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The Alamo Guide for March 10th

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
GREENZONE OPENS FRIDAY AT VILLAGE
THE ALAMO GUIDE
for March 11th, 2010

Oh, SXSW… it’s a rocky relationship, you and I. We have a lot of fun together, you give me free booze and barbeque, keep me out way past my bedtime, get me home safely (most of the time), and then you take me out the next day. Then, near the end of the week, we start fighting. “I’m tired!” I say. “I don’t want your free tacos!” I say (and then eat three anyway). “My stomach has been f-ed up for DAYS, I don’t want your Southern Comfort!” and then two days later you’re gone. SXSW does this to all of us. It keeps the Alamo Ritz so busy that we have to nix all specialty programming for a week so we can show new movies, so keep that in mind this week.

S. Lamar (a few screens anyway) and Village will still have your movie needs this week. Village is opening GREENZONE and SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE this weekend, and both theaters are going super strong with ALICE IN WONDERLAND in 3D. Master Pancake’s rendition of GOLDFINGER will continue at the Village this weekend, as well. One of our most anticipated events is the FREE SCREENING of REFORMAT THE PLANET followed by the epic two-day party that is DATAPOP 3.0 at The Highball! I promise, that’s where you should be Tuesday and Wednesday night.

Be sure to keep an eye on the Alamo Drafthouse Blog for up-to-date information and last minute awesomeness, and check out our Twitter feeds (further down on the page) to be updated on our awesome lives.

Opens Friday, March 12 at Village

Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass (THE BOURNE SUPREMACY/ULTIMATUM) re-team for their latest electrifying thriller in Green Zone, a film set in the chaotic early days of the Iraqi War when no one could be trusted and every decision could detonate unforeseen consequences.

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission.

Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And at this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth.

Weds, Mar 10 at Village, Thurs, Mar 11 at Ritz

There is only one truth in this life: PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE is the FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER MADE. If anyone tells you different, they’re just trying to start trouble.

Watch the most entertaining man who has ever roamed the earth embark on a cross-country quest to reclaim his kidnapped best friend: a bicycle. Along the way, ol’ P.W. will encounter tough-as-nails bikers, giant dinosaurs, wild animals, ninjas, chubby billionaires, escaped convicts, buckin’ broncos, tone-deaf hobos, unwanted romance, fibbing gypsies, clumsy Godzillas, basement-less Alamos, vengeful  boyfriends and even an undead trucker! Fun didn’t exist until Pee-Wee invented it, and now the most funrocious, funtacular, fungorious funsplosion in the history of FUN will finally get its due as the most funeriffic Quote-Along ever!

Get tickets for THE RITZ HERE!

Get tickets for THE VILLAGE HERE!

Thurs, March 11th at the Ritz – Fri, March 12th at Village

Win tickets to the AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE show (The Paramount, April 17th) from C3 at the Thursday Ritz show! Tickets for ATHF aren’t even on sale yet, boom!

We’re back this year with another edition of JIGGY CRUNK, and because we’re in a whole new decade now, we’re going to do something unheard of in previous Jiggy Crunk shows and add in some of the best pop rap of the ’00s right there alongside the ’90s rap and R&B! We’ll be reprising a lot of our favorite songs from last year’s show, so don’t worry about missing out on your Will Smith, Neneh Cherry, or even Vanilla Ice. Pop rap is coming back to the Alamo Drafthouse, and this time around there ain’t no future in your frontin’.

Get tickets for THE RITZ HERE!

Get tickets for THE VILLAGE HERE!

Friday and Saturday at the Village

This March, Master Pancake Theater devalues GOLDFINGER (1964), the movie that made “Shaken, not Stirred” and “Pussy Galore” household names. Featuring Sean Connery as James Bond, who must foil a scheme concocted by the absurdly named Auric Goldfinger to depreciate the monetary system of the United States, a plan that – prior to George Bush – most people thought impossible. At Goldfinger’s side is a cavalcade of preposterous henchmen, including Harold Sakata as Oddjob,
whose cutting edge headgear has 007 on the run, and Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, the most ridiculously named Bond Girl since Mounds O’Snatch in SHAMROCKS ARE FOREVER. Join Master Pancake as we say “Bravo” to Bond and “Alas, poor Auric”.

MASTER PANCAKE IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY KERBEY LANE CAFE

Sunday, March 14 at S. Lamar

AGLIFF Presents Brunch Time Boo-ya with Rebecca Havemeyer!

IT IS TRULY POSSIBLE THAT BARBRA STREISAND WAS ONCE AN ATTRACTIVE AND HILARIOUS WOMAN WHO COULD KILL YA’ WITH STYLE AND GRACE!! People, I ain’t one to lie to ya’ about a thing like this…and I sure as shame wouldn’t lead ya’ down a twisted road of cinematic deceit just for personal gain and hilarious hoo-haa….kinda. I am offerin’ ya’ll a chance to experience one of the last greatest slapstick comedies to ever fly across the screen like a cheap meringue pie! Peter Bogdanovich could not have assembled a better cast than this to create a San
Francisco speedway of entertainment! BRUNCH TIME BOOYA is balls to the wall blazin’ about this most special screening of the 1972 smash-up, ”WHAT’S UP DOC?”….pullin’ into the Alamo Ritz with a screenplay by Buck Henry and starring Ryan O’Neal, Madeline Kahn (in her first screen role), Kenneth Mars, and Randy Quaid! Get ya’ biscuits ready for swapped luggage, hotel mishaps, car chases and a Chinese parade gone to pure pot! It’s one of ya’ hostess’ favorite movies in the whole wide
world, and to miss this would be a sin. A SIN. (REBECCA HAVEMEYER) Please note: due to SXSW, this month’s Boo-Ya will take place at South Lamar.

(Rebecca Havemeyer)

Monday, March 15 at S. Lamar

BLIP FESTIVAL: REFORMAT THE PLANET is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as chiptunes, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music using old video game hardware. Familiar devices such as the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System are pushed in new directions with  startling results.

Using New York as a microcosm for a larger global movement, “…Reformat the Planet” maps out the genesis of the first annual Blip Festival, a four day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit video game   consoles. With floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melodies, trailblazers of the chiptune idiom descend upon Manhattan to pen a new chapter in the history of electronic music.

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! Admission to the screening of REFORMAT THE PLANET is free! Once you’ve gotten your celluloid fix of 8 Bit deliciousness, come check it out live at DATAPOP 3.0, a FREE two day celebration of 8 bit music and culture over at the Highball.

Tuesday, March 16th at the Village & S. Lamar

SHIT, Y’ALL! IT’S THE FINAL SEASON! The promos keeps saying “The time for questions (bum bum bum)… is over!” – WHY DO I STILL HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS?!

We screen two episodes for each show: the previous week’s episode followed by a short break and then the new episode fresh of the DVR. Screenings will be in HD quality and booming surround sound! It’ll also be super fun and if you watch this show but never with a crowd, I highly recommend the experience. There are a lot of collective gasps and “WTF!”s that make this viewing party so much more than a private living room screening. Oh, and we don’t allow talkers, so don’t let that be a concern. We’ll kick their asses out faster than you can say “4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42!”

To get tickets to the SOUTH LAMAR LOST PREMIERE go here!

