Intimidades de Shakespeare y Victor Hugo, a film by Yulene Olaizola
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018, 7:00pm
Sunday, April 29th, 2018, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: There is a boarding house on the corner of Shakespeare and Victor Hugo Streets in Mexico City owned by Rosa Carbajal, a place that hides an intimate and passionate story. This is the setting where Rosa met Jorge Riosse twenty years before, a young tenant who became her closest friend. INTIMACIES OF SHAKESPEARE AND VICTOR HUGO is a profound sketch of two characters, lonely in their own way, or in spite of themselves, strongly and strangely entwined.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
This screening is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin.
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The 21st Cine Las Americas International Film Festival is right around the corner (May 2nd-6th)!!!
There is no better way to get into the fest mood than to mingle at the Austin legendary FREE BEER TUESDAY at I Luv Video. Join us and get your memberships and badges at an one-night-only 20% discount! We will be revealing our new Cine Picks shelf and you'll be able to rent movies for free with your 10-free movie rentals membership perk!!!
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
6:00pm - 7:30pm
I Luv Video
4803 Airport Boulevard, Austin, TX 78705
The event is FREE and open to the public (21+), so BRING ALL YOUR AMIG@S!!!
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Fecha de caducidad (Expiration Date), a film by Kenya Márquez
Saturday, April 7th, 2018, 7:00pm
Texas Spirit Theater, Bullock Museum
1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX, 78701
Tel: (512) 936 - 8746
Synopsis: Kenya Márquez's debut feature, FECHA DE CADUCIDAD (EXPIRATION DATE), taps into three lives with a touch of dark humor, presenting an outcome you might never expect. Ramona, Mariana, and Genaro cross paths with three different purposes, but the same lack of awareness of their own circumstances.
Viva Cinema celebrates the modern cinema of Mexico and beyond. The Bullock Museum is proud to highlight acclaimed films in partnership with Cine Las Americas that feature the rich tradition of Spanish-language movie-making.
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Austin Film Society presents: Tráiganme la cabeza de Alfredo García (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia), directed by Sam Peckinpah
Thursday, April 5th, 2018, 7:30 PM
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018, 7:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Writer-director Sam Peckinpah was a man on the edge at all times. This film, starring Warren Oates as a piano playing drifter who sets out on the titular quest, led many to believe he had finally gone over that edge. Today its urgency and humor have made it an outlaw classic. The first screening will be hosted by former CinemaTexas member Louis Black.
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Austin Film Society presents: Pepi, Luci, Bom, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018, 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 24th, 2018, 4:00 PM
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Synopsis: Raunchy and shocking, Pedro Almodóvar’s first feature provokes via golden showers, S/M, punk bands, and a biggest penis contest hosted by the director himself.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas
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Elena, a film by Petra Costa
Wednesday, March 21st, 2018, 7:00pm
Sunday, March 25th, 2018, 11:00am
Violet Crown Cinema
434 W 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 495-9600
Synopsis: Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York with the same dream as her mother, to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the military dictatorship. She also leaves Petra, her seven year old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. She only has a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, a diary and letters.
CineNoche is a film series presented in partnership with Violet Crown Cinema.
This screening is co-sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin.
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