July 3, 2009 - The Austin Chronicle

special screeningsBY MARJORIE BAUMGARTENThe symbol (*) indicates full-length reviews available online: austinchronicle.com/film.THURSDAY 02Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark(1973) D: John Newland; with Kim Darby,Jim Hutton, William Demarest. (NR, 73 min.) CultThursday. A young couple moves in to a house that’spossessed. @Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek, 10pm;free.Ladies of the ’80s Sing-Along @Alamo Ritz,12mid.Team America: World Police Sing-Along(2004) D: Trey Parker; with the voices of Parker,Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Daran Norris. (R, 98 min.)@Alamo Ritz, 9:15pm.Tender Mercies (1983) D: Bruce Beresford;with Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Allan Hubbard, BettyBuckley, Ellen Barkin, Wilford Brimley. (PG, 89 min.)Summer Film Classics: Horton Foote Tribute.Duvall’s amazing performance in this film as awashed-up country singer earned him an Oscar.Duvall wrote his own tunes as well. Foote’s touchingstory also earned the screenwriter an Oscar. (Doublebill: To Kill a Mockingbird.) (*) @Paramount, 7pm.To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) D: RobertMulligan; with Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, BrockPeters, Robert Duvall, Philip Alford. (NR, 129 min.)Summer Film Classics: Horton Foote Tribute. Thisatmospheric Southern Gothic was adapted for thescreen by Foote from Harper Lee’s prize-winning novelabout a widowed lawyer with two young children whotakes on the locally scandalous job of defending ablack man falsely accused of raping a white woman.Peck won an Oscar for his work, and Duvall made hisscreen debut as the mythic Boo Radley. (Double bill:Tender Mercies.) @Paramount, 9pm.SPACESJust a Little Bit Crazy (2004) D: WillDotter. (NR, 58 min.) This locally made feature filmdocuments Taylor’s annual Rattlesnake SackingChampionship. @Texas Spirit Theater at the BobBullock Texas State History Museum, noon, 5pm.KIDSCharlotte’s Web (2006) Family Film Festival.Free. (*) @Arbor, 10am.Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (2008)Summer Kids Camp. Free. (*) @Alamo DrafthouseSouth, 11am.The Goonies (1985) Summer Kids Camp.Free. (*) @Alamo Drafthouse Village, 11am.Igor (2008) Family Film Festival. Free. (*)@Arbor, 10am.Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)Family Film Festival. Free. (*) @Lakeline, 10am.Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)Family Film Festival. Free. (*) @Lakeline, 10am.Nim’s Island (2008) Family Film Festival.Free. (*) @Westgate, 10am.The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: AVeggieTales Movie (2008) Family Film Festival.Free. (*) @Westgate, 10am.SUBMISSION INFORMATION:The Austin Chronicle is published every Thursday. Info is duethe Monday of the week prior to the issue date. The deadlinefor the July 17 issue is Monday, July 6. Include name ofevent, date, time, location, price, phone number(s), a description,and any available photos or artwork.Send submissions to the Chronicle, PO Box 49066, Austin,78765; fax, 458-6910; or e-mail.Contact Marjorie Baumgarten (Special Screenings):specialscreenings@austinchronicle.com;Wayne Alan Brenner (Offscreen): calendar@austinchronicle.com.FRIDAY 0376 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JULY 3, 2009 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mIndependence Day (1996) D: RolandEmmerich; with Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum,Mary Mcdonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, RandyQuaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn. (PG-13,145 min.) Master Pancake Theater. The Pancakejokesters plan to blow this timely thriller to kingdomcome. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 7, 9:45pm.Prayanam (2009) D: Chandrasekhar Yeleti;with Manoj Kumar Manchu, Harika, Brahmanandam.(NR, 130 min.) When two strangers meet cute ata Malaysian airport, the lovestruck boy has only atwo-hour layover to win the girl over in this Tollywoodmusical. (*) @Tinseltown South, 3, 6, 9:30pm.Tender Mercies (1983) @Paramount, 9:50pm.