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Special Screenings for Tue., Oct. 1

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Wow: It’s not often you get to see a monster movie directed by an actual monster! Yes, John Landis sucks and so does his son, but this movie stands tall beyond their continued crimes. From stunning practical effects to devastating character moments, this creature feature continues to be the apex predator of werewolf movies. Two friends hitchhiking across England find themselves hunted by versipellis, resulting in one shredded into fleshy bits and the other … changed. Rick Baker’s work on the transformation scene alone makes Alamo’s constantly rising ticket price worth it, as seeing that much fur and flesh on the big screen is a real experience. – James Scott

Tue., Oct. 1

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
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The Missile (1988)

Austin Film Society’s Frederick Wiseman series continues with a wildly different take on nuclear proliferation than Oppenheimer. Instead of dramatizing the moral murkiness straight-up, the legendary documentarian chooses to turn the lens on the mundane, with a characteristically meticulous and immersive look at the 4315th Training Squadron of the Strategic Air Command – aka, the air force base that trains the staff of America’s missile launch sites. Upon its release in 1988, the Chicago Tribune wrote of The Missile, “One comes away with the frightening feeling that dealing with devastation is considered a prosaic business.” – Lina Fisher

Tue., Oct. 1

AFS Cinema

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)

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The Missile (1988)