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The Alamo Guide for January 14th!

Thursday, January 14th, 2010
YOUTH IN REVOLT opens Friday at the Ritz
THE ALAMO GUIDE
for January 14th, 2010
Hello again, friends. I hope your days are well. I am here, once again, to tell you how your days could be better: with the Alamo! We are packed full of new release films from the past week or two, and still we find time for specialty programming! HOW DO WE DO IT?! Lots and lots of work hours, that’s how…If you haven’t gone out to see CRAZY HEART yet, tomorrow is the perfect opportunity to do so. Local country honky-tonkers THE DERAILERS are playing an after show at THE HIGHBALL and you can get tickets for both events! If you’re one of those over-planner people, you might want to make some Valentine’s Day plans NOW because our VALENTINE’S DAY FEASTS go ON SALE FRIDAY AT NOON! Those sell out super fast and are pretty damn romantic and delicious. Feel like making fun of a bizarro movie this weekend? The Action Pack is showing ROBOT JOX in HECKLEVISION so that you can mock-text to your heart’s content. The 1999 SING-ALONG and the PULP FICTION QUOTE-ALONG are this week, as is the final weekend for MASTER PANCAKE’S FORREST GUMP! Many more things are a foot, dear readers. Read on.

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.

Thursday, January 14th at S. Lamar
THE DERAILERS after show at The Highball

We’re pleased to announce that Austin’s own rockin’, honky-tonkin’, roots-raging superstars THE DERAILERS will be playing at The Highball LIVE! following a screening of CRAZY HEART.

The film starts at 7 PM, and the band will hit the stage at The Highball around 9:30 PM, giving you plenty of time to knock back a few and lace up your dancing shoes. Tickets are available for both the show & the movie, or you can just go see the band! Either way, it’s the Texan thing to do.

The film: Four-time Academy Award nominee Jeff Bridges stars as the richly comic, semi-tragic romantic anti-hero Bad Blake in the debut feature film CRAZY HEART from writer-director Scott Cooper. Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer
who’s had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can’t help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Golden Globe nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man’s crazy heart.

“It’s a juicy, career-crowning role, and Bridges – a master of subtle brilliance – plays the hell out of it.” - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Sunday, February 14th at the Ritz!

It’s no secret that we take food and movies very seriously, but occasionally we like to get a little lovey dovey with both of those things. Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to bust out our chefs’ mad skills, tasty foods and romantic movies, so just like every year, we have three Valentine’s Day Feasts for you and your chosen V Day partner to celebrate with.

TICKETS FOR ALL FEASTS GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH AT NOON! TICKETS WILL BE $75 FOR ALL COURSES PLUS WINE PAIRINGS.

GONE WITH THE WIND Valentine’s Day Feast at the Alamo Ritz

This is the quintessential American story, and it is portrayed through the most memorable love affair to hit the movies. Bring a loved one and snuggle up as Rhett frankly doesn’t give a damn. Kiss over champagne and eat our fine feast as Scarlett promises, “As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again!” Enjoy the beautiful color cinematography, grand orchestra score, and enthralling love story with us on Valentine’s Day. But be warned: buy your tickets quick, as they will soon be Gone with the Wind.

Menu and wine pairings prepared by Ritz chef Elijah Horgan!

CHARADE Valentine’s Day Feast at Alamo South Lamar

Hepburn is delightful here as a young wife who gets wrapped up in a tale of espionage, deception, mystery and, of course, romance. Cary Grant delivers what very well may be his final great performance as the smooth-talking charmer he perfected in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated films (SUSPICION, NOTORIOUS, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, etc). This film is remembered for having an interesting reversal of gender roles. Audrey Hepburn, rather than the handsome Cary Grant, is the pursuer in their relationship. She comes on strong as Grant tries — unsuccessfully of course — to avoid her advances. This is one of the main reasons we are showing it as part of our special Valentine’s Day Feast series. Ladies, come on strong to your sweethearts at this screening, cooing and lash-batting your way to a romantic holiday. Men, come for Cary Grant’s great suits, come for the hilarious repartee between the two leads, or come to get cooed at.

Five-course feast menu and wine pairings prepared by Alamo executive chef John Bullington!

AMELIE Valentine’s Day Feast at the Alamo Village

If not the most charming movie of all time, AMELIE is certainly one of the top 10. The title character (the bashful and impish Audrey Tautou) is a single waitress who decides to help other lonely people fix their lives, but in her own unusual ways. Her widowed father yearns to travel but won’t, so to inspire the old man she sends his garden gnome on a tour of the world. With whispered gossip, she brings together two cranky regulars at her cafe. She reverses the doorknobs of a grocer who’s mean to his assistant. Gradually she realizes her own life needs fixing, and a chance meeting leads to her most elaborate stratagem of
all.

Opens January 22nd at S. Lamar

It’s hard to believe that a stop motion animated Belgian film about
a reckless Cowboy, his best friend the Indian, a super cool horse, and larcenous underwater gill-men could cause all the hard-boiled,
seen-it-all programmers at the Alamo and Fantastic Fest to fall all
over themselves, but that’s exactly the case. We laughed so hard and long at this movie that when it was over, we knew we had to bring it to Austin. The problem was, they weren’t planning on releasing it in Austin. So we have jumped through flaming hoops to bring it to you. Would we do that if this movie were anything less than an ATOMIC BOMB of righteousness?

Series creators Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar are surely two of the most manic animators of our times, completely and utterly in touch with their inner children. No joke is too silly, no gag too bizarre for this pair. They’ve reined in their stream of consciousness urges slightly for the feature – PANIC started life as a series of five minute shorts for Belgian television – but just barely, oddity heaped upon oddity as though the two were engaged in a non-stop game of one-upmanship throughout the entire production cycle. Juvenile and absurd are perfectly good descriptors when talking about PANIC, though only if accompanied by ‘brilliant’ and ‘hysterical’. It’s time for the cult to cross the ocean. (Todd Brown)

Enter the TOWN CALLED PANIC stop-motion filmmaking contest to be part of the film’s video release next year! Details HERE!
YOUTH IN REVOLT

Now playing at the Ritz

YOUTH IN REVOLT is a coming-of-age comedy that puts a fresh and
outrageous stamp on a tale of adolescent obsession and rebellion.
Starring Michael Cera (JUNO, SUPERBAD) and based on the acclaimed novel by C.D. Payne, YOUTH IN REVOLT is the story of Nick Twisp – a unique, but affable teen with a taste for the finer things in life like Sinatra and Fellini – who falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful, free-spirited Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday) while on a family vacation. But family, geography and jealous ex-lovers conspire to keep these two apart. With Sheeni’s encouragement, Nick abandons his dull, predictable life and develops a rebellious alter ego: Francois. With his ascot, his moustache and his cigarette, Francois will stop at nothing to be with Sheeni, and leads Nick Twisp on a path of destruction with unpredictable and uproarious consequences.

With Zach Galifianakis, Justin Long, Fred Willard, Steve Buscemi, Jean Smart and Ray Liotta.

Friday and Saturday at the Ritz

For a two-week limited run encore, Master Pancake is going to boil,
bake, batter and fry the beloved 90’s classic FORREST GUMP. Featuring
Tom Hanks (THE MONEY PIT, JOE VS. THE VOLCANO) as a good-hearted
shrimp-baron whose hobbies include jogging, playing ping-pong, eating
chocolate and telling long boring stories. Also featuring Sally Field
(THE FLYING NUN, GIDGET GOES HAWAIIAN) as momma Gump, Gary Sinise (CSI,
that kidnapping movie with Mel Gibson) as Gump’s “bosom buddy” Cap’n
Dan and Robin Wright Penn (THE PRINCESS BRIDE) as Gump’s baby momma.
Come join Master Pancake as they give new meaning to “Run,Forrest, Run”
and gleefully pursue this overrated icon. (John)

MASTER PANCAKE IS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY KERBEY LANE CAFE.

Thurs., Jan. 14th at the Ritz & Fri., Jan 15th at Village

Immediately after we finished putting the 1997 Sing-Along together,
Caitlin and I were perusing the hit songs of other years in the ’90s
and realized that as amazing as 1997 was, 1999 was just plain
incredible. Holy crap. Not only did 1999 give birth to almost all of
the pop music of the next ten years by giving us Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” and Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way,” but the cheese element was in full effect with the Goo Goo Dolls, rap was awesome with “Back That Ass Up” AND Will Smith’s “Wild Wild West” AND Jay-Z’s “Can I Get A…” Plus we got Beck’s “Sexx Laws,” Lauryn Hill, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Hot damn. So join us at the Ritz this January while we go back to a time when we weren’t sure if there was ever going to be a 2010 because we still weren’t sure if Y2K would kill us all. Save tonight!

Get tickets to the Thursday Ritz showing HERE!

Get tickets to the Friday MIDNIGHT Village showing HERE!

Win tickets to LE GARAGE SALE at every show!!

Le Garage Sale is a two day shopping event of Austin’s coolest independent boutiques all under one roof  at awesome clearance sale prices!!! “It’s the SXSW of local rocking shopping!” Happy LGS Shopper.

