Perhaps the most difficult thing about Valentine’s Day is coming up with a unique plan. Chocolates and flowers can be given any day of the year, and dinner at a nice restaurant is overdone (good luck getting into a decent place at this point, anyway). Go ahead and forget about reservations at that fancy bistro and take in one of these unique screenings around town.
Sure, a screening of Nosferatu the Vampyre may be untraditional but at least it’s guaranteed to be memorable.
Austin Film Society Presents: Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre
It may not be a traditional “romantic” movie, but this adaptation of the classic Stoker’s Dracula is, at its cold, dead heart, about unrequited love. Plus, macabre couples will get a kick out of Herzog’s turn towards gothic German expressionism.
Unlike previous cinematic adaptations of Stoker’s story, Herzog is exceptional at focusing on how Count Dracula is just a lonely guy looking for the gal of his dreams. You feel for the poor guy — well, when he’s not sucking people’s blood — and it will make you appreciate the love that you have found. Plus, it goes without saying about that a horror movie can help improve your chances for a little hand holding action.
Love & Air Sex Austin Premiere
During SXSW Film 2013, director Brian Poyser got to show off his little labor of love filmed right here in Austin. Originally screened under the title of The Bounceback, this film is a rom-com that expresses the uniquely weird vibe of our city, mostly because of a substantial subplot involving the Austin-born sporting event, Air Sex.
Now, after changing the film’s title to Love & Air Sex, Poyser is taking his film on tour and will be on hand for a Q&A after the Austin screenings at the Alamo Drafthouse – Slaughter Lane. The February 14 screening offers even more action. The film will be immediately followed by a live Air Sex competition with the film’s stars Sara Paxton and Zach Cregger acting as guest judges. How often do get to impress your date with your love-making talents in front of total strangers?
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Quote-Along
For the couples who tend to embrace the nerdy side of pop culture, romantic films don’t get geekier than Edward Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. It perfectly combines the fandom of comic books, the importance of video games and the drama that twenty-something Canadians endure in their romantic trysts.
As an added bonus, in true Alamo Drafthouse form, you can also shout out the film’s best quotes while getting showered in gold coins as our brave hero, Scott Pilgrim, defeats the Seven Evil Exes to win the love of Ramona Flowers. After the movie, all you’ll want to do is whisk your date home and play some couples Street Fighter.
If you’re the couple that shows up to costume parties obnoxiously dressed up in the most ornate manner, the Moulin Rouge sing-along is just for you.
Revel in Satine and Christian's epic love story with your own with a special guy or gal, all while wearing glamorous period clothing and belting out Lady Marmalade.
The Metropolitan Opera: Rusalka
The opera is a sure bet for a perfect date night, but attending a live performance usually means paying a steep ticket price. Watching an opera on the silver screen can be just as magical — especially when it has Renee Fleming in it.
At the Regal Metropolitan and Regal Arbor in Austin, you can watch the absolutely enchanting Fleming as the lead in Antonin Dvorak’s premier opera, Rusalka. A story of a water nymph who falls in love with a human prince, Rusalka is a tale of star-crossed lovers and sung by some of the best voices in the world.
Take in this Werner Herzog remake of Nosferatu for a truly unique date.