To get tickets to the VILLAGE LOST PREMIERE go here!

Thursday, March 18 at S. Lamar

Note: While this film is not rated, it is not for anyone who will be offended by nudity, strong language or scenes of drug use. You have been warned.

TOTAL BADASS blazes the true Texas tale of hilarious,   crazy-ass writer/publisher/singer/weed-dealer/sex  addict/Guinea pig enthusiast/dad/pirate radio host/raconteur and general man-about-town Chad Holt as he rides out the last six months of felony probation and subsequently must change his ways when a financial crisis befalls his estranged family.

Fascinating in its deep access to unbelievable scenes of outlandish self-expression, Total Badass reveals an unsettled soul, fettered by a felony conviction and relegated to the underground arts scene. Will a happenstance family of his own finally ground this roustabout? Does Chad just need to grow up, relinquish his aspirations and get practical?

We witness the high life taking its toll on Chad, and fatherhood throws him a lifeline.


LA DANSE – THE PARIS OPERA BALLET

Starts Sunday, March 21 at the Ritz

“Frederick Wiseman’s astoundingly beautiful documentary, has sumptuous delights to satisfy every balletomane… The unobtrusive camerawork and sensitive editing add to the resplendent images that illustrate the fragility and ephemeral nature of dance.” John R. Killacky, San Francisco Chronicle

Read The Austin Chronicle’s 4 Star review here

In this lyrical and beautiful film, vérité auteur Frederick Wiseman turns his camera on the Paris Opera Ballet. You’ll see a montage of the maintenance staff painting walls, buffing armrests, and picking up litter, then a rehearsal of a contemporary ballet danced by a man and a woman, then a scene featuring the director of the Paris Ballet working out the benefits that will be provided for certain donor levels, then a performance of a classical ballet featuring over 20 dancers. These scenes are not connected in any particular way, other than the fact that, seen together, they provide a total portrait of this ballet company.

Sunday, March 21 at Ritz

Your texted heckles on screen!

His name is Schumacher; learn it well for it is the chilling sound of Batman’s doom. Batman. Robin. Nipples. Holy terrible concept, Joel! Batman and Robin battle it out for Poison Ivy’s affections while she conspires with Mr. Freeze to ice all of Gotham in a wintry tomb for forever. And just when this menage-a-quatre seemed like it had too many parts flying around, in walks motorcycle-riding tough girl in disguise Barbara Wilson, aka. Batgirl. This movie has been subject to so much hate and criticism (even Clooney calls it terrible!) we found it criminal to not allow you to have that catharsis on screen. With that we present to you Batman & Robin in Hecklevision! Arm your utility belts with your texting device
of preference and bring all your wit as we textually bash one of the greatest cinematic blunders of our time. Yeah it’s a little bit like beating a dead horse, but if your friend called you up and invited you to over to beat a dead horse, you’d probably show up, wouldn’t you? (Greg MacLennan)

Tuesday, March 23 at Ritz

WARNING: Though the film ANNIE is lovable and suitable for all ages, this Hey Homo! presentation is not. Expect an intro full of foul language and adult themes and use discretion to protect your child’s psyche!

If you’re like me and love being taken back to a time when the only thing you had to worry about was how many days could you get away with not taking a bath, then come on out to a brunch that will transport you to the glory days of charming, cuter-than-Shirley  Temple juvenile delinquency! Carol Burnett, Tim Curry and Albert Finney are the dazzled n’ dastardly grown-ups inhabiting the depression-free Depression Era
world of everyone’s favorite parentless scamp. The sun will come out tomorrow, but for now, ANNIE will make you sing out loud, dance on the tables, and wish you were wearing a short dress, red wig and had a cuddly pup to call Sandy. Make sure you don’t miss out on this adorable-as-hell Hey Homo Treat!

NEW PARKING DISCOUNT FOR ALAMO RITZ!
WOO! EASY DOWNTOWN PARKING!

We all know that parking downtown can be a small hassle. While there’s usually some meter parking a few blocks from the theater, driving around and searching for that can be tiresome, and what if you’re carrying a cinder block with you to the theater cause you want to use it as a booster seat? That block is HEAVY!

Which is why we’ve partnered with the parking garage at 7th and San Jacinto and convinced them to open on days they were previously closed,
as well as to provide a $2.00 discount from their regular rates to anyone who returns to their car with an Alamo ticket stub. Just pay the full price on your way in, then stop by the attendant with stub in hand on your way back to your car, and you’ll get a $2 refund. Easy parking, good deals, and all just a block away from the Ritz.

At this point that discount will unfortunately NOT apply on Friday and Saturday, but if we show them how loyal Alamo customers can be, we might be able to swing a discount on the weekends at some point in the future as well. Look for the Alamo sign on the parking garage in the next week or so, and we’ll see you downtown!

The garage is on 211 E. 7th St, Southwest Tower garage.

Big thanks to HOSPITALITY PARKING for helpin’ us out!

We here at the Alamo love the internet. It’s got all sorts of cool things on it! Sometimes we want to share that stuff with you! Also, we like to let you know when shows are on sale, surprise screenings, and general fun things that we do. Follow us to get up-to-date and instantaneous Alamo news (and general personal information about our fantastic Programming Dept.). All the cool kids are doing it!

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MondoTees information: @MondoNews

SERVICE INDUSTRY NIGHT!

Sunday Nights at the Alamo Village!

UPDATE! While teachers may not be part of the service industry, they work their asses off trying to make kids not stupid and stuff. With that in mind, we think they deserve a break as well! Teachers, you are now welcome to the discounts of Service Industry Night! Take a load off! Have a drink!
If you work in the service industry, you deserve a break! Bring your I.D. and current pay stub from your service industry job to any Sunday, post -9:30pm screening at the Alamo Village and get in for just $5! Or purchase your ticket online and bring your pay stub to the box office before the show. We’ll also have the Working Man’s Beer Bucket special available at these shows for just $12!Ticket rate applicable to any feature that’s accepting passes and special pricing. Some new releases exempt for first two weeks.

Want your own private theater for S.I.N? Contact Ashley Hall for details of special service industry packages available for venue rentals!

That’s what we’ve got for this one. Let us know what you think, and we’ll see you at theater.

SXSWTF

Caitlin Stevens
Twitter: @caitlinestevens
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Weekly Showtimes:
NEW RELEASES
GREENZONE

Matt Damon and the director of the Bourne Supremacy team up again! Opens Friday at the Village. Click Here for tix!
SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE

A romantic R-rated comedy starring Jay Baruchel of KNOCKED UP & TROPIC THUNDER! Opens Fri at the Village. Click Here to get tickets now!
ALICE IN WONDERLAND in 3D!

Tim Burton’s newest film in brain-melting 3D! Now playing! Click Here to get Lamar tix, Click Here to get Village tickets!
THE GHOST WRITER

Ewan McGregor stars in Roman Polanski’s newest thriller. Now playing at S. Lamar. Click Here for tix!
SHUTTER ISLAND

Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio in a fantastic thriller! Now playing at Lamar and Village. Click Here to get tickets now!
TV at the ALAMO: LOST

It’s the Final Season, y’all! Tuesday at the Village & Lamar. Click Here to get Village tix! Click Here for Lamar tix!
RENT THE RITZ FOR SPECIAL EVENTS!