Thurs., Jan. 14th at the Ritz & Weds, Jan. 20th at Village

Most of our Quote-Along shows in the past have been comedies, because saying punchlines out loud with a room full of other fans is just plain fun. But even though PULP FICTION is classified as a crime thriller, it’s some seriously funny shit and obviously full of tons of amazingly quotable lines.

We’re going to subtitle all of our favorite lines karaoke style, then we’re gonna fill the audience with cap guns so after you yell out, “And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee!” we can turn the show into a Shoot-Along as well. And of course we’ll have plenty of Royale With Cheese burgers available all night long, and you can walk into a movie theater in Austin and buy a beer. But if you put mayonnaise on your French fries we’re still gonna make fun of you, because we’re in America.

Our names don’t mean shit, but we might accidentally shoot you in the face anyway. (Henri Mazza)

The Quote-Along series is brought to you in part by THE NEW MOVEMENT. Wanna learn to write your own quotable material? Come out to the show for a chance to win $50 gift certificates for improv and comedy classes with TNM!

Get tickets to the Thursday Ritz showing HERE!

Get tickets to the Wednesday Village showing HERE!

Sunday through Wednesday at the Ritz

Star Emily Hagins in person for Jan 17 show!

“It’s rare that a film can capture both the passions of our youth and the passions of our adult lives. But this heartwarming and nerve racking documentary captures all of the stress of low-budget indie filmmaking and all of the wonder of childhood ambition and excitement.” – Sam Roberts, Director of Film Competitions, Slamdance

Winner of the Spirit award at the 2009 Slamdance Film Festival, ZOMBIE GIRL is a documentary about the making of the no-budget zombie movie PATHOGEN. What truly makes the subject of this documentary special is the fact that PATHOGEN is directed by Austin-native Emily Hagins, a resourceful, driven and talented 12 year-old filmmaker. Her
story is beautiful and touching, and truly comments on the nature of independent moviemaking as well as what “coming-of-age” means for the YouTube generation.

Sunday, January 17th at the Ritz

In a post-World War III world, war has become outlawed and disputes between the super powers are now settled by genetically enhanced super soldiers known as Robot Jox who operate skyscraper-sized robots that combine to become the ultimate killing machines. Stuart Gordon’s entry into the way-too short-lived subgenre of robot warrior movies of the early 1990s has all the flash and bang of a young Michael Bay on a shoestring budget. Joe Haldeman, whose sole film credit is this movie, creates verbal poetry with lines like “I kill you already… (points to head) in here.,” and “You make my drink taste like blood!” Audio pearls fly at you fast and furiously as the world’s two biggest super powers, The Market (good) and The Confederation (bad), face off in a battle for Alaska. A film about gigantic robots battling it out in exotic locales can’t be bad, and that’s why it makes for a perfect billing for this month’s Hecklevision! Gordon tried to make a live action anime, and I dare say he more than succeeds. Throw in an over the top Texan named “Tex” (duh!) who serves as a glorified one man cheerleading squad, and a menacing evil Russian bad guy named “Alexander”(double duh!) whose robot has a gigantic chainsaw penis, and you got yourself a party. So come on out, arm yourselves with your texting devices, and call yourselves “Techno Jox” as you battle it out for the best Heckle, because in this new age of war, it’s not over until somebody wins.
(Greg MacLennan)
HEY HOMO!: HEAVENLY CREATURES

Tuesday, January 19th at the Ritz

This is Peter Jackson’s masterpiece. Pauline and Juliet, two young New Zealand schoolgirls, share an undeniable bond from the moment they meet. Bored with their families and small town, the girls dream up brilliant fantasies and passionate romances that provide them with a more colorful (and often animated) landscape. Eventually, all the sleepovers and handholding is enough to arouse not only the girls, but the eyebrows of their moralistic parents. Threatened with permanent separation, Pauline and Juliet would do just about anything to keep their love intact. That’s when things get nasty. This movie has everything that Hey Homo! has ever hoped to deliver to our audience: hot schoolgirls (and their burning desire for one another), animation and murder. (Kayla Williams)

Wednesday, January 20th at the Ritz

ALAMO IRON CHEF VI: THE BATTLE FOR SIXTH STREET
TICKETS ARE $80 AND THEY ARE ON SALE NOW RIGHT HERE!

For years, we have been producing food-and-film-themed events at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Probably our favorite yet is the Alamo Iron Chef competitions, in which we have pitted our chefs against each other or against a local fine-dining establishment, with the proceeds going to charity.

The stage is now set for Iron Chef Alamo Round VI, in which the Alamo chefs John Bullington and Elijah Horgan will team up at the Ritz against the acclaimed kitchen of Parkside Austin, located just across the street. Bullington and Horgan are experienced pros at creating movie feasts but Parkside chef Shawn Cirkiel and his staff are no amateurs. It should be a mighty battle. The film will be the classic New Orleans heartbreak gumbo, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE starring Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden. Alamo founder Tim League will be donning the red kimono of Chairman Kaga.

The premise is similar to the popular TV show but the secret ingredient in this battle is not green peppers or foie gras, it is celluloid. Each contestant will deliver to each of the 100 attendees a series of 4 dishes (that’s 8 dishes in all folks!) themed to a film. 4 wine courses will also be provided. At the end of the show, the audience will decide whose meals were tastier and more cleverly matched and timed to the movie.

Proceeds from this evening will benefit 6ixth Street Austin, a non-profit organization that aims to preserve and enhance the district’s unique historic character and create a vibrant cultural community for today’s and future generations.

Wednesday, January 20th at the Ritz

NERD ALERT!! Normally, we take on full-length movies, but for one night only, Master Pancake will be boldly mocking the greatest sci-fi
Television series of all time: STAR TREK. And because Master Pancake couldn’t agree on which is the best iteration of the TV series (John is a fan of original STAR TREK, Joe loves NEXT GENERATION) we’ll be showing – and mocking – one episode from both eras. John will finally get to satisfy his Shatner boner; Joe will finally get to unleash all his pent-up Tasha Yar jokes; and the audience will reap the rewards of our collective nerd juice. The only losers tonight will be fans of the lame-ass VOYAGER and DEEP SPACE NINE. This will be the most memorable meeting of Enterprise captains since GENERATIONS! ONE NIGHT ONLY!! (John)

MASTER PANCAKE IS PROUDLY PRESENTED BY KERBEY LANE CAFE.

Monday, January 18th 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.

Less than 24 hours after Martin Luther King’s assassination the city of Boston was in a state of turmoil. When James Brown arrived at the airport to play his already scheduled show he was warned that the mayor, fearing further unrest among the African American community, planned to cancel the show. Brown assured the mayor that the consequences would be much worse if the concert was called off. Not only did the show go on as planned, public television station WGBH broadcast the whole thing. It’s an incredible historical document and a fantastic performance by James Brown, who dedicated the show to Dr. King’s memory and brought the raw emotions within himself and his
community to a searing head. At one point the restless crowd swarms the stage and amidst the mayhem James Brown tells the cops to stay back and calmly talks the crowd back into their seats. “This isn’t how black people should act.” Riveting.

Tuesday, January 19th at the Ritz

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

A physically fit alien warrior delights in harvesting human victims
until he’s engaged in a major volley of explosive, lethal firepower by
an Eastern European bodybuilder. No, I’m not talking about the movie PREDATOR. This film–from the second unit director of the movie PREDATOR–stars Dolph Lundgren as a narcotics officer who goes chin-to-chin with a ‘roid-raging albino drug dealer from the outer reaches of the universe. This unearthly heroin vampire is armed with a wide assortment of impossible weapons, from his head-splitting fist spike to a series of razor-lazer frisbees that whiz through the night and straight into your jugular. Lundgren is aided in his interplanetary Aryan-vs-Aryan deathmatch by a long-haired alien cop and an FBI goofball who makes wry comic observations while our species teeters on the brink of extermination. Filmed in entirely in Houston, TX, which was unfortunately not actually half-obliterated by the futuristic arsenal of a psychotic space jerk. (Zack)

Wednesday, January 20th at the Ritz

PRESENTED BY I LUV VIDEO!

A quick glance at the marketing materials for LORD LOVE A DUCK would probably give the impression of another teen-appeal 60’s beach party movie, but a closer look at the tagline, “An Act Of Pure Aggression” is sure to leave viewers confused. And sure enough, there’s far more here than meets the eye. I’ll just dive in. Roddy McDowall plays a sort of genie or guardian angel named Mollymauk, after a type of extinct bird. He magically appears to beautiful, mixed up cheerleader Tuesday Weld and offers to grant her wishes. They all come true – for instance she is cast in a movie called BIKINI WIDOW and lands the man of her dreams,
but then they take a bad twist like the fingers on a monkey’s paw. Along the way, every aspect of modern American society circa 1965 is bitterly ridiculed. And while such sitting targets as psychoanalysis, bikini beach movies and car culture weren’t exactly sacred cows even then, the machine-gun quality of the satire and the churning bile underneath the humor is notable. Writer/director George Axelrod described it as “a non-optimistic get well card. LORD LOVE A DUCK is against teenagers, their parents, movies, cars, school and several hundred other things.” The cast is brilliant, with Tuesday Weld in particular giving the performance of a lifetime. Also with Lola Albright and the great Ruth Gordon. (Lars)

Wednesday, January 20th at the Ritz

Director Nancy Schiesari and singer/songwriter James Collette in attendance.

