Austin Film Society presents a selection of films cited by Wes Anderson as influences on his newest film, Asteroid City, ending with a sneak preview of the film (wide release date June 22). A new book about Asteroid City's midcentury cinematic influences, published by Pushkin Press, will be available for purchase at AFS Cinema. Full schedule: On the Waterfront (D: Elia Kazan, 1954, 108 min.), Fri., 6:30pm; Close Encounters of the Third Kind (D: Steven Spielberg, 1977, 137 min.), Fri., 9pm; The Misfits (D: John Huston, 1961, 125 min.); Sat., 5pm; Asteroid City (D: Wes Anderson, 2023, 105 min.), Sat., 8:30pm.
Fri.-Sat., June 9-10. Free.