This Week's Classic Movie Screenings in Austin (September 3-9)

Labor Day is upon us, and Austinites who are looking to take in a movie over the holiday weekend have some classic alternatives to the end-of-Summer dregs at the multiplex. The slate of revival screenings over the next seven days is the usual blend of high and low culture, of artistic triumph and travesty:

Here are This Week's Classic Movie Screenings in Austin from Friday September 3rd through Thursday September 9th.

The Matrix (1999) with Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishburne, directed by the Wachowski Brothers, presented by Master Pancake Theater, Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, Fri. and Sat. @ 7 and 10:15 p.m.

Vertigo (1958) with James Stewart, Kim Novak, and Barbara Bel Geddes, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Paramount Theatre, Fri. @ 7:15 and 9:50 p.m.

The Golem (1920) with Lyda Salmonova and Ernst Deutsch, directed by Paul Wegener and Carl Boese, Alamo Rolling Roadshow at Starving Art Mini-Drive-in, Fri. @ 8:30 p.m

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) with Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Meat Loaf, directed by Jim Sharman, Alamo Drafthouse Village, Sat. @ 11:55 p.m.

The Big Lebowski (1998) with Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and John Turturro,directed by Joel Coen, Paramount Theatre, Sun. @ 3 and 7 p.m.

The Jerk (1979) with Steve Martin, directed by Carl Reiner, with a live Q&A with screenwriter Carl Gottlieb, Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, Sun. @ 7 p.m.

Caveman (1981) with Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, and Dennis Quaid, with a live Q&A with writer/director Carl Gottlieb, Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, Sun. @ 10 p.m.

Wattstax (1972) with Isaac Hayes, Richard Pryor, Albert King, Pop & Mavis Staples, and Rufus Thomas, directed by Mel Stuart, "Music Mondays" at Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, Mon. @ 9:40 p.m.

Humanoids From the Deep (1980) with Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, and Vic Morrow, directed by Barbara Peeters, "Terror Tuesdays" at Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, Tues. @ 9:45 p.m.

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, directed by Nora Ephron, Paramount Theatre, Weds. @ 7 p.m.

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) with Holly Hunter, Swoosie Kurtz, and Beau Bridges, directed by Michael Ritchie, the Austin Film Festival's "Made in Texas" series, Texas Spirit Theater at Bob Bullock Texas History Museum, Weds. @ 7:30 p.m.

The Wizard (1989) with Fred Savage, Beau Bridges, and Christian Slater, directed by Todd Holland, Republic Square Park, Weds. @ 8 p.m., Free.

When Harry Met Sally … (1989) with Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, and Bruno Kirby, directed by Rob Reiner, Paramount Theatre, Weds. @ 9:10 p.m.

Sexus (1964) with Willy Braque and Virginia De Solen, directed by José Bénazéraf, "Weird Wednesday" at Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, Wednesday @ 11:55 p.m.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) with Gene Wilder and Jack Albertson, directed by Mel Stuart, Quote-Along, presented by the Action Pack, Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, Thurs. @ 7 p.m.

Shanghai Express (1932) with Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Warner Oland, directed by Josef Von Sternberg, Nueva Onda, Thurs. @ 8 p.m.

The Wild Life (1984) with Chris Penn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Lea Thompson, directed by Art Linson, Starving Art Mini-Drive-in, Thurs. @ 8:30 p.m.

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