The Paramount Theatre’s Summer Classic Film Series returns with 90+ screenings

Here’s looking at you, Paramount.

The Downtown Austin fixture is back for its 49th year of screening classic films in its century-old theater. There are more than 90 films on the lineup for the season, which begins on Friday, May 26. Here’s what to expect.

• More than a dozen screenings with the Hyperreal Film Club, including “Heat” on Saturday, May 27
• Five films presented by Austin director Robert Rodriguez, including “Escape from New York” on Tuesday, May 30
• A special screening of Orson Welles’ “F for Fake” at UMLAUF Sculpture Garden with Film Programmer Stephen Jannise and Alamo Drafthouse architect Richard Weiss on Thursday, June 8
• A Family Film Passport with the opportunity for prizes
• Dozens of classic films including “Casablanca,” “Carmen Jones,” and “Beauty and the Beast”
• Events celebrating Black excellence, Anjelica and John Huston, Pride Month, the Harry Ransom Center, and more

See the full lineup.