Host your next event at our theater! Click Here for more information!
BRUNCH AT THE ALAMO!

All weekend screenings before 2pm now have a brunch menu available! Click Here to see the menu!

Free Screening of REFORMAT THE PLANET & DATAPOP 3.0 Next Week!

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Last year, we got a hold of a documentary called REFORMAT THE PLANET and caught wind of the 8-Bit music craze. Because of that documentary, and friends of ours who were part of this movement, we put together a showcase of great 8-Bit musicians in the abandoned Salvation Army space that was later converted into The Highball. We’re doing another screening of this fantastic documentary to prep our minds for another Datapop show. A show that is bigger, better and has twenty different artists performing for two nights! It’s going to be an epic party, and we would love for you to join us! We’re doing a FREE SCREENING of REFORMAT THE PLANET on Monday, and then the Alamo, along with New York City’s 8bitpeoples, 2 Player productions, and the people behind the Blip Festival have joined forces to create DATAPOP 3.0!

ABOUT REFORMAT THE PLANET: Monday, March 15 at Alamo S. Lamar

3309271893_1eae6a6004 “…one of the best music documentaries I have seen in years.”
Brian C. Gibson, Filmschoolrejects.com

“…if you’re a fan of the music or a videogame enthusiast in general, than this movie is a must see.”
Eric Moro, IGN.com

“…a perfectly entertaining and legitimate look at a new musical trend…”
Scott Weinberg, Cinematical.com

BLIP FESTIVAL: REFORMAT THE PLANET is a feature length documentary which delves into the movement known as chiptunes, a vibrant underground scene based around creating new, original music using old video game hardware. Familiar devices such as the Nintendo Game Boy and Nintendo Entertainment System are pushed in new directions with startling results.

Using New York as a microcosm for a larger global movement, “…Reformat the Planet” maps out the genesis of the first annual Blip Festival, a four day celebration of over 30 international artists exploring the untapped potential of low-bit video game consoles. With floor-stomping rhythms and fist-waving melodies, trailblazers of the chiptune idiom descend upon Manhattan to pen a new chapter in the history of electronic music.

Datapop-Top

Check out the artists that will be joining us for this craziness! Keep in mind, this show is FREE so it will get crowded quickly each night! Be sure to get there early to catch all the awesome. Tuesday & Wednesday, March 16 & 17 at The Highball.

TUESDAY, MARCH 16 :: HIGHBALL BALLROOM

8PM :: The Mysterious H :: Austin, TX :: Website
The Mysterious H hails from Austin. He plays the keytar and rocks as hard as possible. Little else is known.

8:45PM :: Sievert :: Houston, TX :: Website
Space Captain Sievert is optimistic, epic, in-your-face space adventure on a deadly collision course with upbeat, fast-paced punk-ska! Equipped only with space goggles, dual gameboys, and a heroic sense of justice, Captain Sievert dives into danger headfirst for the good of mankind!  In the first installation of Earth’s Data Pop Party, Captain Sievert fought off the Communist cosmonaut Vlad Vidmar, whose insane plot to play Tetris on loop and ruin the show was utterly defeated.  What vile villainy lies in store for our hero this year?  Stay tuned, cadets!

9:30PM :: Nullsleep:: New York, NY :: Website
Nullsleep creates powerful romantic pop using repurposed low-bit electronics in a relentless search for new ways to circumvent their limitations. Bittersweet melodies and driving, rhythmic pulses are coaxed out of small plastic devices to produce a surprisingly intense sound. In 1999 Nullsleep cofounded 8bitpeoples, a collective of artists interested in the audio-visual aesthetics of early home computers and video game consoles. He has since released a number of recordings through 8bitpeoples, Astralwerks, Aniplex and others.

10:15PM :: IAYD :: Corpus Christi, TX :: Website
Corpus Christi’s IAYD (I Am Your Destruction) uses the Nintendo Game Boy and the Nintendo Famicom to smash his way through space and the confines of classical training. Since 2007, he has been living vicariously through his handheld arsenal; making loud, powerful, and hard hitting electronic music, befitting his moniker.

11PM :: Hally :: Tokyo, JP :: Website
Often called the Japanese godfather of chiptune, as he is the first person to introduce this kind of music to Japan. He started the legendary chiptune portal site “VORC” in 2001, and nowadays is also active as a chip musician. His rock’n rolling heavy NES sound was often mentioned as one of the best acts of Blip Festival 2006/2007.

11:45PM :: Random :: Stockholm, SE :: Website
William Rickman (Stockholm, Sweden) started his chipmusic career in 2002 with the joke-band randomshitmotherburger, but quickly discovered that his interest in chip-style sounds was no joke. Branching off as Random, he started making music with the Nintendo Game Boy in 2004, quickly getting global recognition for his melodic and emotional compositions, expressed using minimal technical electronic gear. Since then, Random has performed live in thirteen countries across three continents, and he used to be a co-organizer of one of Europe’s finest chip clubs, Microdisko.

12:30AM :: Bit Shifter :: New York, NY :: Website
Armed only with two 20-year-old handhelds, New York City’s Bit Shifter leaves high-end computer music choking on his exhaust, bringing twice the rock with 0.002% of the processing power. Bit Shifter co-administrates the 8bitpeoples label,  co-curates the annual Blip Festival, has released music on Hymen, 555, Mirex, and Astralwerks, and has performed over 150 shows worldwide.

1:15AM :: nordloef :: Karishamn, SE :: Website
nordloef takes his background in punk rock bands and his love for electronic music to create melodic, upbeat pop songs while at the same time squeezing out as much music as possible from the limited hardware of the Game Boy.

VISUALS :: Jean Y. Kim :: New York, NY :: Website
Jean Y. Kim makes low-bit visuals that try to integrate digital textures and conceptual daydreams using ‘laptop-alternative’ hardwares like the GP2X, Gameboy Advance, and PS2. Her influences include Bas Jan Ader, Clone High, and her VJ ‘big brother’ Paris. She is from Vancouver, BC but is currently based out of New York City.

VISUALS :: Omeros :: Portland, OR :: No Website
A new challenger appears.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 :: HIGHBALL BALLROOM

8PM :: Talk to Animals :: Baltimore, MD :: Website
Talk to Animals compliments her moody, beat-driven 8-bit & lo-fi soundscapes with a range of vocal styles. The resulting music is alternately frenzied, melodic, fierce and serene, always with an unstoppable energy, as precise as it is punk.

8:45PM :: Starscream:: New York, NY :: Website
Starscream is a two-piece, just-graduated-high-school, hurricane of Game Boy and drums. They make anthems for space, with drums like crushing black holes. They’ve just self-released their latest work, The Space Years and are currently exploring the Commodore 64.

9:30PM :: Henry Homesweet :: Ipswich/Lincoln, UK :: Website
Henry Homesweet takes Nintendo gameboys and drops them straight into a modern context, performing crunchy lo-fi techno and electro straight from the consoles, synced and mixed into one constant assult of mind candy. The listener is invited on a journey through time and space, to a musical void where styles and genres are not seperate entities confined by the performer, they are one. His live sets are assembled on the spot, directionless, unpredictable and effing bonkers.

