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SUNDAY MAY 26
  • Before Sunrise

    Before Sunrise (1995)

    Rated R, 101 min

    The star-crossed affair of Jesse and Celine started with this soulful romance, set in Vienna. Read a full review of Before Sunrise.

    1:55PM Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, 320 E. Sixth, 512/476-1320

  • Before Sunrise

    Before Sunrise (1995)

    Rated R, 101 min

    The star-crossed affair of Jesse and Celine started with this soulful romance, set in Vienna. Read a full review of Before Sunrise.

    5:05PM Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane, 5701 W. Slaughter Ln., 512/476-1320

  • Cabaret

    Cabaret (1972)

    Rated PG, 128 min

    Broadway Brunch: Minnelli and Grey sparkle and the Fosse flash is everywhere in evidence in this winner of eight Academy Awards.

    NOON Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane, 5701 W. Slaughter Ln., 512/476-1320

  • Charge (2011)

    Not rated, 90 min

    Cinedigm: Docurama: The world's first zero-emissions motorcycle grand prix took place on the Isle of Man, and this documentary follows the fortunes of several teams. Also showing is Michele Ohayon's short film "Solar Roadways."

    11AM Alamo Drafthouse Village, 2700 W. Anderson, 512/459-7090

  • Mad Men

    9PM Violet Crown Cinema, 434 W. Second, 512/495-9600

  • Sahara (1943)

    Not rated, 97 min

    Summer Film Classics: Memorial Day Weekend: After the fall of Tobruk in 1942, the survivors of an American tank outfit head into the desert, picking up a motley international crew as they go, while also searching for water and avoiding Nazis. (Double bill: Sergeant York.)

    2PM, 6:30PM Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress, 512/472-5470

  • Sergeant York (1941)

    Not rated, 134 min

    Summer Film Classics: Memorial Day Weekend: A Tennessee mountain farmer relinquishes his pacifist religious principles and goes off to fight in World War I and becomes an acclaimed war hero. As played by Cooper and directed by Hawks, this propaganda movie that was released at the beginning of World War II, rises above its motives to become a moving slice of Americana. (Double bill: Sahara.)

    4PM Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress, 512/472-5470

  • Speed

    Speed (1994)

    Rated R, 116 min

    Tough Guy Cinema: Action. Action. Action. More Action. Read a full review of Speed.

    4PM Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, 320 E. Sixth, 512/476-1320

    • SPACES

  • Game of Thrones

    Free.

    8PM Jo's, 242 W. Second, 512/469-9003

  • Game of Thrones

    Free.

    8PM The North Door, 502 Brushy, 512/485-3001

  • The Grace Lee Project

    The Grace Lee Project (2006)

    Not rated, 68 min

    A Korean American filmmaker uses her own name as a jumping-off point to explore cultural identity and assumptions. Read a full review of The Grace Lee Project.

    7:30PM MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop, 512/407-6925

  • Husbands

    Husbands (1970)

    Rated PG-13, 138 min

    AFS at the Marchesa: Following the death of a good friend, three middle-aged men go on a desperate spree that flies in the face of mortality. They depart New York for London, where they engage in a bender of drink, gambling, and partying. Cassavetes' camera catches every bit of their freewheeling escape and fatalistic rage.

    7PM The Marchesa Hall & Theatre, 6406 N I-35, 512/454-2000

    • BULLOCK MUSEUM

    1800 N. Congress, 512/936-4629

  • Flight of the Butterflies

    Flight of the Butterflies (2012)

    Not rated, 44 min

    The life cycle of a monarch butterfly and its long-distance migration from Canada to Central Mexico is captured in this 3-D nature documentary that also focuses on the decades of fieldwork conducted by Canadian scientist Fred Urquhart.

  • Star Trek Into Darkness

    Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

    Rated PG-13, 132 min

    See "First Runs" for review. Read a full review of Star Trek Into Darkness.

    • FESTIVALS

  • PROTOS

    AMODA: Four days of presentations, workshops, makeathons, film screenings, and panels will focus on topics concerning digital art and prototyping. For details, see www.amoda.org/.