Behold The 2014 Summer Classic Film Series!

It's that magical time of year, folks. Movie goers young and old look forward to the local tradition at Austin's classiest movie palace. It's time for the 2014 Summer Classic Film Series! Feast your eyeballs upon these gems from the cinematic treasure chest!

May:

5/22
Opening Night! (Paramount)
THE WIZARD OF OZ: Sat @ 7PM

5/22-29
Hollywood’s Golden Year: A 75th Anniversary Tribute to 1939
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (Paramount) Sat @ 4pm, Sun @ 4:35pm
THE WOMEN (Paramount) Sat @ 6:05pm, Sun @ 2pm
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (Paramount) Tues @ 7pm, Wed @ 9:15pm
GOODBYE MR. CHIPS (Paramount) Tues @ 8:55pm, Wed @ 7pm
DARK VICTORY (Paramount) Thurs @ 7pm
OF MICE AND MEN (Paramount) Thurs @ 9:05pm

5/31-6/1
Sing Along!
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Paramount) Sat @ 7pm, Sun @ 2pm, Sun @ 6pm Special Engagements - No Passes or Flix-tix

June:

6/3-4
The 1940s: The Great Depression - (Paramount100) 
THE GRAPES OF WRATH (Paramount) Tues @ 7pm, Wed @ 8:50pm
SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (Paramount) Tues @ 9:30pm, Wed @ 7pm

6/7-8
Discoveries from the TCM Classic Film Festival
BACHELOR MOTHER (Paramount) Sat @ 4pm, Sun @ 3:50pm
THE GREAT GATSBY (Paramount) Sat @ 5:45pm, Sun @ 2pm

6/10-11
The 1940s: Getting to Know You - (Paramount100) 
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (Paramount) Tues @ 7pm, Wed @ 9:20pm
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (Paramount) Tues @ 9pm, Wed @ 7pm

6/12-13
Hughes and Candy
Two of the funniest Johns ever, working together.
UNCLE BUCK (Paramount) Thurs @ 7pm, Fri @ 9:45pm
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES (Paramount) Thurs @ 9pm, Fri @ 7pm

And working with the late Harold Ramis.
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION (Stateside) Thurs @ 7:15pm, Fri @ 9:25pm
STRIPES (Stateside) Thurs @ 9:15, Fri @ 7:15pm

6/14-15
Father's Day Weekend with James Bond
Connery, The original.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (Paramount) Sat @ 4pm, Sun @ 4:15pm
GOLDFINGER (Paramount) Sat @ 6:15pm, Sun @ 2pm

The Non-Connery
GOLDENEYE (Stateside) Sun @ 2:15pm
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (Stateside) Sun @ 4:45pm

6/16-17
A Documentary Double Feature
SALESMAN (Stateside) Mon @ 7:15pm, Tues @ 9:05pm
THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (Stateside) Mon @ 9pm, Tues @ 7:15pm

6/18-19
Guys and Dolls and Annie and Jesus
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Paramount) Wed @ 7pm, Thurs @ 9:50pm
GUYS AND DOLLS (Paramount) Wed @ 9:05pm, Thurs @ 7pm
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Stateside) Wed @ 7:15pm, Thurs @ 9:45pm
ANNIE (Stateside) Wed @ 9:25pm, Thurs 7:15pm

6/22
An Offer You Can’t Refuse
THE GODFATHER (Stateside) Sun @ 3pm
THE GODFATHER PART II (Stateside) Sun @ 7pm

6/23-24
Orson Welles, Renaissance Man – (Paramount100)
The 1940s: Landmarks
CITIZEN KANE (Paramount) Mon @ 7pm, Tues @ 9:05pm
THE THIRD MAN (Paramount) Mon @ 9:20pm, Tues @ 7pm

Bonus Welles
MACBETH (Stateside) Mon @ 7:15pm, Tues @ 9:30pm
TOUCH OF EVIL (Stateside) Mon @ 9:25pm, Tues @ 7:15pm

6/25-26
Heroes of Old 
SUPERMAN (Paramount) Wed @ 7pm, Thurs @ 9:25pm
BATMAN (Paramount) Wed @ 9:45pm, Thurs @ 7pm

6/27-29
New York Socialites
ARTHUR (Stateside) Fri @ 7:15pm, Sat @ 6:30pm
THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (Stateside) Fri @ 9:15pm, Sat @ 4:15pm
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (Paramount) Sun @ 2pm, Sun @ 6pm Special Engagement - No Passes or Flix-tix

6/30-7/1
The Staggering Ascent of John Travolta
He's a Dancin' Man And He Just Can't Lose
GREASE (Paramount) Mon @ 7pm, Tues @ 9:20pm
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Paramount) Mon @ 9:10pm, Tues @ 7pm