Through an exploration of the tattoos on the bodies of American
soldiers, Nancy Schiesari looks into the psyches of young men and women before they leave for Iraq and/or Afghanistan and after they return from deployment. The tattoos they get after their return are often quite different from the ones they got before going into battle. The images on their bodies tell us so much about their states of mind and the changes in their views, both positive and negative. It is a brilliant film which takes us beyond the evening news, the statistics, and the talking heads. Unfortunately TATTOOED UNDER FIRE has achieved a different kind of relevance from being set at Ft. Hood before a terrorist’s attack made even that refuge not so safe as before.

Tickets are available at www.austinfilm.org or at the door.

Tuesday, January 26th at the Village

Ohhh LORDY! The final season is coming so so soon, so to prep up we’re showing the ridiculously stressful Season 5 Finale at the Village a week before the Season 6 Premiere! We want to get you into the LOST groove ahead of time so you can prepare yourself mentally and physically. Shit’s gonna get stressful, y’all. Get ready.

LOST has become our most popular TV @ the Alamo Presentation. As such we highly advise that you get to the theater 45 minutes before our showtime so you can get a good seat. These shows are all FREE, but you can purchase a $5 food and beverage voucher online to reserve your
seat. If you choose to “walk-up” instead, be advised that you still need to go by the box office to get a ticket, and that it may be full ahead of time.

Thursday, January 28th at the Village

With special prizes and giveaways from VICE Magazine.

A dramatized portrait of West Virginia’s “Dancing Outlaw,” Jesco White (Edward Hogg), who turned his back on a misspent youth to learn an Appalachian tap-dancing style called “mountain dancing” made famous by his father, D. Ray White.

When his dad is murdered, Jesco uses mountain dancing to exorcise his impulse to get revenge, but soon his thirst for justice becomes too strong to dance away.

Carrie Fisher co-stars!

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.

SAY WHAT AGAIN! I DARE YOU! I DOUBLE DARE YOU!

Caitlin Stevens
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Weekly Showtimes:
NEW RELEASES
YOUTH IN REVOLT

Michael Cera as an adorable badass. Now playing at the Ritz. Click Here to get tickets now!
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

Terry Gilliam directs Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Colin Ferrell and Jude Law. Whoa! Now playing at S. Lamar! Click Here for tix!
CRAZY HEART

Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal in a touching, country-style film. Now playing at S. Lamar! Click Here for tix!
DAYBREAKERS

Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and lotsa vampires! Now playing at the Village! Click Here to get tickets now!
A TOWN CALLED PANIC

Belgian stop-motion animation that made us laugh ’til it hurt at Fantastic Fest! Opens next week at S. Lamar! Click Here to get tickets now!
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!

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Hey Super Mario, do you know your mushrooms?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

f14935One of the buzz movies at SXSW Film 2009 is back: Ron Mann’s KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS, and master chef Trish Eichelberger has created a phenomenal feast to go with it. There’s only one show, on Wednesday July 29 so buy your tickets in advance. Don’t worry, a vegetarian option is available.

Inspired by a chance conversation with fellow filmmaker and mushroom buff Jim Jarmusch, director Ron Mann (GRASS, GO FURTHER) sets off to the annual Telluride Mushroom Festival in Colorado. It was there he encountered the unique sub-sub-subculture surrounding fungi that includes an unlikely assortment of nerds, nuts, hipsters, tripsters, artists, chefs, musicians, foodies, foragers, and seekers all paying homage to the mighty mushroom.

Combining material filmed at the Mushroom Fest with animation and archival footage along with a neo-psychedelic soundtrack by The Flaming Lips, KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS opens the doors to perception, takes the audience on a longer, stranger trip and delivers them to a brave new world where the fungi might well guide humanity to a saner, safer place…with extra cheese. This 2008 SXSW favorite comes back to Alamo for this once-in-a-lifetime mushroom-inspired, consciousness-expanding feast prepared by Alamo chef Trish Eichelberger!

The Menu

I
Mushroom and goat ricotta galette with a micro green salad and bell pepper confetti

II
Hanger steak with mushroom demi glace, asparagus and morels with porcini wild rice pilaf
Vegetarian option will be stuffed Portobello in place of the steak

III
Black truffle dark chocolate truffles, sea salted shortbread and meringue mushrooms

Each course will be paired with the perfect wine!

Note: “Consciousness Expanding” used here metaphorically.

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The Alamo Guide for July 24th!

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER opens Fri at S. Lamar
THE ALAMO GUIDE
for July 24th, 2009
HOLY BEJEEZUS! Were you guys aware that the Mistress of the Dark herself is gonna be at the Alamo this week? No shit! Cassandra “ELVIRA” Peterson is going to grace us with her presence for not one, not two, but THREE SHOWS! Unfortunately, if you’re going “OMG! I love Elvira! Let’s GO!” you can’t. All of those shows are sold out because they went on sale last week. Why didn’t you know this? Uh, probably because you’re not reading our ALAMO BLOG! Subscribe to our RSS feed so that you never ever ever experience heartbreak like this ever again. I promise you a life of happiness from now on.I know, I know, what a dick move right? Here I am, telling you how awesome something’s going to be, then telling you you can’t go. Fret not, dear friends. There’s the KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS FEAST, MASTER PANCAKE: ROBIN HOOD, PRINCE OF THIEVES, ALIEN on the big screen, a QUEEN SING-ALONG and a whole lotta other stuff just begging for your attendance!

The Bootstrap Experience Subgroup enjoys exploring various Austin businesses known for creating lasting, favorable experiences for customers. We’ve investigated the world of improv theatre downtown at the Hideout, the epicenter of Austin’s run/walk scene at RunTex with founder Paul Carrozza, and next will delve into one of Austins best-known experiences: The Alamo Drafthouse.

Join Bootstrap founder Bijoy Goswami, Experience Subgroup lead Heather McKissick and SPECIAL GUEST Alamo co-founder Karrie League at the Alamo South Lamar as they explore the Bootstrap Experience model and talk about how the Drafthouse has earned its reputation as one of the best movie-going experiences in the nation.

Understanding how to apply the Bootstrap Experience Model is important for anyone who creates or wants to enhance the customer experience. The model is relevant for all types of organizations.

When: Thursday, July 23 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM
Please arrive early for a 4pm sharp start. Informal happy hour to follow at Maudie’s on South Lamar.

Where: Alamo Drafthouse – South Lamar
1120 South Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78704

Please note: there will be a $10 minimum charge per person, to be applied toward any food or beverage on the Alamo menu.

Pre-registration recommended: www.budurl.com/dxvs

Last year’s Fantastic Fest bumper contest was such a raging success, we simply cannot wait to get moving on the 2009 edition. The runner up film I LOVE YOU JEAN CLAUDE was featured on G4’s Attack of the Show and subsequently went on to become something of a viral video sensation. The winning film REPORT CARD by HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN auteur Jason Eisner still brings a smile to my face with each viewing.

The 2009 competition is very much like last year’s contest, but the
theme is more narrow in focus. The short still needs to be no longer than 30 seconds long, has to feature a child under the age of 18 in some way, shape or manner, and the last line of your video has to end with the word “fantastic.” The refinement this year is that each film must contain…. a monster. Other than that, we want to see anything and everything you can come up with.

The top Fantastic Fest 2009 Frenzy videos we get will be screened in front of an unsuspecting audience during Fantastic Fest (September 24-October 1). Each of those audiences will include visiting filmmakers from around the world, press from the likes of IFC TV, G4, Fangoria, Film Threat, Spout, Ain’t It Cool News, Variety, and USA Today, plus a legion of the most devoted and intelligent genre film fans on the planet.

If that isn’t enough for you, there will be other prizes as well:

Our top ten favorite films, as picked by the Fantastic Fest programming staff, will each win $100 Alamo prize packs that can be redeemed anytime for movies, merchandise, food or drinks.

And the number one film as picked by the voting members of the Filmmaking Frenzy community will receive two VIP badges to this year’s Fantastic Fest – badges that will allow you to meet and mingle with the stars of Fantastic Fest. These badges sold out before the end of Fantastic Fest 2008, but we held a couple just for you.  If you are a filmmaker outside of Austin who can’t make it in for Fantastic Fest, you can swap out the goodies above for $250 cash. But you should really just find a way to get here if you win, because it’ll be soooo worth it.

Opens Friday at S. Lamar

“If it’s romantic (and it is), it achieves that as only a byproduct of something else, something deeper, something bigger, something even more beautiful than the standard boy meets girl tale. It’s creative, surprising, insightful, and a must see for any lover of great film.”
-Josh Tyler, CinemaBlend

This film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, true-to-life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man’s no-holds-barred love affair.

