This Week in Screenings 8/15-8/21
8/15 Friday
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Alamo Drafthouse
It’s turtle week!
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE | Galaxy Theatre
Still need to watch this again before next year.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Alamo Drafthouse
Azkaban is Dementor Alcatraz and the good guys use it?
13 Assassins | Alamo Drafthouse
One of the best recent Takashi Miike movies.
Remember that story when Spike Lee couldn’t get funding for this movie so he called all the rich people he knew and gathered the money. I don’t have a comment, just remembered that story.
Keanu Reeves is…
PARTY MONSTER | Hyperreal Film Club
Same production company as RuPaul’s Drag Race.
BOY MEETS GIRL | Austin Film Society
Leos Carax’s Alex Trilogy.
Denis Lavant is a baby in this.
8/16 Saturday
Austin ShortsFest | Hyperreal Film Club
Shorts are great!
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Cinepolis
For all you Dobby heads.
The Outsiders: The Complete Novel | Flix Brewhouse
Another chance to see it.
Wet and Mild series.
You know Alabama’s Mascot is an Elephant.
I use to think it was a wave of blood.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Regal | Cinepolis
Then on Sunday at Cinemark | Flix Brewhouse
I got to meet these turtles at Disney World.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (18+ w/ Live Shadowcast) | Lake Creek 7
That time of the month.
Kurosawa’s follow up to Yojimbo.
8/17 Sunday
Rebel Without a Cause | Flix Brewhouse
Poor Sal Mineo.
With a preshow by Bidi Bidi Banda.
8/18 Monday
The Boy and the Beast | Cinemark | Alamo Drafthouse
I’ve been told this is good.
At Galaxy Theatre | Alamo Drafthouse on Thursday
Highest grossing animated movie ever. Have you seen it yet?
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST | Hyperreal Film Club
There aren’t a lot of Gullah movies.
Rated R 2hrs 15min
Rated R 141 min
Rated R 2hrs 13min
Secret Movie Series | Cinemark
Rated R
They are releasing a lot of Conjuring universe movies probably in anticipation for the “last” Conjuring movie that’s coming out soon.
Deep Blue Sea | Alamo Drafthouse
LL Cool J has a parrot.
Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Alamo Drafthouse | Cinepolis | Flix Brewhouse | Cinemark | AMC
It’s Texas Chain Saw Day.
8/19 Tuesday
The Original Kings of Comedy | Alamo Drafthouse
I remember seeing this when it came out. Funny stuff.
RIP Bernie Mac.
Good Will Hunting | Flix Brewhouse
Do you like them apples?
The People Under the Stairs | Alamo Drafthouse
Part of the Terror Tuesday series.
I think it’s sold out.
The second coming.
SHHHINEMA FOR THE PEOPLE | Hyperreal Film Club
Love a secret screening.
LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR | Austin Film Society
Part of the Women of the 70’s series.
I don’t think there’s another way to see this movie.
Highly recommend but it’s not an easy watch.
8/20 Wednesday
Philosopher's Stone 3D | Regal
Regal is doing these in 4DX so you can be tossed around like that Troll tossed those kids around.
Legally Blonde + Clueless | Paramount Theatre
The double feature gentlemen prefer.
The Shallows | Alamo Drafthouse
Blake Lively vs Shark.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS | Galaxy Theatre
Part 2.
Evil doll movie.
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH | Hyperreal Film Club
Kiyoshi Kurosawa movie.
Then you can go watch Cloud at AFS.
Part of the Weird Wednesday series.
Tom Selleck vs Robots.
8/21 Thursday
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Regal
I don’t remember a good 4DX part for this one.
Maybe the car? Did they steal a car in this one?
Its in the IMAX
ANACONDA | Hyperreal Film Club
Another Ice Cube action movie.
Are they doing these in chronological order?
VIVE L'AMOUR | Austin Film Society
The Tsai Ming-Liang series starts today.
I’ve heard he might be at one of the screenings!
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