This Week in Screenings 9/20-10/3
Friday 9/20
I forgot Steve Martin was in this.
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL | Galaxy Theatre
That freaky little alien is so ugly.
Purple Rain | Blue Starlite Downtown
Surprisingly not a musical.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | AMC | Alamo Drafthouse
It’s Batman Day!
At Cinemark on the 21st.
My friends made fun of this Batman because of how long the ears were on the helmet.
But then they watched the movie and lost their minds.
Ears didn’t matter anymore.
Or on 9/22 at Alamo Drafthouse
Great soundtrack.
This heavily influenced how I played when I was a kid. Everything had to be a themed gang.
Whiplash | Violet Crown | Cinemark | AMC
That teacher is a mean guy.
BASQUIAT (BLACK AND WHITE VERSION) | Austin Film Society
Great soundtrack.
Also David Bowie is the best Andy Warhol.
THE KING OF COMEDY | Austin Film Society
Watch this instead of Joker.
But watch Joker 2 cause maybe Gaga will do an accent.
Friday the 13th Part II | Blue Starlite Downtown
Things start to come together in this series.
COCKFIGHTER | Austin Film Society
Kier-La Janisse has written a book about this movie and will be in attendance.
Starring Warren Oates, a movie about Cockfighting so be warned.
NORTH SEA IS DEAD SEA | Austin Film Society
Part of the Lates series and anyone who has attended some of these will recognise an affinity for delinquent teens.
Looks like it’s sold out.
Local Legends Double Feature | We Luv Video
Gonna have a Q&A with director Matt Farley.
If you haven’t seen any of these movies hurry up and get on that.
Saturday 9/21
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) | Cinépolis
I heard they are making a live action one of these.
I’ll probably watch it.
This one’s probably about Voldemort.
BATMAN BEGINS | Galaxy Theatre
Galaxy is doing the trilogy.
THE DARK KNIGHT | Galaxy Theatre | Flix Brewhouse
If you live in Round Rock you can watch this one closer to home.
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES | Galaxy Theatre
Most iconic Bane.
And at a different theater next week.
The silent one but will have a live score by David Didonato.
Part of the Queer Cinema Lost and Found series.
This one is kinda a big deal. The director is traveling around with the 35mm of this movie and showing it. Plays only once.
Sunday 9/22
The Addams Family | Blue Starlite Central
The live action one.
Downton Abbey | Flix Brewhouse
I call it downtown abbey.
Still in theaters.
And it’s not even her birthday.
See the movie that inspired the poster.
PSYCHO (1960) | Galaxy Theatre
The guy that directed Longlegs’ dad.
Monday 9/23
Nothing to see here.
Move along.
Tuesday 9/24
Spin that top.
CANAL ZONE | Austin Film Society
Part of the Frederick Wiseman series.
This one is about the Panama Canal in 1976.
Tammy and the T-Rex | We Luv Video
They are gonna show the Gore cut.
Free beer while it lasts.
Road movie.
Wednesday 9/25
I remember Roma. It was black and white.
Spooky movie.
THE WEDDING BANQUET | Hyperreal Film Club
Ang Lee loves making gay movies.
Thank you Ang Lee.
Thursday 9/26
One Hand Clapping | IPIC Theater | Cinemark | Alamo Drafthouse
A documentary about the Paul McCartney and Wings album recording sessions.
Howl’s Moving Castle | Cinemark | Regal | AMC | Galaxy Theatre
Love that Howl.
Hedwig and The Angry Inch | EastSide Cinema
Presented by KOOP radio.
I know people have strong opinions about this one but I saw it at just the right age to be into it.
The Craft | Blue Starlite Central | starts the 28th at Blue Starlite Downtown
Movie about teen girls who are also witches.
SPEED RACER | Hyperreal Film Club
One of the greatest movies ever made.
No cap.
Friday 9/27
Violet Crown is doing a Francis Ford Coppola series showing The Conversation, The Outsiders, Apocalypse Now, and The Godfather.
Or you could watch Kung Fu Panda.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (2019) | Galaxy Theatre
This is the animated one.
This guy really hates these cans.
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY | Austin Film Society
Don’t watch this at home on your phone.
They are gonna show the restoration of the 1985 movie starring Tom Savini as Jack the Ripper.
A REAL YOUNG GIRL | Austin Film Society
Part of the Lates series.
If you haven’t seen a Catherine Breillat movie, this is a good introduction.
Seattle movie starring Fantasy A.
Paired with a local short Cardboard Robot.
Saturday 9/28
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Alamo Drafthouse
The beginning of the end.
Ghostbusters | Blue Starlite Downtown
The first one.
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Flix Brewhouse
Starring Austin’s own McConaughey.
Hoop Dreams | Alamo Drafthouse
Documentary about two young men trying to eventually play in the NBA.
Kaiju movie.
Dazed and Confused | Paramount Theatre
Or on 9/29 at Flix Brewhouse | Austin Film Society.
Double Feature: Psycho Ape I & II | We Luv Video
Kickstarter funded horror comedy.
So, a cult movie from inception.
‘80s French movie about drugs and caring for one another.
Sunday 9/29
The Greatest Showman Sing-Along | Alamo Drafthouse
You better know the words.
Clash of the Wolves (1925) | Alamo Drafthouse
Silent movie starring the original Rin Tin Tin.
Being There | Alamo Drafthouse
This is the best Peter Sellers movie.
Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb | IPIC Theater
This one is pretty good too.
Better than a lot of superhero movies lately.
Another great Shelley Duvall movie.
Lately I’ve really wanted to watch all those Faerie Tale Theater episodes or Bedtime Stories.
You know she also produced a live action Popple pilot that never got picked up as a series.
Gay silent German movie for $5.
MUSEUM OF HOME VIDEO PRESENTS THE POSTPUNK & BRITPOP SHOW | Austin Film Society
This looks cool.
Presented by A Woman of Taste.
The best way to see this movie.
Monday 9/30
Rated PG-13 2hr 11min.
Rated PG-13 1hr 56min.
Field of Dreams | Paramount Theatre
James Earl Jones memorial screening.
Mystery Transmission 016 | Alamo Drafthouse
Goopy.
Tuesday 10/01
Corey Feldman starring in this 2004 movie I’ve never heard of but now must see.
An American Werewolf In London | Alamo Drafthouse | Flix Brewhouse
Exactly what it promises.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer | Regal
A Yorgos Lanthimos movie.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Cinemark
Or 10/2 at the Regal
Just in time for Hooptober.
Part of the Frederick Wiseman series.
This one's about nuclear proliferation.
This has to be the inspiration for the upcoming Frankie Freako.
Wednesday 10/02
Stop Making Sense | Bullock IMAX | AMC
It’s back and at the IMAX this time.
It’s Halloween so time for the spooky movies.
I think this is part of a Blum Fest thing AMC is doing.
Part of the Weird Wednesday series.
They are calling it a “darkly humorous thriller.”
I’m sold.
Nosferatu with RADIOHEAD! | EastSide Cinema
Part of a new Silents Synced series.
They are doing that Pink Floyd Wizard of Oz thing but with Radiohead.
I did that once with Fantastic Planet and Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love.
It works!
SUSPIRIA (1977) | Hyperreal Film Club
What a pretty movie.
Thursday 10/03
THE RING (2002) | Hyperreal Film Club
I really like this one more than Ringu (1998).
Mean Girls | Cinemark | Regal
Happy Mean Girls Day!
Hocus Pocus | Blue Starlite Central
Disney movie starring some favorite actresses of the Gays.
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