| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Houston Film SocietyPresented by WorldFest Houston at Various locations around Houston January 1, 2006 - Ongoing The Houston Film Society brings you a remarkable opportunity to see more than 50 film premieres each festival season, to be a part of the challenge and excitement of film and television, and to enjoy the discoveries of one of the world's great international film events, plus free previews and sneak-previews all year long.
The Film Society has monthly screenings of new major studio, International and Indie films all year long.
Members usually receive passes to two... | WorldFest Houston | 01/01/06-
Ongoing | Houston |
Bearing Witness: A Community RemembersPresented by Holocaust Museum of Houston at Holocaust Museum Houston January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Authentic film footage, artifacts, photographs, and documents show life in pre-war Europe, the Nazi move toward the "Final Solution," and life after the Holocaust.
The Permanent Exhibit is personalized with the testimony of Houston-area survivors who lived through a genocidal war that inflicted mass death on unprecedented numbers of innocent civilians. The exhibit begins by carrying visitors back to pre-war Europe and revealing the flourishing Jewish life and culture there.... | Holocaust Museum of Houston | 01/01/06-
Ongoing | Houston |
Wild Ocean 3DPresented by Moody Gardens at Moody Gardens IMAX Theater August 27, 2008-March 9, 2012 Moody Gardens® is pleased to announce Wild Ocean 3D will take to the big screen in the IMAX 3D.
Wild Ocean 3D is an explosive, symphonic giant screen film about man and nature that captures one of the world’s greatest spectacles. Each year a massive feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South Africa as billions of fish migrate up the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast. Breaching whales, frenzied sharks, herding dolphins, and diving gannets compete in... | Moody Gardens | 08/27/08-
03/09/12 | Galveston |
Anime at the Alamo (Tuesdays)Presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks October 7, 2008 - Ongoing The Alamo Drafthouse presents...Anime at the Alamo Every Tuesday at 7:30 pm. Admission is FREE!!! Doors open at 6:30.
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Anime at the Alamo. or Funimation
"Anime" refers to animation originating in Japan with distinctive aesthetics that visually set it apart from other styles of animation.
Bring your cameras and sharpies!! You... | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 10/07/08-
Ongoing | Houston |
Planet You 3DPresented by Health Museum at Health Museum August 7, 2009 - Ongoing Imagine exploring an alien world where odd creatures roam bizarre terrain in search of food. Then witness the attack and counterattack of viral bacteria at a cellular level. Now imagine it all in 3D! On Friday, August 7, The John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science, also called The Health Museum will premiere the new 3D film called Planet You 3D. It is an experience that will take you to a world you never knew existed before – a world that is so much closer... | Health Museum | 08/07/09-
Ongoing | Houston |
The New Force Five!Presented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium January 5, 2011-May 31, 2012 Houston Museum of Natural Science Burke Baker Planetarium presents The New Force Five!. Feel the Fury! Get ready to take cover when you see nature go "Force Five", from Houston Museum of Natural Science and Rice University.
A hurricane in 3-D without special glasses - 'Force 5' planetarium experience updated for Ike anniversary! Rice University's planetarium show detailing the natural forces that form hurricanes, tornadoes and solar storms has been... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 01/05/11-
05/31/12 | Houston |
Stars Over TexasPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium April 11, 2011-March 8, 2012 Houston Museum of Natural Science Burke Baker Planetarium presents Stars Over Texas. Explore the Texas Skies!
This live, guided tour begins with the moon, planets, and stars coming out in your backyard tonight and ends under the big West Texas sky. Explore the heavens above Texas from the Museum’s George Observatory to McDonald Observatory at Ft. Davis to discover how the sun and stars are different in Texas.
See the sky... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 04/11/11-
03/08/12 | Houston |
2012: Mayan Prophecies Presented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium May 5, 2011-May 31, 2012 Houston Museum of Natural Science Burke Baker Planetarium presents 2012: Mayan Prophecies. Explore the Prophecies of the Mayan Astronomers!
Visit the Classic Mayan cities of Uxmal, Chichen Itza, Tikal, and Palenque to discover how the Maya aligned their temples to watch their sky gods and used interlocking calendars to record the past and predict the future.
Explore pyramids towering above the rainforest, designed as observatories to follow... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 05/05/11-
05/31/12 | Houston |
Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz (Tuesdays at Little Woodrow's - EaDo)Presented by Geeks Who Drink and Little Woodrow's at Little Woodrow's - EaDo July 12, 2011-July 31, 2012 It's the Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz, every Tuesday at Little Woodrow's - EaDo!
Simply, it's a quiz game played in a pub. It's an Anglo-Irish tradition, but our goal is the same: to foster friendly competition, and promote social drinking. A noble cause! The quiz consists of eight rounds of eight questions each, played by teams of up to six people. Questions are read aloud by the quizmaster and teams write down the answers, turning them in at the end of each... | Geeks Who Drink | 07/12/11-
07/31/12 | Houston |
Bugs Rainforest Adventure 3DPresented by Moody Gardens at Moody Gardens IMAX Theater August 27, 2011-March 9, 2012 Moody Gardens IMAX Theater presents Bugs Rainforest Adventure 3D.
Insects are essential to life on earth. They pollinate plants and recycle waste. By managing life and death they are the true caretakers of the natural world. Over 3/4 of the world's insects live in the rainforests. One square mile of the rainforest holds as many insects as there are people on earth. Bugs! 3D follows the life cycles of a mantis and a butterfly, from their birth to... | Moody Gardens | 08/27/11-
03/09/12 | Galveston |
Rescue 3DPresented by Moody Gardens at Moody Gardens IMAX Theater August 27, 2011-March 9, 2012 Moody Gardens IMAX Theater presents Rescue 3D.
Rescue 3D plunges audiences into the hard, but inspiring work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster. Follow a Canadian naval commander, pilots, and a volunteer rescue technician as they train for action.
See the massive effort of first responders when an earthquake strikes Haiti and more. Rescue 3D is a journey of real-world disaster... | Moody Gardens | 08/27/11-
03/09/12 | Galveston |
| Get On Board-Stories of the LA to Houston Freedom Ride | Texas Southern University - University Museum at Texas Southern University | 11/18/11-
02/18/12 | Houston |
Core Exhibition Program exhibition: Matthew Buckingham - Where Will We Live?Presented by Glassell School, The Museum of Fine Arts at Glassell School of Art December 16, 2011-February 26, 2012 New York-based artist Matthew Buckingham’s extraordinary, conceptually driven work has never before been presented in Houston and will debut in a Core Exhibition Program exhibition at the Glassell School of Art this winter.
The artist whimsically merges historical moments with a personal narrative, interpreting significant events in fresh ways that prompt viewers to question collective... | Glassell School, The Museum of Fine Arts | 12/16/11-
02/26/12 | Houston |
Black HolesPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium December 22, 2011-May 31, 2012 The attraction of Black Holes is more than just gravitational. These mysterious graveyards of dead stars have fascinated generations.
The Burke Baker Planetarium’s feature Black Holes explores the history, physics, and mystery of black holes. Narrated by actor John de Lancie (“Q” in the Star Trek TV series), this space adventure features rich, expansive panoramas and incorporates several of the latest scientific theories about how black... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 12/22/11-
05/31/12 | Houston |
Starry Night ExpressPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium December 22, 2011-May 31, 2012 The Burke Baker Planetarium at the Museum of Natural Science is offering a show for stargazers of all ages with both live and pre-recorded sections. First the planetarium operator tours the night sky for the night and the upcoming weekend. Audiences can practice finding constellations, planets, the moon, meteor showers and the Milky Way band.
Then the show will drop into Starry Night Express, a star party led by Laurence Fishburne. From this country setting,... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 12/22/11-
05/31/12 | Houston |
Life in the UniversePresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium December 22, 2011-May 31, 2012 Life in the universe - where is it hiding? Houston Museum of Natural Science Wortham IMAX® Theatre presents Life in the Universe.
2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the first experiment to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. In 1960, astronomer Frank Drake used a radio telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia to listen to two nearby stars. He heard nothing interesting, but the idea of searching for life beyond Earth was born. Fifty years of searching for signals... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 12/22/11-
05/31/12 | Houston |
Nathaniel Donnett: What's the New News?Presented by Community Artists' Collective December 26, 2011-April 30, 2012 Community Artists' Collective presents Nathaniel Donnett: What's the New News? on view December 26, 2011 through April 30, 2012. Artist Nathaniel Donnett’s interactive retrospective of the Third Ward, “What’s the New News?” has exited the gallery and joined the public arena.
