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 sat jan 1 Rocky Horror Picture Show (Village) pg.26
sun jan 2 ENTER THE VOID (Ritz) pg.34
mon jan 3 Music Monday: who is harry nilsson encore (Ritz) pg. 16
and everything is going fine (Ritz) pg.34
tue jan 4
Terror Tuesday: GALAXY OF TERROR (Ritz) pg.18
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE (Ritz) pg.34
wed jan 5
Weird Wednesday: BLACK GESTAPO (Ritz) pg.20
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE (Ritz) pg.34
Dionysium (Lamar) pg.26
thu jan 6
The Action Pack: 90s One Hit Wonders Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Ritz) pg.27
fri jan 7
The Action Pack: SUPER TROOPERS Quote-Along pg.27
The Action Pack: DARK SIDE OF THE RAINBOW pg.27
SUMMER WARS Opens (Lamar) pg.14
COUNTRY STRONG Opens (Lamar) pg.10
satjan 8 The Action Pack: SUPER TROOPERS Quote-Along pg.27
The Action Pack: ELVIS BIRTHDAY Sing-Along pg.27
ENTER THE VOID (Ritz) pg.34
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
sun jan 9
LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY Hobbit Feast (Ritz) pg.12
mon jan 10 The Action Pack: 90s One Hit Wonders Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
Music Monday: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE FABULOUS STAINS (Ritz) pg. 16
SUMMER WARS (Ritz) pg.14
tue jan 11
Terror Tuesday: SQUIRM (Ritz) pg.18
SUMMER WARS (Ritz) pg.14
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: VAGABOND (Lamar) pg. 32
wed jan 12 Weird Wednesday: GET MEAN (Ritz) pg.20
SUMMER WARS (Ritz) pg.14
THE UPSETTER (Ritz) pg.34
Austin Film Society Documentary Tour:
MY PERESTROIKA (Lamar) pg. 32
thu jan 13 The Action Pack: 90s One Hit Wonders Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Ritz) pg.27
fri jan 14
LEMMY Opens (Ritz) pg.10
GREEN HORNET Opens (Lamar)
RABBIT HOLE Opens (Lamar) pg.10
The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Lake Creek) pg.27
THE ROOM (Village) pg.14
sat jan 15
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
sun jan 16 Zzzang!!! THRASHIN’ (Ritz) pg.30
Cinema Club: SOME CAME RUNNING w/ Richard Linklater (Ritz) pg.30
9,000 NEEDLES (Village)
mon jan 17
THE UPSETTER (Ritz) pg.34
Music Monday: JAMES BROWN LIVE AT BOSTON GARDEN (Ritz) pg. 16
tue jan 18 Terror Tuesday: BLOOD RAGE (Ritz) pg.18
Girlie Night: PRETTY IN PINK (Ritz) pg.30
EVANGELION 1.0 (Lake Creek) pg.14
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: LE BONHEUR (Lamar) pg. 32
wed jan 19 Tough Guy Cinema: ROBOCOP (Ritz) pg.27
Weird Wednesday: FLESHPOT ON 42nd St. (Ritz) pg.20
SANTA SANGRE (Ritz) pg.30
AMOA Presents: FOOD DESIGN (Lamar) pg.24
EVANGELION 2.0 (Lake Creek) pg.14
AFS: TINY FURNITURE (Village) pg.34
thu jan 20 The Action Pack: In Da Club Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Ritz) pg.27
fri jan 21
SOMEWHERE Opens (Ritz) pg.10
The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Lake Creek) pg.27
THE ROOM(Village) pg.14
Master Pancake: FORREST GUMP (Village) pg.11
sat jan 22 ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
Master Pancake: FORREST GUMP (Village) pg.11
sun jan 23 Hecklevision: INDIANA JONES ... AND THE CRYSTAL SKULL (Ritz) pg. 27
Cine Las Americas: CARANCHO (Ritz) pg.24
mon jan 24 Music Monday: THE BLUES BROTHERS (Ritz) pg. 16
GERRYMANDERING (Ritz) pg.15
tue jan 25 Girlie Night: PRETTY IN PINK (Ritz) pg.30
Terror Tuesday: NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR (Ritz) pg.18
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: JACQUOT DE NANTES (Lamar) pg. 32
wed jan 26 Wine Flights: VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (Ritz) pg.12
Weird Wednesday: CHARLEY VARRICK (Ritz) pg.20
Open Screen Night (Ritz) pg.26
thu jan 27 The Action Pack: 90s One Hit Wonders Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Ritz) pg.27
fri jan 28 Master Pancake: THE NOTEBOOK (Ritz) pg.11
The Action Pack: BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along (Lake Creek) pg.27
THE ROOM (Village) pg.14
sat jan 29 THE BLUES BROTHERS (Ritz) pg.16
Master Pancake: THE NOTEBOOK (Ritz) pg.11
Free Kids Club: ANNIE (Lamar) pg. 24
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
sun jan 30 FLOODING WITH LOVE FOR THE KID (Ritz) pg.15
THE BLUES BROTHERS (Ritz) pg.16
Music Monday: 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE (Ritz) pg. 16
mon jan 31
TINY FURNITURE (Ritz) pg.34
tue feb 1 Terror Tuesdays: CRITTERS 2 (Ritz) pg.18
Tiny Furniture (Ritz) pg.34
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema: LE PETIT AMOUR (Lamar) pg. 32
wed feb 2 Weird Wednesday: PENITENTIARY (Ritz) pg.20
Master Pancake: VIDEO JUKEBOX (Ritz) pg.11
Celluloid Handbag: FLASH GORDON (Ritz) pg.26
Dionysium (Lamar) pg.26
 thu feb 3 LOVE BITES Sing-Along (Ritz) pg. 27
The Action Pack: MOULIN ROUGE Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
fri feb 4 Master Pancake: THE NOTEBOOK (Ritz) pg.11
THE ILLUSIONIST Opens (Lamar) pg.10
THE ROOM (Village) pg.14
sat feb 5 Master Pancake: THE NOTEBOOK (Ritz) pg.11
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
sun feb 6 TINY FURNITURE (Ritz) pg.34
Film Score Focus: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (Ritz) pg.25
Best of Monkey Bash (Ritz) pg.15
AMADEUS Music & Movie (Lake Creek) pg. 26
mon feb 7 Music Monday: Tom Waits BIG TIME (Ritz) pg. 16
Best of Monkey Bash (Lake Creek) pg.15
tue feb 8
MANIAC w/ director LIVE (Ritz) pg.31
Terror Tuesday: MANIAC COP 2 w/ director LIVE (Ritz) pg.18
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema:
THE GLEANERS AND I (Lamar) pg. 32
wed feb 9 Weird Wednesday: VIGILANTE w/ director LIVE (Ritz) pg.20
Tom Waits BIG TIME (Ritz) pg. 16
Austin Film Festival: SONS OF PERDITION (Ritz) pg.25
THE STATE OF WATER (Lamar) pg.25
thu feb 10 LOVE BITES Sing-Along (Ritz) pg. 27
The Action Pack: MOULIN ROUGE Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
Master Pancake: NOTEBOOK (Lake Creek) pg.11
Austin Film Society Documentary Tour:
FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES pg. 32
Master Pancake: THE NOTEBOOK (Ritz) pg.11
fri feb 11
OSCAR SHORTS Opens (Lamar)
LOVE BITES (Lake Creek)
sat feb 12 Saturday Morning Cartoon Cereal (Ritz) pg.12
Master Pancake: NOTEBOOK (Ritz) pg.11
The Action Pack: Moulin Rouge Sing-Along (Lake Creek) pg.27
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
sun feb 13 Zzang!! BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Ritz) pg.30
Best Of Monkey Bash (Ritz) pg.15
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mon feb 14 Valentine’s Feast: PRINCESS BRIDE (Village) pg.13
Music Monday: TIMES SQUARE (Ritz) pg. 16
LOVE BITES Sing-Along (Ritz) pg. 27
Valentine’s Feast: WEST SIDE STORY (Lamar) pg.13
Valentine’s Feast: CHOCOLAT (Lake Creek) pg.13
Valentine’s Feast: EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (Ritz) pg.13
tue feb 15 Terror Tuesday: Scream Blacula Scream (Ritz) pg.18
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Ritz) pg. 30
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema:
BLISS (MUTLULUK) (Lamar) pg. 32
wed feb 16 BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Ritz) pg. 30
Weird Wednesday: LOVE ME DEADLY (Ritz) pg.20
Another Very Special Episode (Ritz) pg.15
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema:: MARS (Village) pg.32
thu feb 17 The Action Pack: MOULIN ROUGE Sing-Along (Ritz) pg.27
LOVE BITES Sing-Along (Ritz) pg. 27
fri feb 18 Master Pancake: ROBOCOP (Ritz) pg.11
sat feb 19 Master Pancake: ROBOCOP (Ritz) pg.11
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
sun feb 20 Cinema Club: BIGGER THAN LIFE with Marjorie Baumgarten (Ritz) pg.30
Best Of Monkey Bash (Ritz) pg.15
mon feb 21 Music Monday: PHIL OCHS (Ritz) pg. 16
Master Pancake: Star Trek (Ritz) pg.11
Best of Monkey Bash (Lake Creek) pg.15
tue feb 22 Terror Tuesday: THE ORACLE (Ritz) pg.18
Girlie Night: DIRTY DANCING (Ritz) pg.30
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema:
THOSE THREE (AN SEH) (Lamar) pg. 32
wed feb 23 Weird Wednesday: BLACK COBRA (Ritz) pg.20
Open Screen Night (Ritz) pg.26
Celluloid Handbag: ALL ABOUT EVE (Ritz) pg.26
thu feb 24 PULP FICTION Quote-Along (Ritz)
The Action Pack: Jiggy Crunk: The Pop Rap Sing-Along (Ritz)
Master Pancake: ROBOCOP (Lake Creek) pg.11
fri feb 25
Master Pancake: ROBOCOP (Ritz) pg.11
sat feb 26 Master Pancake: ROBOCOP (Ritz) pg.11
Free Kids Club: MAX FLEISCHER ANIMATION (Lamar) pg. 25
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Village) pg.26
mon feb 28 Cine Las Americas LEAP YEAR (Ritz) pg.24
Music Monday: RAINBOWS END (Ritz) pg. 16
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SOMEWHERE
Opens Jan 21
FRESH NEW RELEASES
New films from Nicole Kidman, Seth Rogen, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sophia Coppola, and more!
COUNTRY STRONG
OPENS JAN 7, DIR. SHANA FESTE, 2011, PG-13
An emotionally damaged country star (Gwyneth Paltrow) embarks on a tour with
a rising songwriter (Garrett Hedlund) in hopes of resurrecting her failing career
after a stint in rehab. When a beauty queen-turned-singer (Leighton Meester)
joins the duo, romantic entanglements between shows threaten to derail the
whole tour. COUNTRY STRONG features renditions of original music performed by
Paltrow, Hedlund, and Meester, as well as country music super-star Tim McGraw in
a notable and impressive co-starring role.
RABBIT HOLE
OPENS JAN 14, DIR. JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL, 2010,
PG-13
Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart star alongside Dianne Wiest in this challenging
and powerful film from auteur John Cameron Mitchell. Based on the hugely
successful, Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name (and adapted for
the screen by its author, David Lindsay-Abaire), RABBIT HOLE examines the
overwhelming grief a family experiences after the loss of a child, and offers a
surprisingly sanguine outlook on this ultimate tragedy. Kidman and Eckhart give
brilliant, understated performances as a married couple looking for comfort in a
godforsaken situation. Much warmth and humor exist in this seemingly heavy
picture.
LEMMY
OPENS JAN 14, DIR. GREG OLLIVER & WES ORSHOSKI, 2010,
NR
Born on Christmas Eve in 1945, Lemmy Kilmister has often been compared to
(or outright called) God. If he is indeed God or the second coming, this is a much
improved model from the first. He’s tougher, wilder and didn’t wait around until
he was 30 to get to work. He’s also somehow managed not to die. From his early
lesser-known bands to the groundbreaking psychedelic metal of Hawkind to the
blazing rock of Motörhead, Lemmy has blown the speakers of five generations.
This documentary chronicles the life of the legendary frontman through
interviews with the man himself as well as bandmates and fellow musicians Dave
Grohl, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Hook, Alice Cooper, Slash, Dee Snider, Mick Jones,
C.C. Deville, Jarvis Cocker and Marky Ramone. Lemmy might be older than your
parents, but he continues to serve as an uncompromising example of hard living.
Watch this and prepare to feel like a nun.
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SOMEWHERE
OPENS JAN 21, DIR. SOFIA COPPOLA, 2010, R
From sensitive and talented writer/director Sofia Coppola (THE VIRGIN SUICIDES,
LOST IN TRANSLATION) comes this new film about fatherhood and celebrity.
Stephen Dorff plays Johnny Marco, a fast-living actor and jetsetter. His life is
disrupted when his young daughter, played by Elle Fanning, becomes under his
charge. His transformation from playboy to papa represents a tender meditation on
the role of the father. Described as a semi-autobiographical take from filmmaker
Sofia Coppola (who experienced similar struggles with her famous daddy, Francis
Ford), SOMEWHERE is a minimalist exercise in filmmaking. Recommended for all
potential fathers and/or daughters.
THE ILLUSIONIST
OPENS FEB 4, DIR. SYLVAIN CHOMET, 2010, PG
Sylvain Chomet (THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE) directs this animated feature, based
on an unproduced screenplay written by the great French mime, director and actor
Jacques Tati. The film revolves around a struggling illusionist who visits an isolated
community in Scotland and befriends a young girl who believes he is in fact a real
magician. The pair travel together to Edinburgh where they settle into a father–
daughter relationship, with her keeping their home at a boarding house while the
magician works at a small theater. Captivated by the girl’s enthusiasm for his act,
and desperate to keep up the charade that his magic is real, he spends his nights
working to reward her with increasingly lavish gifts he “conjures” into existence.
BLUE VALENTINE
COMING IN FEBRUARY, DIR. DEREK CIANFRANCE,
2010, r
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in the amazing story of a young married
couple’s tumultuous demise. Poor, bitter, and always on the verge of eruption,
Williams and Gosling embody a working-class dilemma with a rawness and
ire unmatched by any film this year. Gosling is a monster, transforming from
endearing joker to abusive maniac in a pitch-perfect performance. Williams
is the saintly mother with deep-seated and bubbling frustration. Both will be
handsomely acknowledged for their work come awards season. Writer/director
Cianfrance masterfully blends flashback and memory in a fresh and sincere way,
presenting the most intense and potent film about matrimonial hardship in a long
time.
 THE NOTEBOOK
Jan 28, 29, &
Feb 4, 5, 11, 12 at the Ritz

