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An Education is the story of a teenage girl's coming-of-age set in
1961 London, a city caught between the drab, post-war 1950s and the glamorous,
more liberated decade to come. Jenny (Carey Mulligan) stands on the brink
of becoming a woman: a brilliantly witty and attractive 16-year-old whose
suburban life is about to be blown apart by the utterly unsuitable 30-something
David (Peter Sarsgaard). Urbane and witty, David manages to charm her conservative
parents Jack (Alfred Molina) and Marjorie (Cara Seymour). David introduces
Jenny to a glittering new world of classical concerts and late-night suppers
with his attractive friend and business partner, Danny (Dominic Cooper) and
Danny's girlfriend, the beautiful but vacuous Helen (Rosamund Pike). Just
as Jenny's family's long-held dream of getting their brilliant daughter into
Oxford seems within reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life. Written
by Nick Hornby (About a Boy, High Fidelity) and directed by Lone Scherfig
(Italian for Beginners). Official Web Site |
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The new dramatic comedy from the Coen Brothers (Burn After Reading, Fargo)
is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson
Airplane is on the radio and "F-Troop" is on TV. It is 1967, and
Larry (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university,
has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving
him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy (Fred
Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry.
Larry's unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch,
his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew
school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his
wallet in order to save up for a nose job. While his wife and Sy blithely
make new domestic arrangements, and his brother becomes more and more of a
burden, an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage Larry's chances
for tenure at the university. Also, a graduate student seems to be trying
to bribe him for a passing grade while at the same time threatening to sue
him for defamation. Plus, the beautiful woman next door torments him by sunbathing
nude. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different
rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous
person—a mensch—a serious man? Official
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From Aviva Kempner, award-winning maker of The Life and Times of Hank
Greenberg, comes this humorous and delightfully entertaining story of
radio and television pioneer Gertrude Berg. She was the creator, principal
writer and star of "The Goldbergs," a popular radio show about a
Jewish family living in New York City which became television's very first
character-driven domestic sitcom in 1949. She combined social commentary,
family values and lots of humor to win the hearts of America. Berg appeared
on the cover of Billboard Magazine and received the first Best Actress Emmy
in history, paving the way for women in the entertainment industry. She was
polled as the second most respected woman in America after Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Oprah, Martha and Rachel Ray of her day, Berg was a media trailblazer
with popular radio and television shows, a cookbook, jigsaw puzzle, advice
column and clothing line for modern women of her time. Gertrude Berg is truly
the most famous woman in America you've never heard of. Includes appearances
by "All in the Family" producer Norman Lear, Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsberg and NPR commentator Susan Stamberg. Official Web Site |
Fri & Sat, November 20 & 21 at Midnight!
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| When his beloved bike is stolen, Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) sets out on a hilarious cross-country trek that leads him to the basement of the Alamo and the backlot at Warner Bros. Studios. Highlights include Large Marge (the truck-driving ghost) and Pee-wee's Big Shoe Dance ("Tequila!"). Co-written by Phil Hartman, Michael Varhol and Reubens. Original music score by Danny Elfman. Directed by Tim Burton (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, Ed Wood). |
Friday & Saturday Midnight Movies!
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New 35mm print! The Goonies — Nov 27 & 28 Houston premiere! Black Dynamite — Dec 4 & 5 Meatloaf again? The Rocky Horror Picture Show — Sat, Dec 12 only! (Note: There will be no shadow cast performance on Sat, Dec 12) Dustin Hoffman & Anne Bancroft in The Graduate — Dec 18 & 19 Don't feed them after midnight! Gremlins — Dec 25 & 26 Join live shadow cast The Beautiful Creatures for The Rocky Horror Picture Show — Sat, Jan 9 only! |
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| Viggo Mortensen leads a stellar cast (including Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall and Guy Pearce) in the epic, post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father (Moretensen) and his young son (newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee) as they journey across a barren America that was destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm. A masterpiece of adventure, The Road is adapted from author Cormac McCarthy's (No Country for Old Men) beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which boldly imagines a future in which men are pushed to the worst and the best that they are capable of—a future in which father and son are sustained by love. Directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition). Official Web Site |
New 35mm Print!
Fri & Sat, November 27 & 28 at Midnight!
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| While always a well-liked family adventure film, this tale of suburban kids battling frighteningly funny bad guys for the claim to an ancient pirate treasure has become a popular cult favorite in recent years. Whether you're a grown-up nostalgic for the '80s, or a youth yearning for a respite from smarmy post-ironic humor, there's enough high energy and gee-whiz optimism to make you both laugh at and cheer with the teens (Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman and Martha Plimpton) who take down the nasty cutthroats. Co-written and co-produced by Steven Spielberg. From Richard Donner, director of Superman. |
Houston Premiere!
Fri & Sat, December 4 & 5 at Midnight!
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| When “The Man” murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White) is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House. A affectionate spoof of—and tribute to—Blaxploitation films of the 1970s, filmed as if it was a lost relic of that prolific era. Official Web Site |
Tickets Now On Sale! Special Sneak Preview
With Director/Star Tim Allen In Person!
Monday, Dec 7 at 7:30pm at the River Oaks
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| Families are crazy, and Tommy's is no exception. Fresh out of prison and looking to make a new start, Tommy (Tim Allen) must juggle his overprotective sister, her cynical husband, their oblivious grandmother, his former partner-in-crime, and his unpredictable ex-girlfriend—while he finds himself falling for his probation officer, who is also a single mother! Tim Allen's directorial debut is a heartfelt comedy with a hilarious ensemble cast, including Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kelsey Grammer, Julie Bowen and J.K. Simmons. Official Web Site |
Saturday, December 12 at Midnight!
(Note: No Live Shadow Cast Performance on Dec 12)
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| The longest-running midnight movie of all time stars Tim Curry as the kinky yet endearing “transsexual from Transylvania” Dr. Frank N. Furter, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as his hapless guests Brad and Janet, Meat Loaf as motorcycle-riding rough trade and author Richard O’Brien as the hunchbacked butler Riff Raff. It’s harmless musical fun—a delightful spoof of Hollywood horror movies and Old Dark House melodramas. All of our engagements feature live casts who perform scenes during the movie, and the audience is always welcome to respond to the on-screen action. The Rocky Horror Picture was the first—and is still the best—interactive movie experience! Official Web Site |
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