The project, introduced at the Community Artists’ Collective in September, engaged local visual artists and writers to critique the public perception of... | Community Artists' Collective | 12/26/11-
04/30/12 | Houston |
Arabia 3DPresented by Moody Gardens at Moody Gardens IMAX Theater January 2-March 9, 2012 Moody Gardens® is pleased to announce Arabia 3D will take to the big screen in the IMAX 3D.
Travel to an exotic and extraordinary land. ARABIA 3D will have you riding the dunes with a camel caravan, diving into the treasure-laden Red Sea, exploring the ruins of a towering lost city, hurtling back into the Islamic golden age of invention, and joining the Hajj, where each year 2-3 million Muslims arrive in the holy city of Makah to reaffirm their faith, creating... | Moody Gardens | 01/02/12-
03/09/12 | Galveston |
Earth's Wild RidePresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium January 2-May 31, 2012 A grandfather and granddaughter watch a solar eclipse from scenic cliffs overlooking their moon colony. Conversation leads to contrasts between the moon, the only home the granddaughter knows, and the Earth, where the grandfather has spent most of his life.
Through his stories, the grandfather takes audiences on a wild canyon ride, to an ice age winter with a woolly mammoth, and to the time when the dinosaurs lived and died. Each experience begins with a telescope view of the... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 01/02/12-
05/31/12 | Houston |
Neva Mikulicz: They All Wore PearlsPresented by Anya Tish Gallery at Anya Tish Gallery January 12-February 11, 2012 Neva Mikulicz, a Houston artist working in pencil on paper drawings combined with projected/embedded videos returns to Anya Tish Gallery for her fifth solo exhibition. The series of thirteen works are collectively entitled They All Wore Pearls by Mikulicz and, with one exception, are images depicting women in a variety of situations and roles.
The finely detailed drawings, based on photographs she finds in family albums and archives alike,... | Anya Tish Gallery | 01/12/12-
02/11/12 | Houston |
eState Sale: Hillerbrand+Magsamen Presented by Art League Houston at Art League Houston January 13-February 24, 2012 Art League Houston presents eState Sale, a video installation by Hillerbrand+Magsamen amid a mass of used consumer products filling the gallery space. All Houston residents and businesses are invited to participate in the artwork by donating used items, attending a discussion with the artists, and then joining the live auction that is both performance and actual auction benefiting the | Art League Houston | 01/13/12-
02/24/12 | Houston |
zoe|juniper: A Crack in EverythingPresented by DiverseWorks Art Space at DiverseWorks ArtSpace January 19-February 25, 2012 DiverseWorks ArtSpace presents zoe|juniper: A Crack in Everything. Installation on view January 19-February 25, 2012. zoe|juniper performances: Thursday-Saturday, January 19-21, 7:30pm. Local performances featuring Kristen Frankiewicz, Catalina Molinari, Kara Newton, Tina Shariffskul, and Kelly Todd are on Saturday, January 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 at 1pm.
| DiverseWorks Art Space | 01/19/12-
02/25/12 | Houston |
Flickerlounge: unBlocked: performance based videoPresented by Aurora Picture Show and DiverseWorks ArtSpace at DiverseWorks ArtSpace January 19-February 25, 2012 DiverseWorks and Aurora Picture Show partner to present a new exhibition in Flickerlounge, a season-long cinematic experience curated by Aurora Picture Show at DiverseWorks Art Space. On view January 19-February 25, unBlocked: performance based video.
Blurring the distinction between performance, video art and body art, these young artists from the University of Houston work with ideas about media, personal narrative and social... | Aurora Picture Show | 01/19/12-
02/25/12 | Houston |
TROMA WEDNESDAYS (Mason/Katy)Presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at Alamo Drafthouse Mason (Katy) February 1-February 29, 2012 Alamo Drafthouse Mason (Katy) presents TROMA WEDNESDAYS. Calling all gore-hounds and b-movie weirdos, Mason Park gets a little weird every Wednesday.
We've teamed up with the fine folks at Troma Entertainment to bring Houston audiences a weekly injection of the bizarre with free screenings of films from Troma's catalog. That's nearly 40 years of independent film — featuring everything from horror to sci-fi to... | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 02/01/12-
02/29/12 | Katy |
| CAMH/MFAH Premieres Film Screening: ¡Women Art Revolution (¡W.A.R) (Sundays) | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH) | 02/05/12-
02/12/12 | Houston |
Only At The Alamo: WIZARDS (West Oaks)Presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks February 11, 2012 Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks presents Only At The Alamo: WIZARDS.
Where art thou, Ralph Bakshi?
Once one of the most promising animators to ever leap into the entertainment business, the director of FRITZ THE CAT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS hasn’t released a new feature-length film since 1994. With his distinctive style and penchant for rotoscoping (animating over live-action film), Bakshi’s influence can be seen in everything from... | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 02/11/12 | Houston |
| Dance Month 2012 at the Kaplan Theatre: Motion Captured: An Evening of Dance on Film | Jewish Communitiy Center of Houston (Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston) | 02/12/12 | Houston |
National Theatre of London Live on the Big Screen: Travelling Light (Monday & Saturday)Presented by Sundance Cinemas at Sundance Cinemas Houston February 13-February 18, 2012 National Theatre of London - Captured Live - Sundance is bringing it back to Houston! Travelling Light, a new play by Nicholas Wright, will be broadcast live to cinemas around the world in February.
How had a twenty-two-year–old pretentious layabout made a discovery that would elude every other cinematic pioneer for years to... | Sundance Cinemas | 02/13/12-
02/18/12 | Houston |
Quote-Alongs: THE PRINCESS BRIDE QUOTE-ALONG & FEAST (West Oaks) Presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks February 14, 2012 The Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks presents Quote-Alongs: THE PRINCESS BRIDE QUOTE-ALONG & FEAST.
"Hello, my name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." "The dude abides." "I know you are, but what am I?" There are some movies with dialog that's so entrenched in our culture, so ingrained in our brains, and so much a part of who we are as people that it seems just silly to make us sit and watch the film in total... | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 02/14/12 | Houston |
Quote-Alongs: THE PRINCESS BRIDE QUOTE-ALONG & FEAST (Mason/Katy)Presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at Alamo Drafthouse Mason (Katy) February 14, 2012 Alamo Drafthouse Mason (Katy) presents Quote-Alongs: THE PRINCESS BRIDE QUOTE-ALONG & FEAST.
"Hello, my name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." "The dude abides." "I know you are, but what am I?" There are some movies with dialog that's so entrenched in our culture, so ingrained in our brains, and so much a part of who we are as people that it seems just silly to make us sit and watch the film... | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 02/14/12 | Katy |
Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow: Valentine's Day Film: Breakfast at Tiffany'sPresented by Houston Downtown Management District and Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at The Majestic Metro February 14, 2012 Have a Historic Valentine's Day! Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow is bringing Breakfast at Tiffany's to the historic Majestic Metro for a V-day celebration like no other. Bring your sweetheart or come with friends to hang with Holly Golightly, enjoy desserts and sip on champagne!
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and featuring Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin... | Houston Downtown Management District | 02/14/12 | Houston |
Holocaust Museum/Houston Hillel/Rice Cinema Film Screening: Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustPresented by Holocaust Museum Houston and Houston Hillel Student Center at Rice University - Rice Media Center/Rice Cinema February 15, 2012 Holocaust Museum Houston presents Holocaust Museum/Houston Hillel/Rice Cinema Film Screening: Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust, Wednesday, February 15, 7pm-9pm. Location Rice Cinema, 6100 Main MS-549, Houston, TX 77005-1827.
"Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust" tells a provocative and mostly unknown story of the 60-year relationship between Hollywood and the atrocities of Nazi Germany. With scenes from more than... | Holocaust Museum Houston | 02/15/12 | Houston |
February Classic Movie Matinee Screening: My Man GodfreyPresented by Bellaire City Library at Bellaire City Library February 15, 2012 The Bellaire City Library is presenting a Classic Movie Matinee Screening: My Man Godfrey, on Wednesday February 15, at 1:00pm.
As a break from the Universal Pictures run of horror movies, this screwball comedy established a pattern that would endure throughout the Depression. The 1936 black and white screwball classic starred William Powell and Carole Lombard.
One of the landmark "screwball" comedies of... | Bellaire City Library | 02/15/12 | Bellaire |
The REEL Culture Spring 2012 Film & Speaker Series: The Last MountainPresented by Houston Community College - Northwest at Houston Community College - NW (Spring Branch/Town & Country Campus) February 15, 2012 HCC Northwest presents The REEL Culture Spring 2012 Film & Speaker Series at the Spring Branch Campus. This series headlines with prominent speakers and intriguing films meant to inform and motivate people to think more critically about their surroundings.
All programs are on Wednesday and begin at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Faculty members will introduce films and lead critical evaluation/discussion. Guest speakers will be available for... | Houston Community College - Northwest | 02/15/12 | Houston |
Action Pack: MOULIN ROUGE Sing-Along (West Oaks)Presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks February 15, 2012 The Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks presents Action Pack: MOULIN ROUGE Sing-Along.
I’m sure you’re all familiar with the tale of a penniless, hopelessly romantic Bohemian poet who moves to Paris only to quickly fall into a doomed affair with the most beautiful girl at the Moulin Rouge theater. But this sweeping musical epic is far more than meets they eye as it can warm even the coldest of heart and convert the most jaded of minds to a belief in the New... | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 02/15/12 | Houston |
2012 Contemporary Italian Film Series: La nostra vita Presented by Italian Cultural & Community Center at Italian Cultural Center - Milford House February 15, 2012 The Italian Cultural and Community Center presents the 2012 Contemporary Italian Film Series. The series screens at the Italian Cultural Center, 1101 Milford Street Houston, TX 77006. Doors open at 6:30pm and films begin at 7:15pm. Movies are in Italian with English subtitles.
Wednesday, February 15
La nostra vita
Directed by Daniele... | Italian Cultural & Community Center | 02/15/12 | Houston |
80s Insanity: COMING TO AMERICA w/ McDowells Burgers! (Mason/Katy)Presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at Alamo Drafthouse Mason (Katy) February 16, 2012 Alamo Drafthouse Mason (Katy) presents 80s Insanity: COMING TO AMERICA w/ McDowells Burgers!.
Before Eddie Murphy fell into fat suit shenanigans and unwatchable family trash, he starred in the best African-prince-comes-to-the-free-world-to-work-at-a-fast-food-restaurant-and-meet-the-girl-of-his-dreams movie of the ‘80s!
Arsenio Hall (whoopwhoopwhoop!) joins a colorful cast of characters (half of which are also played by Hall and Murphy... | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 02/16/12 | Katy |
| Moores School of Music/Italian Cultural Center Lecture: Puccini Near the End: His Late Life and Works | Italian Cultural & Community Center | 02/16/12 | Houston |
Orbit – An HD OdysseyPresented by Houston Symphony at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts February 17-February 18, 2012 The Houston Symphony presents Orbit – An HD Odyssey, Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18 at 7:30PM in Jones Hall.
Join us for the world premiere of the second film in our HD Odyssey series–this time focused on our planet. With striking images taken from NASA missions to Earth's orbit and accompanied by Strauss' epic tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra, this event is not to be... | Houston Symphony | 02/17/12-
02/18/12 | Houston |
MDPC Concert Series: Karl Jenkins' THE ARMED MAN: A MASS FOR PEACEPresented by Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church February 17, 2012 The Worship and Music Ministry of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church is pleased to present the MDPC Concert Series. The Worship and Music Ministry of MDPC is pleased to present our seventh annual concert series for our congregation and community.
In celebration of Charles Hausmann's five years as the Sanctuary Choir Director and looking forward to the tenth anniversary in 2012 of our Sanctuary Schantz Pipe Organ, this entire season will be performed by our Sanctuary... | Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church | 02/17/12 | Houston |
Cinema Bomar 16mm Movie NightPresented by Domy Books and Cinema Bomar at Domy Books February 17, 2012 Domy Books, in association with Cinema Bomar, is pleased to present, 16mm Movie Nights, curated by Cinema Bomar.
CinemaBomar puts on on showings of 16mm industrial, educational and ephemeral films from our personal collection. Our mission is to give people the experience of seeing these films, most of which were never intended to survive to the present, in their original format with all the damage that time... | Domy Books | 02/17/12 | Houston |
Secret of the Cardboard RocketPresented by Houston Museum of Natural Science at Houston Museum of Natural Science - Burke Baker Planetarium February 17-April 24, 2012 For our youngest visitors and their parents, we’re opening Secret of the Cardboard Rocket, a delightful animated feature.
Climb aboard a magical cardboard rocket with two young children and enter an extraordinary ride through space in this lighthearted show. Experience a breathtaking, up-close look at each of our solar system’s planets, and receive special guidance from Astronomy Book - a character personified by a wise, kind old man.
See each... | Houston Museum of Natural Science | 02/17/12-
04/24/12 | Houston |
Jung Center Film Screening and Follow-up Workshop: Enlightenment Guaranteed?Presented by Jung Center of Houston at Jung Center of Houston February 17-February 18, 2012 The Jung Center of Houston presents Enlightenment Guaranteed? In this film screening and follow-up workshop, meditation teacher Stan Merrill explores the meaning of enlightement and the practical value of mindfulness and meditation for living with contentment.
Enlightenment Guaranteed: Film Screening and Discussion
Friday, February 17
6 pm
What is enlightenment?... | Jung Center of Houston | 02/17/12-
02/18/12 | Houston |
| MFAH Film/Texas Independent Film Network Screening: Slacker 2011 | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | 02/17/12 | Houston |
River Oaks Theatre Weekend Midnight Movies: Ghostbusters Presented by Landmark Theatres at River Oaks Theatre February 17-February 18, 2012 Every Friday and Saturday night at 11:55pm, it's another Midnight Movie Classic at the Landmark River Oaks Theatre.
Friday-Saturday, February 17-18: Ghostbusters
Four parapsychologists with nuclear guns (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis) make up the greatest pest control team in the world in this thrilling action-comedy about pesky poltergeists that... | Landmark Theatres | 02/17/12-
02/18/12 | Houston |
Only At The Alamo: KILL LIST (West Oaks)Presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks February 17-February 23, 2012 Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks presents Only At The Alamo: KILL LIST.
In Ben Wheatley’s dark British thriller, Neil Maskell stars as Jay, an out-of-work ex-soldier turned contract killer with no work, no money and no health insurance. The only thing he does seem to have in plenty is a wife who won’t get off his case about their family’s financial future. It’s in this moment of weakness that Jay agrees to join his... | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 02/17/12-
02/23/12 | Houston |
Bill Cunningham New York Presented by 14 Pews at 14 Pews February 17, 2012 14 Pews presents Bill Cunningham New York.
“We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour.
The “Bill” in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns “On the Street”... | 14 Pews | 02/17/12 | Houston |
LA Phil LIVE - Dudamel conducts Mahler 8Presented by Fathom/National CineMedia at Various locations around Houston February 18, 2012 Fathom/National CineMedia and the Los Angeles Philharmonic present LA Phil LIVE: Dudamel conducts Mahler 8 “Symphony of a Thousand” live from Caracas, Venezuela.
In this once-in-a-lifetime concert experience Dudamel will lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, combined with multiple choirs and soloists in Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” (No. 8),... | Fathom/National CineMedia | 02/18/12 | Houston |
MFAH Film Premieres: Le HavrePresented by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston at Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium February 18-February 19, 2012 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents MFAH Film Premieres. Enjoy these critically acclaimed, award-winning international films as they make their Houston debut!
Le Havre
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
2011, in French with English subtitles
Finland/France/Germany
103 minutes
MFAH film faithful will remember seeing prior films by iconoclastic Finn Aki... | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | 02/18/12-
02/19/12 | Houston |
Graveyard Shift: THE GATE & THE GATE II:TRESPASSERS (West Oaks)Presented by Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas at Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks February 18, 2012 Join Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks for Graveyard Shift: POLTERGEIST. Welcome to the Graveyard Shift — where night owls come together to enjoy some of the best horror movies ever made. From the classics to unknown gems, every month the Alamo Drafthouse will pick out a favorite from the vault for your enjoyment. The Graveyard Shift isn’t just a simple screening, though — it’s an event. Once a month we’ll bring you games, giveaways... | Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | 02/18/12 | Houston |
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