This Week in Screenings 7/24-7/30
7/24 Friday
THE LAND BEFORE TIME | Galaxy Theatre
A tale of grief and perseverance. A found family.
French SciFi animated movie. Dubbed into English by Natalie Portman.
SPIRITED AWAY | Austin Film Society
Miyazaki Movie.
This is in Buda but you know Buda isn’t that far away really.
Back to the Future | Doc's Drive In
You can watch it in your car.
They’re good enough.
Raiders of the Lost Ark | Doc's Drive In
Or on Monday at Flix Brewhouse.
Deep Dives into Popular Films series. Chris Pratt vs. AI.
MIKEY AND NICKY | Austin Film Society
Elaine May doesn’t miss.
METAL SKIN | Austin Film Society
Lates presents Australia in the ‘90s.
Hyperreal’s 10th anniversary so lets have a Matrix Rave!
7/25 Saturday
MILLENNIUM ACTRESS | Austin Film Society
Satoshi Kon understood how to take advantage of the medium in his storytelling.
If you seriously just cannot wait until November / December. Alamo is having a movie party.
Raiders of the Lost Ark | Alamo Drafthouse
It’s playing in Buda and Round Rock but here in Austin they are going to perform Chapter 5 of Treasure Island Reimagined at the screening.
The Thing Called Love | Alamo Drafthouse
Peter Bogdanovich made a movie about country music songwriters with River Phoenix.
HIERARCHY (2025) | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Presented by _OFCOLOR as an in-flight film. Texans vs. Russian mobsters.
Silent Madness 3D | We Luv Video
We Luv is celebrating their birthday by showing this slasher in 3D!
7/26 Sunday
Fer da kids.
Space Jam | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
For people who like Basketball and Looney Toons.
Grease + High School Musical | Paramount Series at State Theatre
Or you could watch Grease Wednesday at Doc's Drive In. But not as a double feature.
A choose your own perspective adventure.
I love those big ole rubber monsters.
The Fifth Element | Regal | Flix Brewhouse | Cinemark
Or Monday at Cinepolis. Use your multipass.
Macho Dancer | Alamo Drafthouse
Filipino 80’s Gogo dancer movie. An interesting artifact.
7/27 Monday
These are the Dog Man days of summer.
They’re only charging a dollar to watch Paddington’s return home.
The Bad Guys 2 | Cinemark | AMC
Are they still bad in this one?
Bruce Willis is helping forest animals adjust to the suburban sprawl.
My Little Chickadee | Alamo Drafthouse
W.C. Fields and Mae West.
Party got away from them.
MIRACLE MILE | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Discovery Zone presents. Apocalyptic thriller starring Goose.
Mystery Voyage | Alamo Drafthouse
Secret screening space adventure in 35mm.
Casualties of War | Alamo Drafthouse
Oof.
Mystery Transmission 038 | Alamo Drafthouse
This month its Spielberg-sploitation.
Mystery Movie Screening | Cinepolis
Rated R 1hr 50min.
1hr 42min Romance Comedy.
Rated R 1hr 48min.
Secret Movie Series | Cinemark
Rated R.
Rated R 1hr 47min.
Mystery Machine | Alamo Drafthouse
Rated R 105min.
7/28 Tuesday
Sonic the Hedgehog | Flix Brewhouse
The first one.
Speed Racer | Austin Public Library
Hampton Branch at Oak Hill is showing it on the big screen. If you can’t go to the Paramount Summer Series showing at Bullock IMAX this is the next best thing.
B.A.P.S. | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Bernie Mac and Martin Landau in a Halle Berry movie directed by Robert Townsend.
500 Days of Summer | Austin Public Library
RomCom Movie Night.
Titanic | Paramount Summer Series at Bullock IMAX
It’s gonna be in 3D.
My Blue Heaven | Austin Public Library
Steven Martin plays a gangster in the witness protection plan in this Nora Ephron movie. Truly a gem of a movie.
THE PALM BEACH STORY | Austin Film Society
Preston Sturges was kinda the Nora Ephron of his day.
The Dead Pit | Alamo Drafthouse
Terror Tuesday presents. I like it when movies are described as “candy-colored.”
7/29 Wednesday
Filibus (1915) | Austin Public Library
Silent Nights at John Gillum Branch. Italian silent movie about Valeria Creti a sky pirate.
Swinton, Zane, together at last.
Strangers on a Train | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
Hitchcock does Highsmith.
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin | Alamo Drafthouse
Weird Wednesday presents Giallo.
7/30 Thursday
Juice | Paramount Summer Series at State Theatre
Ernest Dickerson movie starring Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur.
Blood Shed Theater presents Devil Fish. Lamberto Bava’s Jaws. There’s also a VHS ZINE RELEASE at HYPERREAL FILM.
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