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.
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
4
Wild At Heart- David Lynch (USA, 1990, 2h 4m)
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, USNewly Restored!
David Lynch sends his hell-bound lovers (Laura Dern and the snakeskin-clad Nicolas Cage) on the yellow-brick road to Hell in this masterpiece of doomed romance, featuring one of the greatest casts ever assembled.
-- Write-up by the Austin Film SocietyTickets 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
9 attendees
The Promised Land - Andrzej Wajda (Poland, 1975, 2h 59m)
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, USIncluded by Martin Scorsese in his retrospective on the Masterpieces of Polish Cinema.
Set in the booming industrial city of Łódź at the end of the 19th century, three ambitious friends from different backgrounds unite to build a textile factory. Their pursuit of wealth and success exposes the ruthless realities of capitalism, ambition, and social inequality.
-- Write-up by the Austin Film SocietyTickets 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
3 attendees
LA BOLA NEGRA - JAVIER CALVO AND JAVIER AMBROSSI
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, USDirected by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi
Spain/France, 2026, 2h 39min, DCP, In Spanish with English subtitles.
From Cannes-winning directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi — popularly known as Los Javis — LA BOLA NEGRA follows three generations of men across pivotal moments in Spanish history, bound by pain, desire, and love. Carlos (Milo Quifes) longs to belong in a fractured Spain. Sebastián (Guitarricadelafuente) finds connection across enemy lines. And Alberto (Carlos González) uncovers a long-buried family secret — one that finally gives voice to truths the past tried to erase.
- 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 any 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 they want to head to further discussion, host will provide a few different options.
1 attendee
White Nights - Luchino Visconti (Italy, 1957, 1h 41m)
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, USpaging Dostoyevsky fans.
Book Club: The movie is based on Dostoyevsky's eponyous book. It is about 85 pages. There are multiple copies in ebook format available at Austin Public Library to check out. We will have an informal bookclub discussion on the book and the movie after the screening.
“Immaculately realized and restored … WHITE NIGHTS is an undeniable technical achievement — a loveless, albeit self-loving, film about the nature of love.”
—The New York Times
Marcello Mastroianni and Maria Schell star in Luchino Visconti’s emotionally resonant adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novella. As always, Visconti leads the viewer into the emotional world of the characters with subtlety, tenderness, and precision.
-- Write-up by the Austin Film SocietyTickets 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
6 attendees
Past events
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