The Onion Kicks Off Movie Nights

The Onion's been up to tons of good stuff ever since setting up shop in Austin last winter, so we're pleased to see that they're also starting a new monthly tradition: every third Wednesday, the folks of A.V. Club Austin will host Movie Night at eastside cantina Rio Rita, where they'll be screening classic flicks. The Onion City Editor Sean O'Neal will be on-hand to introduce the films ("Provided people besides my girlfriend show up" -- O'Neal).

Tonight's inaugural event will screen Elia Kazan's 1957 epic, A Face in the Crowd, starring Walter Matthau, Andy Griffith, and Patricia Neal. Set during the rise of the television era, the film chronicles the exploits of a southern hobo as he's discovered by the right people and turned into a media superstar.