MASTER PANCAKE THEATER

austin’s movie mocking maestros

FORREST GUMP
Jan 21 & 22, Village, DIR. Robert Zemeckis, 1994
For one weekend, Master Pancake is going to boil, bake, batter and fry the beloved ‘90s classic FORREST GUMP. Featuring Tom Hanks (TURNER & HOOCH) as a good-hearted
shrimp baron whose hobbies include jogging, playing ping-pong, eating chocolates and telling long, boring stories. Also featuring Sally Field (NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER) as
momma Gump, Robin Wright Penn as Gump’s baby momma, and Gary Sinise as Gump’s bosom buddy. Watch Master Pancake and guest-mocker Scott Chester give new meaning
to the phrase “Run,Forrest, Run” as they gleefully pursue this overrated icon. (John)
THE NOTEBOOK
Jan 28 & 29, Feb 4& 5, 11 & 12, Ritz, dir. Nick Cassavetes, 2004
Feb 10, Lake Creek
This January/February, Master Pancake whips out their giant Sharpie and scribbles all over THE NOTEBOOK, the romantic movie sensation of the decade that has left more
boyfriends with moist shoulders than a gigantic army of shoulders caught in a rainstorm. James Garner plays Noah, who narrates the story-within-the-story to his lady friend
Allie, who has Alzheimer’s (for the memory-impaired, the writer has offered a mnemonic device you’ll never forget: Allie has Alzheimer’s). Ryan Gosling plays the young hero
of the story, who takes one gander at Rachel McAdams and his goose is cooked. By the end of the movie there won’t be a dry shoulder in the house. Come on out, two by two,
and see how Noah navigates this flood of tears as Master Pancake dives into the most sentimental movie ever made! (John)
VIDEO JUKEBOXX II
Feb 2, Ritz
Do you have a short attention span? Do you like quick-cuts, explosions, childrens choirs, and scantily clad ladies? Ever wish Master Pancake would tackle short, easily digestible
mini-movies every once in a while? Your wish comes true for one night, as the Master Pancake Video Jukebox turns their withering gaze upon the worst in music videos! We’ll
have a new line-up of special guest-mockers tackle an all-new slate of cheesy classics from the ‘80s, ‘90s, and present day. And at the end of the night, the top 3 teams as decided
by you will have to battle it out in an improvised group mock. Don’t miss this one-night-only event as we get all MTV on the big screen. (John)
ROBOCOP
Feb 18, 19, 25 & 26 Ritz, dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1987
Feb 24, Lake Creek
This February, Master Pancake Theater impounds the sci-fi classic ROBOCOP. Directed by insane genius Paul Verhoeven
(SHOWGIRLS, BASIC INSTINCT) and featuring Peter Weller (BUCKAROO BANZAI) as the cycloptic robo-hero and Kurtwood Smith
(THAT ‘70S SHOW) as his evil nemesis. Set in a dystopian future when arms corporations control the government and Detroit
has gone to hell (who could have predicted any of that?), ROBOCOP tells the story of how one man’s death, rebirth, and second
coming as a kick-ass Robo-Jesus can make a real difference. This show features ultra-funny guest mockers Mac Blake and David
Jara of Mascot Wedding and the costume designs of insane duct-tape genius Joe Parsons. Join us as we mock the most thrilling
machine to come out of Detroit since the Pinto. (John)
STAR TREK MOCK V: KLINGONS vs. KLINGONS!
Feb 21, Ritz
NERD ALERT!! Normally, we take on full-length movies, but just for tonight, Master Pancake will be boldly mocking the greatest sci-fi television series of all time: STAR TREK.
And because Master Pancake can’t agree on which is the best iteration of the TV series (John is a fan of STAR TREK: T.O.S., Joe loves NEXT GENERATION) we’ll be showing – and
mocking – one episode from each era. John will satisfy his Shatner boner; Joe will unleash all his Tasha Yar jokes; and the audience will reap the rewards of our collective nerd
juice. In this fifth iteration of the “Star Trek Mock” series, we’ll be pitting old Klingons vs New Klingons and you, the audience, will decide which species is more badass. The only
losers tonight will be fans of the lame-ass VOYAGER and DEEP SPACE NINE.

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 PRINCESS BRIDE VALENTINE’S DAY FEAST
Feb 14 at Village

FEASTS AND FILMS

Exquisite multi-course meals paired with fine wines and finer cinema

LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY HOBBIT FEAST

Jan 9, Ritz, Dir. Peter Jackson, 2001/2002/2003, PG-13, 640 min (total), 35mm
This all-day event is an annual Alamo tradition as old as the ancients...or whenever RETURN OF THE KING came out.
Each year we must gather to recount the epic quest of the hobbit Frodo and his merry band of dwarves, wizards,
elves and Viggos. We snuggle up together and watch the entire LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY - nearly 12 hours - and
get loaded to the gills with food, beer and wine all inspired by Tolkien’s Middle Earth! Each of the seven(!) courses
is served during each Hobbit meal time! By the time the King (spoiler alert!) ascends to his rightful throne, you too
are ready to go back to the Shire and be greeted as a hero by your loved ones who didn’t think you would make it
all the way...and then pass out.

Wine Flights: VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA w/Claudia Alarcón

JAN 26, RITZ, DIR. WOODY ALLEN, 2008, PG-13, 96 MIN, 35MM
Wine Flights is a new series that couples films with wine experts who curate a series of wines paired perfectly to the movie of the evening. To kick off the series, we
are excited to present VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, the idyllic trip through Spain that celebrates love, passion, and the wines of Catalonia and we’ll be joined by guest
sommelier Claudia Alarcón. Woody Allen’s ode to the romanticism of Spain is a touching and tender film, combining his classic sense of human exploration with old-
world European charms. A pragmatic and conservative brunette, Vicky (Rebecca Hall), and a sultry and dangerous blonde, Cristina (Scarlett Johansson), get the dream
opportunity of spending the summer in Barcelona. There they see the art of Gaudí and Miró, nibble on tapas and drink fabulous wines. Their trip takes a strange turn
when the painter Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem) shows up as Latin sexuality personified. Upon meeting the girls he invites them to spend the weekend with him in the
quaint town of Oviedo: “I’ll show you around the city, and we’ll eat well. We’ll drink good wine. We’ll make love,” he says, as every woman on Earth melts. From there the
romantic entanglements are born, and no one is safe from the charms of the other. Just as the sediment of sexuality begins to settle, in comes a disaster – Juan Antonio’s
tumultuous ex-lover, Maria Elena (Penélope Cruz), bursts into the idyllic scene. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA sweeps you up with its charming Spanish landscapes and
passionate way of life. Javier Bardem cannot help but seduce you, and the power trio of Johansson, Cruz, and the scene-stealing newcomer Rebecca Hall will fire up even
the most dormant lust. Our guest expert Claudia Alarcón has worked for 15 years in the Austin wine world, settling now as a professional freelance writer, with her main
gig as a regular contributor to the Austin Chronicle. Alarcón has chosen a trio of Catalan wines for the occasion. Catalonia is one of the great historic wine-producing
regions. Expect a light cava, a dry white, and a bold red. (Daniel)

SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON CEREAL PARTY - BOY TOONS VS. GIRL TOONS
FEB 12, RITZ, ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CEREAL!
Even before they are escorted into separate rooms for sex ed, boys and girls are aware of their differences. The frightening NOVA
videos of goopy childbirth and outdated boner filmstrips are horrifying but ultimately unnecessary. Everything we needed to know
we learned the first time we watched Saturday morning cartoons. Boys, with their army of awkward bodies and squeaky voices,
sat firmly on the side of leaders such as GI Joe, He-Man and Batman. Girls, on the other hand, drew their power from Care Bears,
My Little Pony and Jem. Two divergent forces, one lifting the banner of a better world through violence while the other looked
to peace, sparkles and computer-aided rock music. Can’t we all just get along? Absolutely not! Prepare yourself for the ultimate
showdown of girl cartoons vs. boy cartoons. This is more than a show; it’s a full on battle. Only one side will emerge as the victors
and claim the grand prize of a lifetime of bragging rights. Everyone, however, will share in the consolation prize of an all-you-can-
eat cereal buffet that will make the roof of your mouth ache for a week.

12 Jan-Feb 2011 Schedule of Special Events - for complete calendar and tickets visit www.originalalamo.com
CHOCOLAT Valentine’s Day Feast
Feb 14, LAKE CREEK, DIR. LASSE HALLSTROM, 2000, PG-13, 121 MIN, 35MM
What better way to usher in the most romantic day of the year than with the thick, creamy goodness of CHOCOLAT? Vianne (Juliette Binoche) moves to a small French
village with her daughter to open a chocolaterie. At first, the modest townsfolk are weary of their new, buxom resident, but once they partake in the delights of her
shop, they discover the almost magical charms of Vianne’s treats. While her desserts bring pleasure to the locals, Vianne also finds her indulgence in a dreamy eyed Gypsy
(Johnny Depp). This picture celebrates the power of passion and chocolate in equal measures, a ratio we can support while licking our fingers.

EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN VALENTINE’S DAY FEAST

FEB 14, VILLAGE, DIR. ANG LEE, 1994, NR, 124 MIN, 35MM
Celebrated director Ang Lee and the Alamo chefs present an event that will appeal to all of your
senses. Trouble is cooking for widower and master chef Chu, who’s about to discover that no matter
how dazzling and delicious his culinary creations might be, they’re no match for the libidinous
whims of his three beautiful but rebellious daughters. A master in the kitchen, Chu is at a loss when
it comes to the ingredients of being a father. So, as relationships sour and communications break
down, Chu concocts a sure-fire recipe that will bring his family back together. The menu offerings
will include many delicacies taken straight from the film to your plate.

WEST SIDE STORY VALENTINE’S DAY FEAST

FEB 14, LAMAR, DIR. JEROME ROBBINS AND ROBERT WISE, 1961, NR,
152 MIN, 35MM
This year get Valentine’s Day right with a delectable feast designed with love and care by the
chefs of the Alamo Drafthouse and a film that is quite possibly the most romantic story of
forbidden love ever told. In 1950s New York the Jets and the Sharks are two tough, high-stepping
street gangs who do not get along. Their lives revolve around how much they despise each other
for no good reason and beautifully choreographed dancing knife fights. When Tony the Jet falls
hard for Maria the Shark, they decide not to let the warring gangs’ differences and needless hate
come between them. (Kayla)

PRINCESS BRIDE VALENTINE’S DAY FEAST

Feb 14, Village, Dir. Rob Reiner, 1987, PG, 98 min, 35mm
Brand new 35mm print!
“Is this a kissing book?” This thoroughly tongue-in-cheek, forever quotable swashbuckling fairytale is by far one
of our all time favorite movies. How can it not be? It involves a dread pirate, insanity-inducing cliffs, a princess, a
wily Sicilian, a six-fingered count, ROUS (Rodents of Unusual Size), Fred Savage, and, most importantly, LOVE!!!
This Valentine’s Day, come to the Alamo, cozy up with your very own personal Buttercup or Westley, and indulge
together in a sumptuous feast perfectly matched to the derring-do, sharp wit, and butter-melting romance of
the Princess Bride.

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BEST OF SUPER HAPPY FUN MONKEY BASH
Feb at Ritz and Lake Creek

ONLY AT THE ALAMO

Because other theatres are afraid of anything this awesome

SUMMER WARS
Jan 10-12, RITZ, DIR. MAMORU HOSODA, 2009, NR, 114 MIN,
35MM
Winner of the Japan Academy Prize as Best Animated Feature and acclaimed by
Variety as “spectacular” and “visionary,” SUMMER WARS opens at Lamar for a full
week matinee run in the English dubbed version and for several night shows at the
Ritz in the subtitled version. While not rated, SUMMER WARS is the equivalent of PG.
An animated epic, SUMMER WARS tells the tale of a young nerdling pretending to
be the boyfriend of a schoolmate on her summer trip to her aging grandmother’s
house. When an online social networking community known as Oz gets attacked by
a piece of sentient malware that threatens to deliver a denial of service attack to
the entire world, her massive extended family unites to restore peace to cyberspace.
(Grady Hendrix, NYAFF)

THE ROOM
JAN 14, 21, 28, FEB 4, VILLAGE, DIR. TOMMY WISEAU, R, 99
MIN, 35mm
Whether or not Tommy Wiseau intentionally shot his film as a “black comedy”, or if he
is simply an inept filmmaker (and actor) is utterly irrelevant. THE ROOM will stand the
test of time as one of the most mind-bendingly awesome offerings to ever drop from
the celluloid heavens. Completely financed and distributed by Mr. Wiseau, the film
premiered at the Laemmle Theatre in Los Angeles in June of 2003. Within minutes
of the start of the film, audience members were literally rolling around and crying
with laughter. Since its release, the film has built a cult following playing midnight
screenings across the country and has solidified its place as the “CITIZEN KANE” of
terrible movies. The Guardian described the film as a mix of “Tennessee Williams, Ed
Wood and R. Kelly’s Trapped in the Closet,” which is as apt a description as we could
possibly provide. For lovers of laughably bad cinema, THE ROOM is like sweet manna
from heaven. God bless the great Tommy Wiseau! (Bret)

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EVANGELION 1.0 & 2.0
1.0- JAN 18, LAKE CREEK, DIR. MASAYUKI; KAZUYA
TSURUMAKI, 2007, PG-13, 98 MIN
2.0- JAN 19, LAKE CREEK, DIR. MASAYUKI; KAZUYA
TSURUMAKI, 2009, PG-13, 109 MIN
The critically acclaimed anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise has
grossed over 150 billion yen in Japan and still remains as one of the most popular
anime series ever created. When the paramilitary organization NERV is tasked
with defending our world from hostile beings known as Angels, giant mechs
piloted by teenagers are used to battle the imminent threat. A reboot of the
classic series, EVANGELION 1.0- YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE and EVANGELION 2.0- YOU
CAN (NOT) ADVANCE stick with the main themes of the original series, while
refining the animation and offering up something new for fans of the original.
There’s a reason this has been such a successful franchise, and it’s not just because
giant robots are like catnip for anime fans. Come see what the fuss is about as we
present the first half of the tetralogy with two nights of Evangelion badassery on
the big screen. (Bret)
GERRYMANDERING
JAN 24, RITZ, DIR. JEFF REICHERT, 2010, NR, 81 MIN
Right now, politicians are gearing up for the once-a-decade battle to decide
who will control Congress for the next ten years or more. Behind the scenes, and
away from the prying eyes of their constituents, they are jostling for control of
the ultimate political weapon - the ability to directly determine the outcome
of elections. Why bother with stuffing ballots when you can just draw your
own districts? In GERRYMANDERING, filmmaker Jeff Reichert exposes the most
effective form of manipulating elections short of outright fraud. District lines
are re-drawn to suit the interests of a few and manipulated for political gain.
Democrats and Republicans collude to ensure their own re-elections while our
whole democratic process is threatened. GERRYMANDERING covers this important
facet of our political process, and does so in a way that is both informative and
easily digestible. (Bret)
FLOODING WITH LOVE FOR THE KID
ONE MAN’S REMAKE OF FIRST BLOOD!
JAN 30, RITZ, DIR. ZACHARY OBERZAN, 2009, 107 MIN
Filmed in a tiny New York City apartment -- you know, the kind where the toilet
is in the kitchenette -- this extremely low budget remake of FIRST BLOOD is not
unlike Rambo himself; in the story as well as the production, we have one man
who isn’t afraid to take on the world. The visionary behind and in front of the
camera (and computer, and edit bay and probably craft services table too) is
Zachary Oberzan, a filmmaker and actor who decided to put every single one of his
skills to the test simultaneously. He performs as no fewer than a dozen characters
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and spent less than $100 to make his magnum opus. A mind-boggling feat, to be
sure, but it wasn’t just some crazy, pointless experiment. Nope, the resulting film
is actually good. Praised by audiences and critics alike, this film delivers a sincere
and enjoyable take on Dave Morrell’s original story. Even Morrell gave this film
his stamp of approval thanks to the undeniable energy and passion of Oberzan’s
manic one man mission.
2011 Academy Award Nominated Short Films
OPENS FEB 11, LAMAR
We love this category for one very important yet very basic reason. It’s because
come Red Carpet time it isn’t only the super expensive, epic, instant classics that
get all the glitz and attention. Thanks to some very skilled craftsmen who know
how to fashion a memorable film with a concise plot and infinitesimal budget,
every year the Academy turns its highly sought gaze to this very special arena of
filmmaking. Watching the ANIMATED and LIVE ACTIONS shorts each year serves as
a lovely reminder that while a movie made for 300 million dollars may often be
quite impressive, many times a film made for only slightly more than nothing can
be just as inspiring. (Kayla)
BEST OF SUPER HAPPY FUN MONKEY BASH
FEBRUARY AT RITZ AND LAKE CREEK
Each year around this time, we roll out a new volume of Super Happy Fun Monkey
Bash, a 90 minute compilation of insanity from Japanese television put together
by Alamo founder and CEO Tim League. This year’s new edition is running a bit
late but Tim has put together a super fast-paced BEST OF SUPER HAPPY FUN
MONKEY BASH to tide us all over. As always you’ll see A-list American celebrities
pimping themselves out for cheap Japanese products, bawdy situation comedies,
extreme sports, bizarre products you can’t get here, nonsensical English phrases,
humiliating game shows, mind-boggling political incorrectness, supreme
goofiness, and lots and lots of foam rubber costumes.
THE CINEFAMILY presents ANOTHER “VERY
SPECIAL” EPISODE
FEB 16, RITZ, 1980s, 85 MIN
ALL NEW EPISODES! Caught in the looming shadows of life, mankind has often
escaped to the reassuring arms of TV comedy. But somewhere in the ‘80s, Laugh-
Til-You-Cry got mixed up with Cry-Til-You-Puke. The results were stupefying,
as established network goofballs suddenly found themselves facing viciously
topical issues: abortion, racism, child molestation, and more. These subjects may
not have been fit for mixed company, but they were somehow acceptable fodder
for prime time television. Following our successful 2010 foray into laugh track-
accompanied homicide and pedophilia, we bring you four all-new 30 minute
chunks of commercial-free heartbreak. From THE GOLDEN GIRLS to NIGHT COURT
to MR. BELVEDERE, you’ll see how whimsically unreal characters deal with brutally
real issues. And don’t think we went and forgot the horrific bulimia episode of
DIFF’RENT STROKES. Because we didn’t.
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RAINBOWS END
Feb 28 at Ritz

MUSIC MONDAYS
ONLY $2. EVERY MONDAY NIGHT AT THE RITZ!
brought to you in part by end of an ear records and room service vintage!

WHO IS HARRY NILSSON (AND WHY IS EVERYBODY TALKIN’ ABOUT HIM?)

Jan 3, Ritz, $2, Dir. John Scheinfeld, 2006, NR, 116 MIN
with special guest host audra shroeder of the austin chronicle!
If you mention Harry Nilsson’s name, there are two possible responses – “Who the Hell is that?” and “I love that guy!”
You’re either hip to the brilliance of Nilsson or you haven’t heard of him yet. Nilsson, who the Beatles often cited was their
“favorite band,” was a songwriter of immense talents and a singer with a range unmatched in popular music. Although
most famous for singing the theme of MIDNIGHT COWBOY, “Everybody’s Talkin’,” he also penned and recorded the classics
“One,” “Coconut” and countless others. This documentary exposes Nilsson as a songwriter but also as a person, an often-
reckless almost-rock star who partied too hard for too long. Stories about him and John Lennon on benders in the ‘70s are
at once fascinating and immensely melancholy, shining a light on the dark side of genius. If you go to this movie, you will
become a fan of Harry Nilsson.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS

Jan 10, Ritz, $2, Dir. Lou Adler, 1982, R, 87 min, 35mm
Dare to witness the electrifyingly entertaining rise and fall of the world’s ultimate fictional female
punk band. Teenage trio The Fabulous Stains (including a barely post-adolescent Diane Lane and Laura
Dern) tear fists-first into the music industry in new wave battlegear, letting nothing stand in the way of
their revolutionary assault on a deflating male-dominated record industry. Featuring raging footage of
The Looters and Black Randy & The Metrosquad and performances from a young Ray Winstone and Fee
Waybill of The Tubes, this legendary battle call to rockers, wavers and punks everywhere is a crucial and
explosive experience, unstoppably enjoyable and often credited as being a fundamental inspiration to
the historic Riot Grrl musical/social movement.

