Classics, revivals, and more hit the screens of our area. Below are the screenings by theater, for the next two weeks.
The Texas Theater
231 West Jefferson Blvd, Dallas TX 75208. For all showtimes, events, and tickets, visit https://thetexastheatre.com/calendar/
Naked (1993) – Mike Leigh’s bleak assault (the breakthrough role for David Thewlis) on pretty much everything through the machine-gun dialogue of a man wandering the London nighttime.
Screens on Wednesday February 19th
Bottle Rocket (1996) – Wes Anderson’s Texas-shot indie crime comedy launched the careers of so many people.
Screens on Thursday February 20th
Blade (1998) – An unlikely franchise that actually seems to get better with age, this film is presented with May May’s Nightmare drag show.
Hellraiser (1987) – a 4k presentation of the film that introduced one of the most malevolent film creatures of all time.
Both screen on Saturday February 22nd
Killing Zoe (1993)
The Rules of Attraction (2002) – Both films will feature a live Q&A with writer and director Roger Avary. Often overshadowed by his association with Quentin Tarantino, both of these films are very good representations of Avary’s style, especially The Rules of Attraction which is a criminally underappreciated Bret Easton Ellis adaptation. And whatever happened to the great Shannyn Sossamon?
Screens on two nights, Thursday February 27th and Friday the 28th
Spirited Away (2002) – Miyazaki’s animated classic screens on Thursday February 27th
Pariah (2011) – Critically acclaimed indie about a teenager navigating their adolescence in Brooklyn.
Screens on Friday February 28th
Spacy
1300 S Polk St #160a, Dallas, TX 75224 (located inside Tyler Station). Information about the venue can be found here
The Story of a Three Day Pass (1967) – The debut film from Melvin Van Peebles about an interracial relationship between a soldier and a French woman. Spacy is just knocking it out of the park with films that cannot be seen anywhere else!
Screens on Monday February 17th
Cache (2005) – In a long line of provocative cinema, “Cache” may be Michael Haneke’s masterpiece for the simple way it posits the paranoia of the digital video age into an internal thriller.
Screens on Wednesday February 19th
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) – More Van Peebles with his most recognizable effort.
Screens on Monday February 24th
Happy End (2017) – Haneke’s last film to date is not his strongest but retains his flare for the biting as we watch a well to do family struggle within their gilded walls as the world struggles around them.
Screens on Wednesday February 26th
Emma Mae (1976) – A discovery for me. Directed by Jamaa Fanaka, the film tells the story of a woman (Jerri Hayes) relocating from the Deep South to Watts, and who becomes involved with community activism.
Screens on Saturday March 1st
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
Chocolat (2000) – Haven’t seen this in years. For all you fooides and romance lovers. Or fans of Juliette Binoche.
Screens on Wednesday February 19th
The Big Boss (1971) – Bruce Lee’s American breakthrough. See Lee kick and punch and jumpstart a generation of fandom. Also known as “Fists of Fury”.
Screens on Thursday February 20th
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 Wood (1999)
Love and Basketball (2000) – both screen on Thursday February 20th
Scream (1996) – screens on Friday February 21st
Jurassic Park (1993)
Bridesmaids (2011) – both screen on Saturday February 22nd
Grease (1978)
The Dark Knight (2008) – both films screen on Sunday February 23rd
The Greatest Showman (2017) – screens on Wednesday February 26th
50 First Dates (2004) – screens on Thursday February 27th
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1992)
The Notebook (2003)
both screen on Friday February 28th
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Sandlot (1993)
both films screen on Saturday March 1st
Dallas Angelika
5321 E. Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75206. For all showtimes, events, and tickets visit https://www.angelikafilmcenter.com/dallas
The Philadelphia Story (1940) – George Cukor’s stalwart starring Hepburn, Grant, and Stewart.
Screens on Monday February 17th
West Side Story (1961) – Classic musical presented as part of “Musical Mondays”.
Screens on Monday February 24th
DFW Alamo Drafthouse Locations
Schedule for all the locations in our area can be located here so check the site for theater availability
The Nutty Professor (1996) – Screens on Wednesday February 19th
The Social Network (2010) – Eisenberg has recently distanced himself from his portrayal of Facebook founder Marck Zuckerberg, but the film is still a razor-sharp exploration of its specific time and place.
Screens on Saturday February 22nd
Vertigo (1958) – One of the two or three most perfect films ever made.
Screens on Saturday February 22nd
Cry Baby (1990) – Where else would you see Johnny Depp and Tracie Lords in the same place?
Screens on Sunday February 23rd
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) – One of my favorite films of its year. So heartfelt, hilarious, and entertaining.
Screens on Wednesday February 26th
Dallas Film Now. 