Movies This Week: New Elite Knuckle Tomboy Sitter
On Saturday, Alamo Kids Club is playing Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas on Saturday. It's free, but first come first seated so get there early.
Tuesday night is the night of Something For Everyone Who Likes Watching Movies. Austin Public Library's Polish Film Series is showing Borys Lankosz' The Reverse (Rewers) at the Howson Branch, and over at Twin Oaks Branch you can see Kung Fu Panda 2 (why yes that is a 2011 title). You can find out more about these films on the APL website. Austin Film Society members (and those who are lucky enough to get tickets for the remaining seats) can see Two for the Road starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney.
Movies We've Seen:
Project Nim -- AFS Selects returns with an encore limited engagement of James Marsh's Oscar-shortlisted documentary about a chimpanzee raised as a human. I found the occasional re-enactments melodramatic and diminishing. But I also agree with Debbie that Marsh "presents a compelling biography of an animal that despite his strength is still at the mercy of humans." Read her review for more. And do try to check it out on Friday or Saturday, as primatologist Bob Ingersoll will be in attendance at the 4:40, 7:00 and 9:20 shows (and you will want hear from him after). (Violet Crown)
New Year's Eve -- Director Garry Marshall and writer Katherine Fugate previously brought you Valentine's Day. What else is there to say? Mike thought, "It wanted to be for New Year's what A Christmas Story is for Christmas." Read his review for more. (wide)
Other Movies Opening in Austin:
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within -- Alamo's Chase Whale describes this Fantastic Fest 2011 selection as "Imagine Goodfellas with less narration and an afro-Brazilian backbeat." He adds that you don't need to see the original to appreciate this sequel, either. Read his review on the Alamo website. (Lamar)
Knuckle -- Another Fantastic Fest 2011 film, this time a documentary about Irish Travelers, feuds and bareknuckle fighting. Rodney Perkins says it "isn't just about fighting; it's about a group of outsiders trying to survive in a world that is hostile to their way of life." You can read his review on the Alamo website. (Lamar)
Mozart's Sister -- Historical dramas work best when they take a microscope to an obscured aspect to famous people or events. In this case, a look at Wolfgang Mozart's musically inclined elder sister. (Arbor)
The Sitter -- Isn't Jonah Hill a bit young to be such a caustic, bitter sociopath? Or is it just me? Directed by David Gordon Green. (wide)
Tomboy (pictured at top) -- The director of Water Lilies brings us the tale of a girl mistaken for a boy in a Paris suburb who starts leading a double life. (Violet Crown)