10:15PM :: 8BK-ok :: New York, NY :: Website
8BK-ok (pronounced 8Bit Karaoke) is a power trio from NYC that blends catchy, pulse-pounding beats with songwriting from popular musicals. Raised on a steady diet of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Bit Shifter, Gameboy musician Fuckjazzforaminute and vocalists Leah Goldstein and Chris Blessitt have rocked sweaty dance parties all the way from New York to Nice. Joined here by talented vocalist Mr. F, 8BK-ok will raise the roof, lower the floors, and blow the doors off the mother of your puny minds.

11PM :: Sabrepulse :: London, UK :: Website
Sabrepulse is the undisputed godfather of the current 8-bit scene in the UK. Every year he organizes and performs at the Chiptune Alliance Tour where his breakbeats and sugar-coated melodies force kids into a frenzy at every stop.

11:45PM :: Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours :: Nice, FR :: Website
Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours (I become a dj in 3 days) gives a french touch approach of the Nintendo Gameboy consisted of heavy beats, distorted basses and girls dancing all over the night. He’s still virgin.

12:35AM :: Anamanaguchi :: New York, NY :: Website
Anamanaguchi is a four-piece melodic, chiptune punk band from New York City. Combining 8-bit synthesized sounds into a soundscape of raw guitars and live drums, they create a powerful, energetic sound that rests somewhere between organic and robotic. The band, started in 2003 by then 15 year old Peter Berkman, released their debut on New York net-label 8bitpeoples in 2006. Anamanaguchi’s new album, Dawn Metropolis was released in March ‘09 by Normative Music Company.

1:20 AM :: Trash80 :: Los Angeles, CA :: Website
Trash80 is a micromusic/bitpop project from Timothy Lamb (born on March 5, 1979), a pioneer of independent Game Boy music. He has published several songs online under the Creative Commons License (Attribution, NoDerivs, NonCommercial) under the Trash80 and Tresk banners. Whereas many Trash80 songs are ambient soundscapes featuring the use of Game Boy sounds, Tresk songs feature simple piano lines. Most prominently, Lamb’s music has been featured on the soundtrack of the Real-time strategy game Darwinia.

VISUALS :: Outpt :: New York, NY :: Website
outpt is Mary Ann Benedetto, a visual savage of the pixel variety. Performing live visuals in and around New York City, she has built a reputation for vibrant graphics and energetic sets. Her weapons of choice are the Game Boy Advance, GP2X, Processing, and her custom app Orbitr.

VISUALS :: Paris :: New York, NY :: Website
Paris (previously known as Voltage Controlled) writes custom software to transform hand held game systems such as the Game Boy Advance and the GP2X into visual performance instruments. His visuals are abstract and influenced by his background and continued interest in mathematics and theoretical physics. He has been creating live visuals for the chip music scene since 2005. During that time he has performed at Blip Festival 06, 07, 08, Blip Europe, at many Pulsewave NYC events, 8Static events in Philadelphia, SxSW, PAX, chip shows across the country and his visuals are featured in the documentary, Reformat the Planet. In addition, he was awarded a residency at the Experimental Television Center and has given talks in the US and Europe (Pixsel Festival) on Open Source Software development for the arts.

Admission to this party is free, but be warned, it will get VERY ROWDY AND CROWDED so we recommend getting there early. Forget wristbands, this is going to be the party you really want to attend! A film and music in one. You can’t go wrong! REFORMAT THE PLANET screens Monday, March 15th at the Alamo South Lamar, and DATAPOP 3.0 is going on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16th & 17th at The Highball. Be there or be square.

Datapop-Top 2

Your weekend all wet? Try SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

Friday, March 5th, 2010


SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN – Saturday 3/6 and Sunday 3/7 at the Ritz
Advance tickets available here

There are two types of people in the world:
1. Those who love the classic musical extravaganza SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
2. and those who haven’t got around to seeing it yet.

Hollywood’s last great masterpiece of entertainment, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN is a heartwarming love story, a fabulous comedy, and a loving tribute to Hollywood history that is at once educational and hilarious.

And the songs. You cannot forget about the songs. Even the unlucky few who haven’t been graced with the film know the iconic “Good Morning,” “Broadway Melody,” and “Make ‘Em Laugh.” Even more so, the title song “Singin’ in the Rain” is engraved so deeply in our culture’s musical heritage that I bet you’re singin’ it in your head as you read these words. I know I am.

The dancing sensation Gene Kelly co-directs (with musical legend Stanley Donen) and stars alongside the energetic comic genius Donald O’Connor and the beautiful and talented Debbie Reynolds in this beloved and epic, glorious motion picture.

This Saturday and Sunday March 6 and 7, we’ll be having special brunch screenings of this movie in 35mm, the way the film was meant to be seen, on our biggest screen at the downtown Ritz theatre. In addition to the normal brunch menu, chef John Bullington has prepared some special delights available only at these shows!

Lockwood and Lamont 13.99
Seared T Bone topped with two fried eggs on a quarter Belgian waffle with fresh strawberries

Good Mornin’ 9.99
Strata of sourdough, fresh spinach, sundried tomatoes, wild mushrooms, manchego and asiago soaked in herbed egg cream and baked and a side of strawberries

So, if this film is one of your best loved Hollywood memories and you want to relive it in all of its splendor, or if you have always been meaning to see it but just never found the right chance, come out this weekend for a wonderful early-afternoon at the movies.

Get your tickets for this great show now

An Independent Filmmaker NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Bob Ray needs dough to fund his newest documentary TOTAL BADASS! Help an Austinite out and take a look at his KICKSTARTER campaign to donate!

Also, check out their fundraiser screening of the film, Thursday, March 18th at Alamo South Lamar. You can purchase tickets HERE!

We celebrate a lot of things at the Alamo Drafthouse. Exploitation cinema, good food, great beer, dance parties, film festivals, but most importantly independent film. We’ve helped a lot of baby films (and I mean that in a very non-patronizing way – I’m talking “baby” versus “gigantor studio films”) get off the ground with screenings, and with our amazing customers and film-junkies spreading news via word-of-mouth. Right now, we’ve got a filmmaker that needs a boost so he can get his documentary off the ground, and we though you’d be the perfect audience to direct this call too.

Bob Ray is trying to launch his newest film, a documentary titled TOTAL BADASS that chronicles the hilarious, crazy-ass writer/publisher/singer/weed-dealer/sex addict/Guinea pig enthusiast/dad/pirate radio host/raconteur and general man-about-town, Chad Holt, as he rides out the last six months of felony probation and subsequently must change his ways when a financial crisis befalls his estranged family.

Here’s the skinny, Bob’s trying to raise $5,000 IN THREE DAYS! He sure as hell can’t do it alone. Take a look at his KICKSTARTER campaign where you can donate, receiver perks, and spread the word. Hell, if you throw in enough cash, you’ll be Bob’s new executive producer!

About the filmmaker: Austin-based filmmaker Bob Ray’s previous work includes the award winning stoner-comedy feature ROCK OPERA, the critically acclaimed roller derby documentary HELL ON WHEELS, music videos for Grammy™ nominees Nashville Pussy, Riverboat Gamblers, Golden Arm Trio, and many more, as well as short films and ‘toons for Playboy and Turner Networks.

