This Week in Screenings 9/4-9/10
9/4 Friday
He’s such a chill guy.
KUNG FU PANDA 4 | Galaxy Theatre
Are we due for another Panda movie?
Monument Valley on the big screen.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Alamo Drafthouse | Cinepolis | Cinemark | AMC | Regal
The director’s cut along with Season 2 Episode 3 “The Changeling.”
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Cinemark | AMC | Regal
Catch it.
NICK AND NORA'S INFINITE PLAYLIST | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Cements Michael Cera as the most twee leading man.
The Nutty Professor (1996) | Alamo Drafthouse
And at Cinemark and Regal on Wednesday. He’s like half the cast.
Great movie.
A Quiet Place | Doc's Drive-In
Turn off your engine.
Presented by Halloween: The Game. I know it’s 100 degrees outside but the fall themes are already starting.
The Fog (1980) | Alamo Drafthouse
Jamie Lee’s gotta get away from those ghost pirates.
Godzilla and King Kong Mystery Movie | Austin Public Library
Deep Dives into Popular Films series at Terrazas Branch.
Akira | Alamo Drafthouse | Cinemark | AMC
4th best animated Japanese movie?
GANDAHAR | Austin Film Society
2nd best animated French movie?
9/5 Saturday
Insurance fraud movie.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 | Cinemark | AMC | Regal
Is Katniss feeling this rebellion or just caught up in it?
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Flix Brewhouse | Alamo Drafthouse | Cinepolis | Cinemark | AMC | Regal
The director’s cut along with Season 1 Episode 22 “Space Seed.”
Picks up right after the first one.
Mystery Bigfoot Movie | We Luv Video
Pulsing Cinema presents. 1980s VHS movie. What could it be?
Dire Duplicity | Alamo Drafthouse
New Neil Breen just dropped.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Lake Creek 7
With a live shadowcast (+18 show).
9/6 Sunday
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 | Cinemark | AMC | Regal
All your questions will be answered.
Guillermo del Toro movie with giant mech suits fighting kaiju.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Alamo Drafthouse | Cinepolis | Cinemark | AMC | Regal
Along with Season 2 Episode 1 “Amok Time.”
2001: A Space Odyssey (2018 Re-release) | IPIC Austin
Kinda like Star Trek.
My life is a lot like this.
TREES LOUNGE | Austin Film Society
Writer, director, actor Steve Buscemi.
MYSTERIOUS SKIN | Austin Film Society
What’s Joseph Gordon-Levitt up to these days? Edit: I searched and it’s Pendelum.
Robert Pattinson is.
This one’s different.
New scary movie about AI and the supernatural.
SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR | Austin Film Society
Roy Andersson movies scratch a specific part of my brain.
9/7 Monday
A Silent Voice: The Movie | Regal
This one’s about a bully who feels bad about it.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Cinemark | AMC | Regal
Too much songbirds not enough snakes.
Night of the Living Dead | Sekrit Theater
Flick Cliques screening for teens to learn more about movies.
THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH | Austin Film Society
British comedy about running a movie theater.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Flix Brewhouse | Alamo Drafthouse | Cinepolis | AMC | Regal
Screening along with Season 1 Episode 28 “The City on The Edge of Forever.”
Live action Goodfeathers. Rated R.
PATRON SAINT OF ROADKILL | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Discovery Zone presents with post show Q&A with the director and DoP.
Rated PG13 108min.
Secret Movie Series | Cinemark
Rated R.
Rated R 1hr 58min.
Rated R 2hrs.
9/8 Tuesday
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind | Regal
I would be so scared of those bugs.
Friday Night Lights | Flix Brewhouse
Everyone knows someone who was an extra in this or the TV show.
THIS IS NOT A FILM | Austin Film Society
Jafar Panahi beats the censors.
HIS HOUSE | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Presented by Parallel Lens. New film series paring Austin filmmakers with filmmakers around the world. J Manzo’s short “The Evangelist” will also play.
Ju-On: The Curse | Alamo Drafthouse
Terror Tuesday presents. Before the grudge there was the curse.
9/9 Wednesday
Ulysses (1954) | Austin Public Library
Kirk Douglas in the titular role.
Steel Magnolias | State Theatre
I will always love Dolly.
I also love Cloris Leachman.
Jurassic Park | Doc's Drive-In
You can pretend you are them.
SIGN O' THE TIMES | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Black is Not a Genre presents the other Prince movie.
Burning Palms (2010) | We Luv Video
Jess Hagemann wrote the official novelization and will be present for a reading.
REPO MAN | Austin Film Society
Alex Cox peak punk cinema.
X: The Man with X-Ray Eyes | Alamo Drafthouse
Weird Wednesday Presents. Roger Corman movie. Don Rickles is in this.
9/10 Thursday
The Book of Life | Austin Public Library
Before there was Coco.
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back | HYPERREAL FILM CLUB
Is this better than Akira? You decide.
What a name.
I Like Bats (1986) | We Luv Video
The video clerks programming spotlight. Cool poster.
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (2026) | Galaxy Theatre | Cinemark | AMC | Regal
4k remaster with a sneak peek at the sequel The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One.
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