Two by De Palma
BLOW OUT (Stateside) Mon @ 7:15pm, Tues @ 9:15pm
CARRIE (Stateside) Mon @ 9:25pm, Tues @ 7:15pm


July:

7/2-3
The 1940s: Yankee Pride
Celebrate Independence Day with tributes to two fine Americans.
THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (Paramount) Wed @ 7pm, Thurs @ 9:25pm
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (Paramount) Wed @ 9:30pm, Thurs @ 7pm

The 1940s: Foreign Independence
Portraits of women torn between what society wants for them and what they want for themselves.
BLACK NARCISSUS (Stateside) Wed @ 7:15pm, Thurs @ 9:25pm
LATE SPRING (Stateside) Wed @ 9:15pm, Thurs @ 7:15pm

7/5-6
Irresistible Forces

The Evolution of Elizabeth Taylor
From cherubic child star to electric movie icon.
NATIONAL VELVET (Paramount) Sat @ 4pm, Sun @ 2pm
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (Paramount) Sat @ 6:30pm, Sun @ 4:30pm

Cabin Fever
Two pairs of women that should have never been roommates
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (Stateside) Sat @ 4:15pm, Sun @ 4pm
PERSONA (Stateside) Sat @ 6:50pm, Sun @ 2:15pm

7/8-9
The 1940s: Eye Candy (Paramount100)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (LA BELLE ET LA BETE) (Paramount) Tues @ 7pm, Wed @ 9:35pm

THE RED SHOES (Paramount) Tues @ 9pm, Wed @ 7pm

7/10-13
World War I Film Series w/ Harry Ransom Center
Four WWI films to accompany the Ransom Center’s ongoing exhibition, The World at War, 1914-1918.
THE AFRICAN QUEEN (Paramount) Thurs @ 7pm
GALLIPOLI (Paramount) Thurs @ 9:05pm
THE BIG PARADE (Paramount) Fri @ 7pm
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Paramount) Sat @ 7pm, Sun @ 2pm, Sun @ 7pm

7/15-16
The 1940s: Remembering Montgomery Clift - (Paramount100)
Because Brando and Dean shouldn’t get all the credit for bringing moody sensitivity to the screen.
RED RIVER (Paramount) Tues @ 7pm, Wed @ 9:15pm
THE HEIRESS (Paramount) Tues @ 9:35pm, Wed @ 7pm

7/17-22
The New Frontier of the Sixties
This is what the Wild West looked like 50 years ago.

The Movies with Big Names
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (Stateside) Thurs @ 7:15pm, Fri @ 9:40pm
THE MISFITS (Stateside) Thurs @ 9:45pm, Fri @ 7:15pm

The Man with No Name
Sergio Leone’s famous Dollars Trilogy led Clint Eastwood to international stardom.
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (Paramount) Fri @ 7pm
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (Paramount) Fri @ 9pm
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Stateside) Mon @ 7:15pm, Tues @ 7:15pm

7/20
An Evening with Robert Osborne
Film TBA.  Sun @ 7pm Special Engagement, No Passes or Flix-Tix

7/21-22
The 1940s: Noir-ish – (Paramount100)
MILDRED PIERCE (Paramount) Mon @ 7pm, Tues @ 8:35pm
CAT PEOPLE (Paramount) Mon @ 9:15pm, Tues @ 7pm

7/23-24
Barbra!
Streisand exercises all of her multi-talents in these two cultural touchstones.
THE WAY WE WERE (Paramount) Wed @ 7pm, Thurs @ 9:55pm
FUNNY GIRL (Paramount) Wed @ 9:15pm, Thurs @ 7pm

7/25
Iron and Wine Presents:
Hosted by Sam Beam (Iron and Wine) – Free small popcorn!
GEORGE WASHINGTON (Paramount) Fri @ 7pm

7/27-8/1
1989: 25 Years Later

Daddy Issues
Dads will stay awake for these two movies, no matter how cushy the recliner.
PARENTHOOD (Paramount) Sun @ 2pm, Mon @ 9:10pm
FIELD OF DREAMS (Paramount) Sun @ 4:25pm, Mon @ 7pm

No Budget? No Problem
When small films started to make big splashes.
DO THE RIGHT THING (Paramount) Tues @ 7pm, Wed @ 8:50pm
ROGER AND ME (Paramount) Tues @ 9:20pm, Wed @ 7pm

Just for Kicks
Because Marty’s future shoes and Swayze’s karate feet are only the tips of these outrageous icebergs.
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (Paramount) Thurs @ 7pm,  Fri @ 9:15pm
ROAD HOUSE (Paramount) Thurs @ 9:10pm, Fri @ 7pm



