This Week in Screenings 7/18-7/24
Friday 7/18
Puss in Boots: the Last Wish | Alamo Drafthouse
Beautiful movie.
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS | Galaxy Theatres
I’d eat em.
LEGALLY BLONDE | Galaxy Theatres
Makes me want a hot dog real bad.
You got to go see it now, there’s no excuse.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE | Austin Film Society
On Saturday at Alamo Drafthouse.
25th Anniversary.
BABY CAT | Hyperreal Film Club
Yes please more of this.
THE ISLAND CLOSEST TO HEAVEN | Austin Film Society
Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi series.
A tender reverie.
Saturday 7/19
My Neighbor Totoro | Cinemark | Galaxy Theatres | Cinepolis | Regal
Or starting Sunday at Violet Crown.
Featuring Catbus.
The Goonies | Paramount Theatre
Good enough.
Part of the Wet and Mild series.
Part of Queer Film Theory 101 series.
Check it out.
Unbreakable | Paramount Theatre
M Night Shyamalan movie that started a whole thing.
Sunday 7/20
PINK NARCISSUS | Austin Film Society
James Bigood and his week of wonders.
With Jim V Hart screenwriter in conversation.
Jumanji (1995) | Flix Brewhouse
Another Robin Williams movie.
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? | Austin Film Society
Oh yeah I love this movie.
BATMAN FOREVER | Galaxy Theatres | Violet Crown Cinema
Great soundtrack.
Bram Stoker's Dracula | Paramount Theatre
Very 90’s day for movies.
Monday 7/21
Last week at Alamo, Cinemark and Lake Creek 7.
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 | Cinemark
Keanu Reeves is Shadow.
The Boss Baby | Flix Brewhouse
I want more work related baby movies.
DC League of Super-Pets | Lake Creek 7
If you can’t get enough Krypto.
The Band Wagon | Alamo Drafthouse
Vincente Minnelli musical.
Anna Biller’s exploitation film.
Rated R 1hr 41min.
Mystery Machine | Alamo Drafthouse
NR 79min.
SILVER BULLET | Austin Film Society
Special screening with Kingcast live.
Tuesday 7/22
Haven’t seen this a few weeks.
The 4th one.
Jaws, but a bear.
CLAUDINE | Austin Film Society
Part of the women of the 70’s series.
I know it’s about Diahann Carroll but I love seeing young James Earl Jones.
Is this the best Friedkin? It’s up there.
TROOP BEVERLY HILLS | Hyperreal Film Club
I wore out a VHS of this as a kid.
Ghoulies II | Alamo Drafthouse
Part of the Terror Tuesday series.
Wednesday 7/23
Daruma | Austin Public Library
Part of the Film for Thought series.
Important first for authentically casting disabled actors.
Way more fun than washing your car.
$5 screening Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts being cute.
Part of the Weird Wednesday series.
Is this where Steve Austin came from?
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK | Hyperreal Film Club
A Woman of Taste Presents.
A must see.
Thursday 7/24
Boogie Nights | Paramount Theatre
PTA in 35mm.
The good one.
SEXY BEAST | Hyperreal Film Club
Jonathan Glazer has not missed.
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