(See Thursday, 7/2.)To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) @Paramount,7:15pm. (See Thursday, 7/2.)SPACESJust a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas SpiritTheater at the Bob Bullock Texas State HistoryMuseum, noon, 5pm. (See Thursday, 7/2.)KIDSJonas Brothers: The Concert Experience(2009) Free. @Froots (Cedar Park), 7:45pm.Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)@Hyatt Regency Austin, 6:30pm; free. (SeeThursday, 7/2.)SATURDAY 04Independence Day (1996)@Alamo Ritz, 6:45, 9:45pm. (See Friday.)The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) D: JimSharman; with Richard O’Brien, Barry Bostwick, SusanSarandon, Tim Curry. (R, 95 min.) For more info, seewww.austinrocky.org. @Alamo Drafthouse Village, 12mid.Team America: World Police Sing-Along(2004) @Alamo Ritz, 11:30pm. (See Thursday, 7/2.)SPACESJust a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas SpiritTheater at the Bob Bullock Texas State HistoryMuseum, noon, 5pm. (See Thursday, 7/2.)SUNDAY 05Exodus (1960) D: Otto Preminger; withPaul Newman, Eva Marie Sainte, Ralph Richardson,Sal Mineo. (NR, 213 min.) Summer Film Classics:Epic of Israel. This epic drama, which won an Oscarfor its memorable soundtrack, tells the story of thefounding of the state of Israel. @Paramount, 2, 7pm.Independence Day (1996) @Alamo Ritz,6:30pm. (See Friday.)Psycho (1960) D: Alfred Hitchcock; withAnthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Martin Balsam, JohnGavin, Vera Miles. (NR, 109 min.) Movies and Music.PKWproductions will perform premovie and intermissionmusic from the film, as well as music by Tchaikovskyand Schumann and vocal music by soprano EmilyBreedlove. @Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek, 8pm; $15.Tony Manero (2008) D: Pablo Larraín; withAlfredo Castro, Paola Lattus, Héctor Morales, AmparoNoguera. (NR, 97 min.) Set against the background ofPinochet’s Chile, this film follows a serial killer whois obsessed with impersonating the dancing movesof John Travolta’s character in Saturday Night Fever,while some of his dancing partners are involved insecret activities against the dictatorship. @AlamoDrafthouse South, 10pm.Were the World Mine (2008) See p.74.SPACESJust a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas SpiritTheater at the Bob Bullock Texas State HistoryMuseum, 3pm. (See Thursday, 7/2.)MONDAY 06Objectified (2009) See p.72.Tony Manero (2008) @Alamo DrafthouseSouth, 7pm. (See Sunday.)200 Motels (1971) D: Tony Palmer and FrankZappa; with the Mothers of Invention, Ringo Starr,Keith Moon, Theodore Bikel. (R, 98 min.) MusicMonday. A dementedly wild and colorful relic, Zappa’sfilm lets its freak flag fly. It’s also the first big filmto be recorded first on videotape before being transferredto film. @Alamo Ritz, 9:15pm.SPACESJust a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas SpiritTheater at the Bob Bullock Texas State HistoryMuseum, noon, 5pm. (See Thursday, 7/2.)Repo Man (1984) D: Alex Cox; with Harry DeanStanton, Emilio Estevez. (R, 92 min.) Monday Movies.Outside; free. (*) @Cafe Mundi, 8pm.KIDSThe Cat From Outer Space (1978) SummerKids Camp. Free. @Alamo Drafthouse South, 11am.Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (2008)@Alamo Drafthouse Village, 11am. (See Thursday, 7/2.)TUESDAY 07Cool Hand Luke (1967) D: StuartRosenberg; with Paul Newman, GeorgeKennedy, Strother Martin. (NR, 126 min.) Summer FilmClassics: Newman – Both Sides of the Law. No failureto communicate here. Cool Hand Luke is one of thesharpest prison dramas ever, although it’s graced withsome very humorous portions as well. It can also beseen as a quintessentially Sixties parable about nonconformity.