The Texas Theater
231 West Jefferson Blvd, Dallas TX 75208. For all showtimes, events, and tickets, visit https://thetexastheatre.com/calendar/
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) – Steven Spielberg’s science fiction classic screens on Friday December 6th.
Die Hard (1987) – Yes, the action blockbuster classic really does classify as a Christmas movie!
Screens on Friday December 6th
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) – Henry Selick’s animated masterpiece will be presented with a live ballet. How cool is that?
Screens on Sunday December 8th
The Sugarland Express (1974) – Spielberg’s first real film of widespread notice receives a 50th anniversary screening. Stars a young Goldie Hawn and a host of character actors.
Screens on Sunday December 8th
Nosferatu (1922) – Consider my head blown by just watching the trailer. Silents Synched presents Murnau’s Dracula tale played alongside the music of Radiohead. A must!
Screens on Wednesday December 11th
Naked Lunch (1991) – With Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” also opening this week, the Texas Theater has a mini-William S. Burroughs festival going here. In the early 90’s, David Cronenberg also adapted one of his novels in “Naked Lunch”, which has become both an interesting outlier in his career and a much-loved attempt to frame the subtext of Burrough’s challenging works.
Screens on Saturday December 14th
The Black Cauldron (1985) – I haven’t seen this 80’s animated film, presented by Suspended Animation.
Screens on Thursday December 19th
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1963) – Jacques Demy’s candy colored musical gets a 4K restoration and screening.
Screens on Friday December 20th
Spacy
1300 S Polk St #160a, Dallas, TX 75224 (located inside Tyler Station). Information about the venue can be found here
The Mafu Cage (1978) – Carol Kane stars in “one the first American horror films directed by a woman”. Color me very interested. I’ve never even heard of this film.
Screens on Saturday December 7th
Getting to Know the Big Wide World (1978) – Spacy’s reflection of films of the Czech New Wave continues with Kira Muratova’s effort about a trio of people connecting on a construction site.
Screens on Monday December 9th
Black God, White Devil (1964) – A mainstay of midnight programming, Glauber Rocha’s film follows a couple into a violent Brazilian territory.
Screens on Tuesday December 10th
In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal (1978) – Regarded as a highpoint in underground avant garde cinema, Pierre Clementi’s film sounds like a mash-up of Godard’s lighter “gangster fare” with the burn-out lens-flares of Stan Brakhage. A must see.
Screens on Thursday December 12th
Equinox Flower (1958) – A later Ozu film. Screens on Monday December 16th
The River (1951) – Next to “The Rules of the Game” this is French master Jean Renoir’s masterpiece. Though the whole affair is transporting, there are two of three camera movements that take my breath away every time I watch this.
Screens on Tuesday December 17th
The Clan’s Heir is a Trans Woman (2013) – Hitoshi Ozawa’s film pretty much sums up its intentions with the title. Another film that is an introduction to me.
Screens on Thursday December 19th
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
Travels With My Aunt (1972) – Part of the “My Favorite Films” series, this 1972 film stars Maggie Smith in an Oscar nominated role based on a Graham Greene novel.
Screens on Wednesday December 11th
Evil Under the Sun (1982) – One of the lesser-known Agatha Christie adaptations.
Screens on Wednesday December 18th
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/
Check the list of films below and the website for daily screenings
Home Alone (1990)
Die Hard (1987)
The Grinch (2001)
Elf (2003)
10 Things I hate About You (1999)
Serendipity (1997)
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Last Holiday (2006)
Home Alone 2 (1998)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Four Christmases (2008)
Coming To America (1988)
The Polar Express (2004)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (1989)
Dallas Angelika
5321 E. Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75206. For all showtimes, events, and tickets visit https://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/dallas
The Sugarland Express (1974) – In case you miss at other theaters during its 50th anniversary run.
Screens on Sunday December 8th
It’s a Wonderful Life (1941) – Screens on Wednesday December 11th
The Room (2003) – Screens on Friday December 13th
The Thin Man (1934) – One of the oldest films showing during this time period. Stars Myrna Loy William Powell as the iconic character. Screens on Monday December 16th
Love Actually (2003) – Screens on Wednesday December 18th
DFW Alamo Drafthouse Locations
Schedule for all the locations in our area can be located here so check the site for theater availability
Gremlins (1984) – Joe Dante’s highly entertaining creature-feature/kids horror movie is a unique combination of style and theme of the 80’s.
Screens on Monday December 9th
Black Christmas (1974) – Unsettling slasher film that fits right into the bloody holiday theme.
Screens on Friday December 13th
The Longest Yard (1974)
Blast of Silence (1961) – Recently rediscovered and re-appreciated crime picture from the early 60’s that, like some of Cassavetes’ early films, are great time capsules of New York.
The Lighthouse (2019)
All three screen on Saturday December 14th
The Great Gatsby (1974) – Sorry, but Robert Redford is the perfect Fitzgerald embodiment.
Screens on Sunday December 15th
Querelle (1982) – Fassbinder’s final film. The imagery and tone of this film is just mesmerizing.
Screens on Monday December 16th
The Conversation (1974) – Screens on Tuesday December 17th
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) – Another final film from a master, this time it’s Kubrick’s brilliant vision of a married couple’s dissolution and reemergence.
Screens on Friday December 20th
Dallas Film Now. 