About the funding: “At this point, I have received no outside funding for this documentary. I am doing all I can to keep the budget as low as possible and I have a strong history of completing films with limited funds. However, the biggest logistical hurdle in filmmaking is still the cost.

Funding for this type of film is scarce to non-existent. The money-baggers of the filmmaking world show little interest in funding stories off the beaten path, particularly stories about the subculture, the underground and the weirdoes and freaks that keep life interesting.

Over the course of the past two years, we have managed to shoot and edit the film and have spent $7,293 in doing so. We have locked the picture and are now approaching the unavoidable expenses related to finishing the film. We’re currently raising funds to foot the bill for the expenses necessary for preparing a film for exhibition and broadcast, including: color correction, music licensing, audio mixing, printing, shipping, promotion, master to tape and related tasks.”

Fantastic Fest head-spinner DISTRICT 13: ULTIMATUM opens the Ritz this Friday!

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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At Fantastic Fest this past year, only one film kicked our heads right off our shoulders only to then leap from the top of a 15 story building just in time to catch our heads before they hit the ground and then reattach them to our bodies with such ease and tenderness we never knew what hit us- DISTRICT 13: mother-f@#king ULTIMATUM!

Like it’s now cult-legendary predecessor DISTRICT B13, this reunion of writer Luc Besson (THE PROFESSIONAL, FIFTH ELEMENT) and on-screen ass-kickers Leito (David Belle) and Damien (Cyril Raffaelli), DISTRICT 13 ULTIMATUM serves up an endless display of some of the most impossible parkour action ever committed to film. A jaw-dropping spectacle that will leave you finding new, potentially deadly ways to go about your daily routine.

Films this volatile can’t be contained by the festival circuit, otherwise they just get angrier and angrier until they lash out in a violent cultural rage.  So we’re doing out part to keep the beast at bay by releasing the film this Friday at the Alamo Ritz.  See it or parish.

Get tickets here

If you saw it Fantastic Fest fans, tell your friends!

The Alamo Guide for March 4th

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
ALICE IN WONDERLAND OPENS FRIDAY AT LAMAR AND VILLAGE
THE ALAMO GUIDE
for March 4th, 2010

Ah March… the sun is shining, the trees are greening and people from all over the world are about to invade our fair city for SXSW and give us their money. You gotta love the few weeks of spring we get in Texas. Pretty soon it’s going to be hot as balls. Sure, it’ll drop down to 35 probably at some point, but worry not, it’ll be 80 the next day.If you haven’t been into the theater since last week, we put our new SPRING MENU SPECIALS up! They are crazy tasty, and come highly recommended from everyone at Alamo HQ. Some of those specials are for the big opener this weekend, Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND IN 3D! I’ve loved Tim Burton for years, and I love Alamo feasts, so you can find me at the ALICE FIVE-COURSE FEAST next Wednesday. Check out the menu! SO GOOD! We’re also opening DISTRICT 13: ULTIMATUM at the Ritz this Friday. It’s the sequel to District B13, kind of the same plot too, but way more parkour and ass kicking! Seriously, the action sequences are kind of amazing and ridiculous. MASTER PANCAKE has a Sean Connery mockery of GOLDFINGER starting up this weekend, GIRLIE NIGHT will take you back to your childhood BFF memories with NOW AND THEN and feeding our brunch love with two BRUNCH SCREENINGS of SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN! Lots more where that came from, folks. Shaboom!

Be sure to keep an eye on the Alamo Drafthouse Blog for up-to-date information and last minute awesomeness, and check out our Twitter feeds (further down on the page) to be updated on our awesome lives.

Opens Thurs, Mar 4th at MIDNIGHT at Lamar and the Village!

During the Friday (3/5), Saturday (3/6) & Sunday (3/7) 8:00PM screenings of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, enjoy a live, 10-minute performance of The Intergalactic Nemesis Live Action Graphic Novel.

For more information, visit www.theintergalacticnemesis.com

About ALICE IN WONDERLAND


Master of the creepy & surreal, Tim Burton, gets the best source material of his career with this vibrant re-imagining of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale of Alice’s trip through the looking glass.

Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as The Red Queen, Anne Hathaway as The White Queen, Stephemn Fry(!) as The Cheshire Cat, Crispin Glover(!!) as The Knave of Hearts and Christopher Lee as The Jabberwock adds up to one hell of a tumble down the rabbit hole.

And it’s in 3D!!!

Want to make it a really important date? Check out the ALICE IN WONDERLAND Five-Course Feast on March 10!

Animals in Alamoland! The Austin Humane Society will be at Alamo South Lamar from 12 noon – 7:30pm on Saturday, March 6th with wonderful animals available for adoption and a raffle to win a 2010 Mazda Miata!

For more information go to www.austinhumanesociety.org

Opens Friday, March 5th at the Ritz

This one blew all our heads right off our shoulders at last year’s Fantastic Fest – only to then leap from the top of a 15 story building just in time to catch our heads before hitting the ground, then kicking them right back on. Like it’s now cult-legendary predecessor DISTRICT B13, this reunion of writer Luc Besson (THE PROFESSIONAL, FIFTH ELEMENT) and on-screen ass-kickers Leito (David Belle) and Damien (Cyril Raffaelli), DISTRICT 13 ULTIMATUM serves up an endless display of some of the most righteous parkour action ever committed to film. A jaw-dropping spectacle that will have you finding new, potentially deadly ways to go about your daily routine.

Thurs, March 4th at the Ritz – Weds, Mar 10th at Village

There is only one truth in this life: PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE is the FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER MADE. If anyone tells you different, they’re just trying to start trouble.

Watch the most entertaining man who has ever roamed the earth embark on a cross-country quest to reclaim his kidnapped best friend: a bicycle. Along the way, ol’ P.W. will encounter tough-as-nails bikers, giant dinosaurs, wild animals, ninjas, chubby billionaires, escaped convicts, buckin’ broncos, tone-deaf hobos, unwanted romance, fibbing gypsies, clumsy Godzillas, basement-less Alamos, vengeful boyfriends and even an undead trucker! Fun didn’t exist until Pee-Wee invented it, and now the most funrocious, funtacular, fungorious funsplosion in the history of FUN will finally get its due as the most funeriffic Quote-Along ever!

Get tickets for THE RITZ HERE!

Get tickets for THE VILLAGE HERE!

Thurs, March 4th at the Ritz – Fri, March 5th at Village

Win tickets to the AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE show (The Paramount, April 17th) from C3 at the Thursday Ritz show! Tickets for ATHF aren’t even on sale yet, boom!

We’re back this year with another edition of JIGGY CRUNK, and because we’re in a whole new decade now, we’re going to do something unheard of in previous Jiggy Crunk shows and add in some of the best pop rap of the ’00s right there alongside the ’90s rap and R&B! We’ll be reprising a lot of our favorite songs from last year’s show, so don’t worry about missing out on your Will Smith, Neneh Cherry, or even Vanilla Ice. Pop rap is coming back to the Alamo Drafthouse, and this time around there ain’t no future in your frontin’.

Get tickets for THE RITZ HERE!

Get tickets for THE VILLAGE HERE!

