This Week in Screenings 6/19-6/25
6/19 Friday
THE ANT BULLY | Galaxy Theatre
The human faces are nightmare fuel.
Female Trouble | Alamo Drafthouse
John Early picked this movie. Hyperreal played Desperate Living last week. Keeping Waters in theaters.
Force Majeure | Alamo Drafthouse
Olivia Wilde picked this. There was a remake in 2020 with Will Ferrell.
SHAKEDOWN | Hyperreal Film Club
Carabiner Club and TribRelations presents. The story of a black lesbian strip club in L.A.
I Am Not Your Negro | Alamo Drafthouse
James Baldwin is a treasure.
I mean I had fun watching this but…
The Color Purple (2023) | Regal
Ok.
6/20 Saturday
Flash Gordon | Alamo Drafthouse
Watching Masters of the Universe made me want to watch this movie more than the 1987 original.
Bob Carol Ted Alice | Alamo Drafthouse
Olivia Wilde’s movie is also about swingers.
MEMORIES OF MURDER | Austin Film Society
Bong Joon-ho fever. Catch it!
White of the Eye | We Luv Video
Pulsing Cinema presents. Serial killer movie shot as an 80’s music video. You had me at Cathy Moriarty.
6/21 Sunday
Continuing in the KaiJune series. This is not, as I assumed, about a resourceful man whose family changed their name at Ellis Island. This is about humans changing into monster soldiers and loosely based on a manga.
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK | Galaxy Theatre | Cinemark | Alamo Drafthouse
One of the many Steven Spielberg movies about fighting Nazis.
Ocean’s Eleven | Cinemark | Flix Brewhouse | Regal | Cinemark
25th Anniversary of a great heist movie. Better than the original.
I think I had the wrong take on this movie. But still worked for me.
Adolescence of Utena | Regal | Cinemark | AMC
1999 animated romantic fantasy film followup to the 1997 anime TV series. In this one they kiss.
TALLY BROWN, NEW YORK | Austin Film Society
Queer Cinema Lost and Found presents. First time I saw her in a movie I immediately watchlisted everything she’s in.
6/22 Monday
Good movie to fall asleep to. Not derogatory.
Rumor has it Bad Guys 3 is gonna have a different creative team.
The Garfield Movie | Regal
Odie’s up to his old tricks.
Shrek Forever After | Cinemark
I don’t remember if I ever saw this one.
Paddington in Peru | AMC Theatre
I know I haven’t seen this one.
“Let me entertain you.”
Johnny Guitar | Alamo Drafthouse
Queer Theory 101 presents this Western by Nicholas Ray starring Joan Crawford. Happy Pride.
Pride week also starts at the Regal.
Ari Aster Summer movie.
JACKASS: THE MOVIE | Hyperreal Film Club
They made a movie out of that MTV show.
Rated PG-13 2hr 5min.
Rated PG-13 2hr 10min. An extra 5 min at AMC.
6/23 Tuesday
The Bad Guys | Austin Public Library
Spicewood Springs Branch. You can watch both this week, but out of order.
The Muppet Movie | Flix Brewhouse
Movin’ right along.
The Wizard of Oz | Paramount Summer Series at Bullock IMAX
See it as you’ve never seen it before. A 3D IMAX experience.
Field Of Dreams His Own Way The Eddie Russell Story | Alamo Drafthouse
Free screening of the baseball movie paired with a short doc about Wild Turkey distiller Eddie Russell.
The Italian Job (1969) | Austin Public Library
Milwood Branch. Heist movie and last performance by Noël Coward.
Pride screening.
Imitation Of Life 1959 | Alamo Drafthouse
John Early picked this Douglas Sirk movie. He got you this gift because you’re gay and it’s Pride.
Hackers | Austin Public Library
Hampton Branch and Oak Hill. I like this as a Pride screening.
JACKASS NUMBER TWO | Hyperreal Film Club
I consider this a Pride screening as well.
THE TRIP | Austin Film Society
Roger Corman series concludes with this Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, drug movie.
Terror Tuesday presents the found footage horror anthology on 35mm
6/24 Wednesday
Thief of Bagdad (1924) | Austin Public Library
Silent Nights at John Gillum Branch.
The Last Picture Show | Paramount Summer Series at State Theater
Best way to see this Texas classic is in a theater just like in the movie on a day as hot as in the movie.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Regal
You know she played Catwoman.
JACKASS 3D | Hyperreal Film Club
It’s in 3D!!!
Weird Wednesday presents Gregg Araki’s controversial movie. At least controversial among my friends.
6/25 Thursday
Thank you for you for your Pride programming Regal.
The Room With Greg Sestero Live | Alamo Drafthouse
It’s like Ben and Arthur but straight and with a larger budget.
The Worst Person + Pillion | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
Double feature. Relationships are hard.
JACKASS FOREVER | Hyperreal Film Club
After watching these movies at Hyperreal you are fully prepared to go to a macrocinema and watch the final Jackass movie.
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