Film Series

This week's Music Monday selection is the great cult classic Phantom of the Paradise, the 1974 film written and directed by Brian De Palma, starring Paul Williams and Jessica Harper.

This week's Music Monday selection is the great cult classic Phantom of the Paradise, the 1974 film written and directed by Brian De Palma, starring Paul Williams and Jessica Harper.

Join aGLIFF for their monthly "Brunch Time Boo-ya" and enjoy the 1996 movie Beautiful Thing, about two teenage boys in London who discover they're in love.

Part of the Whole Foods "Let's Retake Our Plates" Film Series.  Plays with Nourish: Food + Community.  The description from the website: 

"See our food supply through the eyes of two 11-year-old city kids on a mission to discover where their meals really come from. The budding food activists explore New York City, from farmer's markets to school lunchrooms, and provide a fresh look at how a younger generation can influence what and how we eat. (2009, 76 min.)"

No Impact Man is a provocative documentary on one man's plan to have no impact on the planet, and how it impacts his family, and the planet. 

Part of the Whole Foods "Let's Retake Our Plates" Film Series, the short film "What's On Your Plate?" plays with Nourish: Food + Community.

"Telling the real story of food with beautiful visuals and inspiring people, this empowering film teaches us that every food choice we make can create a ripple effect felt around the world. Part of a multi-year media and education initiative that also includes television programming, web content and learning tools. A great film for families. (2009, 26 min.)"

Part of the Whole Foods "Let's Retake Our Plates" Film Series, Food, Inc. is a provocative look at agricorps and how the farming industry is suffocating independent farmers at the expense of the quality of our food. 

This week's Music Monday selection is the 1991 film Dancing Outlaw, a documentary about Jesco White. Director Jacob Young will hold a Q&A after the screening.

Alamo's Cinema Club continues this month with a screening of James Whale's 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein. After the screening, Cinema Club will lead a discussion with the audience and author/UT RTF professor Tom Schatz.

This month's Saturday Morning Kids Club selection is The Dark Crystal, the 1982 film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Grown-up film buffs will be happy to hear that this is a rare screening of a 35mm print of a film.