Starts this weekend at the Ritz

This March, Master Pancake Theater devalues GOLDFINGER (1964), the movie that made “Shaken, not Stirred” and “Pussy Galore” household names. Featuring Sean Connery as James Bond, who must foil a scheme concocted by the absurdly named Auric Goldfinger to depreciate the monetary system of the United States, a plan that – prior to George Bush – most people thought impossible. At Goldfinger’s side is a cavalcade of preposterous henchmen, including Harold Sakata as Oddjob, whose cutting edge headgear has 007 on the run, and Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, the most ridiculously named Bond Girl since Mounds O’Snatch in SHAMROCKS ARE FOREVER. Join Master Pancake as we say “Bravo” to Bond and “Alas, poor Auric”.

MASTER PANCAKE IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY KERBEY LANE CAFE

Friday, March 5th, MIDNIGHT at the Village

Do you crave genetic perfection? Is your bloodlust only quenched by the vocal stylings of Sarah Brightman? Do you want to come up and try Paris Hilton’s new parts? Do you wish to be a legal assassin like Anthony Stewart Head? Does the thought of Ogre make you lose face? It’s in your sight. Come capture it with REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA. Whether this is your first elective surgery or your designer heart beats with common blood, you will want to jump out of your seat and Testify! Fans across the country have been performing what are called “Shadow-casts” of the film, when die-hard cultists perform the lines and songs in front of the screen, Rocky Horror-style.

Come enjoy a night at the Genetic Opera hosted by Austin’s Designer Hearts, Austin’s premier REPO! shadow-cast!

Sat, Mar 6th & Sun, Mar 7th at the Ritz

Join us for this rare 35mm screening of one the most beloved Golden-Era Hollywood musicals to ever hit the silver screen! In addition to our regular weekend brunch specials, Alamo executive chef (and SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN fanatic) John Bullington will prepare some special delights available only at these shows!

Lockwood and Lamont 13.99
Seared NY strip topped with two fried eggs on a quarter Belgian waffle with fresh strawberries

Good Mornin’ 9.99
Strata of sourdough, fresh spinach, sundried tomatoes, wild mushrooms, manchego and asiago soaked in herbed egg cream and baked and a side of strawberries

“There is no movie musical more fun than SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, and few that remain as fresh over the years.” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

TRUST US THIS IS ALL MADE UP

March 8th and 10th at the Ritz

With Director Alex Karpovsky In Person!

Described by The New York Times as “Second City-seasoned masters of long form improv,” TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi have become living legends in their field. Exploring the trust that underlies their relationship and the forces that govern their improvisation, TRUST US, THIS IS ALL MADE UP is a portrait of two remarkably talented friends and features an unforgettable live performance recorded at New York’s Barrow Street Theater. Whether you’re a student of improvisation, a fan of live comedy or simply interested in the basis of human imagination and partnership, this journey will leave you laughing, guessing, and in awe of an altogether wonderful feat.

LEARN COMEDY! With the New Movement. Click here to find out more.

Monday, March 8th at the Ritz

Sponsored by Austin’s greatest music store, End of an Ear Records, and Austin’s most essential vintage furniture and decor store, Room Service.

An intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics Ain’t No Sunshine, Lean On Me, Lovely Day, Grandma’s Hands, and Just the Two of Us.

With his soulful delivery and warm, heartfelt sincerity, Withers has
written the songs that have – and always will – resonate deeply within the fabric of our times. Filmmakers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack follow Withers and offer a unique and rare look inside the world of this fascinating man. Through concert footage, journeys to his birthplace, interviews with music legends, his family and closest friends, STILL BILL presents the story of an artist who has written some of the most beloved songs in our time and who truly understands the heart and soul of a man.

A big, big thanks to the fine folks at B-Side!

Tuesday, March 9th at the Ritz

Special prizes from Birds Barbershop!!

When it comes to movies about girls growing up, NOW AND THEN pretty much kicks the sisterhood in their traveling pants. When I first saw this film in 1995, I was instantly transported back to the best summer I never had. Riding bikes! Playing Red Rover! Holding seances in the graveyard! Communicating late at night via a complicated system of flashlights and walkie talkies! Stealing boys’ underwear! This is the stuff that girlie adolescent dreams are made of! Frankly, I could care less about the “grown-up” portions of the film (Christina Ricci turns into Rosie O’Donnell? Seriously?!) because the magic of NOW AND THEN isn’t about being an adult or being a kid. It’s about that awkward, amazing, in between time, when boys are gross but also kind of cute, when parents turn out to be human, when friendships
feel like they will last forever. (Sarah Pitre)

Tuesday, March 9th at the Ritz

Pure pulse-blasting entertainment for only a buck! SPONSORED BY VULCAN VIDEO!!!

In the last ten years, we’ve grown sick of zombies. Even my grandma has seen every conceivable variety of scabby deathbag get shanked, gutted, fileted and fried. These days, you can’t throw a rock in Hollywood without caving in a walking corpse’s dome. But back in untamed ’80s Europe, flesh-ripping was uncharted territory, and low/no-rent filmmakers could sharpen their auteurial teeth on half-scripted chronicles of blood-drenched reanimation. Welfare-caliber shambling cadavers found a particularly happy home in Italy, where directors like Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei tore the genre open stomach-first. Of their countless cheap productions and cheaper imitators, one film stands tall as the most brain-dead, plot-free, shock-driven maggotstorm
in the Halls of Zombie Retardation, chock full of decapitations, dismemberments and incestuous oral mastectomies. Ladies and gentlemen…BURIAL GROUND! (Zack)

Tuesday, March 9th at the Village & S. Lamar

SHIT, Y’ALL! IT’S THE FINAL SEASON! The promos keeps saying “The time for questions (bum bum bum)… is over!” – WHY DO I STILL HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS?!

We screen two episodes for each show: the previous week’s episode followed by a short break and then the new episode fresh of the DVR. Screenings will be in HD quality and booming surround sound! It’ll also be super fun and if you watch this show but never with a crowd, I highly recommend the experience. There are a lot of collective gasps and “WTF!”s that make this viewing party so much more than a private living room screening. Oh, and we don’t allow talkers, so don’t let that be a concern. We’ll kick their asses out faster than you can say “4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42!”

To get tickets to the SOUTH LAMAR LOST PREMIERE go here!

To get tickets to the VILLAGE LOST PREMIERE go here!

Wednesday, March 10th at the Ritz

Ripped from the pages of real life, Mortified is a comic excavation of awkward adolescent artifacts – old journals, poems, love letters, lyrics, locker notes, home movies, etc. – shared by their original authors in front of total strangers. Hailed a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek and celebrated for years by the likes of This American Life, The Today Show, Esquire, The Onion AV Club, Daily Candy, Entertainment Weekly, and E!, Mortified is a celebration of the strange and extraordinary things we created as kids. Share the Shame. Get Mortified!

Check out more info at www.getmortified.com

Wednesday, March 10th at the Ritz

PRESENTED BY I LUV VIDEO!

If the experience of watching exploitation movies is like taking drugs, and it certainly is, then watching this movie is the celluloid
equivalent of having a polar bear-sized dose of PCP injected directly
into your brainstem with an industrial strength compressed air gun. If this sounds like a bunch of exaggerated fanciful talk to you then you haven’t seen DR. TARR’S TORTURE DUNGEON. Based on Poe’s “The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether”, it’s an amazingly baroque, surreal Mexican exploitation film about a vast, isolated asylum that has been
taken over by its inmates. The film glides from one absurd, outlandish tableau to another with the logic and pace of an opium dream. Though it was considered too exploitative for arthouses and too artsy for grindhouses at the time of its release, we are happy to give this film the audience it deserves. Note: if you don’t like horrifying shrieking chicken women, do us all a favor – STAY HOME! (Lars)

NEW PARKING DISCOUNT FOR ALAMO RITZ!
WOO! EASY DOWNTOWN PARKING!

