Special Screening

St. David's is hosting a community-wide screening of the documentary Fresh, along with a potluck dinner and a discussion with local farmers and producers. Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the movie at 7 pm in Sumners Hall. A discussion will follow afterward with local farmers and producers.

Fresh is a documentary featuring major players in the local and organic food movement including Michael Pollan and writer Joel Salatin. If you missed Edible Austin's screening at the Paramount Theater during Eat Local Week, this free event is a great opportunity to enjoy both food and the film. Donations will be accepted.

Every Monday, Cafe Mundi shows movies on DVD, with free admission. This week's movie is the 2009 documentary Good Hair.

This time, Alamo chefs battle chefs from Parkside Austin. Each team will create a multi-course meal based on the 1951 classic film A Streetcar Named Desire, which will be served while you watch the film. Will there be Stella Artois? Blanched almonds? Brando'd cherries? Okay, I'll stop now.

I'll argue quite passionately that Heavenly Creatures is Peter Jackson's best film -- a 1994 drama with fantasy/dream elements, starring Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey. The two schoolgirls are inseparable friends, and when their parents plan to separate them, hatch a nasty plan of their own.

The 1990 Stuart Gordon film Robot Jox is being shown in Hecklevision -- you can text your comments and they will show up on the screen with the movie in real time. A great idea for people who just can't put their phone away during movies!

Austinite Emily Hagins made her first feature film, Pathogen, at the ripe old age of 11. Curious about that? Zombie Girl reveals how it all happened. Check out this limited run of a festival favorite (Slamdance, Fantastic Fest) at Alamo Ritz for four days. Emily Hagins will attend the Jan. 17 screening.

Trouble the Water cinematographer, local filmmaker P.J. Raval, will be in attendance at this screening of the award-winning documentary about the effects of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding in New Orleans.

Your ticket stub to this event gets you free admission to AMOA's current exhibit David Bates since 1982: From the Everyday to the Epic, featuring bold recent work confronting personal loss and the human toll of Hurricane Katrina.

Austin filmmaker Bob Byington will attend the Sunday night screening of his latest film, Harmony and Me, which has a five-night run at Alamo on South Lamar. Read my review for more details about this locally made film.

As part of its Winter Film Series, the Paramount is showing a Tim Burton-themed double-bill with Edward Scissorhands and Ed Wood.

As part of its Winter Film Series, the Paramount is showing a Tim Burton-themed double-bill with Edward Scissorhands and Ed Wood.