About us
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.
We have an active Discord Server to connect with our members: https://discord.gg/E82QUNJrhH
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.
Upcoming events
8
Somersault - Cate Shortland (Australia, 2004, 1h 46m)
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, US“Heartfelt, painful, exhilarating, and, above all, truthful.”
—The San Francisco Chronicle
“Shortland paints a collage of regret: evocative snapshots of what might be; gritty footage of what is. Her cast is bursting with promise.”
–The Times (UK)
“Cornish’s is the most goddamn, gosh-wow debut I’ve seen in years.”
—The Austin Chronicle
Long before Hollywood came calling, Cate Shortland, Abbie Cornish, and Sam Worthington made their names in this deeply affecting coming-of-age story, sensitively attuned to the ache of growing up. A little gem, “frank and visceral, exuding an unexpected innocence” (The Los Angeles Times). New 4K restoration.-- Write-up by the Austin Film Society
Tickets can be bought online at this link.
Meetup Ratings:
Rating system on meetup is meant for rating our meetup event and not the quality of the movie. We hope you give us best possible rating as this makes us possible to attract more cinema-lovers like you! Thanks!
We also have a discord chat server for our community. You may join it here: https://discord.gg/E82QUNJrhHMeetup 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 decide where to go for post-screening discussion
4 attendees
TOUCH OF EVIL - ORSON WELLES
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, USDirected by Orson Welles
USA, 1958, 1h 51min, 35mm
“No amount of repeated viewings can dull the edge of its sinister ambience or soften the visual excitement Welles brought to this quintessentially cinematic film.”
—The Los Angeles Times“Welles in TOUCH OF EVIL is beyond belief; his enjoyment of expressing himself on screen is so strong you can feel it.”
—Martin ScorseseLong exiled from Hollywood, Orson Welles returned to make this adaptation of a tawdry pulp novel about bordertown corruption and produced a masterpiece. With Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Welles himself. A great film. In 35mm.
- write up by Austin Film Society
Tickets can be bought online at this link.
Meetup Ratings:
Rating system on meetup is meant for rating our meetup event and not the quality of the movie. We hope you give us best possible rating as this makes us possible to attract more cinema-lovers like you! Thanks!
We also have a discord chat server for our community. You may join it here: https://discord.gg/E82QUNJrhHMeetup 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 decide where to go for post-screening discussions
8 attendees
MAGELLAN - LAV DIAZ
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, USDirected by Lav Diaz
Portugal, 2025, 2h 44min, DCP, In multiple languages with English subtitles.
“Stunningly mounted, politically rigorous … confronts any viewers hoping for a sweeping biographical romp with a frank post-colonial perspective.”
—VarietyLav Diaz’s panoramic telling of the conquests of Portuguese circumnavigator and conqueror Ferdinand Magellan stars Gael García Bernal as the title figure in an acclaimed, multifaceted performance. Taking visual inspiration from Renaissance paintings, it is also a visual spectacle.
- write up by Austin Film Society
Tickets can be bought online at this link.
Meetup Ratings:
Rating system on meetup is meant for rating our meetup event and not the quality of the movie. We hope you give us best possible rating as this makes us possible to attract more cinema-lovers like you! Thanks!
We also have a discord chat server for our community. You may join it here: https://discord.gg/E82QUNJrhHMeetup 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 decide where to go for post-screening discussions
7 attendees
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