James Brown live at Boston Garden 4/5/68

JAN 17, RITZ, $2, Dir. WGBH, 1968, NR, 70 MIN
Less than 24 hours after Martin Luther King’s assassination the city of Boston was in a state of turmoil.
When James Brown arrived at the airport to play his already scheduled show he was warned that the
mayor, fearing further unrest among the African American community, planned to cancel the show. Not
only did the show go on at Brown’s insistence, but public television station WGBH broadcast the whole
thing. It’s an incredible historical document and a fantastic performance by James Brown, who dedicated
the show to Dr. King’s memory and brought the raw emotions within himself and his community to a
searing head.

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THE BLUES BROTHERS
Jan 24, Ritz, $2 Dir. John Landis, 1980, R, 133 min, 35mm
Encore brunch screening Jan 30 (regular price)
In honor of the late John Belushi’s birthday (he would have been 62 this Jan 24th), we present one of
the comic’s most beloved films, THE BLUES BROTHERS. Belushi and Dan Akroyd star as Jake and Elwood
Blues, two brothers on a “mission from God” to save their old Catholic orphanage the only way they know
how: by putting their old band back together and performing a charity gig. Along the way, they dodge
lawmen of every kind, neo-Nazis, and crazy ex-girlfriends. Featuring performances by James Brown,
Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles at their funky, late ‘70s best.

24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE

Jan 31, Ritz, $2, Dir. Michael Winterbottom, 2002, R, 117 min, 35mm
Maybe it’s the lame poster for the film, which does kind of make it look like a TRAINSPOTTING knock off about ravers, but Michael Winterbottom’s 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE
is criminally under-appreciated. Yes, ecstasy and warehouse parties do come into play, but the film is really the story of the Manchester music scene, circa 1976-1992 (all
the way from days of punk to the height of the “Mad-Chester” scene) as told by Factory Records founder Tony Wilson (the ever charming Steve Coogan). Inspired after
catching a Sex Pistols gig, Wilson and his friends founded Factory and, mostly by sheer luck, signed some of the most influential artists of the time: Joy Division, James,
and the Happy Mondays. Then they all spent the next couple of decades feeding voracious appetites for sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll -- and of course pissing away fortunes
while doing it. Sure, it’s a familiar tale. But Winterbottom and company tell it with style and cheeky flair (and crammed in great archival performance footage), completely
transcending your average rise to rock bottom music biz story.

TOM WAITS: BIG TIME

Feb 7, Ritz, $2, Dir. Chris Blum, 1988, PG, 97 min, 35mm
Encore screening Feb 9 (regular price)
By the early 80’s, Tom Waits had already begun his transformation from rumpled, jazzy hipster to bizzaro troubadour, eschewing his old smoky piano-driven
sound and embracing dissonance, gravely vocals and dark theatrics. BIG TIME came at the height of this period, following the release of his “trilogy” of albums,
SWORDFISHTROMBONES, RAINDOGS, and FRANK’S WILD YEARS. The film features live performances of songs from all of these albums and more (including songs not found
on the film’s accompanying album, not that we’re obsessed). Between songs, Waits hams it up as a variety of characters from his song mythology in absurd segments
given just a touch of ‘80s neon gloss by director Chris Blum. An absolute must-see for the devoted, BIG TIME also ranks among the best music movies of its era. Long out
of print on VHS and still not available on DVD!

TIMES SQUARE
FEB 14, RITZ, $2, Dir. ALLAN MOYLE, 1980, R, 111 MIN, 35MM
Back by overwhelming demand! The last time we screened this masterpiece of post-adolescent wild-
assedness, we were told by the studio that it’d be the final time the film ever ran. But through insane
luck, we’ve managed to find the only other known print on Earth, and bring it to you! TIMES SQUARE tells
the story of Pammy and Nicky, two teenage runaways who form a powerful relationship in the hardest
streets of the big city. Eventually, their irrepressible lust for freedom manifests in rock and roll, and they
form the group The Sleez Sisters, a new wave sensation that sweeps up half of New York in a seething
frenzy. Tim Curry appears as dissentious DJ Johnny LaGuardia, but the real star here is Robin Johnson as
Nicky, a gravel-voiced 14-year-old girl who’s just as comfortable swinging a chain as an electric guitar.
A truly incredible experience, long out of print on video, and destined to change your entire damn life.

PHIL OCHS: THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE

Feb 21, Ritz, $2, Dir. Kenneth Bowser, 2011, NR, 96 min
Encore screening March 2 (regular price)
Few names conjure up the sound of the 1960s like Phil Ochs. More than just a folk singer, Ochs helped to infuse popular music with a political perspective, rallying the like-
minded and challenging the status quo. Phil Ochs, like many of his generation, was engaged with the issues of his time. He sang in the famous Greenwich Village cafes,
in front of massive rallies and in world famous concert venues. Kenneth Bowser’s insightful and ultimately tragic film, PHIL OCHS: THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE, explores the
motives and goals that drove Phil Ochs to chase after fame. Bowser also reveals the personal struggles that in the end proved overpowering. With the voices of his family
and many of the well-known musicians who considered themselves fans of Phil Ochs, Bowser creates a vivid and compelling portrait of an icon of the ‘60s whose life was
cut tragically short. (Woodstock Film Festival)

Austin Film Festival Presents: RAINBOWS END

FEB 28, RITZ, $2, Dir. Eric Hueber, 2010, NR, 93 MIN
With very special musical performance from star Cowboy Willie Edwards! An invitation to record with The Legendary Stardust Cowboy prompts Country Willie Edwards
and his band ‘The Cosmic Debris’ to launch their first west coast tour. Having never broken the gravitational pull of Deep East Texas, the band enlists the aid of three
individuals who have dreams of striking it rich in California. Straight out of 1978, opening act Peter Guzzino hopes that his one-man show resonates with modern
audiences. Cockfighter Brian ‘Birdman’ Birdwell offers to drive the band’s fragile bus Green Hell in exchange for a chance at landing roles for his prize roosters in a big time
Hollywood feature. Parapsychologist, experienced hitchhiker, and global twirler Audrey Dean Leighton will guide the expedition as far as Los Angeles. Audrey Dean plans
to learn the Internet and strike gold with a cyber psychic readings storefront. Rainbows End chronicles six men and two roosters on a perilous journey to the other side of
a dream. Free admission for Austin Film Festival badgeholders. See austinfilmfestival.com for more details.

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 SQUIRM
Jan 11 at Ritz

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GALAXY OF TERROR
JAN 4, RITZ, $1, DIR. B.D. CLARK, 1981, R, 81 MIN, 35MM
A real jerk of a floating pyramid plagues interstellar travelers by causing their deepest fears to manifest in the
oozing, reeking flesh. Burnt human facemeat, severed limbs, blunt trauma and inconceivable anatomy abound
as the cro-magnon-intellect equivalent of SOLARIS unfolds with no regard for sanity or structured storytelling,
but as you can see from the artist’s depiction accompanying this paragraph, shit gets real. Quite possibly the
goriest and most hyperactive of the ALIEN knock-offs, GALAXY OF TERROR features an all-B-star cast including
Ray “MY FAVORITE MARTIAN” Walston, Zalman “BLUE SUNSHINE” King, the great Sid Haig, Robert “Freddy Krueger”
Englund...and even Joannie from HAPPY DAYS! The plot keywords listed on the film’s IMDB page are Female Nudity,
Alien, Monster, Rape and Astronaut. Yep, that about nails it. Also released as PLANET OF HORRORS and MINDWARP:
AN INFINITY OF TERROR. (Zack)

SQUIRM
JAN 11, RITZ, $1, DIR. JEFF LIEBERMAN, 1976, PG, 92 MIN, 35MM
Remember that fateful night in 1975 when an electrical storm caused 100,000 shrieking bloodworms to go on a carnivorous rampage through a small Southern town? Me
neither. But according to this fondly remembered drive-in epic, it actually happened. Paranoia-milking horror-spinner Jeff Lieberman legendarily nauseated audiences
worldwide with this descent into the darkest heart of invertebrate wrath. An unstoppable tidal wave of wee, flesh-devouring slimers lay waste to the denizens of humble
Fly Creek, their only hope a sniveling big city nerd who’d just as soon head for the highway. And the worms aren’t his only problem once he inadvertently pisses off the
local hayseed contingent: “Now YOU gonna be da wormface!” This back alley favorite is just jam-packed with skin-razing terror and hillbilly homicide, yet inexplicably
rated PG. I mean, what’s a movie gotta do to get a goddamn R around this dump? (Zack)

BLOOD RAGE
JAN 18, RITZ, $1, DIR. JOHN GRISSMER, 1983, R, 84 MIN, 35MM
Two entirely unrelated films were released with the title “BLOOD RAGE.” The first – from 1979 – was about an unassuming,
mentally ill teenager who delights in carving up innocents. Then came this underwatched sleazoid gem about an unassuming,
mentally ill teenager who delights in carving up innocents. Lucky you...we got the good one. This blade fetish thunderbolt is a
minor masterwork of counterintuitive exploitation, as a set of identical twins (played by one actor, of course) embark on a cat-
and-mouse disemboweling spree across their own apartment complex. There’s not all that much more to the plot, but the movie
practically radiates with the type of intellectual abandon usually reserved for mentally challenged people watching a New Years
parade. While each individual performance seems beamed in from a different dimension, the twins’ suffering mother – played by
TV comedy star Louise Lasser – truly brings the insanity home. Watch closely to see a grown-ass man mush up a piece of pumpkin
pie and throw it at a wall. (Zack)

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NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR
JAN 25, RITZ, $1, DIR. VARIOUS, 1985, R, 98 MIN, 35MM
The only reason this movie exists is to spite humanity. As a species, we’ve spent thousands of years struggling to make sense of the world around us. Then this horror
anthology shows up and ruins it. The premise: Two old men named Mr. God and Mr. Satan are on board a (night) train discussing the fates of various individuals. Each
subject’s story appears on a magic screen, and we see their macabre tales unfold. Within, you’ll find a clearly labeled collection of human heads, Richard “Bull from NIGHT
COURT” Moll, a giant claymation tarantula demon, a 15-pound bee, satanic occultism, Richard Moll AGAIN, horrible slayings, horrible-er nudity and much more. The
installments were shortened from feature length films -- one of which was never completed -- and then evidently edited together by a five-year-old with three fingers
and some scotch tape. While Mr. God and Mr. Satan continue their discussion, an aerobics crew perform a toe-tapping synchronized song-n’-dance that will keep your skull
shattering on into the night. The weirdest movie we’ve ever screened at Terror Tuesday, no shit. (Zack)

CRITTERS 2
FEB 1, RITZ, $1, DIR. MICK GARRIS, 1988,
PG-13, 93 MIN, 35MM
The denizens of Grover’s Bend must again band together to face the razor-toothed onslaught of the star-born Crites,
but now the meat-seeking spherical beasteroids have multiplied and learned some new tactics for mass ingestion.
These mangy malevolent muppets are larger and trickier than before, and though they’ve discovered the pleasures of
fast food and live cattle, humans are still at the top of their grocery list. Earth’s fate lies in the hands of a melon-headed
teenager, a fat ex-sheriff, a bucktoothed drunk and two shape-shifting galactic bounty hunters named Ug and Lee. Look
for Hollywood’s ultimate meganerd Eddie Deezen in the role of “Hungry Heifer Manager.” And don’t be fooled by the PG-13
rating...this installment features much heavier doses of nudity, profanity and manic, outrageous violence, including a
mutilated policeman in a pink bunny suit crashing through a stained glass church window into the laps of grandmas and
children. Take that, God. (Zack)

MANIAC COP 2 with DIRECTOR WILLIAM LUSTIG LIVE!

