This Week’s Special Screenings

The Magnolia’s The Big Movie classic films series continues its Uptown/Downtown series with a screening of John Schlesinger’s Oscar-winning drama Midnight Cowboy (1969), 7:30pm, May 8, at the theater. Details

The Texas Theater’s Tuesday Night Trash series continues with free screening of the Mexploitation classic Intrepidos Punks (1980), 9pm, May 8, at the theater.  Details

The Austin Film Festival and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum continue their Made in Texas films series with a screening of the drama Toy Soldiers (1991), 7:30pm, May 9, at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum’s Texas Spirit Theater in Austin. Details

The Lone Star Film Society’s and Red Productions’ Backlot Film Series continues with an outdoor screening of Mel Brooks’ sci-fi parody Spaceballs (1987), at sunset, May 10, in Foch Alley near Red Productions (1075 Foch St., Fort Worth).  Details

The Inwood Theatre’s Midnight Madness feature for this week is the Coen Brothers’ surreal comedy Raising Arizona (1987) on Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12, at the theater. Details

The Lone Star Film Society and the Kimbell Art Museum continue their Impressions of Paris film series with Vincente Minnelli’s romantic musical Gigi (1958) 2pm, May 13, in the museum auditorium. Details