Q Night at the Movies presents a conversation with filmmakers and a musical for Jan. 24th’s presentation.

On Story presents part 1 and part 2 of  A Conversation with Jonathan Demme & Paul Thomas Anderson at 7 and 7:30 pm
Filmmaking legends Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonathan Demme pay tribute to Robert Downey Sr.’s cult classic Greaser’s Palace. Next, Andrew Napier’s short film, Grandma’s Not a Toaster, where a whiskey-guzzling mother-to-be aims to enlist her neurotic brother in attempt to thieve from their ailing grandmother’s fortune.

Great Performances Oklahoma! at 8 pm
Celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2013, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s landmark musical “Oklahoma!” returns to Great Performances for a special commemorative encore telecast. This acclaimed production from London’s National Theatre, directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Susan Stroman, set box office records during its original runs in the West End and then later on Broadway, with critics and audiences alike captivated by its fresh new take on a venerable classic. The original London production also featured a sensational, star-making performance by Hugh Jackman as Curly before his ascent to international movie stardom in the X Men film franchise. Also featured are original cast members Josefina Gabrielle as Laurey, Maureen Lipman (The Pianist) as Aunt Eller, and 2002 Best Supporting Actor Tony-winner Shuler Hensley as the menacing Jud Fry.

Classic stories and music come to life on KLRU-Q’s Night at the Movies this Saturday beginning at 7 pm.

First, on Arts In Context, the Miro Quartet performs music from popular composer Franz Schubert in front of a live studio audience. The quartet recreates the tradition of the “Shubertiad” in which groups of friends come together to explore new music for the first time. The Miro Quartet is an award winning and internationally performing professional classical string quartet based in Austin.

At 7:30 on On Story, the writers of re-imagined classics and popular franchises such as Ghost, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Twins and Snow White and the Huntsman deliberate how to keep stories fresh while remaining faithful to the original version. Accompanied by Spencer and Lloyd Harvey’s short film Jack & Jill, a fresh take on the classic nursery rhyme.

The evening’s feature from the All-Star Film Collection is Amadeus beginning at 8 pm. Aging Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), court composer in Vienna, confesses to his sins against the young genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce).

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This Saturday KLRU-Q brings the movies to your home as well as a few other programs you’ll love. Here’s what the evening looks like on Q Night at the Movies:

The night begins with Arts In Context at 7 pm. Mother Falcon is a indie rock band with chamber music sensibilities, on the cusp of stardom. Created by Nick Gregg in his senior year of high school, Mother Falcon began as three cellists tired of the same daily routine. Building upon hours of practice and discipline, the group quickly grew to become a dedicated community of musicians, united by their desire to do something more with music. As many of the members face life beyond school, the group must decide the direction they take if they want to take their music and careers to the next level.

On Story follows at 7:30 pm. Frank Darabont, writer and director of such classics as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist, discusses adapting works by Stephen King and keeping his characters at the core of the story.

And for your movie Saturday evening (well, it’s not exactly a movie), KLRU-Q will be featuring Hamlet on Great Performances at 8 pm. Shakespeare’s tortured Danish prince receives a contemporary spin in this critically acclaimed production from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Starring David Tennant as Hamlet (familiar to fans as Dr. Who in the cult-favorite UK science fiction TV series) and Patrick Stewart as Claudius, this television adaptation features an edgy interpretation by innovative director Gregory Doran, utilizing location shooting at St. Joseph’s College, London, as the setting for a present-day Elsinore Castle. Winning a 2009 Olivier Award for his performance, Tennant is joined by Oliver Ford Davies as Polonius, Penny Downie as Gertrude and Mariah Gale as Ophelia.

KLRU Q is broadcast channel 18.3. It is also available to digital cable subscribers of Grande on 284 and Time Warner on 20.

It’s a night of murder and mystery on KLRU Q’s Night at the Movies. At 8 pm in Murder on the Home Front, when young women are found murdered amid the chaos of the London Blitz of World War II, brilliant Home Office Pathologist Dr. Lennox Collins (Patrick Kennedy), on his first murder case, and his newly recruited assistant Molly Cooper (Tamzin Merchant) clash with the police over just who the main suspect is. Employing groundbreaking forensic techniques, can Lennox and Molly save a seemingly innocent man from the gallows and prove there may be more to these murders than meets the eye?

But, that’s not all. Join KLRU before the movie at 7 pm for Arts In Context and On Story.

On Arts In Context: Once a taboo practice largely confined to sailors and street hoodlums, tattooing has evolved into a highly prized fashion product for millions of consumers. America’s core cultural reference books, professional journals, newspapers and magazines recognize tattooing as a well-established art form that, over the last three decades, has undergone dramatic changes.

And on On Story: Vince Gilligan, creator of the AMC hit series Breaking Bad, reflects upon the show’s hyper-serialized storytelling, along with his inspirations and influences. Accompanied by Victor Nores’ short film, Euthanas Inc., about an old lady whose family wishes to no longer be burdened by her presence, and her plans to grant them an unexpected change of scene.

KLRU Q is broadcast channel 18.3. It is also available to digital cable subscribers of Grande on 284 and Time Warner on 20.

Join KLRU Q every Saturday evening at 7 pm for a night at the movies!

The evening begins with Arts In Context | Let Me Tell You About the Octopus Project. The Octopus Project expresses the meaning of “multi” media by creating lively art through music, film and technology. The band has been releasing joyous party music since 2002, all the while touring the world both on their own and as handpicked support for artists as diverse as Aesop Rock, DEVO, and Explosions in the Sky.

Then on On Story at 7:30 pm, Brian Helgeland, the creative force behind 42, LA Confidential, Mystic River, and A Knight’s Tale, shares his experience as a screenwriter, director and producer, along with the ups, downs and left turns of the filmmaking industry. Accompanied by the short film Hector Is Gonna Kill Nate, from Ari Issler about a basketball student that rolls into his High School gym looking for revenge.

Finally, your movie of the evening beginning at 8 pm: Van Gogh: Painted With Words. Benedict Cumberbatch portrays Vincent Van Gogh to perfection in this powerful and critically acclaimed docudrama, with every single word of dialogue sourced from his original correspondence. e artist yet Based on years of painstaking research and faithful to his writings down to every last detail, this is Vincent Van Gogh’s story, in his own words. For 18 years from 1872, Van Gogh chronicled his eventful life through some 900 letters to his younger brother Theo. It is a remarkable collection which, even if none of his paintings had survived, would have been enough to mark him out as an extraordinary figure in the art world. Now, this film weaves together the painter’s recorded experiences into a compelling story, with each word spoken by the actors faithful to these original sources. What emerges is a complex portrait of a sophisticated, civilized and yet tormented man.

KLRU Q is broadcast channel 18.3. It is also available to digital cable subscribers of Grande on 284 and Time Warner on 20.