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THURSDAY MAY 23

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Quote-Along (2004)

    Rated PG-13, 91 min

    Action Pack

    7:30PM Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, 320 E. Sixth, 512/476-1320

  • Before Midnight Premiere (2013)

    Rated R, 108 min

    Austin Film Society: This fundraiser event includes a cocktail reception and a screening of Linklater's latest. Linklater, Hawke, and Delpy will be in attendance. Tickets are $150 a head; see www.austinfilm.org for more info.

    6PM Violet Crown Cinema, 434 W. Second, 512/495-9600

  • Casablanca and Annie Hall

    Summer Film Classics: Happy Beginnings: The summer season kicks off with this Film Fan Preview Party. Doors open at 6pm for Paramount Film Fan members only, with screenings of Casablanca at 7pm and Annie Hall at 9:10pm. In addition to complimentary admission to the party, Film Fans will also receive free beer, wine, and popcorn. See www.austintheatre.org for membership info.

    7PM Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress, 512/472-5470

  • Teenage Dreams Pop Princess Sing-Along

    Action Pack

    10:15PM Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz, 320 E. Sixth, 512/476-1320

  • Tommy Boy (1995)

    Rated PG-13, 97 min

    As a mismatched pair, Farley and Spade have their comic moments, with the big galoot playing off the little jerk. Read a full review of Tommy Boy.

    7PM Flix Brewhouse, 2200 S. I-35, 512/244-3549

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  • The Garden

    The Garden (2008)

    Not rated, 80 min

    5604 Manor Community Garden Group: Dinner and a Movie: In this Silverdocs award-winner, urban farmers and the city of Los Angeles are at odds when a 14-acre community garden in South Central is about to be bulldozed. Dinner at 7pm; film at 8pm.

    7PM 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Rd., 512/391-2305

  • Pick Your Flick

    Austin Public Library: Choose from a selection of candidates each month.

    5PM Ruiz Branch Library, 1600 Grove, 512/974-7400

  • True Romance

    True Romance (1993)

    Rated R, 118 min

    Blue Starlite Drive-In: Date Night: With a script by Quentin Tarantino and zealous direction by Tony Scott, this love story/chase film is not your usual hearts and flowers. Slater and Arquette are brilliant in the leads, but an amazing array of secondary but singular performances dot the film. Read a full review of True Romance.

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

    • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Texas: The Big Picture

    Texas: The Big Picture (2003)

    Not rated, 39 min

    Panoramic shots of Texas grace the screen as the state is shown to be a land capable of producing everything from grapefruit to microchips.

    • 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/.