(Double bill: Harper.) @Paramount, 7pm.Harper (1966) See p.72.In Love We Trust (2007) D: Wang Xiaoshuai;with Liu Weiwei, Yu Nan, Zhang Jiayi, Cheng Taishen,Zhang Chuqian. (NR, 115 min.) Austin Film Society:Love on the Largest Continent – 10 Asian Films.5This Chinese narrative addresses the complicatedmodern problem of a mother who wants to conceiveanother child with her ex-husband so that the offspringmight have a better chance of being a marrow-donormatch for her older daughter with leukemia. @AlamoDrafthouse South, 7pm; $6, AFS members free.Objectified (2009) See p.72.Prince of Darkness (1987) D: John Carpenter;with Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong,Lisa Blount. (R, 102 min.) Terror Tuesday. In this littleseenCarpenter film, students uncover a swirling greenliquid that contains the essence of Satan. Obviously,no good can come of that. @Alamo Ritz, 10:45pm.SPACESJust a Little Bit Crazy (2004) @Texas SpiritTheater at the Bob Bullock Texas State HistoryMuseum, noon, 5pm. (See Thursday, 7/2.)KIDSThe Cat From Outer Space (1978) @AlamoDrafthouse South, 11am. (See Monday.)Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (2008)@Alamo Drafthouse Village, 11am; Lakeline, 10am.(See Thursday, 7/2.)Inkheart (2009) Family Film Festival. Free. (*)@Lakeline, 10am.Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)@Westgate, 10am. (See Thursday, 7/2.)Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)@Westgate, Movies 8, 10am. (See Thursday, 7/2.)Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007)Summer Movie Clubhouse. $1. (*) @TinseltownSouth, 10am.Nim’s Island (2008) @Arbor, 10am. (SeeThursday, 7/2.)The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: AVeggieTales Movie (2008) @Arbor, 10am. (SeeThursday, 7/2.)WEDNESDAY 08Cool Hand Luke (1967) @Paramount,9:25pm. (See Tuesday.)Harper (1966) See p.72.Horror Remix: Shopping Clips from moviesthat combine horror and satires of consumerismwill be presented in two hours: Content is from TheInitiation, Hide and Go Shriek, and Chopping Mall.@Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek, 10pm; free.Objectified (2009) See p.72.Psych-Out (1968) D: Richard Rush; with SusanStrasberg, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern,Adam Roarke, Max Julien, Garry Marshall. (NR, 101min.) Weird Wednesday. San Francisco’s Summer ofLove comes alive in Rush’s story of a deaf teenagerunaway (Strasberg) and the band of hippies she fallsin with, led by none other than Stoney (Nicholson).The drug freak-out sequences should have receivedan award of their own. @Alamo Ritz, 12mid.offscreen501 Studios: Soundstage + HD Theatre 501 Studios’ soundstage in Downtown Austin now doublesas one of Texas’ largest public theatres – with a Sony Qualia HD projector, a 28-foot screen, 180 (removable)seats, a vintage popcorn machine, and affordable rates. Need a venue for premieres, wrap parties, or concerts/plays/performancesfeaturing projection? This could be the place. Also still available as a soundstage/green screen. 485-3000. www.501studios.com.Austin Film Festival: Call for Entries Sure, you want to have your work considered in one of themost prestigious of festivals. You have a screenplay or a completed movie; you have something you’ve craftedto within an inch of its virtual life. Don’t hide that light under a bushel, hoss: Submit today. See the AFF websitefor details. Film deadlines: late, July 3; very late, July 15. www.austinfilmfestival.com.Austin Film Society Summer Youth Camps You know those kids want to learn how to make movies;AFS youth filmmaking camps teach hands-on narrative and experimental techniques using digital video.The camps run Monday through Friday (9am-5pm) in July and August and are appropriate for ages 12-15. Seewebsite for details, and register soon. $250 ($225, AFS members). www.austinfilm.org.Austin School of Film Classes An excellent slate of classes is available for your cinematic advancementat the Austin School of Film, with professional instruction in Final Cut Pro, DV and HD cameras, animationand lighting techniques, and more. See website for details. www.austinfilmschool.org/classes.Screen It Like You Mean It Austin Studios has a state-of-the-art screening room, which is available tothe public on a rental basis. Community and indie rates are available for the room, which sports an 18-footby-7-footscreen, 28 fixed theatre seats, and a surround-sound system and supports Super-35, 35mm, 16mm,VHS, and DVD formats. Handicap accessible, restrooms – the works. It also has a “break room” suitable forpresentations, meetings, and general cinematic tomfoolery. 322-0145. www.austinstudios.org.