7/31-8/1
Two Thumbs Up: Ebert’s Picks – Thurs-Fri, July 31-Aug 1
CRUMB (Stateside) Thurs @ 7:15pm, Fri @ 9:15pm
DARK CITY (Stateside) Thurs @ 9:35pm, Fri @ 7:15pm

August:

8/2-3
The 1940s: Rounding Up the Usual Suspects – (Paramount100)
CASABLANCA (Paramount) Sat @ 7pm, Sun @ 4:15pm
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (Paramount) Sat @ 9pm, Sun @ 2pm

8/6-7
The 1950s: A Lifetime of Bumpy Nights – (Paramount100)
ALL ABOUT EVE (Paramount) Wed @ 7pm, Thurs @ 9:20pm
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (Paramount) Wed @ 9:40pm, Thurs @ 7pm

8/9-10
A Weekend with The Little Tramp
Two of Charlie Chaplin’s most beloved comedies.
THE GREAT DICTATOR (Paramount) Sat @ 2pm, Sat @ 6:05pm, Sun @ 3:45pm
MODERN TIMES (Paramount) Sat @ 4:25pm, Sun @ 2pm, Sun @ 6:05pm

8/12-13
The 1950s: Brando – (Paramount100)
When it comes to screen acting, there’s really just pre-Brando and post-Brando.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Paramount) Tues @ 7pm, Wed @ 9:10pm
ON THE WATERFRONT (Paramount) Tues @ 9:25pm, Wed @ 7pm

8/12-17
Hitchcock Week
We’re playing the hits, and a few of the B-sides, too.
REBECCA (Stateside) Tues @ 7:15pm, Wed @ 9:15pm
NOTORIOUS (Stateside) Tues @ 9:45pm, Wed @ 7:15pm
PSYCHO (Paramount) Thurs @ 7pm, Fri @ 9:30pm
VERTIGO (Paramount) Thurs @ 9:10pm, Fri @ 7pm
ROPE (Stateside) Thurs @ 7:15pm,  Fri @ 9:15pm
THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (Stateside) Thurs @ 8:55pm,  Fri @ 7:15pm
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (Paramount) Sat @ 2pm, Sat @ 6:50pm, Sun @ 4:20pm
THE BIRDS (Paramount) Sat @ 4:35pm, Sun @ 2pm, Sun @ 6:50pm
FRENZY (Stateside) Sat @ 2:15pm, Sun @ 4:35pm
FAMILY PLOT (Stateside) Sat @ 4:30pm, Sun @ 2:15pm

8/18-24
The 1950s: From Every Angle – (Paramount100)

Sci-Fi Classics
Bizarre happenings in small-town America and the distant beyond.
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (Stateside) Tues @ 7:15pm, Wed @ 9:15pm
FORBIDDEN PLANET (Stateside) Tues @ 8:55pm, Wed @ 7:15pm

Tales from Japan
Two poignant stories of ordinary people searching for meaning and happiness.
TOKYO STORY (Paramount) Wed @ 7pm, Thurs @ 9:35pm
IKIRU (Paramount) Wed @ 9:30pm, Thurs @ 7pm

Portraits of Stoicism
Two men with violent pasts struggle to lead peaceful lives in an angry world.
HIGH NOON (Stateside) Thurs @ 7:15pm, Fri @ 9:55pm
THE QUIET MAN (Stateside) Thurs @ 9pm, Fri @ 7:15pm

Fights and Flirtations
These couples get off on the wrong foot, but anyone can see they’re falling in love.
BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE (Paramount) Sat @ 4pm, Sun @ 4:15pm
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (Paramount) Sat @ 6pm, Sun @ 2pm

8/26-31
70MM Week!!
Because the big screen deserves BIG films.
IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (Paramount) Tues @ 7pm, Wed @ 7pm
SPARTACUS (Paramount) Thurs @ 7pm, Fri @ 7pm
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (Paramount) Sat @ 4:30pm, Sat @ 7:15pm, Sun @ 2pm


September:

9/3-4
The 1950s: Programmer’s Picks – (Paramount100)
ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (Paramount) Wed @ 7pm, Thurs @ 8:50pm
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (Paramount) Wed @ 8:50pm, Thurs @ 7pm

9/6-7
The 1950s: An Epic Finale!! – (Paramount100)
GIANT (Paramount) Sat @ 7pm, Sun @ 2pm, Sun @ 6pm


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The 2013 Summer Film Classics Series

For movie fans, this is the most wonderful time of the yar. Escape the blazing Texas sun and travel on your own little vacation, two hours at a time. Paramount screenings are 35mm presentations, and Stateside presentations are digital exhibitions. Without further ado, feast your eyes on these...

