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Special Screenings for Fri., May 23

  • Film

    Special Screenings

    Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

    Cinephiles are sure to feel Breathless about another summer of bangers at the historic Paramount Theatre – and we’re not just talking about the opening night 35mm presentation of Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave classic, celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. Hold on to your party hats: Other anniversary screenings on the lineup include Jaws and The Empire Strikes Back.
    May 22 - Aug. 31
    Paramount Theatre
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  • Food

    Food Events

    Dinner + Movie Tex-Mex Edition (1976)

    Collabing with Neighborhood Molino, Eastside eatery Lynny’s screens 1976 doc Chulas Fronteras by Les Blank while serving pre-ordered platters of tamales, enchilada pie, popcorn horchata, and more. Plus: live Tejano/Norteño vinyl DJ sets from the Chulita Vinyl Club.
    Fri., May 23, 7pm
    Lynny's

  • Film

    Special Screenings

    The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

    Houston’s own Wesley Wales Anderson – known as Wes by friends and pretty much everyone else, too – said on his third film’s DVD commentary that its story about a dysfunctional family began from his own parents’ divorce. Of course, his father wasn’t really the con man that Gene Hackman embodies in iconic film patriarch Royal Tenenbaum – though Anderson’s mom was an archaeologist just like Anjelica Huston’s Ethel – but this film’s distance from reality only benefits its tale of familial trauma. Both serious and silly, the 2001-released movie covers all the most taboo topics with typical Anderson charm, though never dismissing any action’s emotional implications. The Royal Tenenbaums was for this writer the first time I saw anything that matched both my aesthetic and narrative sensibilities entirely. Perhaps, if this is your initial visit to the Tenenbaums’ pink townhouse, you’ll discover you feel the same. – James Scott Read a full review of The Royal Tenenbaums.
    Fri., May 23
    Hyperreal Film Club
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