Tom, the boy, still believes, even in this cynical modern world, in the notion of a transforming, cosmically destined, lightning-strikes-once kind of love. Summer, the girl, doesn’t. Not at all. But that doesn’t stop Tom from going after her, again and again, like a modern Don Quixote, with all his might and courage. Suddenly, Tom is in love not just with a lovely, witty, intelligent woman — not that he minds any of that – but with the very idea of Summer, the very idea of a love that still has the power to shock the heart and stop the world.

Friday, July 24th & Saturday, July 25th at the Ritz

Return to the thrilling days of yore, when Kevin Costner was box-office gold and Bryan Adams wrote stirring cinematic prom ballads, as Master Pancake Theater skewers the worst Robin Hood adaptation ever: ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES!

Costner plays Robin Hood, a man on a quest to find his missing British accent, and Morgan Freeman is – surprise! – his Magical Black Helping Figure. Together they team up to fight the evil Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman channeling equal parts Hans Gruber and Wile E. Coyote). Director Kevin Reynolds (WATERWORLD) adds visual flair with the pointless yet nauseating P.O.V. technique of Arrow-Cam. You won’t want to miss a single merry minute as Master Pancake buckles the swash out Sherwood and makes much ado about Notting. (John)

Master Pancake Theater is proudly sponsored by KERBEY LANE CAFE!

Hey folks, don’t forget to vote for the Alamo’s in-house movie mockers, Master Pancake Theater, in this year’s Austin Chronicle “Best of Austin” poll. If you’ve enjoyed at least one of their shows over the past year (The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, The X-mas Show, Jurassic Park and many more) please give them a vote for best “Comedian/Comedy Troup” in the “Arts & Entertainment” section of the poll. Last year the Pancake boys tied for first place in the poll. This year they’re looking to break ahead of the pack and claim the #1 spot all by themselves. VOTE BEST OF AUSTIN NOW!

Saturday, July 25th & Sunday, July 26th at the Ritz

English dub version.

Directed by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, SPIRITED AWAY is the tale of Chihiro (voiced by Daveigh Chase), a young girl who is taken down an unusual road by her parents while moving to a new home in an unfamiliar town. The curiosity of Chihiro’s mother (Lauren Holly) and father (Michael Chiklis) leads the reluctant child into what appears to be an abandoned amusement park. Soon her parents are greedily feasting on various delights from an enticing food stand and are literally turned into pigs. The frightened and bewildered girl then encounters a young man named Haku (Jason Marsden), who explains what she must do to
navigate this strange and magical realm. Finding employment in a bathhouse for spirits and other odd characters–including kimono-wearing frogs, lumbering tentacled monsters, and a mysterious apparition named No Face — Chihiro attempts to figure out how she can
free her parents from the clutches of the resort’s owner, a powerful witch named Yubaba (Suzanne Pleshette). In the process, she makes some very eccentric friends and has to deal with some notoriously stinky customers.

A surreal adventure reminiscent of Lewis Carroll’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND, SPIRITED AWAY continues Miyazaki’s streak of groundbreaking animated films that also includes PRINCESS MONONOKE and MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO. Succeeding MONONOKE as the most successful film in Japanese cinema history, this charming movie follows its own bizarre yet engaging logic as it reveals a cast of fascinating characters and jaw-dropping settings through stunningly beautiful hand-crafted animation. A movie experience like no other, SPIRITED AWAY is sure to enchant audiences of all ages, leaving viewers grinning with a giddy sense of wonderment.

Friday, July 24th & Saturday, July 25th at the Ritz

Director Marcel Sarmiento in attendance on July 24!

DEADGIRL earned a special prize and distinction from Fantastic Fest
jury-member Chris Gore last year because he believed so strongly that the film deserved to win Best Picture, but ultimately did not- a
testament to this film’s equal measures of brilliance and cringe. Love or revulsion, you can’t take your eyes off of it. Genre filmmaking at its finest and we couldn’t be happier to bring it back to the Alamo for one more go.

Many horror films feature teenage characters but these people are generally nothing more than corpses in waiting and might as well be replaced by showroom mannequins. This is a shame as teenagers face unique psychological and physiological disruptions that are ripe for tales of horror. Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel apparently understand this; their film DEADGIRL mines the recesses of the hormone-wracked adolescent mind to create one of the most original American horror films in recent memory.

DIRECTOR’S CUT!
Sunday, July 26th & Monday, July 27th at the Ritz

Brand new 35mm film print!!!

This is the movie that defines why we love doing these Big Screen
Sci-Fi classics at the Alamo. At home, ALIEN is still a fine movie and
worth a few good jolts, but on a big screen it is unquestionably one of the most nerve-wrackingly fun experiences you’ll ever have. The use of massive, cluttered, lived-in sets and utterly brilliant widescreen photography creates a unique vision of horror that only the theatrical experience can do justice to, while the superb Jerry Goldsmith score creates nonstop fear and dread that turns ALIEN into as much of an
audio nightmare as it is a visual one. So many of the film’s classic moments that you know and love take on a terrifying immediacy on the big screen, while the creature itself has never appeared more frightening than it will here. We’re running a brand new print of the
original theatrical version for its 30th anniversary, so you’ll never have seen ALIEN looking or sounding this good before. (Matthew Kiernan)

Wednesday, July 29th at the Ritz

Inspired by a chance conversation with fellow filmmaker and mushroom buff Jim Jarmusch, director Rom Mann (GRASS, GO FURTHER) sets off to the annual Telluride Mushroom Festival in Colorado. It was there he encountered the unique sub-sub-subculture surrounding fungi that includes an unlikely assortment of nerds, nuts, hipsters, tripsters, artists, chefs, musicians, foodies, foragers, and seekers all paying homage to the mighty mushroom.

Combining material filmed at the Mushroom Fest with animation and archival footage along with a neo-psychedelic soundtrack by The Flaming Lips, KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS opens the doors to perception, takes the audience on a longer, stranger trip and delivers them to a brave new world where the fungi might well guide humanity to a saner, safer place…with extra cheese. This 2008 SXSW favorite comes back to Alamo for this once-in-a-lifetime mushroom-inspired, consciousness-expanding feast
prepared by Alamo chef Trish Eichelberger!

THE MENU

I
Mushroom and goat ricotta galette with a micro green salad and bell pepper confetti

II
Hanger steak with mushroom demi glace, asparagus and morels with porcini wild rice pilaf
Vegetarian option will be stuffed Portobello in place of the steak

III
Black truffle dark chocolate truffles, sea salted shortbread and meringue mushrooms

Each course will be paired with the perfect wine!

Vegetarian? Please email the chef at trish@originalalamo.com to let her know! We’ll assume you want the Hanger Steak if we don’t hear from you! Thanks.

Note: “Consciousness Expanding” used here metaphorically.

Thursdays, July 23rd & 30th at the Ritz

Mel Brooks’ STAR WARS parody is soooo much more than just a parody film, and filled with the sorts of jokes that the writers of all the recently (and horribly) made “spoof films” wish they could dream up. If your Schwartz is as big as mine, you’re probably uncomfortably excited with just the prospect of this show happening. Somewhere in space, Dot Matrix’s virgin alarm is ringing loudly. (Henri)

Alamo Quote-Alongs on Facebook

Thursday, July 30th at the Ritz

Okay, I’ll admit it: when they played We Are the Champions as
the last song last dance of my senior year in high school and all the
seniors made a big circle the middle of the dance floor as we linked up arm-in-arm and swayed, I got teary-eyed. And that summer as we drove around from 7-11 to a coffee shop to some party at a kid’s house with a pool and a trampoline, my friends and I listened to Bohemian Rhapsody and pretended like we were in WAYNE’S WORLD. Why am I confessing to all this? Crying in high school and imitating WAYNE’S WORLD isn’t cool at all. But then, that’s the thing about Queen – as pioneers of arena rock, their hits have a way of making you feel cool no matter what you’re doing, I’m listening to We Will Rock You as I’m writing this, so I feel invincible.

This is one of our favorite Sing-Along shows to do, partly because we painstakingly took the time to edit live performances and videos together with scenes from some of the movies that have made generous use of Queen songs in the soundtrack, and partly because we like coming up with new prop ideas every time we do it. But mostly it’s because people tend to get dressed up, and we LOVE having an army of Freddie Mercurys come up to the stage to show off their mustaches and microphone poles.
(Henri)

Presented by Rainer Management! Plan for a Freddie Mercury Strut Contest and a Fat Bottom Girl Dance Off! YEA-OW!

Alamo Sing-Alongs on Facebook

SUMMER KIDS’ CAMP!

Monday through Thursday at S. Lamar & Village!

This summer, the Alamo Drafthouse will give kids and parents a chance to take a relaxing break with Free Movies every week at the Alamo South Lamar and Village. Movies screen at 11 AM.

Seating is on a first come first served basis so be there early for the best seats.

