Classic screenings for the next two weeks in our area. If I omit any or have suggestions, please leave a comment!
The Texas Theater
231 West Jefferson Blvd, Dallas TX 75208. For all showtimes, events, and tickets, visit https://thetexastheatre.com/calendar/
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – a 50th anniversary screening of the film
Runs from August 22nd to the 25th
Don’t Look Now (1973) – A film that’s grown over time, Nicolas Roeg’s psychological horror stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie as a couple haunted by the death of their daughter. It does feature a shocking turn of violence that’s been praised and parodied for years.
Screens on Tuesday August 27th
The Magnificent Seven (1960) – Screens on Wednesday August 28th
The Birdcage (1996) – Wildly popular comedy starring Robin Williams in his 1990’s prime and Nathan Lane.
Screens on Friday August 29th
Ed Wood (1994) – Tim Burton’s mid-career strive for drama greatness crescendos with this wonderful “biopic” about the legendary B-movie filmmaker. Lovingly crafted with all the kooky production design intact.
Screens on Saturday August 30th
Class of 1999 (1990) – I’ve never seen this film- a sequel to the equally ominous sounding Class of 1984– but it’s capsule about a futuristic war “no go” zone sounds an awfully lot like John Carpenter’s doom-laden vision of the same future. I’ll probably rectify my B-movie blind spot and see both of these.
Screens on Tuesday September 3rd
Paris, Texas (1984) – A film I will be at is Wim Wenders’ masterpiece about the dislocation of self and trying to piece together the hard scrabbled past. One of the best films ever made, Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski’s first (very long) peep show booth conversation scene is simply one of the most beautiful passages in all of cinema. Presented in a 4K restoration.
Runs from Friday September 6th through Sunday the 8th
Spacy
1300 S Polk St #160a, Dallas, TX 75224 (located inside Tyler Station). Information about the venue can be found here
The Rose King (1986) – Directed by Werner Schroeter, The Rose King has been described as a tone poem of the highest order. Full of symbolism, avant garde cinematography, and something like a dream, this is probably one’s only chance to see something like this on the larger screen.
Screens on Friday September 6th
The Jar (1984) – Being slowly reclaimed as true outsider art from the 1980’s, the description of this hallucinatory “horror” film about a man who slowly goes mad after being left in possession of a glass jar tells only half the story. Read for yourself about this film’s recent history and its place in reactionary film ‘criticism’ and then go see it for yourself.
Screens on Saturday September 7th, presented by Evan Gordon with a virtual Q&A with the director Bruce Toscano
Magnolia at the Modern, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell St, Fort Worth, TX 76107. For all showtimes, events, and tickets, visit https://www.themodern.org/films
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) – Part of the ‘My Favorite Films’ series, this may seem like an odd month of the year to watch a snow-covered holiday classic, but is there ever really a bad time for John Hughes’ heartwarming comedy classic?
Screens on Wednesday August 28th
The Breakfast Club (1984) – The other great Hughes film also gets a run in the ‘My Favorite Films’ series.
Screens on Wednesday September 4th
Historic Palace Theater in Grapevine
300 S. Main St. Grapevine, TX 76051. For all showtimes and events, visit https://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/palace-arts-center/ And by the way, most tickets are $6.00!
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Rear Window (1954) – A Hitchcock double feature. I imagine Rear Window will look incredible on the big screen. I recently heard an interview with actor Bill Hader where he described showing Rear Window to his young daughters, and how they gasped at certain moments in the film where Hitchcock calls out the voyeurism happening on screen. The film still holds magical power.
Both films screens on Saturday August 24th
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) – Screens on Friday August 30th
Captains Courageous (1943) – Victor Fleming’s high seas adventure yarn that my colleague Peter Martin calls “a spirited adventure for boys”. Stars Spencer Tracey.
Screens on Saturday August 31st
Operation Petticoat (1959) – Far from Blake Edwards’ finest moment, but Tony Curtis and Cary Grant find some laughs under the seas in the submarine comedy. A unique sub-genre to say the least.
Screens on Saturday August 31st
Random Harvest (1952) – A war vet has bouts of amnesia, and of course falls in love.
Screens on Friday September 6th.
Rooftop Cinema Club in Downtown Fort Worth
235 Throckmorton St. Fort Worth, TX 76102. For all showtimes and details about this unique, open-air venue visit https://rooftopcinemaclub.com/fort-worth/venue/rooftop-cinema-club-downtown-ft-worth/
The schedule for this venue is stacked! Check the list below.
Crazy, Stupid Love (2011) – Screens on Monday August 26th
Clueless (1995) – Screens on Tuesday August 27th
Inception (2010) – Screens on Thursday August 29th
The Mummy (1999) – The Brendan Fraser appreciation tour continues with this once maligned big budget spectacle.
Screens on Friday August 30th
Friday the 13th (1980) – The OG film that spawned a franchise (and about 1-2 fairly awful retreads), but the original still packs a nasty aura of kinetic slasherism.
Screens on Friday August 30th
Jaws (1975) – Screens on Saturday August 31st
Varsity Blues (1999) – Screens on Saturday August 31st
The Notebook (2004) – Nick Cassavetes (son of the great indie auteur John) crafted one of the more perfect romantic films of the 2000’s with The Notebook that, like other films showing here, made huge stars of Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling.
Screens on Sunday September 1st
Pulp Fiction (1994) – One would think Quentin Tarantino’s seminal film would be on repertory repeat, but I can’t remember it playing very often locally in the past couple of years. Here’s your chance to re-visit it on the big screen.
Screens on Sunday September 1st
Pretty Woman (1990) – Haven’t seen this in years, but Julia Roberts and Richard Gere at the height of their beautiful powers.
Screens on Monday September 2nd
Dallas Angelika
5321 E. Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75206. For all showtimes, events, and tickets visit https://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/dallas
Cool Hand Luke (1967) – Dinner and the Classics film series shows this Paul Newman classic.
Screens on Monday August 26th
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) – Screens on Saturday August 31st
Enter the Dragon (1973) – Bruce Lee’s enduring status as a movie star is on full display with this classic 70’s martial arts entry.
Screens on Monday September 2nd
Reel House Foundation and Fort Worth Cinema Club
A partnership between the Fort Worth Film Foundation and nonprofit group Reel House, this event in Fort Worth seeks to inspire and connect people through cinema. They host a free screening on the last Wednesday of each month. The organization is also about to present a screening of Vera Drew’s wildly controversial film The People’s Joker on Wednesday August 28th.
Find all information about this wonderful group and screenings, visit here.
Dallas Film Now. 