
Golden Age of British Cinema.
Othello in the London jazz scene.
Terminating Mystery Movie | Alamo Drafthouse
AGFA presents a new 35mm preservation.
They gave you all the clues.
SAVE THE GREEN PLANET | Hyperreal Film Club
Yorgos Lanthimos is about to remake this movie, so to be cool watch the Korean original.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Alamo Drafthouse
Part of the Terror Tuesday series.
Who’s gonna play Tommy Jarvis this time.
Wednesday 5/28
$5 Screening.
Won’t be playing at the Paramount Summer Movie series until 6/29.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert | Vivent Health
The Q presents Queer Summer movie night.
Free movie and snacks with community discussion to follow.
Best in Show + Waiting for Guffman | Paramount Theatre
Christopher Guest double feature.
THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN | Hyperreal Film Club
Sad Girl Cinema presents.
Very happy to see the Sad Girl series continue.
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie | Alamo Drafthouse
Part of the Weird Wednesday series.
When I was a kid this movie felt like something I wasn’t supposed to be watching.
Still does.
Thursday 5/29
PERFECT DAYS | Hyperreal Film Club
This will likely be one of your favorite movies of the year when you first see this movie.
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