HAPPY FEET plays at South Lamar this week!

In the great nation of Emperor Penguins, deep in Antarctica, you’re nobody unless you can sing-which is unfortunate for Mumble (ELIJAH WOOD), who is the worst singer in the world. He is born dancing to his own tune…tap dancing. Though Mumble’s mom, Norma Jean (NICOLE KIDMAN), thinks… In the great nation of Emperor Penguins, deep in
Antarctica, you’re nobody unless you can sing-which is unfortunate for Mumble (ELIJAH WOOD), who is the worst singer in the world. He is born dancing to his own tune…tap dancing.

SPIRITED AWAY plays at the Village this week!
Visit HERE for details!

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 about 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)

Alamo Drafthouse information: @Drafthouse
Fantastic Fest information: @FantasticFest
MondoTees information: @MondoNews

Pick one up at Ritz, Village, South Lamar, around Austin, or online!.

Wanna know what you absolutely can’t miss in the next couple months? Hate the feel of paper in your hands? Well we got something for you! Check out our July/August Alamo Guide in PDF form. We worked long and hard on it. And there’s like, a million things in here that are going to be a-ma-zing. Check it out online and download a PDF of the July August Guide right here!

4K DIGITAL PROJECTION AT THE VILLAGE!

All new releases at the Alamo Village!

HOLY HIGH DEFINITION, ALAMO FANS! We have gone all futuristic on everyone’s ass and UPGRADED OUR SHIT! That’s
right, we have some seriously amazing Sony 4K Digital projectors only at the Alamo Village. This of course means that we now have the ability to rock the amazing 3D films that are coming out this summer. Also, all first run movies released at the Village will be
shown in digital format, so prepare your eyeballs for some serious crystal clear high-definition. For more information about the tech specs, check out Tim League’s blog post here: ALAMO NOW ROCKS CUTTING EDGE DIGITAL 3D!

SERVICE INDUSTRY NIGHT!

Sunday Nights at the Alamo Village!

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!

Any day! Any theater!

Whether it’s a company outing or a get-together with friends, forget standing in line to buy tickets or waiting outside for everyone in your group to arrive! Instead, rent your very own private theater – let us handle the details and sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

When renting a private theater to watch a new release movie you can also request custom pre-show entertainment, have a short presentation if you’d like, make announcements, select your own menus and much more! Private theater rentals are available at any time, and for groups of all sizes!
That’s what we’ve got for this one. Let us know what you think, and we’ll see you at theater.

FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS!
Caitlin Stevens
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Weekly Showtimes:
NEW RELEASES

(500) DAYS OF SUMMER

Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in an anti romantic-comedy! Opens Fri at S. Lamar! Click Here to get tickets now!

BRÜNO

Sasha Baron Cohen unleashes his most flamboyant character on the world! Now playing at the Ritz & Village! Click Here to get tickets now!

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE

The next installment of the Harry Potter films is finally here! Now Playing at S. Lamar & Village! Click Here to get tickets now!

SUMMER KIDS’ CAMP: HAPPY FEET

Free screenings of family-friendly films all summer long! HAPPY FEET starts Monday at S. Lamar! Click Here for more info!

SUMMER KIDS’ CAMP: SPIRITED AWAY

Free screenings of family-friendly films all summer long! SPIRITED AWAY starts Monday at Village! Click Here for more info!

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!

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The First Alamo Guide of 2009!

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Even though I’m writing this two days before the proverbial new year is here, I still feel a little bit of the refreshment and excitment that comes with trying to remember to write “2009″ on anything that needs dating. Personally, I’m terrible at coming up with New Year’s Resolutions (keeping them, actually), so I’m just going to relate them to the Alamo and welcome you to share each and every resolution. Resolution #1: I’m going to drink as many white russians as the waitstaff will serve me during the only two screenings of THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Resolution #2: I’m going to expand my knowledge of Japanese pop-culture by watching what promises to be an absolutely mind-blowing SUPER HAPPY FUN MONKEY BASH 2009. Resolution #3: I’m going to stand in front of the mirror and practice my best Britney and Christina lip-syncing and dance moves to get ready for the POP PRINCESS SING-ALONG. Resolution #4: I’m going to patiently wait for a whole week to finally see THE WRESTLER so that the next time somebody says “Oh my GOD that is the best movie I’ve ever seen!” I can finally say “I KNOW!” instead of “SHUT UP I HAVEN’T SEEN IT YET!” Well, those resolutions should at least get me through the week. Damn, this is gonna be a long list…

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO RITZ ::

- THE BIG LEBOWSKI with WHITE RUSSIANS -
: Alamo Ritz : Friday, Jan 2 : Saturday, Jan 3 :

The Coen Brothers have described THE BIG LEBOWSKI as their Raymond Chandler story, and it contains all the trappings of the author’s hardboiled mystery novels, including the alcohol. Secondly, as a bowling-themed comedy, liquor is a given. Finally and most importantly, THE BIG LEBOWSKI is the ultimate movie for White Russian fans. The Dude fuels his detective work with numerous helpings the sweet drink, which he often refers to as “Caucasians.” As long as there is ‘half and half’ dripping from his mustache, the Dude abides. (Booze Movies)

- Big Screen Classics: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK -
: Alamo Ritz : Sat, Jan 3 : Sun, Jan 4 : Mon, Jan 5 : Wed, Jan 7 :

Rare 35mm Print!! Snake Plissken is the ULTIMATE Sci-Fi Badass. Why? Because he’s played by ultimate real life Badass Kurt Russell, who was at the height of his effortlessly steely machismo when he teamed with ultimate filmmaking Badass John Carpenter for the first (and many say greatest) of several flawless collaborations. So if you love BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA and THE THING – and you sure as hell do – this is the unshaven, post-apocalyptic blowtorcher that started it all!

- SUPER HAPPY FUN MONKEY BASH 2009! -
: Alamo Ritz : Saturday, Jan 3 :

Each year around this time, we roll out a new volume of Super Happy Fun Monkey Bash, a 90 minute compilation of mind-boggling insanity from Japanese television. You’ll see A-list American celebrities pimping themselves out for cheap Japanese products, bawdy situation comedies, extreme pro-wrestling, bizarre anti-flatulence products, nonsensical English phrases, supreme goofiness, and lots and lots of foam rubber costumes! Check out our YouTube Channel for teaser clips from this year’s show as well as trailers from current and past Monkey Bash shows!

- TRINIDAD with Sabrina Marcus LIVE -
: Alamo Ritz : Sunday, Jan 4 :

The film chronicles Trinidad, Colorado’s transformation from Wild West outpost and “Victorian Jewel of Southern Colorado” to “Sex Change Capital of the World,” and follows three transgender women who may just steer the rural ranching town (pop. 9,077) toward becoming the “transsexual mecca.” We are delighted to have cast member Sabrina Marcus live in person for this screening! Sabrina founded the transgender-focused Southern Comfort Conference in Atlanta and is an active member in the International Foundation for Gender Education and the National Center for Transgender Equality.

- Girlie Night: MEAN GIRLS -
: Alamo Ritz : Tuesday, Jan 6 :

Before Tina Fey was officially declared The Smartest Woman on Television, she proved that she was one of the smartest women in celluloid when she wrote MEAN GIRLS. Taking the high school misfit genre one notch higher, MEAN GIRLS was based on the book QUEEN BEES AND WANNABEES, and the world of teenage girldom has never been the same. Here, the Plastics are the most popular girls in school. They wrote the rule book on Girl World, like always wearing pink on Tuesdays. And they’re mean. As usual on Girlie Night, we will have special MEAN GIRL cocktails available at this show!

- Terror Tuesday: HOWLING 2 with SYBIL DANNING LIVE! -
: Alamo Ritz : Tuesday, Jan 6 :

There is NO BETTER MOVIE IN THE GODDAMN WORLD to kick off Terror Tuesdays than this ferocious assault on the human skull, and no better guest to experience it with than The Queen of the Werewolves herself: horror/exploitation film legend SYBIL DANNING! The last time we played HOWLING II, the audience had so much fun that the governor’s mansion got set on fire! Now, with the ultimate wolfwoman loose in the theater, it’ll most certainly mean the total extinction of all life on this planet. Special thanks to Reb Hibbert.

- Weird Wednesday: CHAINED HEAT with SYBIL DANNING LIVE! -
: Alamo Ritz : Wednesday, Jan 7 :

By focusing their combined sexual repressions from their respective adolescences, true hero of the Alamo Reb Hibbert and Alamo programmer Zack Carlson managed to convince revered ’80s exploitation sexbomb Sybil Danning that it was a good idea to sit in a dark theater full of her most lonely, potentially obsessed fans to watch her goddess-esque roles in some truly classic drive-in films. CHAINED HEAT is pure women-in-prison exploitation with all the catfights, steamy shower scenes and deviant sexuality you can handle. Maybe more!