FEB 8, RITZ, $1, DIR. WILLIAM LUSTIG, 1990, R, 90 MIN, 35MM
Let’s look at the facts: MANIAC COP 2 is quite truly The Greatest Horror-Action Movie Ever Made. Violent, whiplash-
paced, supernatural and completely insane. It was written by horror legend Larry Cohen and stars Robert Davi, Robert
Z’Dar, Bruce Campbell and even the lady who played the indestructible dancer in THE HIDDEN. You don’t need to have
seen the previous installment as the basics are quickly recapped and this film definitely stands on its own. I know
it’s my job to tell you that movies are good, but this is coming from my heart: DO NOT MISS THIS. Especially because
monumental director William Lustig (MANIAC, VIGILANTE) will be there to present it and he’s amazing himself. He
told the funniest story I’ve ever heard about making a movie, involving a hospitalized cameraman and a stunt driver
wearing blackface in Queens. But I digress. Here’s what I’m gonna do: If you somehow don’t LOVE LOVE LOVE this
movie and feel like you got ten times your money’s worth in entertainment, I will personally refund your admission
price from my own damn pocket. And I’m one broke-ass jerk. But I’m a broke-ass jerk with the ultimate confidence in
MANIAC COP 2’s power to entertain you beyond all reason. This is for real. If you like horror movies or just enjoy having
fun in any way, BE THERE TONIGHT. (Zack)

SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM

FEB 15, RITZ, $1, DIR. BOB KELLJAN, 1973, PG, 96 MIN, 35MM
Special Black History Month screening! In this -- the wildest of the BLACULA entries -- our throat-
ripping hero sinks his teeth into the nefarious world of voodoo. It’s a good thing that drive-in movie
theaters don’t come with walls, ‘cuz they would’ve shaken to the ground when the dark vampire lord
was introduced to superhumanly incredible black magic priestess Pam Grier! The duo use every dark art
in their arsenals against each other and mankind at large, and every manner of ‘70s stereotype gets
caught in the crossfire: smooth detectives, pimps, thugs and lots n’ lots of vampires. This was the black
horror film that found the ideal balance of action, humor and all-American violence. Reprising his title
role, the amazing William Marshall is a 6’5” Shakespearean-caliber whirlwind of undead ass-kickery.
His commanding voice and relentlessly smoldering rage are unforgettable. He’d later use neither when
playing The King of Cartoons on PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE. Tonight, we honor his life, work and eternal
hunger for innocent blood. (Zack)

THE ORACLE
FEB 22, RITZ, $1, DIR. ROBERTA FINDLAY, 1985, R, 94 MIN, 35MM
After an impressive career in welfare-budget porn, female filmmaker Findlay did a mid-’80s 180 and
turned her attentions to what she’d openly admit is her least favorite genre: horror. In this theoretically
lucrative shift from butts to guts, THE ORACLE was born...sideways...strangled by its umbilical cord. An evil
supernatural force wreaks havoc on a tenement and its occupants. Greek dudes are reduced to bubbling
goo. Cars are driven on crowded sidewalks. A potato-shaped lesbian slices up victims in a sex dungeon.
Without a doubt, this is one of the sleaziest, greaziest, displeaziest tales to ever crawl from the sewers of
NYC. The sets look like they were borrowed from Hungarian public access soap operas. The actors perform
as if their parents are being held at gunpoint off-camera. Watching this movie is exactly like taking a stroll
through a wino’s brain immediately after you’ve set him on fire. “Lick the knife.” (Zack)

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 VIGILANTE with Director William Lustig Live!
Feb 9 at Ritz

midnight EXPLOITATION CLASSICS everY WEDNESDAY AT THE RITZ ONLY $1

Since the fall of 2001, we’ve been hosting a weekly program of exploitation classics. From Cheerleaders Gone Bad to Blaxploitation to ‘70s Action
Cheese and even to Women In Prison, it’s all there - scratches, splices and all. Many of these films are so obscure that little is known or has been
written about them. Some of them are bad, most of them are enjoyable, and a rare few are mind-blowingly amazing. Weird Wednesdays is the
vanguard of cinema exploration in Austin. Escape the crushing lameness of the real world with us every week. For only a dollar! - Lars Nilsen, Weird
Wednesday Programmer and Host
Special thanks to I Luv Video for helping to make this series possible. Check out their amazing stores for the best selection of cinematic rarities in
town. And see www.iluvvideo.com for news and reviews. Made Possible In Part By The American Genre Film Archive (www.americangenrefilm.org)

THE BLACK GESTAPO

JAN 5, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. LEE FROST, 1975, R, 88 min, 35MM
Two of the greatest names in the history of exploitation cinema are Lee Frost and Wes Bishop. Although
they made sleazy actioners on minimal budgets, their taste, wit and discretion really shine through in the
final product. Always a barrel of laughs but never (ugh) “campy,” they really deliver in the sex and violence
department too. Movies like THE THING WITH TWO HEADS, POLICE WOMEN, RACE WITH THE DEVIL, and DIXIE
DYNAMITE will never be taught in film school, but they thrill and delight moviegoers whenever they’re shown.
THE BLACK GESTAPO is about the fictional Black Peoples Party of Watts, formed to drive white gangsters out of
the community, which makes for a lot of violence and great dialogue. But in an unexpected Hegelian twist, the
commandante of the Party (played by easygoing Charles Robinson aka “Mac” of NIGHT COURT fame) becomes
power-mad and wreaks even more havoc until the powerful, politically incorrect ending scorches all traces of
reason from your skull. (Lars)

GET MEAN
JAN 12, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. FERDINANDO BALDI, 1976, NR, 84 min, 35MM
As the spaghetti western cycle reached its inevitable end in the 70s, the genre started getting weirder.
Producers sought to prolong the formula by juicing it up with outside elements so audiences ended up
with kung-fu westerns, sex westerns, many (bad) comedy westerns and this movie, about an American
gunslinger who ends up fighting Vikings and Moors while trying to transport a Spanish Princess back to
her rightful throne. The anachronisms are never explained or even alluded to. It’s just a Spaghetti Western
where the cigarillo-chomping man with no name wanders around medieval Europe fighting fur-clad
barbarians with broadswords. Producer and star Tony Anthony was the last real Spaghetti Western star of
the era. His other gimmick westerns included BLINDMAN (with Ringo Starr) and COMIN’ AT YA! in 3D. (Lars)

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 FLESHPOT ON 42nd STREET
JAN 19, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. ANDY MILLIGAN, 1973, R, 80 min, 35MM
Of all the well-known “cult auteurs,” Andy Milligan is possibly the most problematic. His films lack any production polish
whatsoever; the camera moves and shakes wildly, the sound is bad and the music is just cuts from his record collection,
haphazardly mixed. But the most commercially difficult aspect of Milligan’s films is their unrelenting misanthropy. Each film
is like a hate poem to some aspect of human nature. FLESHPOT ON 42nd STREET is his final sexploitation feature and with it he
completes his lifelong argument that sex is horrifying and degrading. As in all of his films, his grossly manipulative characters
bicker endlessly and insult each other with special vehemence. Milligan himself was a walking colossus of hatred and bitterness,
disliked and avoided by most of his peers but able to build a stock company of masochists who debased and degraded themselves
onscreen for him. This is not for everyone but if you have a place in your shrunken heart for the blackest, darkest, most evil comedy
in the world, this will move right in - and steal your TV set. (Lars)

CHARLEY VARRICK
JAN 26, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. DON SIEGEL, 1973, PG, 111 min, 35MM
Ever since we widened the scope of Weird Wednesday to include manly action and pulp films, we have presented such titans of
testosterone as Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. Now add Walter Matthau to the list. CHARLEY VARRICK is another
of the great outlaw classics of the ‘70s and it’s impossible to imagine anyone better for the role of the titular bank robber than the
pooch-faced, slouchy Matthau. Billing himself “The Last Of The Independents,” Charley Varrick robs rural banks for a living and
keeps moving, until one heist goes wrong and Varrick accidentally ends up with the mob’s money. The syndicate dispatches tough
guy Joe Don Baker to recover the loot and the chase is on. A lot of people die, but the crafty Varrick always manages to stay a step
ahead. Director Don Siegel was the absolute master at this sort of thing and he keeps the tempo high, the characters real and the
action popping. Not to be missed. (Lars)

PENITENTIARY
FEB 2, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. JAMAA FANAKA, 1979, R, 99 min, 35MM
The story of boxer “Too Sweet” (Leon Isaac Kennedy), whose only way out of lockdown is by winning the big fight. Highly
plausible scenario? Of course not. Entertaining? Oh hell yeah. Director Jamaa Fanaka specializes in the smuggler’s approach
to socially relevant film-making. He’ll sneak some serious shit past you like a jailhouse shiv while you’re looking the other way.
And this film, enjoyable though it may be, scores some heavy points even as it entertains. He presents a nightmarish microcosm
of American society where prison is an omnipresent threat in the lives of African American males, and where sports and
entertainment are viewed as the only means of escape. A gritty, highly entertaining movie, with tons of great dialogue you’ll
be quoting for weeks. (Lars)

VIGILANTE with Director William Lustig Live!

FEB 9, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. WILLIAM LUSTIG, 1983, R, 90 min, 35MM
Unfairly dismissed as a DEATH WISH ripoff by people who never got past the title and poster, VIGILANTE is a tremendous, gritty masterpiece of revenge cinema. When
factory worker Robert Forster’s family is victimized by street criminals, he pursues the legal route through the justice system. But when a corrupt court turns the
perpetrators loose he teams up with Fred Williamson’s de facto clean-up crew to drive the scum from the streets. Far more than just a button-pushing exercise in payback,
VIGILANTE addresses the real issues, both social and personal, involved in taking the law in our own hands and Forster and Williamson give outstanding performances
under the direction of William Lustig. Balance, pacing, action are all perfect here. If the climax of this movie doesn’t have you pumping your fist in excitement, you should
see a fist doctor right away. (Lars)

LOVE ME DEADLY
FEB 16, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. JAQUES LACERTE, 1973, R, 95 min, 35MM
Just in time for two days after Valentine’s Day! Finally a film that takes a sympathetic view of necrophilia. This film
examines California blonde Mary Wilcox’s little corpse-fucking “problem,” as if it were an afterschool special about
a teenager who takes too many diet pills or something. In this movie, she’s driven to join a cult of devil-worshipping
necrophiliacs by the intolerance of a few bluenoses. And really, why can’t we have more compassion for those who
break into mortuaries and hump our recently deceased loved ones? Maybe if we all get together and watch LOVE
ME DEADLY we can get over our silly Victorian hangups about sex with the dead! (Lars)

BLACK COBRA
FEB 23, MIDNIGHT, $1, DIR. JOE D’AMATO, 1976, R, 98 min, 35MM
Every night before I lie down to sleep, I say my prayers. I thank God for the birds and the flowers and the
morning dew and puppy dogs... But mostly I thank God -- at length -- for Laura Gemser, star of BLACK
COBRA. Miss Gemser was positively heaven-sent for the sex-film explosion of the ‘70s: lithe, dark-skinned,
with doe-eyes and movements as graceful as a lily in the breeze. She may well have been the most
beautiful actress of the ‘70s -- period. But her career track led her to star in some of the most perverse
films ever made. Her Black Emanuelle knockoff movies more than made up for in kink what they lacked in
glossy production values. The director she collaborated with most fruitfully was Joe D’Amato, a filmmaker
of sporadic brilliance whose talent really came to life with the addition of Gemser. BLACK COBRA is one of
their best collaborations, and my personal favorite. Gemser plays a stripper with a python act who has a
very strange effect on two brothers -- sleazy charmer (and her real life husband) Gabriele Tinti and the
late, great Jack Palance, as a bizarre, ranting snake fetishist. With an ending that will leave you speechless.
Music by Piero Umiliani. (Lars)

