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Still from Afghan Star Doc Tour: AFGHAN STARWednesday, 7pmAlamo Drafthouse Downtown (320 E 6th Street)$4 for AFS members, $6 for nonmembers[info] | [tickets] As the thermometer-busting heat and 9 p.m. sunsets have no doubt made you aware, summer is here. Hell, July 4th is just around the corner. What better... continue reading on Austinist

Rudolph and Krasinski in Away We GoWho in our generation doesn’t love Jim (John Krasinksi) from The Office? People that have no television have the only excuse. His dry sense of humor and “can you believe this is happening” expression can set us off on fits of nonstop giggling. In... continue reading on Austinist

Alamo’s Kickass Midnight Movie: Bloody FistsFriday, June 19, 11:59pmAlamo Drafthouse Village (2700 W Anderson Lane)18 and up, Free![info]If you look in the dictionary under “Kickin’ Ass and Takin’ Names”…well, there won’t be anything there. But if you look in the Urban Dictionary, it’s defined as, “defeating an opponent…and recording... continue reading on Austinist

Gene Wilder and Peter Ostrum in Wonka Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory on Whole Foods RoofFriday, June 19Whole Foods Downtown (525 N Lamar)Free! Seating starts at 7. Show starts at 8:30. Food and drink available.[info]You know what’s fun? Movies. About food. With painted up dwarves. And young comedians in... continue reading on Austinist

Blood Simple ScreeningWednesday, June 10The Texas Spirit Theater in Bob Bullock Museum (1800 N. Congress Avenue)$5. Reservations recommended[info]Whether you’re a longtime Austinite with many years of “it was much cooler back in the day” to speak of, or you’ve just moved here to join the beardeoisie, you probably have... continue reading on Austinist

Spock and Kirk Trek it up.Despite all the commercials and crossover hype, the whole world is not made up of Trekkies. They’re out there, plenty of 'em, but they are still not the majority. And as much as Star Trek has infiltrated pop culture recently, it’s possible a few of... continue reading on Austinist

Ira in all his glory This American Life - Live!One NIght Only: Thursday, April 23 Austin Theaters ()7pm, [info] | [tickets] In a Top 40 world, Austin is proudly an NPR town. (Turning into a KGSR town at night—or maybe satellite radio or something, but certainly not Top 40.) Tonight... continue reading on Austinist

Martin Starr and Jesse Eisenberg explore Adventureland How many times have you considered how awesome a movie version of your life would be? You're hilarious, your friends are crazy, you have gut-wrenching problems, and then there was that great thing that you said that one time. Seriously—it’s not just us,... continue reading on Austinist

Still from Observe and Report Let’s assume for a second that you’re Osama Bin Laden. No, seriously, let’s assume that. It’s the only plausible way that you don’t know all about Seth Rogen. After his impressive debut on the Judd Apatow/nerd-chic scene as the only stoner that wasn’t a cliché... continue reading on Austinist

Still from A Film with Me in It What do you say when a friend of yours dies because a chandelier fell on them? It’s hard to explain death. Especially when it happens under odd circumstances. But there’s always a way out of it—you just have to tell a good... continue reading on Austinist

Still from Beeswax You might say Andrew Bujalski burst onto the indie scene suddenly…except that just about every word in that statement doesn’t fit. There’s very little “bursting” in a Bujalski film, and almost nothing happens “suddenly.” His first movie, Funny Ha Ha, was quietly underwhelming in exactly the right... continue reading on Austinist

The dudes in The 2 Bobs look like Jack Black and a young Harold Ramis Is it possible to hope for something to be good even though you know it probably won't be? Star Wars fans know what we’re talking about. That’s how we’re feeling about this one. The 2... continue reading on Austinist

Still from Calling E.T. Everybody knows E.T. had to phone home. But since he never seems to call or write anymore, what if we tried to call him? Of course, we’re not talking about the cuddly little Spielbergian creature you think of when you hear that name; this film is... continue reading on Austinist

Still from Moon Who does crazy better than Sam Rockwell? Seriously, even in that Charlie’s Angels he was pretty bitchin’, looking all kinds of nuts (didn’t he do a split or something? What kind of villain does that?). And when he played the game show host who thought he was... continue reading on Austinist

Still from the filmMovies are meant to take the audience on a journey, a thrill ride into a new world. We meet the characters that inhabit that world, learn how they think, come to understand and root for them. Their struggle is ours. Rocky introduced us to a struggling boxer... continue reading on Austinist

Still from Ex-Terminators courtesy of Michaelson Films We’ve all been there -- stalked by a past lover, scared for our lives. Or so angry we want to kill them. We’ve all found ourselves, at one time or another, in the bushes outside their house in the middle of the night,... continue reading on Austinist

Photo of the Octopus Project, from their website The Octopus Project Presents Visual Music at Alamo RitzWednesday, Feb. 25Alamo Drafthouse Downtown (320 E 6th Street)7 and 9:30, tickets $15[info] | [tickets]With the ubiquitous Octo-Mom all over the news (and when we say “news,” we mean the trashy mags in the... continue reading on Austinist

Soon-to-be Texas Film Hall of Famer Billy Bob Thornton and John Cusack in The Ice Harvest Texas Film Hall of FameThursday, March 12Austin Studios (1901 East 51st Street Austin, TX 78723)[info] | [tickets] If you love film and you love Texas (we do both here at Austinist), then you no... continue reading on Austinist

Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall Annie Hall and Feast on Valentine’s Day at the AlamoSaturday, February 14Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar)$75[info] | [tickets] Editor's Note: The following preview was written assuming an M4W arrangement, but we think it applies just as nicely to a W4M,... continue reading on Austinist

Poster from the film Let the Right One In: Midnight ScreeningThursday,November 13 at 11:55pmAlamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar)$8.50[info] | [tickets]Halloween is over, but there are still plenty of reasons to be scared. Maybe the price of gas has dropped from those horrifying highs, but have you seen how... continue reading on Austinist