Dallas Film Now.

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/

Bring It On (2005) – Cheerleading comedy that has grown as a fan favorite over the year’s receives a 4K restoration.

Screens on Saturday January 10th

The Crow (1994) – Alex Proyas’ film is part of the theater’s January Noir lineup.

Screens on Saturday January 10th

Andrei Rublev (1966) -I remember being very moved by Tarkovsky’s exploration of the artist Andrei Rublev when I saw it (on Bravo TV no less) back in the day. Part of the new year’s Bleak Cinema programming, so be prepared for Tarkovsky’s usual glacial serenity and sadness.

Screens on Sunday January 11th

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) – Nobuhiko Obayashi’s film that blends child sci-fi with darker themes.

Screens on Monday January 12th

Oldboy (2003) – Park Chan-Wook’s stunning breakthrough film about revenge, lost families, and hammers. It still packs a punch today, and with his latest film about to hit theaters nationwide, this is a great chance for a mini retrospective.

Screens on Tuesday January 13th

A History of Violence (2005) – Cronenberg’s much lauded film is part of the January noir series. Screened on 35MM.

Screens on Saturday January 17th

Grey Gardens (1975) – Not the recent middling television series, but the original Maysles Brothers documentary about two reclusive sisters and their life in a crumbling homestead. Fascinating 70’s cinema and one of the more influential documentaries about people on the margins.

Screens on Sunday January 18th

Scarlet Warning 666 (1970ish) – Local movie nerds unite. I urge everyone to google the history of this film directed by one Palmer Rockey. Pieced together over several years and filmed in a small town south of Granbury, this once-thought lost film has been restored and will screen this week. A Grindhouse Releasing DVD is also on the way.

Screens on Tuesday January 20th

Spacy

1300 S Polk St #160a, Dallas, TX 75224 (located inside Tyler Station). Information about the venue can be found here.

Looking for the Wolf: East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front (2018) – A South Korean film that explores the lasting impact of acts of terrorism against Japanese corporations in the early 1970’s.

Screens on Saturday January 17th

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

Winter Light (1963) – All of Ingmar Bergman’s films are heavy, but “Winter Light” is very heavy. And perfect for the cold doldrums of January (although it’s been 75 degrees more than 35 this winter so far).

Screens on Tuesday January 13th

DFW Alamo Drafthouse Locations

Schedule for all the locations in our area can be located here so check the site for theater availability

Three Days of the Condor (1975) – Archetypal paranoid thriller of the 1970’s starring Robert Redford. Some very chilling ideas here that feel pale in comparison to today’s tyranney.

Begins screening on Saturday January 10th

Darkman (1990) – Sam Raimi’s fun comic book adaptation that felt like a trial run for his “Superman” helming.

Screens on Monday January 12th

The Cat (1992) – I’ve never heard of this Hong Kong horror film that features “an overdose of acid drenched creature effects”.

Screens on Tuesday January 13th

Birdemic Shock and Terror (2010) – A midnight movie presentation.

Screens on Wednesday January 14th

Twilight Saga – Various films from the immensely popular teen vampire series will screen the week of January 12th

Steel Magnolias (1989) – Screens on Saturday January 17th

9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) – A bit of a Dolly Parton double feature.

Screens on Sunday January 18th

White of the Eye (1982) – Maverick filmmaker Donald Cammell directed this once hard to find thriller about a murder (David Keith) and the psychological tensions between he and his wife (Cathy Moriarty). It’s been ages since I saw a VHS copy of this film, and Cammell’s films were always working on several levels.

Screens on Tuesday January 20th