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AMOA Presents: running into each other— Sosa always seems to be waiting at the wrecks—they
become romantically involved. The tone here is dark and cynical. Almost every
Food Design character is involved in some kind of skullduggery, including: drugs, fraud, murder,
Jan 19, Lamar, DIR. and bribery. The story is built around Sosa and Lujan’s romance, which gives the
MARTIN HABELSREITER, film a strong emotional core. Martina Gusman and Ricardo Dar’n—both of whom
2009, NR, 60 MIN plus have an intense onscreen chemistry—strike a perfect balance of sympathetic
Discussion and sleazy. Every single element of this film is absolutely on point. Do not miss
Deliciously complex, the new German it! (Rodney Perkins, Fantastic Fest) For more information about Cine Las Americas,
documentary FOOD DESIGN reveals taking place on April 21 through 28, see cinelasamericas.org.
how color, form, shape, smell, and
sound all influence the food we eat.
Just as product designers synthesize
form and function, so do chefs. Horror Remix:
Taste along with the film with a DEATHROCK PART 1
special menu created with the film in mind by Executive Chef John Bullington. Co- JAN 26, LAKE CREEK,
presented by Edible Austin magazine and the Austin Museum Of Art. DIR. VARIOUS, R,
120 MIN
Horror Remix is prepared to kick
Cine Las your ass! Death Rock Part One
explores a marriage made in
Americas: hell, horror-rock. Now, if you’re
CARANCHO expecting a night filled with
Jan 23, RITZ, DIR. chills and scares, forget it. The test of time has deemed the horror-rock genre as
PABLO TRAPERO, less than frightening. Horror Remix is fine by that. Our objective is to kick your ass
2010, NR, 107 and have fun while doing it. And these films deliver on both counts. Legendary
MIN, 35MM rocker, Jon Mikl Thor, writes and stars in ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NIGHTMARE (1987), a film
CARANCHO—a Spanish that is the perfect time capsule for Canadian hair metal in the 80s. TRICK OR TREAT
word for a bird of prey— (1986) rounds out the bill; basically this is THE KARATE KID with lots of boobs,
is an intense noirish backmasking, and cameos by Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osborne. Plus, tons of ‘70s
thriller set in an unseemly and ‘80s rock shorts, oddities and your puppet MCs, Cheesecake and Thunderclap.
world of shady doctors, (EJ Antilla)
corrupt cops, and, most
importantly, sleazy
lawyers. In Argentina, more than 8,000 people a year die in road accidents. All of AIN’T IT COOL NEWS & AUSTIN CHRONICLE PRESENT:
these car wrecks bring the possibility of big insurance payouts, which attracts a
certain type of ruthless amoral lawyer. Sosa—played by Ricardo Dar’n (THE SECRET
FREE SATURDAY MORNING KIDS CLUB: ANNIE
IN THEIR EYES)—is one of this special breed. He hovers around car wrecks, funerals, JAN 29, LAMAR, DIR. JOHN HUSTON, 1982, PG, 127 MIN,
and emergency rooms like a vulture who catches the scent of a dying animal. 35MM
During his nightly search for clients, Sosa meets Lujan (Martina Gusman), a young Leapin’ lizards! Who would believe that one of the most iconic children of the 20th
emergency room doctor who rides shotgun in an ambulance. After repeatedly century would be an orphaned tomboy who hangs out with a mutt and an old

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bald billionaire? But when you see the sheer energy and no-grown-ups rebellion
that pours forth from Annie’s heart, you’ll understand how she turns the world
upside down in this colorful, lightning-flashy adaptation of Harold Gray’s classic
comic strip. And she’s not the only bright star of this serendipitous rags-to-riches
adventure; brilliant actors like Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters and
Tim Curry pop in to fill every corner of the film with that old type of Hollywood
magic that you just don’t see anymore. Even president Roosevelt makes an
appearance! Well, it’s not really him, but it sure looks like the dude. Anyway, this
movie is a timeless tale packed full o’ rampaging kid wildness and rule-breakin’ and
life-changin’! The sun will come out tomorrow, but today we’ll be in the theater,
eating free candy and watching ANNIE!
Film Score Focus:
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
OF THE THIRD KIND
with special guest
Brian Satterwhite
Feb 6, RITZ, DIR. STEVEN
SPIELBERG, 1977, PG, 132
MIN, 35MM
For years, Brian Satterwhite’s Film
Score Focus program on KMFA FM
has been a must listen. Not only does he play film music, he explains the way film
music works. And that’s exactly what he does live onstage as part of our Film Score
Focus screening program. Last time he dissected and explained Bernard Herrman’s
NORTH BY NORTHWEST score and gave us a whole new level of understanding of
the film and the way the music complements the drama, builds character and
forms part of the dramatic architecture. This time, Brian will present one of the
most famous scores yet, John Williams’ CLOSE ENCOUNTERS. First Brian will give a
lecture and musical presentation, then we will play a beautiful 35mm print as a
treat for your eyes and ears.
Austin Film Festival presents:
SONS OF PERDITION
Feb 9, Ritz, Dirs. Tyler Measom and Jennilyn Merten,
2010, NR, 85 min
In the remote desert of Utah hides Colorado City, the oldest polygamist compound
in the United States. Here men have plural wives and raise their children by the
strict code of the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint religion (FLDS). Shortly after
his rise to power in 2003, the FLDS’ prophet Warren Jeffs began a systematic effort
to cleanse his flock for the end of the world. He banned public schooling, gentile
books, recreations, and excommunicated prominent men, marrying their women
and children to other men. Hundreds of teenage boys were exiled to the streets
of neighboring communities. Many more followed, giving up their families and
salvation in the hope of escape. SONS OF PERDITION follows three boys after they
leave the isolation of Colorado City and join an underground network of exiled
FLDS teens. Condemned to hell by their community, many of the boys turn to drugs
and alcohol. With limited educations and rarely a stable address, these boys face
enormous obstacles. All the boys have big dreams—starting with the hope of
attending high school— but what they want most is contact with their families.
With unprecedented access, SONS OF PERDITION takes audiences on a three-year-
journey into the lives of these remarkable teens.
TX Parks &
Wildlife
Presents: THE
STATE OF WATER
with Live
Discussion
FEBRUARY 9, LAMAR
The Gulf of Mexico is much more
than the simple sum of the
parts along the shoreline of five states. It is a grand, interconnected water body
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that spans five states and portions of three countries. In THE STATE OF THE GULF
– AMERICA’S SEA, a documentary scheduled to air on Texas PBS stations in late
February, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department dives right in to explore this
vast body of water. The film examines the Gulf’s unique ecology, diverse flora and
fauna and important habitats that nurture a bounty of fish and wildlife including
endangered species such as whooping cranes and the Kemps’ Ridley sea turtle.
Then there are the forces that threaten the Gulf: industry, pollution, powerful
hurricanes, climate change and disasters like the recent Deepwater Horizon oil
spill – a drama with biological and economic ramifications that continue to unfold.
Protecting and managing America’s sea is an overwhelming and challenging task,
but collaborative efforts being made by a multitude of state, federal, international,
public and private entities are essential. Carter Smith, Executive Director of Texas
Parks and Wildlife, and other Gulf of Mexico experts will be on hand at the
screening to discuss these challenges and how everyone can play a role in the
restoration and protection of this valuable resource.
Horror Remix: DEATHROCK PART 2
FEB 23, LAKE CREEK, DIR. VARIOUS, R, 120 MIN
Since you were young, adults have been telling you that rock music is corroding
your soul and horror films are bankrupting your morals. Well, Horror Remix has
proof that they were right. While we can’t be responsible for what happens to
your soul, we can make sure you have fun before you are condemned to eternal
damnation. That’s why we bring you Death Rock Part Two. This trash is just too
awesome to be crammed into one show. In BLACK ROSES (1988) director John
Fasano (ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NIGHTMARE) proves that lightning can indeed strike twice,
creating his second rock-horror film in as many years. SCREAM DREAM (1989) is a
shot-on-video mess that looks absolutely terrible, but somehow keeps us coming
back. Sometimes magic happens in filmmaking, even if it was shot with a VHS
camcorder. Plus, tons of ‘70s and ‘80s rock shorts, oddities and your puppet MCs,
Cheesecake and Thunderclap. (EJ Antilla)
FREE SATURDAY MORNING KIDS CLUB:
THE ANIMATION MADNESS OF MAX FLEISCHER
FEB 26, LAMAR, DIR. MAX FLEISCHER, G, 100 MIN, 35MM
Before Judgement Day, when
computers took over every animation
studio on the planet and began
churning out interchangeable digital
cartoon blobs, years of work by the
hands of true artists went into the
creation of animated films. One of
the greats was Max Fleischer who,
along with his brother Dave, not
only produced some of the finest
animated works of all time, but
also innovated the art with new techniques such as rotoscoping (filming a live
actor and then animating the image) and 3-D modeling (a way to bring more
realism and depth into backgrounds). This retrospective features several of the
Fleischer brothers’ most famous works such as the pre-censorship BETTY BOOP IN
BLUNDERLAND from 1933, 1941’s SUPERMAN & THE MECHANICAL MONSTERS and a
fully restored version of POPEYE MEETS ALI BABA & HIS FORTY THIEVES. The show
concludes with 1939’s GULLIVER’S TRAVELS--considered Fleischer’s masterpiece--
shown from the super rare original three-strip Technicolor print!
Cine Las Americas: LEAP YEAR
Feb 28, RITZ, DIR. MICHAEL ROWE, 2010, NR, 94 MIN,
35MM
Definitely not to be confused with the quickly forgotten Amy Adams romcom, this
disturbing Mexico City-set film won the Camera D’Or at Cannes this year. Laura, a
young journalist (Monica Del Carmen), lives alone in a small apartment, where one
night stands represent virtually her only connection to others. When she meets
Arturo (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) he introduces her to a whole world of S&M games
that consume her more and more. Shot almost entirely (in widescreen) in Laura’s
apartment, this film is not for everyone, but for adventurous viewers it will be an
immensely rewarding experience. For more information about Cine Las Americas,
taking place on April 21 through 28, see cinelasamericas.org.
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Celluloid Handbag: ALL ABOUT EVE
Feb 23 at Ritz
live action
Because sometimes you just can’t keep all the action on the screen
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Every Saturday Midnight, Village, Dir. Jim Sharman,
1975, R, 130 min
ROCKY HORROR interactive screenings have undeniably grown into an American
institution, but one of the nation’s best RHPS crews is right here in Austin. The
rotating cast of QUEERIOS have been performing ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
at the ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE VILLAGE since October 2004, and have built the best
interactive version of the cult classic in the nation!! Admission is just $5, regulars
and virgins welcome!
Dionysium
Jan 5 & Feb 2, SOUTH LAMAR
The Dionysium offers a unique, innovative program of debate, lecture,
declamation, theatrical presentation and music in a salon-like atmosphere
on the first Wednesday of every month at the Alamo South Lamar. Audiences
enjoy offerings not to be found elsewhere in Austin, including the recitation
of famous speeches, participatory discussion in a formal, moderated context,
and the opportunity to participate in the recreation of Ancient rituals. A typical
Dionysium show will feature a lecture, a declamation, a drinking song, a film or
live musical performance, an appeal to Dionysus, a fiction-writing contest, and
plenty of strong drink. But the heart of every Dionysium is the debate, pitting two
experts against each other in toe-to-toe parliamentary combat. Dionysium debate
resolutions have covered everything from Social Security reform to the future
threat of genocidal robots. Check out www.dionysium.com for full information.
OPEN SCREEN NIGHT
JAN 26 & FEB 23, RITZ
It’s back, and this time it’s better than ever! We’re handing the reins of our screen
over to you and showing absolutely anything you bring to the theater with you.
Want to show off the new short film you just made? Perfect, bring it in. Wanna
make everyone watch a particularly uncomfortable clip on YouTube? Just give us
the URL and we’ll put it up. Have a favorite home movie or super embarrassing clip
of your college roommate? Bring that in, too! And even if you don’t have anything
to show this time, come on out to have your mind blown. You never know what
you’re going to see at Open Screen Night, but somewhere in there you’ll definitely
get a special treat. And if anything crappy gets shown you’ll only have to suffer
through two minutes of it before our gonger can respond to your boos and get that
garbage off the screen with one mighty bang on his gong.
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Celluloid Handbag: FLASH GORDON
FEB 2, RITZ, DIR. MIKE HODGES, 1980, PG, 111 MIN, 35mm
The colors! The castin’! The costumes! The friggin’ Queen soundtrack! The Sci-fi
masterpiece that only Rebecca Havemeyer could get away with on a Wednesday
night! Offerin’ more tongue in cheek than two teens mackin…more plot twists
than the pipes under ya’ toilet…CELLULOID HANDBAG proudly starts it’s 2011
season off with the best of the best in outer space couture with the one and
thankfully only…FLASH GORDON! Quite possibly the gayest, gaudiest, and
grandest piece of cinema to crash land in your lap this year, kittens! Costumes
encouraged?...ya’ damned right! Brang that Ming and watch my Zing! (Rebecca
Havemeyer)
Celluloid Handbag: ALL ABOUT EVE
FEB 23, RITZ, DIR. JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ, 1950, NR, 138
MIN, 35mm
Roll out tha’ red carpet and prep that pony for a helluva show-ride, Ladies and
Gentlepigs! It’s tha’ grandest night of cinema to hit tha’ Alamo Ritz since Cassandra
Peterson graced us with her golden globes! We’re callin’ the town out ta’ dress for
success in ya’ very best for CELLULOID HANDBAG’s pre-Oscar blowout screening
of the Joseph Mankiewicz masterpiece…ALL ABOUT EVE! Watch ya’ hostess,
REBECCA HAVEMEYER, dish out tha’ dirt and skirt tha’ crowd through a pre-show
full of spectacular awards, special guests, and more ravings and rants than BETTE
DAVIS on a bad day! This is THE MOVIE you don’t wanna miss, chickens! It’s gonna be
bitches, brawls, betrayal and booze tha’ whole way down that slippery, celebrity
slope! Dazzle me Austin…the lobby is waitin’. Dazzle me with all ya’ got! (Rebecca
Havemeyer)
AMADEUS Music and a Movie
FEB 6, LAKE CREEK, DIR. MILOS FORMAN, 1984, R, 210
MIN, 35MM
Nominated for eleven Academy Awards, Milos Forman’s masterpiece AMADEUS
has a list of accolades far too long to list here. Based on the stage play by Peter
Shaffer, AMADEUS tells the tale of Salieri, a famous composer who is tormented
and ultimately goes mad because of his jealousy of the infinitely more talented
Mozart. His utter mediocrity when compared to Mozart is too much to bear,
and Salieri hatches a plan to kill the brilliant composer. To celebrate the music
of Mozart, this screening will include an introduction and intermission concert
performed by the musicians of PKW Productions. For this special music and movie
presentation, we’ve included all the trappings of a classical music concert, without
any of the stuffiness. (Bret)
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Repertory Revival
Beloved classics brought to new life in several series - Cinema Club, Girlie Night, and ZZang!!!

