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Special Screenings

TUESDAY FEB. 19
  • 56 Up

    56 Up (2012)

    Not rated, 144 min

    Stateside Independent: This now mythic documentary series in which 14 Britons have been interviewed every seven years throughout their lives is now back with its eighth entry. Each offering in the series provides a fascinating study of individuals, the contrasts among them, and the effects of public scrutiny on personal development.

    7PM Stateside at the Paramount, 719 Congress, 512/472-5470

  • Heat

    Heat (1995)

    Rated R, 170 min

    Classic Movies: Michael Mann returns to the mean streets of his underrated Thief and Manhunter with Heat – a sprawling crime epic with a to-die-for cast. Read a full review of Heat.

    7:30PM Flix Brewhouse, 2200 S. I-35, 512/244-3549

  • Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972)

    Rated PG, 84 min

    Terror Tuesday: Some farmers in upstate New York need to harvest a certain blood type in order to revive their queen. Not for the squeamish.

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

  • The Notebook

    The Notebook (2004)

    Rated PG-13, 121 min

    Girlie Night: The love sap flows freely in this movie romance told in retrospect. Read a full review of The Notebook.

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

  • Regal Oscar Movie Week: Day One (2013)

    Beasts of the Southern Wild, noon; Life of Pi, 1:50pm; Les Misérables, 4:20pm; Amour, 7:20pm; Lincoln, 9:50pm. one-day pass, $30; two-day pass, $50

    NOON, 1:50PM, 4:20PM, 7:20PM, 9:50PM Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills, 9828 Great Hills Trail, 512/231-9742

  • This Is Not a Film

    This Is Not a Film (2011)

    Not rated, 75 min

    Austin Film Society: Children of Abraham/Ibrahim 7: Under house arrest and banned for 20 years by the Iranian government from making films, writing screenplays, or giving interviews, the master filmmaker Jafar Panahi (The White Balloon) managed to smuggle this "effort" out of the country. It tells the filmmaker's own story, capturing a day in his life confined to his apartment.

    7PM 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.

  • 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

    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

  • S.U.R.G.E! Film Festival

    This free, two-day festival in San Marcos is dedicated to creating a better world through film and the other arts. S.U.R.G.E! stands for Social Uprising Resistance and Grassroots Encouragement. See http://tinyurl.com/surge20 for the complete schedule and www.heirloomblooms.org for directions. free