May:

5/23
Happy Beginnings (Paramount)
CASABLANCA Thurs @ 7PM
ANNIE HALL Thurs @ 9:10PM

5/24
An Evening with Leonard Maltin (Paramount) 
LADY FOR A DAY Fri @ 7:30PM - Special Engagement, No Passes/Flix-Tix

5/25-26
Memorial Day Weekend Marathon
Coop and Bogie Go to War (Paramount)
SERGEANT YORK Sat @ 2PM, 6:30PM; Sun @ 4PM
SAHARA Sat @4:35PM; Sun @ 2PM & @ 6:30PM

Prisoners at War (Stateside)
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI Sat @ 2:15PM
THE DIRTY DOZEN Sat @ 5:20PM

5/28-31
Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Warner Bros. Pictures 
Dirty Rats & Grande Dames (Paramount)
ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES Tues @ 7PM; Weds @ 9PM
 I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG Tues @ 9PM; Weds @ 7PM
NINOTCHKA Fri @ 9:05PM
JEZEBEL Fri @ 7PM

Warner Bros.- Seven Arts (Stateside)
BONNIE AND CLYDE Wed @ 10PM
THE WILD BUNCH Wed @ 7:15PM
COOL HAND LUKE Thurs @ 7:15PM; Fri @ 9:30PM
BULLITT Thurs @ 9:45PM; Fri @ 7:15PM

June:

6/2
Paramount Kids Opening Day
Every weekend this summer, Paramount will offer family discounts for classic films that will get your kids excited to learn about the storied history of the movies.
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD Sun @ 2PM & 6:20PM
LOONEY TUNES!!! Sun @ 4:05PM

6/4-5
TV Movies 
Get excited for ATX Fest by flipping over to these classic films about the TV industry. ATX Fest badge holders get free admission to any of these "TV Movies" with their badge.
"Reality" TV (Paramount)
TOOTSIE Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 9:10PM
THE TRUMAN SHOW Tues @ 9:10PM; Wed @ 7PM

This Just In (Stateside)
NETWORK Tues @ 7:15PM; Wed @ 9:10PM
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK Tues @ 9:40PM; Wed @ 7:15PM

6/6-9
Musicals! (Paramount) 
42ND STREET Thurs @ 7PM; Fri @ 9PM
GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 Thurs @ 8:50PM; Fri @ 7PM
THE GAY DIVORCEE Sat @ 1PM; Sun @ 5:15PM
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Sat @ 3:10PM; Sun @ 7:20PM
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Sat @ 7PM; Sun @ 2PM

6/11-12
Film Noir 101
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (Paramount) Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 9PM
OUT OF THE PAST (Paramount) Tues @ 9:10PM; Wed 7PM
THE MALTESE FALCON (Stateside) Tues @ 7:15PM; Wed @ 9:30PM
SUNSET BOULEVARD (Stateside) Tues @ 9:20PM; Wed @ 7:15PM

6/13-16
East/West 
HIGH AND LOW (Paramount) Thurs @ 7PM; Fri @ 8:50PM
RASHOMON (Paramount) Thurs @ 9:45PM; Fri @ 7PM
STAGECOACH (Stateside) Thurs @ 7:15PM, Fri @ 9:10PM
3:10 TO YUMA (Stateside) Thurs @ 9:15PM; Fri @ 7:15PM
SHANE (Paramount) Sat @ 2PM & @ 6:40PM; Sun @ 4:25PM
THE SEARCHERS (Paramount) Sat @ 4:20PM; Sun @ 2PM & @ 6:45PM
MONSOON WEDDING (Stateside) Sun @ 4:15PM
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (Stateside) Sun @ 2PM & @ 6:25PM

6/17-18
Daniel Day-Lewis: Then and Now
MY LEFT FOOT (Paramount) Mon @ 7PM; Tues @ 9PM
MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (Paramount) Mon @ 9:05PM; Tues @ 7PM
THERE WILL BE BLOOD (Stateside) Mon @ 7:15PM; Tues @ 9:40PM
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (Stateside) Mon @ 10:05PM; Tues @ 7:15PM

6/19-23
Frank Capra: Cinema's Great Optimist
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Wed @ 7PM; Thurs @ 9:15PM
MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN Wed @ 9:30PM; Thurs @ 7PM
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT Sat @ 2PM @ 6:40PM; Sun @ 4:35PM
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON Sat @ 4:10PM; Sun @ 2PM; @ 6:40PM

