This Week in Screenings 8/9-8/15

Friday 8/9 

The Goonies | Paramount Theatre 

No shortage of opportunities to watch this but not usually in that big old theater. 

THE GODFATHER 4K | Austin Film Society

A lot of people like this movie.

ATTENBERG | Austin Film Society

If you liked Kinds of Kindness this is a good movie to watch next. 

Ariane Labed and Evangelia Randou in Attenberg.

Saturday 8/10

THE IRON GIANT | Galaxy Theatre

I like big animated movies that look like this. 

Also playing at Cinépolis on Wednesday. 

Honey I Shrunk the Kids | Paramount Theatre 

Irresponsible parenting. 

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Alamo Drafthouse

I heard this was the first PG-13 movie. 

Pump Up The Volume | EastSide 

1990 movie about a teen speaking his mind.

Starring Christian Slater as the teen. 

The Cotton Club Encore | Alamo Drafthouse 

They call it Encore cause it’s the director's cut. 

THE GODFATHER PART II, 4K | Austin Film Society

They are gonna show the whole series. 

Haxan with David DiDonato — We Luv Video

Live performance scoring this silent movie about witches. 

Sunday 8/11

Lawrence of Arabia | Regal | Flix Brewhouse | Regal | Cinemark

This is a good movie to see in a theater. 

It’s a big movie. 

Romancing the Stone + Three Amigos! | Paramount Theatre 

Presented by Robert Rodriguez. 

Double feature as part of a mini Alfonso Arau marathon. 

He’s El Guapo. 

Like Water for Chocolate | Paramount Theatre 

Presented by Robert Rodrigeuz.

Directed by Alfoso Arau. 

THE GODFATHER PART III, THE CODA CUT, 4K | Austin Film Society

I think Coda means Encore. 

YAKONA | Austin Film Society

Documentary about San Marcos River Basin. 

Looks like a Koyaanisqatsi type movie. 

Fish swim by driftwood in the San Marcos River.

Monday 8/12

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs | Lake Creek 7 

I like the giant food. 

Matilda | Alamo Drafthouse

Danny Devito movie for kids.

Paddington 2 | Cinemark

Contender for one of the best movies. 

Firestarter (1984) | Alamo Drafthouse 

Steven King adaptation starring Drew Barrymore right after she did ET

AMC Screen Unseen

1hr 41min rated R.

Tuesday 8/13

Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Flix Brewhouse

This one is listed as a Brewfest screening. They haven’t had one of those in a minute.

Still don’t know what it is though. 

The Matrix | Paramount Theatre 

Presented by Hyperreal Film Club. 

Always happy to see this is screening .

THE MISSING | Austin Film Society

A lot of different animation styles in this movie from the Philippines.

About a gay mute animator. 

Things (1989) | Alamo Drafthouse 

Part of the terror tuesday series.

Mutant bugs from another dimension. 

Wednesday 8/14

Mid90s | AMC 

Jonah Hill coming of age in the 90’s movie.

Just as the title suggests. 

Desert Hearts | We Luv Video 

Part of the Book Club.

You can read the book and then watch the movie and talk about it. 

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) | Paramount Theatre 

The first one with Peter Lorre. 

Not the remake with Doris Day. 

This also starts the Hitchcock portion of the Summer Series. 

THE VIRGIN SUICIDES | Austin Film Society

Free but you gotta RSVP. 

Hurry up, this is a popular movie. 

Streets of Fire | Alamo Drafthouse 

If you like The Warriors and The Loveless this is the movie for you. 

A Perfect Getaway | Alamo Drafthouse 

Part of the Weird Wednesday series.

Hawaiian hiking vacation gone bad.

Thursday 8/15 

Coraline | Lake Creek 7 | Flix Brewhouse | AMC | Regal | Cinemark

From the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Monkeybone. 

HOWARD THE DUCK ('96) | EastSide Cinema

Part of the One Man’s Trash series. 

Notorious | Paramount Theatre 

Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. 

A real Hitchcock movie. 

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