We all know that parking downtown can be a small hassle. While there’s usually some meter parking a few blocks from the theater, driving around and searching for that can be tiresome, and what if you’re carrying a cinder block with you to the theater cause you want to use it as a booster seat? That block is HEAVY!

Which is why we’ve partnered with the parking garage at 7th and San Jacinto and convinced them to open on days they were previously closed, as well as to provide a $2.00 discount from their regular rates to anyone who returns to their car with an Alamo ticket stub. Just pay the
full price on your way in, then stop by the attendant with stub in hand on your way back to your car, and you’ll get a $2 refund. Easy parking, good deals, and all just a block away from the Ritz.

At this point that discount will unfortunately NOT apply on Friday and Saturday, but if we show them how loyal Alamo customers can be, we might be able to swing a discount on the weekends at some point in the future as well. Look for the Alamo sign on the parking garage in the next week or so, and we’ll see you downtown!

The garage is on 211 E. 7th St, Southwest Tower garage.

Big thanks to HOSPITALITY PARKING for helpin’ us out!

We here at the Alamo love the internet. It’s got all sorts of cool things on it! Sometimes we want to share that stuff with you! Also, we like to let you know when shows are on sale, surprise screenings, and general fun things that we do. Follow us to get up-to-date and instantaneous Alamo news (and general personal information about our fantastic Programming Dept.). All the cool kids are doing it!

Tim League: @TimAlamo (Founder/Owner)
Henri Mazza: @HenriMazza (Creative Director/Programmer)
Lars Nilsen: @LarsAlamo (Programmer/Weird Weds Coordinator)

Brad Parrett
: @AlamoBrad (Programmer/Booking)
Zack Carlson:
@ZackAlamo (Programmer/Terror Tues Coordinator)

Caitlin Stevens
: @CaitlinEStevens (Programmer/Promotions)

Sing-Along/Quote-Along info: @TheActionPack
Alamo Drafthouse information: @Drafthouse
Fantastic Fest information: @FantasticFest
MondoTees information: @MondoNews

SERVICE INDUSTRY NIGHT!

Sunday Nights at the Alamo Village!

UPDATE! While teachers may not be part of the service industry, they work their asses off trying to make kids not stupid and stuff. With that in mind, we think they deserve a break as well! Teachers, you are now welcome to the discounts of Service Industry Night! Take a load off! Have a drink!If you work in the service industry, you deserve a break! Bring your I.D. and current pay stub from your service industry job to any Sunday, post-9:30pm screening at the Alamo Village and get in for just $5! Or purchase your ticket online and bring your pay stub to the box office before the show. We’ll also have the Working Man’s Beer Bucket special available at these shows for just $12!

Ticket rate applicable to any feature that’s accepting passes and special pricing. Some new releases exempt for first two weeks.

Want your own private theater for S.I.N? Contact Ashley Hall for details of special service industry packages available for venue rentals!

That’s what we’ve got for this one. Let us know what you think, and we’ll see you at theater.

SIIIIINGIN’ IN THE RAIN!

Caitlin Stevens
Twitter: @caitlinestevens
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Weekly Showtimes:
NEW RELEASES
ALICE IN WONDERLAND in 3D!

Tim Burton’s newest film in brain-melting 3D! Opens Thurs at midnight! Click Here to get Lamar tix, Click Here to get Village tickets!
DISTRICT 13: ULTIMATUM

Nothin’ better than some French dudes doing parkour to stop a bomb! Opens Fri at the Ritz. Click Here to get tickets now!
THE GHOST WRITER

Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan star in Roman Polanski’s new thriller! Now playing at Lamar. Click Here for tix!
COP OUT

Kevin Smith directs Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan! Now playing at the Village. Click Here to get tickets!
SHUTTER ISLAND

Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio in a fantastic thriller! Now playing at Lamar and Village. Click Here to get tickets now!
TV at the ALAMO: LOST

It’s the Final Season, y’all! Tuesday at the Village & Lamar. Click Here to get Village tix! Click Here for Lamar tix!
RENT THE RITZ FOR SPECIAL EVENTS!

Host your next event at our theater! Click Here for more information!
BRUNCH AT THE ALAMO!

All weekend screenings before 2pm now have a brunch menu available! Click Here to see the menu!

Champagne & Cinema

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

brunch-blogAs mealtimes go, Brunch is probably the most perplexing, especially considering the average Brunch occurs during the traditional time of Lunch.  And yet anyone who enjoys Brunch at noon is keenly aware they are not eating Lunch.  Furthermore, one can eat a sandwich for Breakfast by that same name, just as one may eat an omelet for Dinner.  So what distinguishes this elusive fourth meal?

Shooting from the hip: it’s a class thing.  That, or it has to do with social acceptance of mid-day alcohol consumption…though the two may not be mutually exclusive.  Where else is it encouraged to enjoy a glass of champagne while the sun is up, let alone when it’s not New Year’s or at a Wedding?  That’s why Brunch (as we know it) always falls on a weekend- we’re not wearing the blinders of workaday sobriety nor are we bound by the suffocating authority of the timecard.  It’s not a meal of sustenance, it’s a meal of redemption!  A small reward of luxury to celebrate the weekly wind-down of the grindstone.  And it’s where you can have French toast dipped in creme brulee and feel GREAT about it.

It’s been a little over a year now since we introduced the special Alamo Weekend Brunch Menu, available during all shows on Saturday and Sunday before 2pm.  Any show- whether it’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND in 3D or I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN.  In addition to the first-run fare, we offer up exceptional one-time-only Brunch events for the absolute Best in day-off luxuriating!

Check out what’s heading your way in the coming weeks:

Brunch @ the Alamo: SINGIN’ IN THE RAINMarch 6 & 7 at the Ritz Ticket Here

For this rare 35mm screening of one the most beloved Golden-Era Hollywood musicals to ever hit the silver screen, Alamo executive chef (and SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN fanatic) John Bullington has prepared some additional delights available only at these shows!

Lockwood and Lamont 13.99
Seared NY strip topped with two fried eggs on a quarter Belgian waffle with fresh strawberries!

Good Mornin’ 9.99
Strata of sourdough, fresh spinach, sundried tomatoes, wild mushrooms, manchego and asiago soaked in herbed egg cream and baked and a side of strawberries!

LA DANSE – THE PARIS OPERA BALLETMarch 21, 27 & 28 at the Ritz Tickets Herela-danse-web

In this lyrical and beautiful film, vérité auteur Frederick Wiseman turns his camera on the Paris Opera Ballet.