6/25-28
Newman + Redford (Paramount)
HUD Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 9:25PM
SLAP SHOT Tues @ 9:15PM; Wed @ 7PM
DOWNHILL RACER Thurs @ 7PM; Fri @ 9:40PM
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN Thurs @ 9:05PM; Fri @ 7PM

6/29-30
Charlie Chaplin: One Talented Tramp
CITY LIGHTS (Paramount) Sun @ 2PM & @ 6PM
THE GOLD RUSH (Paramount) Sun @ 3:55PM
MONSIEUR VERDOUX (Stateside) Sat @ 2:15PM; Sun @ 5PM
CHAPLIN (Stateside) Sat @ 4:40PM; Sun @ 2:15PM

July:

7/2-3
Film Noir 101
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (Paramount)
THE BIG SLEEP Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 9:15PM
THE LONG GOODBYE Tues @ 9:20PM; Wed @ 7PM

Noir Loves the 80's (Stateside)
BLOOD SIMPLE Tues @ 7:15PM; Wed @ 9:30PM
BODY HEAT Tues @ 9:15PM; Wed @ 7:15PM

7/9-14
Film Studies
Meet Your Professors (Paramount) Office hours have never been this zany.
HORSE FEATHERS Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 9:15PM
BALL OF FIRE Tues @ 8:30PM; Wed @ 7PM

Civics (Stateside)
12 ANGRY MEN Tues @ 7:15PM; Wed @ 9:15PM
HUNGER Tues @ 9:10PM; Wed @ 7:15PM

Studying Abroad (Paramount)
BICYCLE THIEVES Thurs @ 7PM; Fri @ 9:30PM
WINGS OF DESIRE Thurs @ 8:55PM; Fri @ 7PM

Playing Hooky (Stateside)
THE 400 BLOWS Thurs @ 7:15PM; Fri @ 9:40PM
FISH TANK Thurs @ 9:15PM; Fri @ 7:15PM

Guest Lecturer: Audrey Hepburn (Paramount)
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Sat @ 7PM; Sun @ 2PM & @ 6:30PM
ROMAN HOLIDAY Sat @ 9:15PM; Sun @ 4:15PM

Music Lessons (Stateside)
THE MUSIC MAN Sat @ 2:15PM & @ 7:50PM; Sun @ 5PM
GYPSY Sat @ 5:10PM; Sun @ 2:15PM & @ 7:50PM

Swingin' Britons of the 1960's (Paramount)
CASINO ROYALE Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 9:10PM
WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT Tues @ 9:30PM; Wed @ 7PM
THE IPCRESS FILE Thurs @ 7PM; Fri @ 8:55PM
PULP Thurs @ 9:10PM; Fri @ 7PM
THE PINK PANTHER Sat @ 2PM & @ 6:25PM; Sun @ 4:05PM
A SHOT IN THE DARK Sat @ 4:25PM; Sun @ 2PM & @ 6:25PM

7/23-24
Naughty, Bawdy 1933 (Paramount) 
DINNER AT EIGHT Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 8:55PM
DESIGN FOR LIVING Tues @ 8:55PM; Wed @ 7PM

7/26
Iron and Wine Presents: (Paramount) 
Hosted by Sam Beam (Iron and Wine) - Free small popcorn!
A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE Fri @ 7:30PM

7/28
The Marx Brothers: Anarchists' Delight (Paramount)
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA Sun @ 2PM &@ 5:25PM
DUCK SOUP Sun @ 4PM

7/28
Horror and Fantasy in the 1930's (Stateside) 
KING KONG Sun @ 3:50PM
THE INVISIBLE MAN Sun @ 2:15PM & @ 5:45PM

7/29-8/1
Hitchcock Week
SABOTAGE (Paramount) Mon @ 7PM; Tues @ 9:10PM
TO CATCH A THIEF (Paramount) Mon @ 8:40PM; Tues @ 7PM
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (Stateside) Mon @ 7:15PM; Tues @ 9:15PM
THE LADY VANISHES (Stateside) Mon @ 8:50PM; Tues @ 7:15PM
REAR WINDOW (Paramount) Wed @ 7PM; Thurs @ 9:05PM
DIAL M FOR MURDER (Paramount) Wed @ 9:15PM; Thurs @ 7PM
SHADOW OF A DOUBT (Stateside) Wed @ 7:15PM; Thurs @ 9:25PM
PSYCHO (Stateside) Wed @ 9:25PM; Thurs @ 7:15PM

August:

8/4
Father Figures (Paramount)
BACK TO THE FUTURE Sun @ 2PM & @ 6:45PM
THE KARATE KID Sun @ 4:20PM

