Stateside at the Paramount

Maybe we're born with it, maybe it's historic preservation!
Stateside needs your help for a historic makeover: http://bit.ly/193kbAV

Ready, Set, GLOW! You can help us with a historic makeover involving the iconic STATE blade, a vibrant landmark of the Congress Avenue National Historic District... http://bit.ly/193kbAV

Unacceptable Levels @ Stateside

Unacceptable Levels, the story of the chemicals in our bodies, how they got there, and what we can do about it, screens tomorrow night with filmmaker Q&A!

austintheatre.org Unacceptable Levels examines the results of the chemical revolution of the 1940's through the eyes of affable father and filmmaker Ed Brown. Join him as he interviews top minds in the fields of science, advocacy, and law.

We all go a little mad sometimes...HITCHCOCK WEEK!

Starts tonight! www.austintheatre.org/summerclassicfilm

It's a great day(-lewis) for film...

One more night to catch these nightly news babies at Stateside.

Tomorrow at Stateside Independent - experience life on tour with Glen Hansard (ONCE) and The Frames at the Austin Premiere screening of THE FRAMES: IN THE DEEP SHADE! Includes Skype Q &A with Director Conor Masterson. Tix: http://bit.ly/15fWoOw

Look what we get to do today...

I wanna laugh with somebody
I wanna hear the LOL's with somebody
Yeahhhhh, wanna laugh with somebody
With somebody that loooooovesss meeeeee (?)

Moontower Comedy kicks off tomorrow!

Let us sum up Moontower Comedy Day 1 of 4, happening TOMORROW at Paramount & Stateside (2 of 12 venues): Bill Hader, Anthony Jeselnik, Todd Barry, Marc Maron.

Badges and Wednesday Day Passes at: www.moontowercomedyfestival.com

We're growing up right quick! Ladies and gentlemen, the FIRST mixed beverage served in the 77-year history of the State Theatre! What better way to celebrate than with Cine Las Americas?!

Ladies and gentlemen, we present the FIRST mixed beverage served in the 77-year history of the State Theatre!
#makinghistory #liquorlicense
#austin #atx #cinelasamericas

Get in a doc daze this coming Monday at Stateside Independent!
LEVIATHAN and SWEETGRASS double feature!

"Titanic achievement, visceral overload..."

This Monday, Stateside Independent presents a very special double feature screening. First up, LEVIATHAN, a thrilling, immersive documentary on the dangerous world of commerical fishing and one of the most well-reviewed films of the year. Then SWEETGRASS, one of the very best documentaries of the past decade. Plus, a Skype Q&A with the director! Tix: http://bit.ly/17k77UO

Cine Las Americas at Stateside

A handy list of Cine Las Americas films at Stateside. We kick off tomorrow night with the much buzzed about BLANCANIEVES (SNOW WHITE).

"This film is a wonderment! A striking… full-bodied, visually stunning film.” -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

austintheatre.org The 16th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival runs April 16-21, 2013. This year's lineup presents over 100 films by or about Latinos and indigenous groups of the Americas, ranging from independent and big budget features, to documentaries and short films from over 30 different countries.

Playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer on treating kids and adults as equals in theatre

Stateside goes to the kids this weekend! Check out "puppet masterpiece" BOATS, part of the Paramount Play-Time Series.

cmap.it Determining how to entertain the kids for the weekend is a difficult task for many parents, especially if the adults hope to settle on something they can enjoy just as ...

Cinema Six

Film Programmer Advice: Now that the annual post-SXSW week of healing is at an end, it’s time for you to get out of the house once more and come see a movie set in a movie theater…in a movie theater. Cinema Six!

paramountfilm.wordpress.com Cinema Six, the next screening in our Stateside Independent, is a film as generous with its quotable one-liners as it is with its relatable characters, and members of the cast will be joining us for a Q&A this Monday, March 25 at 7:00pm!

"You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll wonder if this movie kisses its mother with that mouth." - Film Programmer Stephen Jannise on Cinema Six, screening 3/25 at Stateside Independent - http://bit.ly/WERgRk

Keep Calm and Party On

The Austin Chronicle tells you not to give us a noogie just because we're the Paramount Theatre's little sis. Oh, and, "The seats are plush, y’all." SXSW Film Advanced Tix: http://bit.ly/ZdIhr1

austinchronicle.com Everything you need to know to navigate SXSW Film

Unique opportunity to explore the musical connection between Mali and the blues. Eric Bibb & Habib Koite Brothers in Bamako tomorrow night.

