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.
We have an active Discord Server to connect with our members: https://discord.gg/eGnzMhbe
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
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - JEAN COCTEAU
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, USDirected by Jean Cocteau
France, 1946, 1h 33min, DCP, In French with English Subtitles.
“One of the most magical of all films.”
—Roger Ebert
“A self-conscious but never precious attempt to revisit childhood fantasies and half-remembered dreams.”
—Time Out
We throw the term “magic” around quite a lot in relation to cinema. Jean Cocteau’s fairy tale adaptation really earns the descriptor with its filigree of silvery tones and its gorgeously surreal love story. This is poetry on celluloid.
- write up by Austin Film Society
Ticket
Trailer
Discussion venue AFTER the screening TBD
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.6 attendees
TASTE OF CHERRY - ABBAS KIAROSTAMI
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, USDirected by Abbas Kiarostami
Iran, 1997, 1h 39min, DCP, In Persian with English subtitles.
In this characteristically poetic and philosophically rich Kiarostami classic, a man (the recently departed Homayoun Ershadi) is seeking only one thing — someone to bury him after he commits suicide. It’s a tough task and may be futile. When he does interest a stranger in the job, things get even more complicated. New 4K restoration.
- write up by Austin Film Society
Ticket
Trailer
Discussion venue AFTER the screening TBD
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.5 attendees
SAFE - TODD HAYNES
AFS Cinema, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX, USDirected by Todd Haynes
USA, 1995, 2h 8min, DCP
In this ’90s indie classic, Todd Haynes directs Julianne Moore as Carol, a paranoid California housewife who becomes allergic to her environment. When her illness escalates from coughing fits to nosebleeds, Carol retreats to the Wrenwood Institute in New Mexico. But, as the tagline asks, “Where can you go, when no place is SAFE?”
- write up by Austin Film Society
Ticket
Trailer
Discussion venue AFTER the screening TBD
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.6 attendees
The Man Who Fell To Earth - dir: Nicholas Roeg (UK, 1976, 2h 18 mins)
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 2700 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX, USThe Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg’s visual tour de force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary life. Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut, completely embodies the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in pitch-perfect supporting performances. The film’s hallucinatory vision was obscured in the American theatrical release, which deleted nearly twenty minutes of crucial scenes and details. This screening includes the restored footage as envisioned by Nicolas Roeg.
-- Write-up by The Criterion Collection
Film Trailer
Alamo Drafthouse 2700 W. Anderson Ln. Please make sure to buy your tickets asap if you plan to attend the event. This screening will sell out in the next few days.
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/E82QUNJrhH
Meetup Structure:
1: Meet at the lobby of the theater with other members prior to the screening.
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 discussion4 attendees
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