8/6-18
World Cinema Classics
8 1/2 (Paramount) Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 9:10PM
NIGHTS AT CABIRIA (Paramount) Tues @ 9:40PM; Wed @ 7PM
LE PETIT SOLDAT (Paramount) Thurs @ 7PM; Fri @ 9:15PM
MAX AND THE JUNKMEN (Paramount) Thurs @ 8:50PM; Fri @ 7PM
THE RED BALLOON/WHITE MANE (Paramount) Sat @2PM; Sun @ 4:05PM
THE NEVERENDING STORY (Paramount) Sat @ 3:55PM; Sun @ 2PM
PORTRAIT OF JASON (Paramount) Sat @ 6PM; Sun @ 6PM
AMARCORD (Stateside) Sat @ 2:15PM & @ 6:05PM; Sun @ 4:05PM
UMBERTO D (Stateside) Sat @4:20PM; Sun @ 2:15PM & @ 6:05PM
THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (Paramount) Mon @ 7PM; Tues @ 9:05PM THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE (Paramount) Mon @ 9:05PM; Tues @ 7PM
LE DOULOS (Paramount) Wed @ 7PM; Thurs @ 9PM
UN FLIC (Paramount) Wed @ 9:10PM; Thurs @ 7PM
SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE (Paramount) Sat @ 2PM; Sun @ 4:20PM
PAN'S LABYRINTH (Paramount) Sat @ 3:55PM; Sun @ 2PM & @ 6:10PM
THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (Paramount) Sat @ 7PM *Austin PRIDE Special Event*
THE SEVENTH SEAL (Stateside) Sat @ 2:15PM & @ 6:05PM; Sun @ 4:10PM
WILD STRAWBERRIES (Stateside) Sat @ 4:15PM; Sun @ 2:15PM & @ 6:05PM

8/20-21
Film Noir 101
Dark Films for Dark Times (Paramount)
CHINATOWN Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 9PM
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS Tues @ 9:30PM; Wed @ 7PM

Noir Now (Stateside)
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL Tues @ 7:15PM; Wed @ 9:15PM
FARGO Tues @ 9:55PM; Wed @ 7:15PM

8/22-25
Texas Tribune Presents (Paramount)
ACE IN THE HOLE Thurs @ 7PM; Fri @ 9:15PM
THE PAPER Thurs @ 9:15PM; Fri @ 7PM
HIS GIRL FRIDAY Sat @ 2PM & @ 6:05PM; Sun @ 4:15PM
WOMAN OF THE YEAR Sat @ 3:55PM; Sun @ 2PM & @ 6:05PM

8/27-9/1
70mm Classics (Paramount)
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY Tues @ 7pm; Wed @ 7PM
WEST SIDE STORY Thurs @ 7PM; Fri @ 7PM
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Sat @7PM; Sun @ 2PM & @ 7PM

September:

9/3-4
The Life and Times of Woody Allen (Paramount)
THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO Tues @ 7PM; Wed @ 8:45PM
RADIO DAYS Tues @ 8:45PM; Wed @ 7PM

9/5
The Grande Finale (Paramount)
GONE WITH THE WIND Thurs @ 7PM


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Halloween Film Fest 2012

Boo! Did I scare ya?

No? Well, what could I tell you that will truly scare you? The problem is that most things people fear are actually quite subjective. For instance, what if I said that Romney is going to win the election? You see, that's only scary to a select audience. A whole other faction would be just as scared if I stated the prospect of Obama winning a second term. See what I mean? Very few things can be universally fearful or dreadful, unless we're speculating on the current state of society. You know what I find scary? The prevalence and popularity of such things like: Honey Boo Boo, Real Housewives of any place, the songwriting of Taylor Swift, Liam Neeson action movies and tacos with Doritos shells. Oh, and Tim Curry as a clown. But I digress...

Horror movies on the other hand... is another thing entirely. Large audience can be lured in and terrified by scary movies. While I admit that some horror films are empty and boring gore fests, there's still something universal in how these visceral movies effect us. There's always a market for horror movies, as evidenced by the umpteenth PARANORMAL ACTIVITY that just came out.

Yet for every dozen lame scary movies, there is likely one genuine horror gem. Luckily for us, The Paramount and Stateside theatres are presenting some modern classics of the genre. These are some of the best of the best, and there's something for everyone: thrills, chills and spills of blood.

The fun starts in a unique way on Friday with...

THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE
This (ahem!) cult classic is being presented by Austin's ColdTowne Theater, an improv group who is presenting this film as a "Flip The Script" presentation. During the film's screening they will replace the music and dialogue with their own improvisation, and I'm willing to bet that this 1962 horror classic will probably not be this entertaining ever again.

Oh, and by comparison, other films released in 1962 were TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE and a little film you may have heard of called LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Yeah, this movie is not of that caliber.

