Limited advance individual tickets* are now on-sale for 10 films that will be shown at the Paramount and State Theatre during the 31st annual Austin Film Festival, October 24-31, 2024. The advance individual tickets* are $20 per ticket for Marquee Features. A Film Pass, good for all films shown over the festival’s eight days, is available for $80.
*Advance individual tickets are considered General Admission tickets and are not guaranteed admission to the film, pending Badge and Pass seating. Visit https://austinfilmfestival.com/about/aff-policies/ for more.
The Piano Lesson – 2024 OPENING NIGHT
(USA, 125 MIN)
Writer: Malcolm Washington, Virgil Williams
Director: Malcolm Washington
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Erykah Badu
A family clash over an heirloom piano explodes. The battle between brother and sister – one hopes to sell it, the other refuses to give it up – unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived and who defines a family legacy.
Scheduled to attend the film and participate in a Q&A immediately after the screening: Virgil Williams
Thursday October 24, 2024 7:30pm – 10:05pm CDT
Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
Dirty Harry
(USA, 102 MIN)
Presented by Shane Black
Writer: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, Dean Riesner
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Andy Robinson, Harry Guardino, John Mitchum, Mae Mercer
A San Francisco police detective becomes frustrated when the laws of the day keep him from apprehending a crazed sniper who is terrorizing the city.
Scheduled to present the film and participate in a Q&A immediately after the screening: Shane Black
Friday October 25, 2024 3:30pm – 5:52pm CDT
Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
September 5
(USA, 95 MIN)
Writer: Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum
Director: Tim Fehlbaum
Cast: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch
September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, September 5 provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time. At the heart of the story is Geoff, a young and ambitious producer striving to prove himself to his boss, the legendary TV executive Roone Arledge. Together with Marianne, a German interpreter, Geoff unexpectedly takes the helm of the live coverage. As narratives shift, time ticks away, and conflicting rumors spread, with the hostages’ lives hanging in the balance, Geoff grapples with tough decisions while confronting his own moral compass.
Saturday October 26, 2024 2:30pm – 4:05pm CDT
Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
The Brutalist
(USA/UK/Hungary, 215 MIN)
Writer: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Director: Brady Corbet
Cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn
Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost…
Saturday October 26, 2024 5:30pm – 9:05pm CDT
Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
Throne of Blood
(Japan, 109 MIN)
Writer: Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada
Presented by Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife, fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Scheduled to attend the film and participate in a Q&A immediately after the screening: Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo
Sunday October 27, 2024 3:00pm – 5:19pm CDT
Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
The Order – Centerpiece
(USA, 116 MIN)
Writer: Zach Baylin
Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver and Marc Maron
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads a veteran FBI agent into a domestic terrorist plot to overthrow the federal government.
Scheduled to attend the film and participate in a Q&A immediately after the screening: Zach Baylin, Tye Sheridan
Sunday October 27, 2024 7:00pm – 9:26pm CDT
Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
The Last Showgirl
(USA, 85 MIN)
Writer: Kate Gersten
Director: Gia Coppola
Cast: Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd
The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelley, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.
Scheduled to attend the film and participate in a Q&A immediately after the screening: Gia Coppola
State Theatre 719 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
Maria
(USA, 123 MIN)
Writer: Steven Knight
Director: Pablo Larraín
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valeria Golino
Academy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie is Maria Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century in acclaimed director Pablo Larrain’s operatic MARIA. The film follows the American-Greek soprano as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye. MARIA reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life.
Friday October 27, 2023 9:15pm – 11:35pm CDT
Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
Nightbitch
(USA, 100 MIN)
Writer: Marielle Heller
Director: Marielle Heller
Cast: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Patrick Snowden, Emmett James Snowden, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Archana Rajan, Jessica Harper
A woman (Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her new domesticity takes a surreal turn.
Wednesday October 30, 2024 7:15pm – 8:55pm CDT
Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
The Room Next Door – Closing Night Film
(USA, 110 MIN)
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter. Eventually, they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Thursday October 31, 2024 7:00pm – 8:50pm CDT
Paramount Theatre 713 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
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