- 24: SEASON 7 PREMIERE! -
: Alamo Ritz : Wednesday, Jan 7 :

Austin Voices and Fox 7 are giving us a chance to see the much anticipated two-hour premiere of 24 (Season 7) before it airs! That pesky writer’s strike has deprived us all for too long- Jack Bauer is back and on the big screen at the Ritz!

- ELVIS PRESLEY’S BIRTHDAY SING-ALONG -
: Alamo Ritz : Thursday, Jan 8 :

We put together a night to celebrate the King himself, the man who started it all by stealing black music and making it accessible to a racist world market long before the New Kids on the Block ever dreamt of stealing the New Edition method. We owe Elvis Presley so much, and for so much more than just his music. He’s influenced every single person who was born after him with his music, his legend, and his god damned amazing house, Graceland. How fantastic is that place? People don’t just sing like Elvis, or sing about Elvis, they sing about his house! That’s awesome.

- The POP PRINCESS SING-ALONG -
: Alamo Ritz : Thursday, Jan 8 :

The Boy Band Sing-Alongs have always been rousing successes and great fun for everybody, but every time we put NSYNC and Backstreet up on the screen I couldn’t help but feel guilty. What about the ladies? Sure, we’ve done the Ladies of the 80s show, but how do you fit the Spice Girls into that? You can’t. And so this January we’re putting together our very first POP PRINCESS SING-ALONG, focusing heavily on the princesses of the 90s, including the aforementioned Spice Girls, Britney, Christina, and more!

- THE WRESTLER -
: Alamo Ritz : Thursday, Jan 8 at MIDNIGHT :

This may be the first time we’ve ever seen the toughest critics and fans unanimously deem a new film perfect. With his battle scars and failing heart, retired professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke) jumps back into the squared circle to prove to himself that he’s more than just a used-up piece of meat. A simple premise, but apparently Rourke’s performance and the script are so strong, compelling and real that audiences across the world are going haywire, calling this the best film in the critically acclaimed director’s entire career.

We’re teaming up with The Texas Wrestling Federation to bring you ACTUAL LIVE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING preceding the Thursday, Jan 8 midnight opening of THE WRESTLER! For the price of your ticket, you’ll have a seat for Austin’s premiere screening of this flawless cinematic suplex, PLUS you’ll have a top-notch seat for an exclusive pre-screening, full-scale, white-knuckle WRESTLING EVENT to take place nearby, where REAL LIVE PRO WRESTLERS will be having a no-holds-barred BRAWL for your entertainment! This is clearly the only way to experience the greatest thing to happen to wrestling since the Hulkster slammed Andre the Giant!

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR ::

- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

David Fincher and Brad Pitt team up for a third time with this adaptation of a F. Scott Fitzgerald short story. Pitt plays a man who is born 80 years old, but instead of aging, he grows young. Oscar winner Cate Blanchett costars, along with Taraji P. Henson and Tilda Swinton. “The film represents a richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling. This odd, epic tale of a man who ages backwards is presented in an impeccable classical manner, every detail tended to with fastidious devotion.” – Todd McCarthy, Variety

- BEDTIME STORIES -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

Adam Sandler stars as a man whose nighttime tales do more than just put his nephew to sleep; instead, his imaginative stories become reality. This fantasy comedy for the whole family is directed by HAIRSPRAY helmer Adam Shankman.

- THE SPIRIT -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again… Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller (creator of 300 and Sin City) and starring Samuel L. Jackson as “The Octopus,” Eve Mendes as “Sand Seref,” and Scarlett Johansson as “Silken Floss.”

- DOUBT -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play’s quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority. Starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO VILLAGE ::

- TV at the Alamo: GOSSIP GIRL -
: Alamo Village : Monday, Jan 5 :

There’s nothing I hate more in the television world than the dreaded FALL HIATUS! It’s far worse than a season ending because there is absolutely no closure and you’re totally lost for like, three or four weeks wondering WHAT is going to happen. Well thankfully, fall hiatus is coming to an end and GOSSIP GIRL is back on! Finally we’ll figure out where Chuck went, why everyone’s freaking out about Lily’s abortion a bazillion years ago, and what the hell Serena is doing with Aaron in South America. You know you love it. XOXO.

- MARLEY AND ME -
: Alamo Village : Now Playing :

John Grogan’s bestselling book about his Labrador retriever bounds onto the screen with MARLEY AND ME. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star as a couple who adopts the badly behaved but much-loved dog.

- VALKYRIE -
: Alamo Village : Now Playing :

Just in time for Christmas comes the most anticipated, heartwarming film ever made about the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler! Helmed by the mighty Bryan Singer (USUAL SUSPECTS, X-MEN, SUPERMAN RETURNS) and starring Tom Cruise with an even mightier eye-patch, this true tale of treason and revenge is destined for acclaim-town. Best part- no fake German accents.

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THIS WEEK AT THE ALAMO: The Holiday Alamo Guide

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Christmas is over, and we sure hope you got everything you wanted. If you didn’t, don’t worry your pretty lil’ heads about it because we still have a million things going on that will make you just as happy as finding that Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle behind that desk (okay, so I may have gotten sucked in to the Christmas Story marathon for a solid 6 hours… or more). For starters, we still have all the HIGH FOR THE HOLIDAYS shows in full swing, and (if you read this in the next hour or so) we’re showing A CHRISTMAS STORY one last time with a ROAST DUCK & MORE FEAST! Lastly, New Year’s Eve is in a few days. New Year’s plans are the hardest to make for me, so we’ve narrowed down your options…

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO RITZ ::

- A CHRISTMAS STORY: Roast Duck N’ More Feast! -
: Alamo Ritz : Sunday, Dec 28 :

Think about the double dog dare, the Chinese caroling, the Red Ryder bb gun, those creepy elves and of course that “fra-jee-lay” Italian imported leg lamp. There is more timeless iconography packed into this perfect little gem than any other Christmas film since the birth of Jesus. Included with your ticket is a multi-course meal themed to A CHRISTMAS STORY, including mashed potatoes and Chinese roast duck. The mashed potato course will be served exactly when it hits the table for Ralphy, and we encourage each and every one of you to snort along and enjoy your plate just like the piggy does. See the menu HERE.

- High for the Holidays: POOTIE TANG -
: Alamo Ritz : Sunday, Dec 28 : Monday, Dec 29 :

This Holiday season, come together at the Ritz to celebrate Pootie by indulging in an ice-cold Pootie’s Malt Liquor or to kapa-chow down on a mouth-watering, fast-foodified Pootie’s Bad-Time Burger while watching Pootie sine pitties all over the Alamo screen. Louis C.K.’s cult classic put back where it should be…in theaters! Merry Christmas to all you tine Tanies! Sah dah tay!

- High For The Holidays / Music Monday: WONDERWALL -
: Alamo Ritz : Monday, Dec 29 :
The head-tripping surreal madness of Joe Massot’s WONDERWALL tells the tale of an eccentric scientist (Jack MacGowran) who stumbles upon a secret window into the sex life of gorgeous nymph (and longtime Serge Gainsbourg muse) Jane Birkin. Overflowing with psychedelic flashbacks, dream sequences and plenty of free love, the classic film features a shimmering, sitar-laced instrumental soundtrack by former Beatle George Harrison. An outrageous journey back to the Age of Altered Consciousness. Get to the theater early for a Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg Preshow!

- High For The Holidays: DARKSIDE OF THE RAINBOW -
: Alamo Ritz : Tuesday, Dec 30 :

Did Pink Floyd intend to synch up the Dark Side of the Moon with the classic the WIZARD OF OZ? Some say VCRs were $10000 at that time and it would be impossible to synch a phonograph to the film, change sides on the album and keep synch. Regardless, come to the Alamo, get properly stimulated and maybe bring some earplugs, because when the tin man’s heart is thumping to the heartbeats in Eclipse (track 9), we’d like you to feel it in your chest as well.

- High For The Holidays: BEERFEST with BEERLYMPICS! -
: Alamo Ritz : Tuesday, Dec 30 :

How did this film become an Alamo holiday tradition? When brothers Todd and Jan Wolfhouse travel to Germany to spread their grandfather’s ashes at Oktoberfest, they stumble upon a centuries old underground beer games competition — “Beerfest,” the secret Olympics of beer drinking. To be honest, we can never really remember the ending because we’re always trying to keep up with the drinking onscreen. We’re starting this show with live Beerlympics, featuring Beer Pong and great food and beer specials!

- AFTER THE THIN MAN New Year’s Eve Party! -
: Alamo Ritz : Wednesday, Dec 31 :

The response to our first Cinema Cocktails screenings of the classic screwball romantic mystery THE THIN MAN was so great that we just knew we had to return to the wonderful chemistry of Nick and Nora Charles, their adorable dog Asta, their crime-solving savvy and, maybe best of all, their love of distilled spirits. In addition to the film itself, we’ll be serving a multi-course feast, enjoying a champagne toast after a countdown to midnight that could only be done by the Alamo, and more!