Saturday and Sunday, The Paramount presents a double feature of THE EXORCIST and THE LOST BOYS. Do I even need to explain THE EXORCIST?? If you don't know, it's... ummm... intense.


THE LOST BOYS is actually a very cool take on the vampire genre, and the film celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Released in 1987, this was back when vampires actually fed on blood and scared people. Now, there's just glittery mopes that inexplicably fall in love with Kristen Stewart. Also, Kiefer Sutherland was a bad ass waaay before Jack Bauer.


Saturday and Sunday at The Stateside, there is another double feature of TRICK 'R TREAT and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.

A 2007 anthology film, TRICK 'R TREAT gained life at a few festival screenings, but really gained acclaim after being released as a direct-to-DVD title. Comprised of four stories and featuring a cast of Anna Paquin, Dylan Baker and Brain Cox, the film is a devilishly fun tribute to everyone's favorite fall holiday.


The other half of the double feature, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER is the cinematic precursor to the cult TV show that younger audiences are likely more familiar with. While the cast is different, the mythos is the same, as is the same tongue-in-cheek storytelling from screenwriter/creator Joss Whedon.


Mark your calendar for Monday, because it's Special Event time!
Who's down for a pub run in celebration of the undead? Zombie shuffles are so yesteryear after the advent of films like 28 DAYS LATER, the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake and television's "The Walking Dead," so if you're a zombie-clad attendee you can put the "run" back into "pub run."

On Monday, partake of running, drinking and screaming in delight at Cuba's horror comedy JUAN OF THE DEAD. Here, Fidel Castro's not the only Cuban that just won't die.


On Tuesday and Wednesday, the double features resume. At The Paramount, two of my all-time favorites return to the big screen. POLTERGEIST and ALIEN.

Oh, POLTERGEIST. The story of dangerous specters in the midst of a normal American household traumatized me as a little kid. After thrilling my imagination, Steven Spielberg (and Tobe Hooper, of course... wink wink) filled the tank of my mind with nightmare fuel. Now, as I've touched the boundaries of parenthood myself, the film's sense of terror has only intensified. In many ways, it's a gift of fear that keeps on giving. And what rough beast, it's hour come round at last, slouches itself back into my terrified heart once more to be reborn?


But wait! It gets better. The second part of the double feature is Ridley Scott's masterpiece, if you ask me. ALIEN was basically a space-plotation terror film that somehow transcended in haunting and primal ways that no one could've ever imagined. It's the film that launched a few sequels of descending quality and a recent prequel that has brought a level of reception that we hadn't seen since STAR WARS: EPISODE I. So what better way to wash the bitter aftertaste of PROMETHEUS out of your mind than by revisiting the original (and arguably the best of what Scott had to offer)?


Meanwhile, at The Stateside...
The last of the double features conclude with THE OMEN and THE FLY. One is the original, the other is the remake, but both are the vastly superior versions out there.

Richard Donner's THE OMEN is the tale of a powerful family whose son may well be the Anti-Christ. Derided by some as trashy and others as terrifying, it nevertheless gets under your skin with its graphic depictions of death and mayhem.


Young Damien the Anti-Christ appeared in a couple of sequels and Donner went on to direct SUPERMAN, LADYHAWKE, THE GOONIES and the LETHAL WEAPON franchise. Can you say, "deal with the devil?"

The other half of this twin bill is another favorite moment of Kindertrauma from my youth. David Cronenberg's 1986 version of THE FLY is an entirely different creature than the 1958 cult classic. Jeff Goldblum appears here as a scientist whose experiments with teleportation go horribly, horribly wrong. This movie shocked audiences with its graphic content and bombastic score, and kick started a new phase of Jeff Goldblum's career as "that scientist guy." Yet JURASSIC PARK and INDEPENDENCE DAY were nothing like this. You may want to keep the popcorn in your lap for this one. Now that I can watch it with a stronger stomach (and eyes that aren't tightly welded shut), it stands as a true classic that touches on our own fears about technology, disease and loneliness. Like a telepod that goes awry, the film fuses the DNA of terror and humanity that has rarely been seen before.


So there you have it, folks. Ten films to terrorize and thrill the most discerning tastes and the hardest of horror movie connoisseurs. It doesn't matter how subjective your sense of fear is, these movies are gonna scare the hell out of you.

Enjoy it while it lasts, because come next month we can turn our phobias back to society's ills, like the fallout from the Presidential election or yet another season of "American Idol." Me? I'll be fine until next spring when I consider something else genuinely scary: the Houston Astros' chances in the AL West. It's sure to be a bloodbath for the Texas baseball team...