Cinema Club: SOME CAME RUNNING with Richard Linklater

JAN 16, RITZ, DIR. VINCENTE MINNELLI, 1958, NR, 137 MIN, 35MM
After seeing the mega success of Columbia Pictures’ FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, MGM optioned the follow-up novel by
James Jones, SOME CAME RUNNING. A semi-autobiographical story, the novel tells of an author and war veteran who
returns to his hometown in Indiana and shakes things up. Frank Sinatra stars, here on the peak of his rise as a legitimate
actor; he won an Academy Award for FROM HERE TO ETERNITY in ’53, and had just shocked the country as a heroin
addict in Otto Preminger’s controversial 1955 film THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM. Here he embodies the pathos of a
tortured writer torn between clean-living serenity and hard-drinking, floozy-dating desolation. He’s supported by Dean
Martin (their first film together), as a professional gambler, and this is one of Martin’s most graceful and hilarious roles.
Grabbing at Sinatra’s coattails is the dumb-as-a-brick tart played by Shirley MacLaine. MacLaine’s turn as the pathetic,
swooning hussy is a heartbreaking performance that earned her an Academy Award nomination, alongside supporting
actors Martha Hyer and Arthur Kennedy in memorable and dynamic roles. In beautiful expansive Cinemascope and with
the expressive touches of director Vincente Minnelli (who cut his teeth in the musical genre with films like AN AMERICAN
IN PARIS and GIGI), SOME CAME RUNNING is a miracle of moviemaking that is not to be missed. (Daniel)
Our Cinema Club guest this month is Richard Linklater, director of SLACKER, DAZED AND CONFUSED, and BEFORE SUNRISE.
This is his favorite movie. That’s good enough for us.

Zzang!!!: THRASHIN’
JAN 16, RITZ, DIR. DAVID WINTERS, 1986, PG-13, 93 MIN, 35MM
It’s like a tragic Shakespearean love story ollying on a wicked half-pipe! Oscar nominee Josh Brolin plays Corey, a
skateboard-crazed teen tourist who quickly falls for a true California dreamgirl. Unfortunately, her brother Tommy is
the kingpin of The Daggers, a gang of criminal deckriders who rule Venice Beach with a denim fist. These off-suburban
nogoodniks dent cars, berate breakdancers and get severely peeved when Valley pissants like Corey horn in on their ramps
and/or siblings. The rivalry is fierce; Corey is called “Val trash” and counters with “punk poseur.” Hatred flairs, limbs are
broken in wheeled combat and Tommy performs some blazing air guitar in preparation for the film’s epic climax: a 20-mile
downhill skate race named The LA Massacre. Incredibly, Brolin and the other cast members do much of their own skate
and stunt work, adding surplus thrills to this already-raging adolescent eyeburner. Definitely the single most combustible
triumph in skater cinema, presented to you in a gorgeous 35mm print! ZZANG!!! (Zack)

girlie night: PRETTY IN PINK

JAN 18 & 25, RITZ, DIR. EMILE ARDOLINO, 1987, PG-13, 100 MIN, 35MM
As far as I’m concerned, PRETTY IN PINK is the definitive guide to the classification of high school boys. Sure, fashion and hairstyles have changed (was Andrew McCarthy’s
hair ever cool?), but the universal truth of the film remains: if you’re a teenage dude, you’re either a Duckie or a Blaine. The Duckies of the world are typically adorable and
goofy, but they’re just never gonna make it out of the friend zone. The Blaines, on the other hand, were born to be hot and popular, so of course they take everything for
granted and don’t appreciate the awesome, amazing girls right in front of them. In other words, dating in high school sucks. Fortunately, PRETTY IN PINK channels that
suckage through Molly Ringwald, light of my life, and wraps it all up in a fabulous 80s package. The music! Iona’s wardrobe! Iona’s hair! James Spader! The prom dress!
Ok, well, not so much the prom dress.

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This film set the standard for teen movie cliches and created teams way before Edward and Jacob. So come celebrate the cinematic greatness of PRETTY IN PINK at Girlie
Night, where we’ll angst it up with Andie, love on Iona and lip synch the shizz outta some Otis Redding along with Duckie. (Sarah Pitre)
Severin Films Presents: SANTA SANGRE
JAN 19, RITZ, DIR. ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY, 1989, R, 123 MIN, 35MM
In celebration of their new DVD release of this Jodorowsky classic, Severin Films is presenting this rare 35mm screening. SANTA SANGRE is as worthy of classic status
as Alejandro Jodorowsky’s earlier tandem EL TOPO and THE HOLY MOUNTAIN. It takes the hysteria and strangeness of Mexican pulp art and pushes it to the limit and
far beyond, creating a bizarre world of armless saints, ruthless drunken knife throwers, deformity and madness. Along the way, there is beauty, love and towering
imagination. If you’ve never seen SANTA SANGRE on the big screen don’t miss this chance.

MANIAC with DIRECTOR WILLIAM LUSTIG LIVE!

FEB 8, RITZ, DIR. WILLIAM LUSTIG, 1980, R, 87 MIN, 35MM
BRAND NEW 35MM PRINT! William Lustig is easily one of our nation’s greatest living filmmakers. His savage action
and horror films (VIGILANTE; MANIAC COP) tore through the screen to assault the audience, with blood, bullets and
sheer hatred burning through every frame. And with this – inarguably his exploitation masterpiece – he plumbs
the depths of the cinematic sewers like never before. Also accountable for the film’s multiple offenses is its titular
leading man(iac) Joe Spinell, a deeply talented character actor who makes this the role of his lifetime. If I was the
type of guy who used the phrase “tour de force performance,” I’d do it here. His character is a self-loathing, seemingly
rabid force of human extermination, a flesh-destroyer whose brain practically boils out of his skull with every human
interaction. His world is drowned in perpetual darkness, and he lashes out at anything within reach. Really, REALLY
strong stuff, and featuring the shockingly convincing effects work of Tom Savini…including a particular scene that
– when watched on the big screen – will have people doing backflips and/or puking down the front of their shirts.
(Zack)

Zzang!!!: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA

FEB 13, RITZ, DIR. JOHN CARPENTER, 1986, PG-13, 99 MIN, 35MM
The triumphant return of the BRAND NEW 35mm PRINT!! As you may already know, this celluloid atom bomb is – without a doubt -- the most SLAM-BANGIN’EST, GUN-
BLASTIN’EST, ANCIENT CHINESE MYSTICISM-INEST ACTION ADVENTURE COMEDY THRILLRIDE EVER SEEN!!!!!!!!! For those of you who’ve yet to experience this pulse-pounding
foray into life-affirming entertainment, this movie ranks way up there with GHOSTBUSTERS and PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE as an ultimate distillation of PURE FUN. Kurt
Russell plays two-fisted trucker Jack Burton: a gambling, beer-chugging schmoe whose macho heroics land him on the supernatural kung fu warrior shitlist. The lightning
and lazerbeams fly through the streets of San Francisco as Jack and his fellow lowbrow adventurers face off against rampaging maniacs, elemental demigods, mythical
beings and even prehistoric subterranean monstrosities!! This movie is about a hundred and fifty thousand times better than your foremost reason for living, so DON’T
MISS OUT! ZZANG!!! (Zack) -- ALSO PLAYING FEB 15 & 16 AT REGULAR TICKET PRICE --

Cinema Club: BIGGER THAN LIFE with Marjorie Baumgarten

Feb 20, RITZ, DIR. NICHOLAS RAY, 1956, NR, 95 MIN, 35MM
At every Cinema Club screening, we are joined by a guest expert who introduces the film and then joins Alamo programmers in
an onstage discussion after the movie. This month the guest is the Austin Chronicle’s Film Editor and senior reviewer Marjorie
Baumgarten.
BIGGER THAN LIFE is one of Nicholas Ray’s very best films. James Mason plays a school teacher, in serious pain from a rare
disease, who submits to an experimental drug regimen that changes his personality wildly. In the midst of one of those
perfect ‘50s families, he descends into full-blown monomania. It’s a stunning film and Mason’s slide into madness is downright
biblical. Nicholas Ray’s films are frequently perverse and romantic. He was at severe odds with the hyperconformity of the
1950s and his movies reflect it. Another Ray hallmark is exceptional performances. We think of James Dean in REBEL WITHOUT
A CAUSE, Mercedes McCambridge in JOHNNY GUITAR and many others. James Mason’s performance here is worthy of those.
Join us as we explode the ‘50s suburban tract house lifestyle with Nicholas Ray and Marjorie Baumgarten.