- THE BIG LEBOWSKI with WHITE RUSSIANS -
: Alamo Ritz : Thursday, Jan 1 :

The Coen Brothers have described THE BIG LEBOWSKI as their Raymond Chandler story, and it contains all the trappings of the author’s hardboiled mystery novels, including the alcohol. Secondly, as a bowling-themed comedy, liquor is a given. Finally and most importantly, THE BIG LEBOWSKI is the ultimate movie for White Russian fans. The Dude fuels his detective work with numerous helpings the sweet drink, which he often refers to as “Caucasians.” As long as there is ‘half and half’ dripping from his mustache, the Dude abides. (Booze Movies)

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR ::

- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

David Fincher and Brad Pitt team up for a third time with this adaptation of a F. Scott Fitzgerald short story. Pitt plays a man who is born 80 years old, but instead of aging, he grows young. Oscar winner Cate Blanchett costars, along with Taraji P. Henson and Tilda Swinton. “The film represents a richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling. This odd, epic tale of a man who ages backwards is presented in an impeccable classical manner, every detail tended to with fastidious devotion.” – Todd McCarthy, Variety

- BEDTIME STORIES -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

Adam Sandler stars as a man whose nighttime tales do more than just put his nephew to sleep; instead, his imaginative stories become reality. This fantasy comedy for the whole family is directed by HAIRSPRAY helmer Adam Shankman.

- THE SPIRIT -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again… Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller (creator of 300 and Sin City) and starring Samuel L. Jackson as “The Octopus,” Eve Mendes as “Sand Seref,” and Scarlett Johansson as “Silken Floss.”

- DOUBT -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

Set in 1964, Doubt centers on a nun who confronts a priest after suspecting him abusing a black student. He denies the charges, and much of the play’s quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality and authority. Starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO VILLAGE ::

- YES MAN -
: Alamo Village : Now Playing :

This film marks the triumphant return of Jim Carrey to comedy! With Peyton Reed (MR. SHOW, UCB) in the director’s chair, YES MAN guarantees to be brilliantly sharp, with just enough drops of nonsense to make it fun for laughers of all thresholds. Oh, and if you’re one of the approximately 80 million people who currently has a total crush on Zooey Deschanel, she’s in the film too.

- MARLEY AND ME -
: Alamo Village : Now Playing :

John Grogan’s bestselling book about his Labrador retriever bounds onto the screen with MARLEY AND ME. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star as a couple who adopts the badly behaved but much-loved dog.

- VALKYRIE -
: Alamo Village : Now Playing :

Just in time for Christmas comes the most anticipated, heartwarming film ever made about the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler! Helmed by the mighty Bryan Singer (USUAL SUSPECTS, X-MEN, SUPERMAN RETURNS) and starring Tom Cruise with an even mightier eye-patch, this true tale of treason and revenge is destined for acclaim-town. Best part- no fake German accents.

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THIS WEEK AT THE ALAMO: The Alamo Guide for Dec 19!

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

TICK TOCK, tick tock, the time for Christmas shopping is running out. Hurry up and go out there and start buying Lexuses you can tie big red bows on and other expensive stuff like that so you can singlehandedly save the economy of the entire planet. Then reward yourself with some affordable entertainment and great times at the Alamo. You can feel like a million bucks no matter how much money you spend when you come down to the South Lamar theater for SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. You can feel the holidays all around you when you’re on a caroling sabotage mission after THE CHRISTMAS POPS SING-ALONG at the Ritz. And you can just say YES to Jim Carrey over and over and over again at the Alamo Village, just be careful what you say yes to.

- ALAMO GIFT CERTIFICATES -
: Mondo Tees : Any Alamo : drafthouse.com :

“Well, it’s that time of year again – crowds, shopping, lugging the presents around… I love it.” But what Lizzie Montgomery loves even more is getting Alamo Gift Certificates for her family and friends, because as she knows, it’s an investment in freedom. You can invest in that same freedom and set up your family and friends with movies and food and drinks for next year by picking up your own Alamo Gift Certificates either in one of our stores or online.

- AFTER THE THIN MAN New Year’s Eve Party! -
: Alamo Ritz : Wednesday, Dec 31 : 7pm

The response to our first Cinema Cocktails screenings of the classic screwball romantic mystery THE THIN MAN was so great that we just knew we had to return to the wonderful chemistry of Nick and Nora Charles, their adorable dog Asta, their crime-solving savvy and, maybe best of all, their love of distilled spirits. In addition to the film itself, we’ll be serving a multi-course feast, enjoying a champagne toast and a countdown to midnight, 1937!

- HENRI’S ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR’S EVE SING-ALONG -
: Alamo Ritz : Wednesday, Dec 31 : 10:15pm

Screw you, Dick Clark! This year, for the first time ever, we’re hosting our very own New Year’s Eve Sing-Along Extravaganza, and it promises to be the best movie theater dance party ever. Your ticket includes a champagne toast, and my promise to have the most official countdown to midnight EVER, because I hate hate hate it when you’re at some party and a dweeb with a watch that’s set wrong starts making everybody countdown early. Grr. Plus! I’ll be throwing out more confetti than anywhere else in town for sure… If you miss this, you’ll be stuck in 2008 foooorrreeeevvveeerrrrr.

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO RITZ ::

- The CHRISTMAS POPS SING-ALONG! -
: Alamo Ritz : Sunday, Dec 21 :

Please Note: While the holiday season is a magical time for everyone, this show may not be. Some of the videos included in this collection are decidedly PG-13. Which is to say there may be some singing about private parts in boxes… We’ll have trivia, videoke, a host of new videos along with favorites from last year, and of course, carolling down 6th Street. Don’t be left out of our reindeer games this year; get your tickets early, and come on down to the Ritz for the greatest holiday party of the year. No matter your religion, the XMAS POPS SING-ALONG will have you holding your neighbor’s hands, singing in unison, and celebrating Festivus with the rest of us.

- Master Pancake Theatre CHRISTMAS SHOW -
: Alamo Ritz : Fri, Dec 19 : Sat, Dec 20 :

After a 2-year absence, it’s the return of the famous Alamo Christmas Clip Show featuring Master Pancake Theater! Join us as we channel surf A.D.D.-style through a blizzard of clips from your favorite holiday TV specials and some weird holiday programs you never dreamed existed. Owen Egerton returns to team up with regulars John Erler and Joe Parsons for all the fun. We’ll also have an audience sing-along, some holiday snacks, and who knows, maybe even a little pudding and butter! Come join us at the Alamo this December as THE HOLIDAYS GET SLEIGHED!!

- Hey Homo! Presents: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF BRUNCH! -
: Alamo Ritz : Sunday, Dec 21 :

By popular demand, the fine folks at Hey Homo! are reprising WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? for a special Brunch show!! HEY HOMO! has decided to give ya’ll the very best Christmas Ham in the whole world to chew upon! What better way to ring in the holidays than with extreme alcoholism, disastrous verbal sparring, sexual retaliations, fried chicken and lonely fantastical seclusion! Top all that shit off with brunch, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and you’ve got one helluva morning! Sponsored by Austin’s best upscale gay lounge, RAIN!

- High For The Holidays: DARKSIDE OF THE RAINBOW -
: Alamo Ritz : Mon, Dec 22 : Wed, Dec 24 :

Did Pink Floyd intend to synch up the Dark Side of the Moon with the classic the WIZARD OF OZ? Some say VCRs were $10000 at that time and it would be impossible to synch a phonograph to the film, change sides on the album and keep synch. Regardless, come to the Alamo, get properly stimulated and maybe bring some earplugs, because when the tin man’s heart is thumping to the heartbeats in Eclipse (track 9), we’d like you to feel it in your chest as well.

- High For The Holidays: HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE-
: Alamo Ritz : Tuesday, Dec 23 :

TICKET INCLUDES OUR NEW AND IMPROVED ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT WHITE CASTLE-STYLE BURGERS! ** Please note regular food menu service is not available during these shows. It’s burgers or bust! ** To prove who REALLY has an excessive appreciation of fine cuisine, we’ll be having a WHITE CASTLE SPEED EATING competition before the screening! Yep, a select few bold ingestors from the audience will join each other on stage to shove down some burgers for fun/prizes/fun prizes!! We’d love to see you up there, but remember: if you wanna compete, pace yourself on the burgers beforehand. All’s fair in burgers and war!

- High For The Holidays: BEERFEST with BEERLYMPICS! -
: Alamo Ritz : Tuesday, Dec 23 :

How did this film become an Alamo holiday tradition? When brothers Todd and Jan Wolfhouse travel to Germany to spread their grandfather’s ashes at Oktoberfest, they stumble upon a centuries old underground beer games competition — “Beerfest,” the secret Olympics of beer drinking. To be honest, we can never really remember the ending because we’re always trying to keep up with the drinking onscreen. We’re starting this show with live Beerlympics, featuring Beer Pong and more, so come prepared to drink heavily!