AHHHHHH!!!




Halloween Film Fest

THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE
The Stateside
Friday at 8:00 pm

THE EXORCIST
The Paramount
Saturday 7:00 pm

THE LOST BOYS
The Paramount
Saturday 9:30 pm

TRICK 'R TREAT
The Stateside
Saturday 5:55 pm
Sunday 4:00 and 7:40 pm

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
The Stateside
Saturday 4:00 and 7:35 pm
Sunday 5:50 pm

JUAN OF THE DEAD
The Paramount
Monday
Pub Run at 6:00
Movie at 7:30 pm

POLTERGEIST
The Paramount
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Wednesday 9:25 pm

ALIEN
The Paramount
Tuesday 9:30 pm
Wednesday 7:00 pm

THE OMEN
The Stateside
Tuesday 7:15 pm
Wednesday 9:20 pm

THE FLY
The Stateside
Tuesday 9:35 pm
Wednesday 7:15 pm

Robert Rodriguez's EL MARIACHI

"Low budgets force you to be more creative. Sometimes, with too much money, time and equipment, you can over-think. My way, you can use your gut instinct."

-Robert Rodriguez 

For those who may not know, movie making can be a very tedious process. Some of your favorite movies had languished in development for years and underwent numerous revisions before finally meeting your eyeballs at the theater. Why the heck does it take so long? Filmmaking is a collaborative process, and sometimes many many people have to work together to get it made. Don't believe me? Next time you're at the movies, stick around and watch the end credits. Every one of those people had some input in the movie you had just watched. And what does it all mean? Every aspect of making the film cost mucho dinero. And while a film is often the direct vision of the director, pretty much everything has to be approved by committee to get money for it to happen.

Yet every now and then. Someone bucks the system. Unique voices in cinema make the medium diverse and enjoyable, but true mavericks in filmmaking are few and far between. One such nonconformist is Texas's own cinematic cowboy: Robert Rodriguez.

20 years ago, Rodriguez was an outsider with no inside connection to the industry. Yet, he still established his own mark like the searing brand on cowhide. Now, how exactly did he do this? Did he knock on every door in Hollywood and pitch his screenplays, hoping someone (or anyone) would take a chance on him? Did he earn his stripes by starting as a production assistant and fetching coffee for years? Did he take minor commercial jobs and work his way up to directing features? The answer, of course, is a resounding heck no. Rodriguez just up and made his own movie, EL MARIACHI, on his terms.

But wait. I know you're thinking, "You just said movies cost a ton of money to make!" That's still true. But instead of going to a studio to raise millions of dollars for his project, Robert funded his own movie... and made it for $7000. That's right. For the price of a dozen modern-day iPads, he made his own movie. That, amigos, is budget control at its very best. Rodriguez was creative, frugal and dynamic in his vision. As a result, Columbia distributed  and it launched a Hollywood filmography that have seen a significant budget increase over seven grand: FROM DUSK TIL DAWN, SPY KIDS, THE FACULTY, SIN CITY and PLANT TERROR, among others.

In the years to come, Rodriguez continued the story of EL MARIACHI with DESPERADO (1995) and ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2003). As the trilogy grew in scope, so did the talent involved. A cast of unknowns expanded to include Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Willem DaFoe, Mickey Rourke and Johnny Depp.

And to think, it all started in 1992 with EL MARIACHI. In this story, a young unnamed Mariachi is mistaken for a vengeful ex-con and hunted by a ruthless drug lord and his men. A mere drifter equipped only with his guitar, he gets pulled into this deadly game and fight for his survival. An action movie with elements of a Western (Call it a "Southwestern," if you will), it showcased Rodriguez as a force behind the camera. Not that his role was limited only to director, producer and screenwriter. He had a hand in nearly every aspect of production: sound, visual effects, cinematography, editing, and music. Think of him as a Swiss army knife of cinema with the blunt force of a machete.

And so now, two decades later, we celebrate this first endeavor from Robert Rodriguez. The Paramount will host the event, sponsored by AMD, The Austin Film Society and EL Rey Network. On Thursday, Rodriguez himself will be on hand to present a 35mm screening of EL MARIACHI. Afterward the screening and a Q&A, stick around for live musical performances by Robert's band Chingón. They will play music used in Rodriguez's films as scenes are projected on the silver screen behind them on stage. It's a great way to commemorate a landmark film by an enduring Texan talent.

Not many have the cajones to shoot from the hip, but Rodriguez is a true visionary whose range of talents and skills are the result of one very simple fact. Like a Mariachi, he plays by ear... but he also plays by his own rules.

EL MARIACHI plays Thursday, August 30th at 7:30 p.m. It's gonna be killer.