KIDS Speed Racer (2008) @Alamo Drafthouse special screenings SUNDAY 16 Village, 11am. (See Thursday, 8/13.) The Witches (1990) D: Nicolas Roeg; with The Dirty Dozen (1967) See p.76. BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) Atkinson, Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn. (PG, 91 The symbol (*) indicates full-length reviews available online: austinchronicle.com/film. D: Hideaki Anno; with Megumi Ogata, Megumi min.) Summer Kids Camp. Free. @Alamo Drafthouse Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yamaguchi. South, 11am. (PG-13, 98 min.) Fantastic Fest Presents. This is One-Hit Wonders of the Eighties @Alamo the first part of a four-part reimagining of the clas- Ritz, 10:35pm. (See Thursday, 8/13.) sic apocalyptic mecha animé series. The Rebuild of TUESDAY 18 THURSDAY 13 Evangelion project is being directed by its original We Will Rock You: The Queen Sing-Along creator. @Alamo Drafthouse Village, 9:30pm; free, Sing your heart out, and you will be the champion. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) One-Hit Wonders of the Eighties priority seating for Fantastic Fest badge holders. D: Michael Patrick Jann; with Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, @Alamo Ritz, 10:40pm. @Alamo Ritz, 7:20pm. Life of Brian (1979) @Paramount, 9pm. Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Will Sasso, Allison Janney. The Thick of It Showing over the course of a (See Saturday.) (PG-13, 93 min.) Girlie Night. This parody of beauty three-part program is this run of the BBC television SPACES pageants in the flyover states takes the form of a moc- Mad Men TV Party. @Alamo Ritz, 9:30pm. series on which the new political satire In the Loop is Just a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas Spirit kumentary filmed at Minnesota’s Sarah Rose Miss Teen based. @Alamo Drafthouse Village, 10pm. Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Second Skin (2008) D: Juan Carlos Pineiro- Princess America Pageant. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 7:55pm. Escoriaza. (NR, 94 min.) This documentary provides This Is Spinal Tap Sing- and Quote-Along Museum, 5pm. (See Thursday, 8/13.) Extract (2009) See p.74. an intimate look at computer gamers whose lives (1984) D: Rob Reiner; with Reiner, Michael McKean, have been transformed by the hugely popular multi- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) D: Bud Cardos; Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Tony Hendra, Fran player computer games. @Alamo Ritz, 10pm. with William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling. (PG, 97 min.) Terror Drescher. (R, 82 min.) @Alamo Ritz, 8pm. SATURDAY 15 Tuesday. Shatner vs. a gazillion tarantulas. What more Shorts (2009) See p.74. Yongary Monster From the Deep (1967) do you need to know? @Alamo Ritz, 10:45pm. D: Ki-duk Kim; with Yeong-il Oh, Jeong-im Nam, Sun- Ben-Hur (1959) See p.78. jae Lee, Moon Kang. (NR, 100 min.) Cult Thursday. A Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Quote-Along SPACES SPACES gasoline-eating reptile causes earthquakes and other (1986) D: John Hughes; with Matthew Broderick, mayhem in Seoul. @Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Kristy Swanson. (PG-13, Just a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas Spirit Just a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas Spirit 10pm; free. 102 min.) @Alamo Ritz, 6pm. Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 5pm. (See Thursday, 8/13.) Museum, 5pm. (See Thursday, 8/13.) SPACES Inglourious Basterds and Cinemapocalypse (2009) D: Quentin Tarantino; with Brad Pitt, Mélanie Be Like an Ant (2009) D: Mike Plante. Austin Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, MONDAY 17 KIDS Film Society: Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Diane Kruger. (R, 153 min.) Austin Film Society and Speed Racer (2008) @Alamo Drafthouse 2009 Presents. Showing as part of the AFS Docs in Fantastic Fest. Tarantino will be on hand to present The Dirty Dozen (1967) See p.76.) Village, 11am. (See Thursday, 8/13.) Progress program, this film records the journey of a his new film and provide a Q&A after the screening. Vietnam vet in upstate New York who bought a trailer All proceeds benefit the Texas Filmmakers’ Production From Dusty With Love D: Various. (NR, 72 The Witches (1990) @Alamo Drafthouse South, for his family to live in and then spent the next 38 Fund. The screening of Inglourious Basterds kicks off min.) Music Monday. This show brings you an assort- 11am. (See Monday.) years building a four-floor house around it. @Austin the Cinemapocalypse, a double feature of films influ- ment of music clips featuring Dusty Springfield at her Film Studios Screening Room, 7pm; free, though res- ential to Tarantino. @Alamo Ritz, 9pm; sold-out. best. @Alamo Ritz, 10:30pm. ervations at www.austinfilm.org recommended. WEDNESDAY Life of Brian (1979) See p.78. Made in U.S.A. (1966) See p.76. 