This Week in Screenings 7/17-7/23
7/17 Friday
The little movie that could.
13 Going on 30 | Alamo Drafthouse
The lady from the Capital One commercials got Big’d.
A MINECRAFT MOVIE | Galaxy Theatre
Not a bad time at the movies.
Van Helsing | Alamo Drafthouse
Famous dracula fighter.
GOODFELLAS | Austin Film Society
This is what the Goodfeathers from the Animaniacs cartoon were based on.
TO DIE FOR | Austin Film Society
Gus Van Sant with a soon to be all-star cast. So good, you got to see it.
FACE/OFF | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
John Woo and Nicholas Cage are a match made in heaven.
NUMBSKULL REVOLUTION | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Jon Moritsugu and Amy Davis are also a match made in heaven.
7/18 Saturday
Monsters Inc. | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
25th Anniversary. They feed on our screams.
BOYHOOD 12-Year Reunion | Austin Film Society
The movie was filmed in 12 years. Everyone is going to be there 12 years older now. $150 tickets but I guess that makes sense, it’s kind of a big deal.
Tiny Furniture | Alamo Drafthouse
Sad Girl Cinema Club presents Lena Dunham 2010 movie.
Idiocracy | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
That movie that everything is like.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Lake Creek 7
18+ with a Shadowcast.
7/19 Sunday
THE NEVERENDING STORY | Galaxy Theatre
I grew up watching this dubbed into Spanish and thought it was a German movie. Never knew it was originally in English until I was an adult.
Modern Times | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
90th Anniversary screening. Aged pretty well.
Purple Rain | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
They’re doing karaoke before the movie. Seven spots left at time of writing.
THE AGGRESSIVES | Hyperreal Film Club
Butch Prom is at the club house with this 2005 documentary and a live performance by Sir Beauregard Elliot, Esq.
7/20 Monday
I heard this was awful but probably worth a dollar to check it out.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants | Regal
2025 SpongeBob movie.
The one with Shadow.
How to Train Your Dragon (2026) | Cinemark
The live action one with the guy from Black Phone.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Lake Creek 7
These are some very teenage turtles.
Mob Psycho 100 | Regal | AMC | Cinemark | Alamo Drafthouse
10th anniversary celebration.
I never read the comic book I wonder how different it is.
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) | Alamo Drafthouse
It’s a crafting screening so it comes with two craft kits. Looks like you make a paper rose and then have some calligraphy activity sheets.
I’ve never seen Grease but I love Grease 2.
THE HEROIC TRIO | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Discovery Zone presents. Johnnie To action fantasy movie starring Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung. You got to see it to believe it.
Queer FIlm Theory 101 presents
Tilda Swinton is…
Interstellar | Paramount Summer Series at Bullock IMAX
Another opportunity to see it at the IMAX.
7/21 Tuesday
The Land Before Time (1988) | Austin Public Library | Flix Brewhouse
I would eat those leaves.
Marjane Satrapi, who recently passed away, wrote this graphic novel about her childhood and early adult years in Iran.
SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS | Austin Film Society
Preston Sturges series. This is the movie I mention when describing who he is.
Evangelion: Death (True)² & Rebirth | Regal | AMC | Cinemark
30th Anniversary Evangelion Fest. The product of lots of re-editing.
The Substance | Alamo Drafthouse
It’s a movie party so you get stuff. Like a Monstro Elisasue mask, activator pen, and body horror toy.
The Neon Demon | Alamo Drafthouse
Probably because controversial director Nicolas Winding Refn has a new movie coming out they are showing this divisive movie by NWR. Talk about it with your friends.
HFC PRESENTS: SHORT FILM SELECTS | HYPERREAL FILM
Short Film Showcase.
Terror Tuesday presents Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s beloved movie.
Mad Max: Fury Road | Paramount Summer Series at Bullock IMAX
Hyperreal teams up with Paramount to bring you one of the greatest modern action movies on the biggest screen in Texas.
7/22 Wednesday
Notorious | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in one of the great Hitchcock movies.
The End of Evangelion | Regal | AMC | Cinemark
I do really like Evangelion even though its very confusing.
Jules (2023) | Austin Public Library
Jane Curtin in an alien comedy. Could be a hidden gem.
PARTY GIRL | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
I too would like a falafel with hot sauce, a side order of baba ganoush and a seltzer please.
More Brian De Palma. This time with Nicolas Cage.
Bad Biology | Alamo Drafthouse
Weird Wednesday presents a Frank Henelotter movie. For fans of Frankenhooker and Basket Case.
7/23 Thursday
West Texas woman forced into crime to pay medical bills. Evan Miller the Writer/Director will be there for a Q&A.
Trainspotting | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
The only true Scotsmen.
STREETS OF FIRE | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Walter Hill Rock and Roll fable.
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