What we’re about
Watching good movies in the Austin area and hanging out before/after the screenings at bars/restaurants close to the venues.
This group's purpose is to cultivate a community of folks who share the love of Cinema.
Any attempt to define "arthouse" movies, as it usually goes with definitions, is doomed to fail. A rough demarcation, nevertheless, could do some good. I see the artistic value of a cinematic production in its conscious or unconsciousness attempt for reaching emotional/intellectual depth, to defamiliarize the familiar, to bring out some unknown to the view, to shake and enrich our existence. As such, the attempt is more important than the result and the failures valuable in one way or another.
We do not need to watch Godard backwards to count as an "arthouse movie" club, although that sounds fun. But we won't watch the 537th remake of Superman or James Bond here. Everyone else does. Let's do something more interesting.
You can contact the Organizer by text: 804-573-9168 for any feedback or questions.
Meetup structure:
- Meet at the lobby of the theater with other members prior to the screening.
- Event Host will wait for all the participants to converge in the lobby after the screening
- The group will proceed to the designated hangout space for the discussion.
- The Discussion:
- Introductions
- Each participant will share their one sentence that best captures the film. Imagine you had to pitch the film (you just watched) as an idea to some hypothetical producers, how would you summarize it in one line?
- Open-ended discussion
- Close-out and Rating: At the conclusion of the discussion, each participant will rate the film on the scale of four stars. Event Host will tally all the ratings and calculate the average rating and post it in the event's message board.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- RAN (remastered in 4K) - dir: Akira Kurosawa (Japan/France, 1985)AFS Cinema, Austin, TX
New 4K remaster of one of the greatest films ever made.
Akira Kurosawa’s late masterpiece RAN is an epic in the truest sense of the word. Not only was it Kurosawa’s highest budgeted film, it was the most expensive Japanese film ever made up to that point. As you would expect from Kurosawa, he uses the dramatically increased scale of the film to make something that is jaw-dropping in its effects. Kurosawa had hundreds of suits of armor and period weapons constructed and he filmed in ancient castles and even an active volcano. The story, based in part on King Lear, provides a rich emotional fabric for Kurosawa and his talented cast to work with. This is a film that must be experienced in a theater.
-- Write-up by the Austin Film Society
Tickets can be bought online at this link.
Meetup Structure:
1: Meet at the lobby of the theater with other members prior to the screening. (Look for movie poster, Deserto Rosso: poster image link )2: If you missed or arrived late then meet the Event Host who will wait for all the participants to converge in the lobby after the screening at the same spot.
3: The group will proceed to the designated hangout space for the discussion.
The Discussion Format:
1: Introductions (Names, favorite movies/directors etc.)
2: Each participant will share their one sentence that best captures the film. Imagine you had to pitch the film (you just watched) as an idea to some hypothetical producers, how would you summarize it in one line?
3: Open-ended discussion
4: Close-out and Rating: At the conclusion of the discussion, each participant will rate the film on the scale of four stars. Event Host will tally all the ratings and calculate the average rating and post it in the event's message board. Event Host will also write up a summary of the discussion and they will post it in the message board. - ÉL - dir: Luis Buñuel (Mexico, 1953)AFS Cinema, Austin, TX
Long unavailable due to obscure reasons of film rights, this is perhaps the most underseen of Luis Buñuel’s great films made during his sojourn in Mexico. Here, Buñuel is unsparing in his incisive and downright dark portrayal of a man, outwardly normal, who, behind closed doors, terrorizes his inamorata. But because of the place of women in society, she has no place to turn for help. Bleak, powerful, and relevant.
Este proyecto es apoyado en parte por el Departamento de Desarrollo Económico de la Ciudad de Austin.
This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department.-- Write-up by the Austin Film Society
Tickets can be bought online at this link.
Meetup Structure:
1: Meet at the lobby of the theater with other members prior to the screening. (Look for movie poster, Deserto Rosso: poster image link )2: If you missed or arrived late then meet the Event Host who will wait for all the participants to converge in the lobby after the screening at the same spot.
3: The group will proceed to the designated hangout space for the discussion.
The Discussion Format:
1: Introductions (Names, favorite movies/directors etc.)
2: Each participant will share their one sentence that best captures the film. Imagine you had to pitch the film (you just watched) as an idea to some hypothetical producers, how would you summarize it in one line?
3: Open-ended discussion
4: Close-out and Rating: At the conclusion of the discussion, each participant will rate the film on the scale of four stars. Event Host will tally all the ratings and calculate the average rating and post it in the event's message board. Event Host will also write up a summary of the discussion and they will post it in the message board. - RAZA CÓSMICA - STELLAR LATINX SCI-FI SHORTSAFS Cinema, Austin, TX
Directed by Various
USA, 2024, 1h 27min, DCP"We will be joined by special guests, Texas filmmakers Miguel Alvarez, Edwin Raul Oliva, Hannah Martinez, and Dylan Hensley.
Raza Cósmica, a constellation of Latinx sci-fi cinema, is an international festival held in San Antonio, Texas, celebrating sci-fi and speculative films created by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers. From extraterrestrial encounters to dystopian futures and the dreamscapes of the Rio Grande Valley, this special program showcases highlights from the festival’s fourth edition.
The lineup includes:
- HOUSE (Hannah Martinez, 2022, USA, 10 min.)
- EN MEMORIA (Roberto Fatal, 2024, USA, 11 min.)
- A HAUNTING ACROSS THE GALAXY (Edwin Raul Oliva, 2022, USA, 14 min.)
- BORDER HOPPER (Nico Casavecchia, 2023, USA, 14 min.)
- MNEMOSYNE RISING (Miguel Alvarez, 2010, USA, 20 min.)
- SOMOS BORDERLANDS (Dylan Hensley, 2022, USA, 18 min.)
Este proyecto es apoyado en parte por el Departamento de Desarrollo Económico de la Ciudad de Austin.
This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department."-write up by the Austin Film Society
This event is free and open to the public, but you must reserve your ticket in advance.
Ticket
Discussion venue AFTER the screening: Easy TigerMeetup Structure
1: Meet at the lobby of the theater with other members prior to the screening. (Look for movie poster, Deserto Rosso). I will post in Meetup and in the Discord so it’s easy to find me.
2: If you missed or arrived late then meet the Event Host who will wait for all the participants to converge in the lobby after the screening at the same spot.
3: The group will proceed to the designated hangout space for the discussion.
