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2002 | Best Place to Genuflect Before Seeing a Movie

The Aurora Picture Show is the Holy Grail of microcinemas, one of a handful of tiny theaters sparsely scattered around the country, showcasing noncommercial films and video. The right reverend Andrea Grover, the Aurora's executive director, is possibly the hardest-working person in the self-sacrificing world of nonprofit arts organizations. At the Aurora, the congregation files into the wooden pews of the homey converted church for a program that could include anything from Goshogaoka (a... More »
2000 | Best Movie Theater That Will Never Show Gladiator

Sure, there are other places in town that show cool stuff, but it's hard to compete with a video kaleidoscope for a marquis, a converted church for a venue and a quirky Sandy Duncan look-alike running the place. But don't expect big reclining seats and a tub of $5 popcorn when you go. The Aurora Picture Show is not that kind of place. You sit in pews. Your drinks come in cans. Filmmakers with a lot of money and big names behind their projects should seek distribution elsewhere, because this... More »

Tuesday March 13, 2012 Deals of the Day

By Christina Uticone | Tue, March 13, 2012

Today's Houston Press Voice Daily Deal is good for half-off ($10 for $20) at Jasmine Thai. The authentic flavors of traditional Thai food will please you as much as Jasmine Thai's attention to detail-... More »
Aurora Gets into Fluxus with Artist-Designed Membership Cards

By Brittanie Shey | Thu, February 23, 2012

Aurora Picture Show is seeking several artists and crafty-minded people for help creating and spreading a grassroots art project across Houston. That project will be the making of several hundred cred... More »
Aurora Picture Show's Alternative Rodeo

By Troy Schulze | Mon, February 28, 2011

See more pics from Steers & Beers in our slideshow. Saturday night, supporters of Aurora Picture Show showed up at an old, closed-down Academy store in Hedwig Village for Steers & Beers, an "alternat... More »
Best of Cinematexas

By Dusti Rhodes | Thu, June 12, 2008

The Aurora Picture Show is digging up a buried Austin treasure for one last screening. Best of Cinematexas will feature gems from the internationally acclaimed festival, which ended its run last year (there were a couple of mock funerals in its ho... More »

2002 | Best Place to Genuflect Before Seeing a Movie