OUTSIDE THE MEGAPLEX
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
1001 Bissonnet; mfah.org
“Young Picasso”
Art historians discuss Pablo Picasso’s early years as an artist and his early works. 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday
“Diamantino”
When soccer player Diamantino learns of the European refugee crisis, it shatters his sheltered worldview and drains him of the idyllic ignorance that fuels his athletic prowess. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday
14 PEWS
800 Aurora, 14pews.org
“Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am”
Author Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, history, America and the human condition. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday
“The River and the Wall”
Five friends journey from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes and canoes to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a border wall on the natural environment. 5 p.m. Sunday
RIVER OAKS THEATRE
2009 W. Gray; landmarktheatres.com
“The Room”
Tommy Wiseau’s cult midnight movie about Johnny, a successful banker who lives happily in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, inexplicably, she gets bored and decides to seduce his best friend, Mark. From there, nothing will be the same again. Midnight Friday
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Midnight Saturday
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
2707 Commercial Center, Katy; drafthouse.com/houston
“Dirty Dancing”
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances “Baby” Houseman falls in love with the camp’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle. 7:30 p.m. Friday
“Runaway Nightmare”
Two dorky Nevada worm wranglers are kidnapped by a gang of beautiful women as part of a plot to steal plutonium from the Mafia. 9 p.m. Friday
“The Goonies”
A group of young misfits discovers an ancient map and sets out on a quest to find a legendary pirate’s long-lost treasure. 10 a.m. Saturday
“Apocalypse Now”
An Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces colonel who sees himself as a god. 4:15 p.m. Saturday
“The Raid: Redemption”
A SWAT team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs. 8:30 p.m. Saturday
“Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom”
In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental and sexual torture. 12:30 p.m. Sunday
“The Remains of the Day”
A butler, who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II, realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer. 3 p.m. Sunday
“Steamboat Bill, Jr.”
The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father’s crew. 6 p.m. Sunday
“Hot Rod”
Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life — to clear 15 buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank’s life-saving heart operation. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
“Selena”
The story of Selena QuintanillaPerez, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart-topping albums. 7:30 p.m. Thursday
HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
5555 Hermann Park Drive; hmns.org
“Great Barrier Reef 3D”
The story of the tiny building blocks of life that form the world’s largest living structure. Multiple screenings daily
“Superpower Dogs 3D”
Documentary follows the adventures of search-and-rescue dogs. Multiple screenings daily
“Apollo 11: First Steps Edition”
A thrilling cinematic experience that showcases the real-life moments of humankind’s first steps on the moon. Multiple screenings daily
ROOFTOP CINEMA
1700 Post Oak; rooftopcinemaclub.com/houston
“The Proposal”
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. 8:30 p.m. Friday