OUTSIDE THE MEGAPLEX
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON
1001 Bissonnet; mfah.org
“In Search of Beethoven”
A comprehensive feature-length cinema documentary about the life of Ludwig van Beethoven. 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday
“The Masque of the Red Death”
Prince Prospero terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the “Red Death” plague that stalks the land. 7 p.m. Friday
“Ága”
An elderly reindeer hunter and his wife live in the icy north. When she senses that she is dying, the wife longs to talk about their daughter who left home to work in a faraway diamond mine, but her husband refuses to talk about her. 7 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday
14 PEWS
800 Aurora; 14pews.org
“Every Night’s a Saturday Night”
A documentary about the late rock ’n’ roll saxophonist and “Sixth Rolling Stone,” Bobby Keys. Executive producer Jeffrey Brown will introduce the film and host a Q&A following the screening. 7 p.m. Friday
RIVER OAKS THEATRE
2009 W. Gray; landmarktheatres.com
“Pee-wee’s Big Adventure”
When eccentric man-child Peewee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the
“SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE” SCREENS AT DISCOVERY GREEN ON THURSDAY.
adventure of his life. Midnight Friday and Saturday
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA
2707 Commercial Center, Katy; drafthouse.com/houston
“Terror Train”
Three years after a prank that went terribly awry, the six college students responsible are targeted by a masked killer at a New Year’s Eve party aboard a moving train. 9 p.m. Friday
“Night Train to Terror”
God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. The stories of the people in question are told in a trio of very strange vignettes. 9 p.m. Friday
“The Big Lebowski”
Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. 7:30 p.m. Saturday
“Moonrise Kingdom”
Wes Anderson’s story of a pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them. 3:15 p.m. Sunday
“Drop Dead Fred”
A young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood. 6 p.m. Sunday
THE HEALTH MUSEUM
1515 Hermann; thehealthmuseum.org
“93 Days”
When Ebola, the deadliest infectious disease known to man, arrives in Lagos, 21 million people are affected. 6 p.m. Thursday
DISCOVERY GREEN
1500 McKinney; discoverygreen.com
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Teen Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man of his reality, crossing his path with five counterparts from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities. 7 p.m. Thursday