19 D: Will Just a Little Bit Crazy (2004) Second Skin (2008) @Alamo Ritz, 7:25pm. Dotter. (NR, 58 min.) This locally made feature film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) The Dirty Dozen (1967) See p.76. (See Sunday.) documents Taylor’s annual Rattlesnake Sacking D: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones; with Gilliam, Jones, Lady Terminator (1988) D: H. Tjut Djalil; Championship. @Texas Spirit Theater at the Bob Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Shoot the Piano Player (1960) D: Francois with Barbara Anne Constable, Christopher J. Hart. (R, Bullock Texas State History Museum, noon, 5pm. Palin. (PG, 90 min.) Summer Film Classics: Python Truffaut; with Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole 82 min.) Weird Wednesday. This so-bad-it’s-good Pair. In their second feature film, the wacky Brit com- Berger, Michele Mercier, Albert Remy. (NR, 92 min.) D: Travis Knapp; with Indonesian movie attempts to borrow Hollywood Sno Cone Inc. (2008) edy troupe does a number on the Arthurian legend Summer Film Classics: French Film Noir. The influ- Morgan Fairchild, Tony Sirico, Ryan Carnes, Steve LiGambi, action clichés. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 12mid. and the Middle Ages. (Double bill: Life of Brian.) (*) ence of American genre films, especially gangster Luis Lopez. (NR, 86 min.) Nueva Onda Movie Nights. @Paramount, 6, 10pm. films, is never more pronounced than in this highly Made in U.S.A. (1966) See p.76. Filmed in Austin, this movie tells the story of three entertaining drama. Aznavour gives a stunning per- @Paramount, stockbrokers who reach a quarter-life crisis and open a The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Shoot the Piano Player (1960) formance as a seedy piano man who gets caught up 8:55pm. (See Monday.) sno-cone stand “in an attempt to climb their way down D: Jim Sharman; with Richard O’Brien, Barry Bostwick, with some small-time hoods. (Double bill: Made in the corporate ladder.” It features cameos from Michael Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry. (R, 95 min.) Austin fans U.S.A.) @Paramount, 7pm. and Susan Dell, John Paul and Eloise Dejoria, Leslie have been dressing up and doing the “Time Warp” SPACES thing live for more than 30 years straight. For more Cochran, Robert Earl Keen, and others, as well as music Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (1977) D: Jess by Bob Schneider, Ruthie Foster, Carolyn Wonderland, info, see www.austinrocky.org. @Alamo Drafthouse Village, 12mid. SPACES Franco; with Dyanne Thorne. (NR, 90 min.) BYOB. and more. The writers, producers, and members of the @Roadhouse Rags, 9pm; $5. crew will be in attendance. @Nueva Onda, 8pm. Funniest Filmmaker in Austin Austin Film Festival, The Onion, Last Gas Comedy. See the Just a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas Spirit SPACES KIDS entries in this year’s competition. The night’s winner Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Just a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas Spirit will screen during the Austin Film Festival in October. Museum, 5pm. (See Thursday, 8/13.) The Princess Bride (1987) D: Rob Reiner; Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History @Cap City Comedy Club, 8pm. with Cary Elwes, Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Museum, 5pm. (See Thursday, 8/13.) Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Just a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas Spirit Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk, Peter Theater at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Cook, Mel Smith, Carol Kane. (PG, 98 min.) Summer KIDS Museum, 5pm. (See Thursday, 8/13.) Kids Camp. Free. @Alamo Drafthouse Village, 11am. Kung Fu Panda (2008) D: Mark Osborne and offscreen D: Larry Wachowski and Speed Racer (2008) John Stevenson; with the voices of Jack Black, Dustin 501 Studios: Soundstage + HD Theatre 501 Studios’ soundstage in Downtown Austin now doubles Andy Wachowski; with Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Jackie Chan, as one of Texas’ largest public theatres – with a Sony Qualia HD projector, a 28-foot screen, 180 (removable) Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Matthew Fox, Paulie Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross. (PG, 91 min.) Free. seats, a vintage popcorn machine, and affordable rates. Need a venue for premieres, wrap parties, or con- Litt, Scott Porter, Roger Allam. (PG, 129 min.) Summer (*) @Triangle Park, 8:15pm. certs/plays/performances featuring projection? This could be the place. Also still available as a soundstage/ Kids Camp. Free. (*) @Alamo Drafthouse South, 11am. Parents Afternoon Out The Village Alamo green screen. 485-3000. www.501studios.com. Drafthouse teams up with its shopping-center neigh- Austin Film Society Summer Youth Camps You know those kids want to learn how to make mov- FRIDAY 14 bor Body Business every third Saturday of the month ies; AFS youth filmmaking camps teach hands-on narrative and experimental techniques using digital video. to provide child care for kids under the age of 7, The camps run Monday through Friday (9am-5pm) in August and are appropriate for ages 12-15.