BAT CITY CINEMA Presents: THE INSTRUCTOR Prepare yourself for a roundhouse kick to the brain! The classic martial arts trope of rival schools battling for supremacy is turned on it's head in this astounding karate catastrophe from Akron, Ohio. A criminally under-seen D.I.Y. action extravaganza in the vein of Parole Violators and New York Ninja. Makes Deadbeat at Dawn look like sh*t! Come early! The beautiful folks of the Austin VHS Swap will be set up inside the theater from 4-8pm! Show starts at 8:30pm.

Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him. However, Dolemite is no stupid man and has a lot of warriors backing him, such as his call girls, who are Karate Experts--and lots more.... about the series: GCG's Tenets of Excess We show cult, horror, and exploitation cinema of all kinds, from all decades of cinema history and across the globe. We strive to explore this type of cinema - film that explore our deepest and darkest desires all while being wildly inventive - that is in danger of disappearing with the direction the film industry is headed. The Goremet Cinema Gang is a film community serving up the pleasures of cult, horror, & exploitation cinema. Our mission is to bring back midnight movie culture to Austin, TX. We are a group of film lovers that love the films nice society shies away from. Gregory the leader of the group has worked in cinemas and on film shoots in the past and loves the culture of screening films as well as making them and truly has a love of the shared experience of watching an enticing film in public with an audience! Othe movies for future series dates- Rabid Dolemite Class of 1984 Ms. 45 Chopping Mall School of the Holy Beast Fatal Termination"

A year in the life of a unique family. It captures the daily life of the Sasquatch with a level of detail and rigor that is simply unforgettable.

Eastside cinema launches its by weekly program of Austins vault of music and film culture from the 80s and 90s, with a lil help from our friends.we like to look at it like going to the movies to see our generations version of Grease. Like when our parents showed us grease the movie and pointed and said… that’s what it was really like for us ! Come see what it was like… for us! Come to see an encore of our sold out presentation… Texas Archive of the Moving Image and American Genre Film Archive co-present HER DOG SATAN (1991), a vampire thriller from independent filmmaker Scott Conn that shadows the seedy underbelly of Austin's punk music scene. Filmed on location at the legendary Cannibal Club, the film features music by Austin-based musicians Pam Peltz (Living Pins, Toby Dammit, Minus Grace), Jeff Hoskins (Foot Patrol, Nice Strong Arm, The Flying Saucers), and Owen McMahon (Cherubs, Butthole Surfers, Joint Chiefs). Screening alongside rare punk shorts from Austin, as well as horror and sci-fi movies shot in Austin from the collection of American Genre Film Archive (including Mask of Sarnath (1981), which features a soundtrack by Throbbing Gristle and Invasion of the Aluminum People (1980), this event promises a night of Austin rarities you do not want to miss!

The KOOP Radio Nightbeat Film Series presents: URGH! A MUSIC WAR Featuring a pre-screening DJ set, beginning at 6 p.m., by Scott Gardener of KOOP Radio's "Stronger Than Dirt." Released in 1982, this frenetic celebration of punk, rock, new wave, and reggae finds The Police, Devo, The Go-Gos, Oingo Boingo, X, The Cramps, Surf Punks, Joan Jett, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, and more captured in concert in all their youthful anger, exuberance, and potential. URGH! A MUSIC WAR presents more than two-dozen then-young, energetic bands making the music and moments matter in hot, crowded, amped venues scattered across L.A., London, New York City, and elsewhere. It’s live and loud. It’s urgent and proud. It’s big hair, little hair, guys, girlz—with music styles ranging from minimalist electronica to reggae to theatrical camp to mosh-worthy mayhem. It’s catchy, it’s topical, it’s angry, it’s playful, it’s live. And it lives on in a rocking, throbbing, sights-and-sounds showcase. Come for the acts you know, stay for those new to you. Presented by KOOP Radio 91.7 FM and nominated by Professor Ted of "Virtual Noise." The Nightbeat Film Series is curated by the programmers and members of the primarily volunteer-run community radio station. Each selected film reflects the format of the programmer’s show on KOOP Radio and the artists they play and is inclusive of the station’s mission to serve Austin’s diverse community. More information at https://koop.org/