This weekend's lone indie release is an import that features a few notable American actors. This one debuted on the festival circuit back in 2009 when it premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. It was acquired for the U.S. by Zeitgeist Films and started playing bigger markets back in April. more ›

This weekend, you’re in for a treat. Tonight through Saturday, the Paramount's Summer Film Series will be bringing us 1961's film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical West Side Story, based on Shakespere’s Romeo and Juliet. more ›

The Paramount continues their Depression-era comedy theme for the month with 1936's My Man Godfrey and 1937's Easy Living showing Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Both of these comedies throw everyday folk (if you can call a "forgotten man" everyday folk) into strange circumstances involving wealthy families. more ›

Tonight and tomorrow night, the Paramount Theater will be screening two classic favorites starring Cary Grant: 1940's The Philadelphia Story and 1937's The Awful Truth. Both films feature Grant as a wealthy divorcee and both are certain to make you laugh. more ›

Casablanca Kicks Off The Paramount's Summer Film Series. Come see Casablanca tonight on the big screen at The Paramount. The opening night of the Summer Film Series features the greatest expat, war-torn-love, girl-in-a-bar-story ever. There's no better venue in town to see Bogart & Bergman on the big screen and be transported back to 1942, when the film was screened there in its original run. We'll always have . . . The Paramount — that is, if you make it tonight, kid. $8 tickets should be available at the door. more ›

The Paramount’s 2008 Summer Film Series continues Wednesday with Chinatown, followed by L.A. Confidential, and switches the order Thursday for those who can’t make it all in one night. Two classic, award-winning noir flicks for the price of one admission in a theater as old as the detective genre itself—now that’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship. more ›

The Paramount is celebrating their 32nd year of showing classic movies in the summer. What better way is there to beat the sticky summer heat of Austin but by escaping into the cool theatre and the world of classic film? The films will start next Thursday May 24th and show through September. We've put together some handsome printable schedules for May and June (you can hang them on your fridge!), and following is a list... more ›

The historic State Theatre on Congress Avenue, which flooded two weeks ago when a water main ruptured overnight and left the backstage and front rows of seating underwater, has considerably more damage than what was initially anticipated, according to KXAN: more ›

You may want to sleep in today, because the rest of the week is packed with plenty of sights and sounds to keep you exhausted and bleary-eyed! MONDAY [music/swing-dancing] Paris 49 weekly set at the Continental Club, 6:30-8:30. No Cover! [music?] Karaoke! at Beerland, 9pm TUESDAY [music] British singer-songwriter Matt Hales, AKA Aqualung, at The Parish [in-store] Aqualung at Waterloo Records, 5pm [film] Austin Film Society screens Andrei Tarkovsky's "Solyaris" at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, 7pm... more ›

FRIDAY [food] The Oasis? Burned down. But now re-opened! (Partially!) [culture] Ballet Under the Stars, 8:30pm @ Zilker Hillside Theater - Free [food] Doughnut Day, all day @ Krispy Kreme (go get a free doughnut) [music] The Deathray Davies, 8pm @ Emo's SATURDAY [film] "Freaks and Geeks" Marathon, 12pm @ Alamo Drafthouse Downtown - $30 [parade] Austin Pride Parade, 8pm on Congress Avenue [culture] Ballet Under the Stars, 8:30pm @ Zilker Hillside Theater -... more ›

We imagine that tonight's screening
of

Napoleon Dynamite, the final of the Movies
in the Park series, has long been on your
calendar, still we must tell you of your other options for cinamatic experiences this evening.



Tonight

Top Hat, the 1930s Fred and Ginger flick,
kickoffs the

Paramount Summer Film Series 30th
anniversary season. In honor of their 30 years of summer movies, they are showing the film that started it all off and for the same price - 50¢! Bonus they will be showing
"Batman: Chapter One" from the original
"Batman" serial. All weekend they will host a
'double Bogie' feature of

Casablanca and the splendid

Treasure of the Sierra Madre.


Also getting underway this evening is the

HRC's Summer Voyages film Series. Tonight's
film is Terrence Malick's

The Thin Red Line (1998), based on James
Jones' autobiographical novel. These are free,
open to the public and will take place in the
Prothro Theater at the Harry Ransom Center.
Next up on June 9th will be: Zacharias Kunuk's

Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001).



Now in case of inclement weather you still
have great choices for unique movie watching without CGI.

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Today, the Paramount Theatre kicks off its annual Summer Film Series. This 30-year tradition showcases more than 60 classic films as you’ve probably never seen them before, including new prints, director’s cuts, the original “Batman” serial (unfortunately not starring Christian Bale, but still entirely watchable), and so much more! It’s a film connoiseur’s dream is what it is. You can purchase a FLIX-TIX book, which gives you 10 admissions for $45 (save $25!). Five... more ›