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  The 2024 Liz Carpenter Lecture: A Screening of Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter

  Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter premiered at SXSW in 2024 and has been featured in 5 more film festivals nationwide. It explores Carpenter's career as a journalist, Chief of Staff to the First Lady, and women's rights activist through those who worked closest with her. The screening will be followed by a discussion featuring filmmaker Christy Carpenter.

  Wed. Sept. 25, 6:30pm-8:30pm  

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  LBJ Auditorium

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  A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

  You either had your Jamie Lee Curtis-is-hot awakening in True Lies or in this genius caper of a movie. Because in the end, we are all just like the film’s hapless protagonist John Cleese – smitten by the inimitable allure of Curtis’ Wanda. When her attempted robbery goes awry, she enlists an unwitting Cleese (playing solicitor Archie Leach, no relation to Cary Grant I swear) to help recover her loot. Add in a smidgen of fellow Monty Python alum Michael Palin being as affable as ever, plus the bonus of Kevin Kline simply being his wonderful self, and baby, you’ve got a good time going. – Cat McCarrey

  Sept. 19-22

  AFS Cinema

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  Been There Presents Home Free (2024)

  It’s always special when a movie comes home, but home means something really special for this Austin-made bittersweet comedy from UT grads Aaron Brown and Lenny Barszap. Home Free is inspired by their real experiences as undergrads when they became friends with the Professor, a charming man of intellect, kindness, and wisdom who was experiencing homelessness. That friendship was a quick education in how people can drop out of society so fast and yet retain their value as human beings – and now they’ve retold that story as a touching college comedy that’s equal parts Animal House and The Lady in the Van. Join post-screening Q&As with the cast and crew, who are putting their money where their mouths are, as part of the proceeds go to The Other Ones Foundation, organizers of the Been There music festival, to help people experiencing homelessness and unemployment. – Richard Whittaker

  Through Oct. 11

  Eastside Cinema

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  Local Legends Double Feature w/ Director Matt Farley Q&A

  In a sea of big-budget summer blockbusters, take solace on the beaches of Matt Farley’s two no-budget features: Local Legends and Local Legends: Bloodbath. As the man behind multi-medium empire Motern Media, Farley and creative partner Charlie Roxburgh use family, friends, and favors to patch together cult classics such as the ones WLV’s showing. First in the series, Local Legend is described by WLV as “a fictionalized auto-biopic” with Farley typecast as a comedian trying to put together a show. 2023 follow-up, Local Legends: Bloodbath, bears a more ominous description by the creator himself: “A businessman eliminates distractions for an artist.” Yeah, I think we know what “eliminates” means in a movie called Bloodbath. - James Scott

  Fri., Sept. 20

  We Luv Video

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  Fantastic Fest 2024

  IT’S TIME! The most wonderful time of the year, at least for fans of fringe films. Fantastic Fest is a haven for film lovers, featuring the freaky, the frightening, and the far-out. This is the single best place to be ahead of the curve with that strange little movie everyone will be buzzing about next year. It’s a delicious mix of whimsical weirdness, offbeat oldies, and the truly terrifying (literally, they’re showing Terrifier 3). Whether you’re a card-carrying cult member with access to the whole week, or just perusing for a screening of something memorable, there’s a part of the fest for you. It’s a true Austin treasure. – Cat McCarrey

  Sept. 19-26

  Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar