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special screeningsBY MARJORIE BAUMGARTENThe symbol (*) indicates full-length reviews available online: austinchronicle.com/film.Moulin RougeTHURSDAY 141999 Sing-Along Action Pack.@Alamo Ritz, 10:40pm.Ed Wood (1994) D: Tim Burton; with JohnnyDepp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, PatriciaArquette, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray, Lisa Marie, George“The Animal” Steele, Juliet Landau. (R, 124 min.)Winter Film Series: Mel Brooks and Tim BurtonDouble Features. This biographical film is charming,melancholy, strange, and quirkily humorous. There’salso a certain irony in giving the silver-screen treatmentto the most infamous of bargain-basementdirectors and his motley crew of hangers-on. (*)@Paramount, 7pm.Edward Scissorhands (1990) D: Tim Burton;with Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Conchata Ferrell,Kathy Baker, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Arkin,Vincent Price, Dianne Wiest. (PG-13, 100 min.) WinterFilm Series: Mel Brooks and Tim Burton DoubleFeatures. Burton’s combination of fantastic and realimagery add to this story’s dreamy but satiric edge.Depp, as the fragile but irresistibly fabulous titlecharacter, is “shear” delight. @Paramount, 9:25pm.Igor and the Lunatics (1985) D: Billy Parolini;with Joseph Eero, Mary Ann Schacht, Joe Niola. (R,82 min.) Cult Thursday. A cult leader takes revengeafter he gets out of prison. @Alamo Drafthouse LakeCreek, 10pm; free.Pulp Fiction Quote-Along (1994) D: QuentinTarantino; with John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, UmaThurman, Bruce Willis. (R, 154 min.) Action Pack.@Alamo Ritz, 7pm.SUBMISSION INFORMATION:The Austin Chronicle is published every Thursday. Infois due the Monday of the week prior to the issue date. Thedeadline for the Jan. 29 issue is Monday, Jan. 18. Includename of event, date, time, location, price, phone number(s), adescription, and any available photos or artwork.Send submissions to the Chronicle, PO Box 49066, Austin,TX 78765; fax, 458-6910; or e-mail.Contact Marjorie Baumgarten (Special Screenings):specialscreenings@austinchronicle.com;Wayne Alan Brenner (Offscreen): calendar@austinchronicle.com.FRIDAY 151999 Sing-Along @Alamo DrafthouseVillage, 12mid. (See Thursday, 1/14.)Adurs (2010) D: V.V. Vinayak; with NTR Jr.,Nayantara, Sheela, Brahmanandam. (NR, 160 min.)NTR Jr. plays dual roles in this Telgu-language filmabout twins separated at birth. @Tinseltown South,3:10, 7, 10:10pm.Bettie Page Tribute Night Entertainmentby local burlesque troupe the Jigglewatts and otherTexas acts accompanies footage from the classicBettie Page feature Teaserama. @Alamo DrafthouseLake Creek, 7:30pm.Forrest Gump (1994) D: Robert Zemeckis;with Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, MykeltiWilliamson, Sally Field. (PG-13, 142 min.) MasterPancake. Run, Forrest, run … far away from thesemerry jokesters who are certain to put your life storythrough the wringer. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 7, 10:10pm.SPACESB-Girl (2009) D: Emily Dell. (PG-13, 90 min.)Starring the world’s most decorated female breakdancer,Jules “Lady Jules” Urich, this documentary tells herstory. In attendance will be director and screenwriterEmily Dell, producer Elizabeth Dell, and local castmember Josh “Milky” Ayers. The afterparty is hostedby Romeo Navarro. @The Independent, 7pm.Save Me! Lollipop (2006) (PG) Austin PublicLibrary: Anime Club. In this manga series, an adoescentgirl mistakenly swallows the precious CrystalPearl used for a sorcery exam and becomes huntedby some junior wizards and protected by a coupleothers. @Southeast Austin Library, 4pm; free.SATURDAY 16Adurs (2010) @Tinseltown South,11:55am, 3:10, 7, 10:10pm. (See Friday.)68 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E JANUARY 15, 2010 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mCarmen (2010) D: Richard Eyre. (NR, 210 min.)Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD. Eyre debuts as adirector at the Met with this new production of thepopular Georges Bizet opera. Elina Garanca andRoberto Alagna perform the leads with YannickNézet-Séguin conducting. @Hill Country Galleria,Metropolitan, Southpark Meadows, Tinseltown North,CM Cedar Park, noon.Forrest Gump (1994) @Alamo Ritz, 7, 10:10pm.(See Friday.)Moulin Rouge (2001) D: Baz Luhrmann; withNicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo,Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh. (PG-13, 135 min.)Winter Film Series: Double Bill. This musical sucksyou in with its own brand of willful illogic and breathtakingvisuals. Set in turn-of-the-century Paris, apenniless poet falls madly in love with a nightclub’sstar performer, a chanteuse-cum-courtesan who hasa heart of gold and is an incipient consumptive. Themusic is a combination of restructured modern poptunes manhandled into clever new forms. (*)@Paramount, 9:20pm.The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)D: Jim Sharman; with Richard O’Brien, Barry Bostwick,Susan Sarandon, Tim Curry. (R, 95 min.) Austin fanshave been dressing up and doing the “Time Warp”thing live for more than 30 years straight. For moreinfo, see www.austinrocky.org. @Alamo DrafthouseVillage, 12mid.William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet(1996) D: Baz Luhrmann; with Leonardo DiCaprio,Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, PetePostlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora, HaroldPerrineau, Jesse Bradford, Christina Pickles, MiriamMargolyes, M. Emmet Walsh, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Paul Rudd.(PG-13, 121 min.) Winter Film Series: Double Bill. ThisShakespeare rendition is not so much a reconceptualizationas a recontextualization of the 400-year-old play. Thefilm is a rich visual feast, besotted with the fervor of itsacrobatic camerawork and kinetic staging and its mindbendingaggregation of unrelated but resonant fragmentsof 20th century iconography. (*) @Paramount, 7pm.SUNDAY 17Adurs (2010) @Tinseltown South,11:55am, 3, 6:05, 9:15pm. (See Friday.)Moulin Rouge (2001) (See Saturday.)Robot Jox (1990) D: Stuart Gordon; with GaryGraham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo, MichaelAlldredge. (PG, 85 min.) Hecklevision. Text in yourheckles and have them appear onscreen. The movieis a Delta Burke Lifetime movie. Gordon’s fantasy isset in a post-nuclear apocalypse in which the superpowersbattle territorial disputes with large robotsmanned by solitary human beings, or robot jox.@Alamo Ritz, 9:20pm.William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet(1996) @Paramount, 4:30pm. (See Saturday.)MONDAY 18Adurs (2010) @Tinseltown South,11:55am, 3, 6:05, 9:15pm. (See Friday.)James Brown: Live at the Boston Garden,1968 (2004) See p.66.SPACESGood Hair (2009) D: Jeff Stilson. (PG-13, 95 min.)Movie Monday: Hairy Month. Free. (*) @Cafe Mundi,7:30pm.TUESDAY 19Heavenly Creatures (1994)D: Peter Jackson; with Melanie Lynskey,Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent, Clive Merrison,Simon O’Connor. (NR, 99 min.) Hey Homo! Presents.This early film by Jackson is a startling genre-benderthat combines drama, comedy, fantasy, romance, andhorror in a story about the friendship between twoschoolgirls. (*) @Alamo Ritz, 7pm.I Come in Peace (1989) D: Craig R. Baxley;with Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley,Matthias Hues. (R, 91 min.) Terror Tuesday. A Houstonvice cop thinks he’s on the trail of drug dealers, butthe villains instead turn out to be aliens who siphonout rare matter from victims’ brains. @Alamo Ritz,10:20pm.The Land (1969) See p.65.SPACESGhostbusters (1984) D: Ivan Reitman; with BillMurray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver,Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson. (PG, 107 min.)Free. (*) @Rounders Pizzeria, 7pm.Up (2009) D: Pete Docter and Bob Peterson; withthe voices of Peterson, Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer,Jordan Nagai, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, Elie Docter.(PG, 96 min.) Austin Public Library: Family Movie Night.With rich emotional currents and taut action sequences,Up became an instant animated classic. (*) @PleasantHill Branch Library, 6:30pm; free.offscreen501 Studios: Soundstage + HD Theatre 501 Studios’ soundstage in Downtown Austin now doublesas one of Texas’ largest public theatres – with a Sony Qualia HD projector, a 28-foot screen, 180 (removable)seats, a vintage popcorn machine, and affordable rates. Need a venue for premieres, wrap parties, or concerts/plays/performancesfeaturing projection? This could be the place. Also still available as a soundstage/green screen. 485-3000. www.501studios.com.Austin FilmWorks: Feature Lab is now accepting registrations for its new class sequence, in whichfilmmaker Steve Mims requires students to produce two short films and play a key role in a class-producedfeature-length film. See website for details. www.austinfilmworks.com.Austin School of Film Classes An excellent slate of classes is available for your cinematic advancementat the Austin School of Film at the start of this new decade, with professional instruction in Final CutPro, DV and HD cameras, Screenwriting Essentials, Introduction to Dreamweaver and Fetch, animation andlighting techniques, and more. See website for details. www.austinfilmschool.org/classes.ChannelAustin Classes Austin’s digital media center offers filmmakers professional, hands-on instructionin HD field equipment and studio production, plus affordable access to the latest high-end gear and softwareby Sony and Apple. Learn more on Mondays from 6 to 7pm. See website for details. 1143 Northwestern.www.channelaustin.org.Cine las Americas 13: Call for Entries Cine las Americas invites filmmakers, producers, and distributorsto participate in the showcase of contemporary films from North, Central, and South America; theCaribbean; and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as works made by or about Latinos and/or indigenous groups ofthe Americas. See website for details. Deadline: Jan. 15. www.cinelasamericas.org.Screen It Like You Mean It Austin Studios has a state-of-the-art screening room, which is available tothe public on a rental basis. Community and indie rates are available for the room, which sports an 18-footby-7-footscreen, 28 fixed theatre seats, and a surround-sound system and supports Super-35, 35mm, 16mm,VHS, and DVD formats. Handicap accessible, restrooms – the works. It also has a break room suitable for presentations,meetings, and general cinematic tomfoolery. 322-0145. www.austinstudios.org.SXSW Seeking Volunteers Jobs range from festival production to conference activities including registration,information, trade show, technical support, and more. Day and night positions available. Volunteersmust be able to work a minimum of 30 hours or 3 shifts during the event, depending on their crew type.Applications are available online, and crew selections will be made at the volunteer call. If you’re unable toattend the call or just need more details, e-mail or call ASAP. Jan. 24-25. Sun., 2-5pm; Mon., 6-9pm. Hilton Hotel,500 E. Fourth. 467-7979. volunteer@sxsw.com.