When the Texas heat threatens to keep Austin seared, nothing beats melting the summer days away in the belly of the nearly century-old theatre, lost in the magic of Hollywood. Film-history buffs can break down cinematography and art direction in the Hitchcock and film noir pairings, while Eighties-o-philes can revel in the the guilty pleasures of Flashdance and Dirty Dancing. For 33 years, the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series has kept Austin cool, screening the movies that made Hollywood sizzle.
