Film Series

Alamo Ritz shows the 1943 film Frankenstein Meets the Wolf  Man as part of its Big Screen Classic series ... and probably to anticipate the Wolfman movie being released later in February.

Austin Film Society presents its latest Avant Cinema event, an evening of short films selected and hosted by Marfa filmmaker Jennifer Lane. Some of the films are Lane's, some are films that have influenced or inspired her. Some will be shown on 35mm, others on DVD.

As part of a new series called Cinema Club, Alamo Ritz is showing the delightful 1939 Ernst Lubitsch comedy Ninotchka -- its original tagline was "Garbo laughs!" The script was written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, and the film also stars Melvyn Douglas and Ina Claire.

As part of a new series called Cinema Club, Alamo Ritz is showing the delightful 1939 Ernst Lubitsch comedy Ninotchka -- its original tagline was "Garbo laughs!" The script was written by Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, and the film also stars Melvyn Douglas and Ina Claire.

UT professor Charles Ramirez Berg, one of the founders of Austin Film Society, will introduce the film and hold a discussion afterward.

As part of their Big Screen Classics series, Alamo Ritz is showing the 1986 James Cameron film Aliens. "Game over, man!"

As part of their Big Screen Classics series, Alamo Ritz is showing the 1986 James Cameron film Aliens. "Game over, man!"

As part of their Big Screen Classics series, Alamo Ritz is showing the 1986 James Cameron film Aliens. "Game over, man!"

This spring, United Way Capital Area will introduce their Live United film series in Austin. This series, co-hosted by Austin PBS affiliate KLRU-TV, provides Central Texans an opportunity to explore critical community issues such as education and financial stability through film and dialogue.

It All Adds Up will be the first screening, will be held at the Austin City Limits Studio 6A in the CMB building on The University of Texas campus. This documentary, produced by Academy Award-winning director Sue Marx, profiles the teachers and students of Wayne State University's "Math Corps," a groundbreaking organization that partners struggling middle and high-school students from Detroit's public schools with collegians, who help teach vital math and life skills the kids need to succeed. More than 90 percent of Math Corps students graduate from high school, and more than 80 percent attend college.

Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will also be provided, but you must RSVP here.

More details in this blog entry.

Alamo Drafthouse Village shows a free Kung Fu film every month at midnight. This month's film is the 1992 film King of Beggars, starring Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle). Not one of Chow's best movies -- it drags into melodrama at times -- but with some fun action scenes.

The French and Italian Graduate Student Organization of The University of Texas at Austin hosts a monthly film series at Dobie called the Cinema Francais Today Film Festival. Admission and parking are free, and screenings are followed by a half-hour panel discussion. This month's movie is the 2004 film Les Soeurs Fachees.