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Special Screenings

THURSDAY JUNE 20

  • Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire (2013)

    Not rated, 89 min

    This Kickstarter-funded documentary, narrated by Ice-T, posits that the right to own guns is a fundamental civil right.

    5PM, 7PM Barton Creek Square (AMC), 2901 South Capital of Texas Hwy, 888/262-4386

  • Girl Rising (2013)

    Rated PG-13, 101 min

    This documentary showcases the power of education to change lives as it follows nine girls from around the world. Purchase tickets at www.girlrising.com.

    7:30PM Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills, 9828 Great Hills Trail, 512/231-9742

  • Jiggy Crunk Sing-Along

    Action Pack

    10PM Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, 320 E. Sixth, 512/476-1320

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

    Not rated, 115 min

    Summer Film Classics: Frank Capra – Cinema's Great Optimist: Sparkling dialogue (by screenwriter Robert Riskin) and the screen chemistry of Cooper and Arthur make this Depression-era comedy a frothy delight. The film earned Capra a second Oscar. (Double bill: You Can't Take It With You.)

    9:15PM Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress, 512/472-5470

  • National Lampoon's Vacation Quote-Along (1983)

    Rated R, 98 min

    Action Pack

    7PM Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, 320 E. Sixth, 512/476-1320

  • You Can't Take it With You

    You Can't Take it With You (1938)

    Not rated, 127 min

    Summer Film Classics: Frank Capra – Cinema's Great Optimist: Based on the antic stage play by George S. Kaufmann and Moss Hart, this Capra film earned Oscars for the film and the director. With her impeccable timing and idiosyncratic delivery, Arthur plays a girl who must introduce her fiancé and his parents to her decidedly eccentric family. (Double bill: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.) Read a full review of You Can't Take it With You.

    9:15PM Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress, 512/472-5470

    • SPACES

  • Carnival of Sinners

    Carnival of Sinners (1943)

    Not rated, 80 min

    Cinema41: Made by Maurice Tourneur (father of Jacques), one of the nowadays-overlooked giants of French cinema, this movie was filmed during the Nazi occupation and tells the story of a struggling artist who makes a Faustian bargain: He accepts a severed hand that's possessed of demonic powers and, in turn, achieves professional success.

    8PM Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd., 512/474-7886

  • The Natural (1984)

    Rated PG, 144 min

    Sport Film Series: This is a top-notch baseball drama about a gifted player.

    7PM Harry Ransom Center, 300 W. 21st, 512/471-8944

  • A Place at the Table

    A Place at the Table (2013)

    Rated PG, 80 min

    Center for Public Policy Priorities: The issue of hunger in America is on the menu in this stirring documentary. Read a full review of A Place at the Table.

    6PM Texas Spirit Theater at the Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress, 512/936-8746

  • Raising Arizona (1987)

    Rated PG-13, 92 min

    Blue Starlite Drive-In: The Coen brothers sealed their place in film history as more than just a novelty act with this demented comedy about an infertile couple who steal a baby.

    8:30PM Austin Studios, 1901 E. 51st, 512/322-0145

    • KIDS

  • Casper (1995)

    Rated PG, 100 min

    Alamo Kids' Camp: Free. Read a full review of Casper.

    9:55AM Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane, 5701 W. Slaughter Ln., 512/476-1320

  • Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!

    Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

    Rated G, 88 min

    Cinemark Movie Clubhouse $1. Read a full review of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!.

    10AM Cinemark Movies 8 Round Rock, 2120 N. Mays, 512/388-2848

  • The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

    Rated G, 94 min

    Alamo Kids' Camp: Free.

    10:30AM Alamo Drafthouse Village, 2700 W. Anderson, 512/459-7090

    • 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.

  • Man of Steel

    Man of Steel (2013)

    Rated PG-13, 143 min

    See p. XX for review. Read a full review of Man of Steel.

  • Rocky Mountain Express

    Rocky Mountain Express (2011)

    Not rated, 45 min

    Giant IMAX cameras were strapped to a 1930s steam engine from the Canadian Pacific Railway to follow its trek through the Rockies from Vancouver to Calgary.

  • Texas: The Big Picture

    Texas: The Big Picture (2003)

    Not rated, 39 min

    Texas is shown to be a land broad enough to produce everything from grapefruit to microchips.