Girlie Night: DIRTY DANCING

FEB 22, RITZ, DIR. EMILE ARDOLINO, 1987, PG-13, 100 MIN, 35MM
Encore Screening Mar 1
When DIRTY DANCING came out in 1987, it changed my life. Partly because I realized that my parents would never
take me to a family summer camp, which meant that I would never be able to fall in love with Patrick Swayze in a
“Hungry Eyes” montage, which obviously meant that my life was basically ruined. While that was sort of a short-term
impact, the film’s more permanent legacy is its role as the mother of all dance movies. As I breathlessly watched
Baby and Johnny stun the country club set to the soaring notes of “Time of Your Life,” I realized that dance had the
power to CHANGE things! Dance could overcome social and racial barriers; it could break down prejudice; it could
even transform a really annoying person like Baby into someone awesome! Thanks to DIRTY DANCING, I came to
understand the power of dance, and consequently discovered my favorite genre of film: the dance movie. Baby and
Johnny paved the way for future silver screen amalgamations of love on the dance floor; in other words, without
DIRTY DANCING, there would be no STEP UP 2: THE STREETS (a horrifying thought, I know). With such a monumental
legacy, DIRTY DANCING deserves our utmost respect, as well as a high amount of romantic mega-sighs. Obviously,
there’s no better place to celebrate it than Girlie Night, where chair dancing is encouraged and absolutely no one will
be put in a corner. (Sarah Pitre)

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TINY FURNITURE
Jan 19 at Village
THE AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY
AFS presents essential cinema and more
BEST OF THE FESTS
The Austin Film Society is pleased to announce a new monthly screening series
presenting recent highlights of independent cinema fresh from the film festival
circuit. Each month we will feature a new narrative feature film, paired with a short
film made by an Austin Film Society member. The program will focus on films that
haven’t yet had a theatrical release in Austin, with an eye on emerging talent from
Austin and Texas filmmakers. Frequently, the filmmakers will be in attendance for a
post-screening discussion. Every screening will be at the Alamo Drafthouse Village,
so film lovers on the north side of town will have a new cinematic destination.
Best of The Fests: TINY FURNITURE
JAN 19, Village, DIR. LENA DUNHAM, 2010, NR, 98 MIN,
35MM
The Austin Film Society is thrilled to kick off our new monthly series “Best of the
Fests” with Lena Dunham’s break-out feature TINY FURNITURE, back in the town
where it first broke out. Its debut at the SXSW Film Festival in March was met
with the Grand Jury Prize, and the film has since racked up two Gotham Award
nominations and 3 Spirit Award nominations on its way to becoming one of the
biggest micro-budget successes of recent years. Lena Dunham writes, directs and
stars as Aura, a 22-year-old college graduate who lands back home in her artist
mother’s loft with the following: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her
YouTube page, and no shoulders to cry on. TINY FURNITURE is an utterly charming
tragicomedy about what does and does not happen when you graduate with no
skills, no love life, and a lot of free time.
Best of The Fests:
MARS
FEB 16, VILLAGE, DIR.
GEOFF MARSLETT, 2010,
90 MIN
Welcome to the distant, high-tech
future... okay, 2015. A new space
race is born between NASA and
the ESA when Charlie Brownsville
(Mark Duplass, director of CYRUS
and star of HUMPDAY), Hank
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Morrison (Paul Gordon, director and star of THE HAPPY POET) and Dr. Casey Cook
(Zoe Simpson) compete against an artificially intelligent robot to find out what
the heck is up there on the red planet. On the first manned mission to our galactic
neighbor, this trio of astronauts experiences life-threatening accidents, severe
self-doubt, obnoxious reporters, and the boredom of extended space travel.
Written and directed with a Southwestern flair, Geoff Marslett’s eccentric feature
debut features an indie-cool cast of supporting talent (Giant Sand singer-
songwriter Howe Gelb, comic book artist and rock-n-roller James Kochalka, Cynthia
Watros (LOST), Liza Weil (Gilmore Girls), plus iconoclastic Texas humorist-musician-
politico Kinky Friedman as the President of the United States) and ultimately
presents an exploration of exploration. Why do we want to know what is out there?
How do we react to what we find? Is it actually that important? And where does
love fit into the whole thing?
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema
AGNES ON AGNES: LE CINEMA DE VARDA
Tuesdays at Alamo S. Lamar, Jan 11 – Feb 8, 2011
All films in French with English subtitles. Each feature accompanied by a selected
short directed by Agnes Varda
VAGABOND
Jan 11, S. Lamar, France, 1985, 105 min
Mona is a grimy-faced tramp with a willful mind of her own, who dies after
wandering into a village in the South of France during winter.
LE BONHEUR
Jan 18, S. Lamar, France, 1965, 79 min
When a young father of two begins an affair with a cute telephone company
worker, he finds that his love for his wife and family have only expanded.
JACQUOT DE NANTES
Jan 25, S. Lamar, France, 1991, 118 min
Varda’s elegiac love note to her dying husband, filmmaker Jacques Demy, exploring
his life and career as only a world-class filmmaker and wife could.
LE PETIT AMOUR
Feb 1, S. Lamar, France,
1989, 80 miN
An older woman falls for one of her
daughter’s friends, a 14-year-old on
the cusp between child and man. Is
it love?
THE GLEANERS AND I
FeB 8, S. Lamar , France, 2000, 82 min
Gleaning, or picking over the remnants of harvest, like filmmaking, is about
repurposing, reusing and creatively reimaging that which has been collected.

AFS Essential Cinema

CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM/IBRAHIM: 5TH ANNUAL
SERIES OF FILMS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND
TUESDAYS AT ALAMO S. LAMAR, FEB 15-MARCH 29, 2011
All films subtitled in English

BLISS (MUTLULUK)
Feb 15, S. Lamar, Dir.
Abdullah Oguz, Turkey,
2007, 105 min
17-year-old Meryem is found
unconscious and disheveled by the side
of a lake, and her family assumes she
has been raped. With the family honor
thus endangered by her “disgrace,” they
condemn the young girl to death and
require a distant cousin to carry out the
“honor killing.” Instead, the young man
and woman embark on an uplifting and
redemptive journey across traditional
and modern-day Turkey.

THOSE THREE (AN SEH)

Feb 22, S. Lamar, Dir. Naghi Nemati, Iran, 2007, 80 min
Three army conscripts are fed up with basic training and go A.W.O.L. in one of the
most inhospitable regions of Iran – the frozen moutain wilderness of the North.
Despite the odds against their survival, they relish their freedom and friendship.

AFS Doc Tour

Alamo S. Lamar

MY PERESTROIKA
Jan 12 , S. Lamar, Dir. Robin Hessman, USA, 2010,
87 min
With filmmaker in attendance
“MY PERESTROIKA follows five ordinary Russians living in extraordinary times —
from their sheltered Soviet childhood, to the collapse of the Soviet Union during
their teenage years, to the constantly shifting political landscape of post-Soviet
Russia. Together, these childhood classmates paint a complex picture of the dreams
and disillusionment of those raised behind the Iron Curtain.”
FOR THE LOVE OF MOVIES
Feb 10, S. Lamar, Dir: Gerald Peary, USA, 2010, 80 min
With filmmaker in attendance
Plus UT professor Thomas Schatz moderates a panel of Austin film critics discussing
the current state of film criticism (print/Internet). Long-time, respected film critics
are losing jobs right and left as the magazine / newspaper world gives way to
web-based sites. Bloggers, fanboys, loud amateurs, tweeters, and former print-
based critics are all trying to get the attention of movie-lovers. Some even want to
inform them. Looking into the 100- year history of film criticism in America, Peary’s
heartfelt, thoughtful documentary shows us how well constructed criticism arose

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 ENTER THE VOID
JAN 2 & 8, RITZ

SXSW PRESENTS
Some of our favorites from last year’s SXSW

ENTER THE VOID

JAN 2 & 8, RITZ, DIR. GASPaR NOÉ, 2009, NR, 161 MIN, 35MM
One of the most anticipated cinematic events of the year, Gaspar Noe’s ENTER THE VOID is a visionary thrill ride that’s riveted audiences at the Cannes, Toronto, Sundance
and SXSW film festivals. At Cannes, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called it “an exceptional work... the work of an artist who’s trying to show us something we
haven’t seen before.” The long-awaited follow up to his controversial IRREVERSIBLE, ENTER THE VOID is an immersive and mind-bending experience. Oscar and his sister
Linda are recent arrivals in Tokyo. Oscar’s a small time drug dealer, and Linda works as a nightclub stripper. One night, Oscar is caught up in a police bust and shot. As he
lies dying, his spirit, faithful to the promise he made his sister that he would never abandon her, refuses to leave the world of the living. It wanders through the city, his
visions growing evermore nightmarish. Past, present and future merge in a hallucinatory maelstrom. Nathaniel Brown and Paz de la Huerta star in a visceral journey set
against the thumping, neon club scene of Tokyo, which hurls the viewer into an astonishing trip through life, death, and the universally wonderful and horrible moments
between.
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE
JAN 3-5, RITZ, DIR. STEVEN SODERBERGH, 2010, NR, 89 MIN
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING FINE provides an intimate portrait of master monologist Spalding Gray, as described by his most critical, irreverent and insightful biographer:
Spalding Gray. Soderbergh, who collaborated with Gray on GRAY’S ANATOMY (1996), has sifted through rare and revealing footage to construct a riveting final monologue.
There are glimpses of Gray’s father, and of his son Forrest (who provides soaring music for the end credits), but mostly this is an inspired one-man show, a bittersweet
display of Spalding’s playful and embattled intelligence, his gift for tracking universal truths by looking himself squarely in the eye.
the UPSETTER: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF LEE SCRATCH PERRY
JAN 12 & 17, RITZ, DIR. ETHAN HIGBEE, 2008, NR, 95 MIN
Finally in theaters, a feature length documentary about one of the most fascinating and influential artists of our times, the genius of reggae and dub, Lee Scratch Perry.
The film begins in rural Jamaica, probing into Perry’s mysterious youth as well as the notorious events of his peak production years in Kingston, in which Scratch mentored
a young Bob Marley, created the sound of reggae as we now know it, pioneered a new genre of music he called Dub, invented what was to become the remix and produced
international hit songs for artists from Junior Murvin to The Congos to Paul McCartney to The Clash all while working out of the infamous Black Ark Studio, a shack that he
built with his hands and later burned to the ground in a fit of drug addled rage. Equally a documentation of a musical culture and a fascinating character study of genius
and madness, THE UPSETTER is a sight and sound clash of visual and aural styles, utilizing ancient stock footage, photographs, concert video, audio clips, music video clips
both old and new, and an exclusive, candid interview with the mastermind himself at his home in Switzerland. Filmed in Jamaica, London, Switzerland, New York, San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Colorado, THE UPSETTER charts Perry’s influence on all reaches of the globe.
Tiny Furniture
JAN 31, FEB 1 & 6, RITZ, DIR. LENA DUNHAM, 2010, NR, 98 MIN, 35MM
Winner of SXSW’s Best Narrative Feature Prize
Pitched unsteadily if shrewdly between honest self-reflection and squirmy narcissistic indulgence, the low-budget indie TINY FURNITURE is one of the bigger itsy-bitsy
movies to hit this year. It was written and directed by the newcomer Lena Dunham, who also plays the leading role of Aura, a recent college graduate who returns to her
family’s TriBeCa loft and promptly tries to crawl back in the womb. 22-year-old Aura returns home with the following: a useless film theory degree, 357 hits on her Youtube
page, a boyfriend who’s left her to find himself at Burning Man, a dying hamster, and her tail between her legs. Luckily, her trainwreck childhood best friend never left
home, the restaurant down the block is hiring, and ill-advised romantic possibilities lurk around every corner. Surrounded on all sides by what she could become, Aura
just wants someone to tell her who she is.

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