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.

The Blackening | Cinepolis 

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 

The Guyver | We Luv Video 

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.

Aftersun | Alamo Drafthouse 

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 

The Boss Baby | Lake Creek 7 

Good movie to fall asleep to. Not derogatory.

The Bad Guys 2 | Regal 

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.

Gladiator | Cinepolis 

“Let me entertain you.”

Johnny Guitar | Alamo Drafthouse 

Queer Theory 101 presents this Western by Nicholas Ray starring Joan Crawford. Happy Pride.

The Babadook | Regal 

Pride week also starts at the Regal.

Midsommar | Flix Brewhouse 

Ari Aster Summer movie.

JACKASS: THE MOVIE | Hyperreal Film Club 

They made a movie out of that MTV show.

Secret Flix |  Flix Brewhouse 

Rated PG-13 2hr 5min.

AMC Screen Unseen

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.

Mommie Dearest | Regal 

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.

V H S | Alamo Drafthouse 

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!!!

Kaboom | Alamo Drafthouse 

Weird Wednesday presents Gregg Araki’s controversial movie. At least controversial among my friends.

6/25 Thursday 

Death Becomes Her | Regal 

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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