“Frederick Wiseman’s astoundingly beautiful documentary, has sumptuous delights to satisfy every balletomane…The unobtrusive camerawork and sensitive editing add to the resplendent images that illustrate the fragility and ephemeral nature of dance.”
John R. Killacky, San Francisco Chronicle

You’ll see a montage of the maintenance staff painting walls, buffing armrests, and picking up litter, then a rehearsal of a contemporary ballet danced by a man and a woman, then a scene featuring the director of the Paris Ballet working out the benefits that will be provided for certain donor levels, then a performance of a classical ballet featuring over 20 dancers. These scenes are not connected in any particular way, other than the fact that, seen together, they provide a total portrait of this ballet company.  Only available for Brunch enjoyment!

Jazz Brunch: WOODY ALLEN’S SLEEPER with The Jazz Pharaohs Live! – April 4 at the Ritz! sleeper-web

For this inaugural Jazz Brunch outing, we’ve chosen his 1973 “Classic Woody” comedy SLEEPER. Allen plays Miles Monroe, a jazz clarinetist and health food store owner who gets cryogenically frozen for 200 years, only to awaken in a seemingly Orwellian dictatorship – a non-stop, jazz-infused roller-coaster of madcap misadventures, brazen innuendo and classic Allen one-liners ensues.

Enjoy our special Alamo brunch menu and a pre-movie live set by Austin’s finest Jazz quartet headed up by clarinetist Stanley Smith, The Jazz Pharaohs!

Tickets Here


A great way to start your day, so raise a glass and toast to the delights of champagne, cinema and time off work!

DATAPOP returns to Austin!

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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Last year, we got a hold of a documentary called REFORMAT THE PLANET and caught wind of the 8-Bit music craze. A year later, we still totally love it! Before The Highball was The Highball, it was an abandoned Salvation Army (and before that, a non-abandoned Salvation Army!). In that abandoned space, during SXSW 2009, we put up a stage, a couple of screens, and a bar, and we had our first DATAPOP show! Digital musicians from near and far plugged in their modified game boys and sound boards and other noisy gadgets to amps, and they made that abandoned Salvation Army into a PARTY! Three days later, that place still reeked of beer and cigarettes and sweat. Thanks Datapop!

We got to relive that magic (minus the beer and cigarette smell) again in November, in the no longer abandoned space (with a much nicer look!) for the Databeez Tour, but we’re doing it one more time WITH FULL FORCE! This SXSW season, we’re doing a FREE SCREENING of REFORMAT THE PLANET on Monday, and then a two day long after party! The Alamo, along with New York City’s 8bitpeoples, 2 Player productions, and the people behind the Blip Festival have joined forces to create DATAPOP 3.0! Now in it’s third installment, Datapop will transform the Highball into a unique cultural hot-spot featuring sets by 15 international 8-bit artists on a full concert stage with professional light and sound system.

Confirmed artists for this year include:
Anamanaguchi (Musician – New York, NY)
Bit Shifter (Musician – New York, NY)
8BK-ok (Musician – New York, NY)
Hally (Musician – Tokyo, JP)
Henry Homesweet (Musician – Ipswich/Lincoln, UK)
IAYD (Musician – Corpus Christi, TX)
Je Deviens DJ en 3 Jours (Musician – Nice, FR)
Jean Y. Kim (Visualist – New York, NY)
The Mysterious H (Musician – Austin, TX)
nordloef (Musician – Karishamn, SE)
Nullsleep (Musician – New York, NY)
Omeros (Visualist – Portland, OR)
Outpt (Visualist – New York, NY)
Paris (Visualist – New York, NY)
Random (Musician – Stockholm, SE)
Sabrepulse (Musician – London, UK)
Sievert (Musician – Houston, TX)
Starscream (Musician – New York, NY)
Talk to Animals (Musician – Baltimore, MD)
Trash80 (Musician – Los Angeles, CA)

Admission to this party is free, but be warned, it will get VERY ROWDY AND CROWDED so we recommend getting there early. Forget wristbands, this is going to be the party you really want to attend! A film and music in one. You can’t go wrong! REFORMAT THE PLANET screens Monday, March 15th at the Alamo South Lamar, and DATAPOP 3.0 is going on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16th & 17th at The Highball. Be there or be square.

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Why is everyone talking about BIRDEMIC?

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

BirdemicStand-up comedy icon Patton Oswalt has been bringing a movie around Los Angeles, showing everyone he knows a new discovery.

Television-insanity pioneers Tim and Eric are just two of the many converts, so enthused about the film that they hosted its Los Angeles premiere last year.

Oswalt and Tim and Eric are some pretty funny guys, definitely “hip” to the strange side of our culture’s funny bone. What deranged masterpiece could get these people so excited?

A little film called BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR, what some are calling a “romantic thriller,” others a “horror film,” and still others a “comedy” of the TROLL 2 variety.

Here’s how writer/producer/director James Nguyen describes BIRDEMIC:

“A platoon of eagles & vultures attack the residence of a small town. Many people died. It’s not known what caused the flying menace to attack. Two people managed to fight back, but will they survive BIRDEMIC?”

The film is loosely based on an Alfred Hitchcock movie, but don’t sell it short as simply a suspense film. Think of it more like THE BIRDS meets THE ROOM, and you’ll get a picture of what’s going viral in LA.

First of all, you have to see the trailer:

I know, I know, you’re pretty excited. Well, ladies and germs, we’ve arranged to show BIRDEMIC next week. That makes us the third theatrical screening of the film in the world. On Tuesday, March 2, we’re showcasing BIRDEMIC at 7:00pm.

That’s not all, either. Thanks to the very good people at SEVERIN FILMS, we will have a Q&A with director Nguyen and some special guests from the film, and we will feature a display of props and costumes from the movie as well.

You’ve got to come see what Vice Magazine calls the “New Best Worst Movie Ever.”

Get your tickets now for what promises to be one of the most thrilling events of the season.

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Springtime Menu Specials

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Alice-in-Wonderland-Posters-Mad-HatterOur new spring specials are out and they are tasty! Pared down from eighteen ideas offered by our crack team of chefs from all locations we bring to you five film inspired creations for the next six weeks or so:

The biggest film of the spring looks to be Alice in Wonderland, so add a fourth dimension to your experience by ordering the WHITE RABBIT & TWEEDLE DUMPLINGS, a hot bowl of rabbit and delicious dumplings with our own re-imagining of the classic chicken dish full of fresh vegetables and oyster mushrooms.

Nothing says EAT ME, DRINK ME more than your own mini tea party. The only possible reason you might want to hold off on our exquisite poppy clashseed meyer lemon glazed cake is if you think the seeds might show up on a random drug test, so sorry we can’t offer the real thing. Our warm tea cake is in a sweet meyer lemon glaze with a dollop of sour cream and your choice of hot tea.

Another big hit this spring will be the remake Clash of the Titans. For that we are going to take you to the top of Olympus with our LAMB OF THE GODS. Three lamb chops are grilled and served with thick minted greek yogurt and a fried artichoke heart, chilled orzo salad with grilled zucchini. We also celebrate the Kraken by offering his favorite taste of the sea, oven roasted CRAB CAKES served with lemon caper aioli.

hit girlOur last special is one sure to make the permanent menu. THE KICK-ASS SANDWICH! It is comprised of spicy seared tofu, marinated sweet carrots, daikon, sunflower sprouts, red onions, green peppers, fresh jalapenos, and sambal mayo on a toasted baguette.

Come in and get them while they are here because its going to be summer soon, and on to Iron Man!