OUTSIDE THE MEGAPLEX
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
1001 Bissonnet; mfah.org “Three on a Match” Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs. Part of the Cracking the (Pre) Code Festival. 6 p.m. Friday “Gold Diggers of 1933” Ginger Rogers stars in this story of a wealthy composer who rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play. Part of the Cracking the (Pre) Code Festival. 7:30 p.m. Friday “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” This Chinese film from director Bi Gan is one of the year’s most striking films, featuring a tracking shot that takes up the back half of the film. A man returns to Guizhou to find the tracks of a mysterious woman. He recalls the summer he spent with her 20 years ago. 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday “Shanghai Express” Marlene Dietrich stars in this story of a woman rediscovering a former lover during a dangerous train ride to Shanghai. Part of the Cracking the (Pre) Code Festival. 5 p.m. Sunday “Cassandro, the Exotico!” After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, Cassandro, the star of the gender-bending cross-dressing Mexican wrestlers known as the Exoticos, is far from retiring. Part of QFest. 7 p.m. Thursday
14 PEWS
800 Aurora, 14pews.org “Armstrong” Interviews and never-before-seen footage highlight the incredible life of astronaut Neil Armstrong, from his near-death experiences as a fighter pilot and test pilot to his historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon. 7 p.m. Friday
RICE CINEMA
6100 Main; film.rice.edu Moon In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, Houston-based duo Peter Lucas and Camilo Gonzalez present this special audiovisual event featuring a screening of their short film “One Small Step” following NASA’s Apollo missions to the moon as well as additional imagery, sounds and music related to the moon’s presence in science, mythology and pop culture. 7:30 p.m. Friday “Paris Is Burning” Documentary focuses on drag queens living in New York and their “house” culture, which provides a sense of community and support for the flamboyant and often socially shunned performers. Part of QFest. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
THE HEALTH MUSEUM
1515 Hermann; thehealthmuseum.org “The Day We Walked on the Moon” Landmark documentary to mark the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon. Film will be followed by a “Health, Moon and Beyond” panel discussion featuring two former NASA astronauts and other experts from Baylor College of Medicine’s Translational Research Institute for Space Health and Center for Space Medicine. 3 p.m. Saturday
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
2707 Commercial Center, Katy; drafthouse.com/houston “The Faculty” Students suspect that their teachers are aliens after bizarre occurrences. 9 p.m. Friday “Total Recall” Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in Paul Voerhoeven’s 1990 sci-fi/ action/thriller about a man who goes on a virtual vacation to Mars
but ends up doing a lot more than vacationing. 10 p.m. Saturday “This Is Spinal Tap” Spinal Tap, one of England’s loudest fictional bands, is chronicled in this mockumentary by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. 3:15 p.m. Sunday “Jaws” When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it’s up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down. 6:15 p.m. Sunday “Pulp Fiction” With Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” coming out soon, it’s time to look back at his violent crime classic about the lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and a pair of diner bandits intertwining in four tales of violence and redemption. 7:30 p.m. Monday “Purple Rain” A young musician, aka Prince, is tormented by an abusive situation at home and must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance and his own dissatisfied band as his star begins to rise. 7:15 p.m. Tuesday “Being Frank” Jim Gaffigan stars in this comedy about a normal father whose family life is turned upside down when his son discovers his dad has another family. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
ROOFTOP CINEMA
1700 Post Oak; rooftopcinema club.com/houston “Selena” A biographical musical drama about the life and career of Tejano music star Selena QuintanillaPérez, a recording artist well known in the Latino communities in the United States and Mexico before she was murdered. 8:30 p.m. Sunday “The Parent Trap” Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, later discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together. 8:30 p.m. Tuesday
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
“LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT” WILL SCREEN AT THE MFAH THIS WEEKEND.