Traditional African music and American blues will merge into one singularly unique form when Stateside at the Paramount presents Eric Bibb & Habib Koite Brothers in Bamako Wednesday, March 6th. Tix: http://goo.gl/F96G6

Slamdance Film Festival on the Road brings us the best of both worlds - the TX premieres of Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary (BIBLE QUIZ) and Best Narrative (THE DIRTIES). This Saturday!
Tix: www.austintheatre.org/buy

Four Cities. Four Land Development Codes. Hear Their Stories.

Extremely relevant to ATX - catch 4 panelists from 4 different cities (Raleigh, Denver, Dallas, and Madison) discuss how they rewrote their land development codes. FREE event, open to the public. Presented by Imagine Austin.

austintheatre.org Before Austin embarks on revisions to the land development code, as directed by the approval of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan in June 2012, speakers from four cities have been invited to Austin to tell stories about revising their code. Speakers from Raleigh, Denver, Dallas, and Madison will...

Stateside Independent & TIFN present FAR MARFA

Getting ready for the second installment of the Stateside Indpendent Film Series with Texas Independent Film Network and the Austin premiere of FAR MARFA. 1st screening SOLD OUT, tix still available for 9:30pm.

austintheatre.org Join us in celebrating independent filmmaking in Texas as Stateside Independent and Texas Independent Film Network host the Austin Premiere of FAR MARFA!

Why so serious?

3 more nights of The Second City: LAUGHING MATTERS.
www.austintheatre.org/buy

"Grade: A! Awe-inducing. Apted has created a series of films as profound as they are straightforward: here is a chronicle of real human souls evolving in real time, a longitudinal study unique to the medium of moving images — and a documentary masterpiece. With each passing calendar leap, the experience of watching has only become more soul-stirring. ” - Entertainment Weekly on 56 Up Movie, kicking off the Stateside Independent Series Monday & Tuesday!

Tix: www.austintheatre.org/buy

Happy Vegantine's Day!

Suzanne Vega tomorrow night!

Grammy nominee John Fullbright (Best Americana Album) takes the stage tomorrow! Then you can cheer him on at the 55th Grammy Awards when they air on Feb. 10th.

Go local with your film choices this weekend! Hilarious ATX filmmakers bring The Man From Orlando to Stateside this Saturday for the Austin premiere! http://bit.ly/TXX4yH

Ready to kick off The Intergalactic Nemesis international tour tomorrow at Stateside! Only a few dozen tickets left for some unique live action graphic novel action: www.austintheatre.org/buy

Gives us a hug, it's our anniversary tomorrow. Make that 77 hugs.

Flashback, Ghost of Christmas Past Edition. This is the State Theatre feature in the Austin American-Statesman on December 24th, 1935 announcing the grand opening on Christmas Day. Stateside at the Paramount was the first theatre in Austin built specifically to show motion pictures and opened with The Bride Comes Home, featuring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. To 77 years!

Sky Candy takes flight in reopened, reinvigorated Stateside at...

Kind of a big deal, you guys.

austin360.com Two fully grown men hang from the ceiling, upside down, pointing their legs and torsos to the rafters, their bodies curled around two huge red curtains, no wires required.

"This is the best venue we've played in this whole tour."
- Duncan Sheik on Stateside

Coming soon: Jason Moran and The Bandwagon - 1/11. Tix: www.austintheatre.org/jazz

Tomorrow night, Duncan Sheik takes the stage with his hits, unique covers, and brand new songs. ATX faves Courrier and Laura Warshauer open!

Who says you can't teach a historic art deco theatre new tricks? We get aerials! 12/8 - 12/16. Tix: http://bit.ly/TZZlw4

It's a first! Aerials come to the Stateside courtesy of Sky Candy and Agent Red 12/8-12/16. LAND WITHOUT EVIL is a collaboration between almost 50 artists, aerialists, dancers, contortionists, performers, singers, musicians, and actors. The show will be featured in the Emmy-winning PBS Documentary Series, Arts In Context. Tix: http://bit.ly/TZZlw4