- High For The Holidays: CHRISTMAS ON MARS -
: Alamo Ritz : Wed, Dec 24 : Thurs, Dec 25 :

ULTRA-RARE 35MM THEATRICAL SCREENING! NEW FEATURE FILM, NOT ON DVD! Psychedelic rock band the Flaming Lips present CHRISTMAS ON MARS: A FANTASTICAL FILM FREAKOUT FEATURING THE FLAMING LIPS, a glorious science fiction film that marks the directorial debut of the Lips’ visionary frontman Wayne Coyne. It’s Christmastime, and the colonization of Mars is underway. When an oxygen generator and a gravity control pod malfunction, Major Syrtis (the Lips’ Steven Drozd) and his team (including the Lips’ Michael Ivins) fear the worst. There’s a lot of crazy stuff going on in this movie – take the appropriate precautionary measures to prepare your mind…

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR ::

- SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

From director Danny Boyle (28 DAYS LATER, TRAINSPOTTING) comes a surprising and brilliant excursion into Bollywood. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is just one question away from winning on India’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” Police arrest him on suspicion of cheating, so desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. With an all new Bollywood preshow, Indian menu specials and of course Indian beer favorites, the Alamo is the only place to see SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.

- Saturday Morning Kids Club: EMMET OTTER’S JUGBAND CHRISTMAS -
: Alamo South Lamar : Sat, Dec 20 :

Christmas is approaching in Frogtown Hollow, and Emmet Otter and his Ma hope to buy gifts for each other. Unfortunately, Emmet doesn’t make enough from the odd jobs he does, and Ma doesn’t make enough as a laundress. They decide to compete in the Frog Town Hollow Talent Contest in order to win money, but Ma will have to hock Emmet’s tool chest to buy a costume, and Emmet will have to put a hole in Ma’s washtub for his band! Kermit the Frog hosts this classic Muppet musical Christmas tale! WITH LIVE JUG COMBO THE ROGUE RIVER STRING BAND PLAYING BEFORE THE FILM!

- THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON -
: Alamo South Lamar : Opens Thursday, Dec 25 :

David Fincher and Brad Pitt team up for a third time with this adaptation of a F. Scott Fitzgerald short story. Pitt plays a man who is born 80 years old, but instead of aging, he grows young. Oscar winner Cate Blanchett costars, along with Taraji P. Henson and Tilda Swinton.

- YES MAN -
: Alamo Village : Opens Friday, Dec 19 :

This film marks the triumphant return of Jim Carrey to comedy! With Peyton Reed (MR. SHOW, UCB) in the director’s chair, YES MAN guarantees to be brilliantly sharp, with just enough drops of nonsense to make it fun for laughers of all thresholds. Oh, and if you’re one of the approximately 80 million people who currently has a total crush on Zooey Deschanel, she’s in the film too.

- PARENTS’ AFTERNOON OUT! -
: Alamo Village : Saturday, Dec 20 :

If finding a babysitter makes it difficult for you to come to the movies, The Alamo Drafthouse Village has a deal for you! Every third Saturday of the month (from 2:30 to 6:30pm), you can see one of our regularly featured afternoon movies without calling around town looking for someone to watch your children, thanks to our friends at BodyBusiness. Child care vouchers are $10 and good for one child each. VOUCHER DOES NOT INCLUDE MOVIE ADMISSION. REMEMBER TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS SEPARATE FROM YOUR VOUCHER!

- MARLEY AND ME -
: Alamo Village : Thursday, Dec 25 :

John Grogan’s bestselling book about his Labrador retriever bounds onto the screen with MARLEY AND ME. Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star as a couple who adopts the badly behaved but much-loved dog.

- VALKYRIE -
: Alamo Village : Thursday, Dec 25 :

Just in time for Christmas comes the most anticipated, heartwarming film ever made about the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler!

Helmed by the mighty Bryan Singer (USUAL SUSPECTS, X-MEN, SUPERMAN RETURNS) and starring Tom Cruise with an even mightier eye-patch, this true tale of treason and revenge is destined for acclaim-town. Best part – no fake German accents.

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THIS WEEK AT THE ALAMO: The Alamo Guide for Nov 28!

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

It’s Thanksgiving week, meaning the holidays are actually here now, in all their actualness. But even more exciting – the new holiday menus are in at all of our theaters! We’ve got turkey burgers, fried brie, samosas, and apple pecan turnovers on the holiday special menu, but it doesn’t stop there. The innovations keep on going on the inside of the menu, too, with the return of this summer’s batwings as well as brand new fried pork chops. And… Christmas beers are in! Oh, and of course we’ve got all sorts of Thanksgiving menu specials this Thursday, too, including complete turkey dinners at all of our theaters. In other words – don’t fill up with your family meal, because that’s sooooo just the beginning.



:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO RITZ ::

- JIGGY CRUNK: 90s POP RAP SING-ALONG -
: Alamo Ritz : Fri, Nov 28 & Thurs, Dec 4:

The old school rap was great, and the realism of Common and Mos Def can’t be appreciated enough, but god damn it, the pop rap of the 1990s was just so incredibly catchy. It feels bad to admit how much we love it, but it feels good to go with it. So grow your facial hair out, then shave it to ridiculously thin lines, because there’s a good chance Color Me Badd will make an experience. And grow your dreadlocks out, then give them to someone else and let them pretend to be you, because I’ve been WAITING for a show to include Milli Vanilli in!

- NERDCORE RISING with MC FRONTALOT Live! -
: Alamo Ritz : Fri, Nov 28 :

This hilarious and all-too-real music documentary follows MC Frontalot – the “Godfather of Nerdcore” – on his first national tour to reveal the roots of the genre, the dorky complexities of its artists, and one MC’s fight for nerd stardom. Featuring Weird Al Yankovic, Prince Paul, Jello Biafra, Tycho & Gabe, Brian Posehn, MC Frontalot, MC Chris, MC Lars and a slew of other nerdcore artists and commentators. The mighty MC FRONTALOT himself (who’ll be performing downtown after this screening) will be in attendance as well as the woman behind this historical document: Negin Farsad.

- Master Pancake Theatre CHRISTMAS SHOW -
: Alamo Ritz : Sat, Nov 29 :

After a 2-year absence, it’s the return of the famous Alamo Christmas Clip Show featuring Master Pancake Theater! Join us as we channel surf A.D.D.-style through a blizzard of clips from your favorite holiday TV specials and some weird holiday programs you never dreamed existed. Owen Egerton returns to team up with regulars John Erler and Joe Parsons for all the fun. We’ll also have an audience sing-along, some holiday snacks, and who knows, maybe even a little pudding and butter! Come join us at the Alamo this December as THE HOLIDAYS GET SLEIGHED!!

- Rudy Ray Moore Tributes: THE HUMAN TORNADO & DOLEMITE! -
: Alamo Ritz : HUMAN TORNADO – Tues, Dec 2 : DOLEMITE! – Wed, Dec 3 :

We’ll have forties of Schlitz Malt Liquor available for this very special screening. No bull! The great Rudy Ray Moore, nightclub comedian extraoridinaire, Godfather Of Rap and a friend of the Alamo, has died. We were sad for a while and now we’re ready to celebrate his life and work. Rudy Ray Moore’s films are cheap, quickly made and technically disastrous. But they have something that Hollywood can’t buy – they are really, really funny. Be sure to catch both HUMAN TORNADO and DOLEMITE! this week!

- TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: PIZZA PARTY! -
: Alamo Ritz : Wed, Dec 3 :

Easily the most pulse-pounding film ever made about sewer-dwelling mutants, TMNT wowed kids of all nations. But it also taught them a very important lesson; to respect nature’s perfect food: PIZZA!! So, in true radical ninja party fashion, the Alamo Drafthouse is pleased to present ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PIZZA for this screening! So bring your little dudes, do a flying roundhouse into your seats and chow down! COWABUNGA!!!

- The LABYRINTH SING-ALONG -
: Alamo Ritz : Thurs, Dec 4 :

Come on people – do I really need to say anything more than that to convince you that this LABYRINTH SING & QUOTE-ALONG is not to be missed, no matter what the goblins tell you that they’re going to do to your little brother? David Bowie, Jim Henson, and Jennifer Connely created an unsurpassed work of young adult cinema in the 1980s, and somehow it’s never been properly celebrated until now. We’ll have props for the crowd and a wig and tight pants for the host. If you miss this show, you most definitely have no power over me. YOU HAVE NO POWER OVER ME!

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR ::

- UT vs A&M + THANKSGIVING at the ALAMO -
: Alamo South Lamar : Thurs, Nov 27 :

We always do a little something special for Thanksgiving at the Alamo, but usually, that little something special means we have to miss the big game. Well, not this year, because Thanksgiving at the Alamo and UT Football are one in the same! We’ve got a giant inflatable screen and we’re going to set it up outdoors at the Alamo South Lamar, roll out some kegs of beer and set ‘em down next to a truckload of Thanksgiving delights, sit back and cheer. God, it’s a beautiful country.

- Kids’ Club: THE LABYRINTH -
: Alamo South Lamar : Sat, Nov 29 :

All right, so we play a whole lot of Jim Henson stuff at the Kids Club. But it’s not our fault…it just so happens that he was responsible for 99.9% of the magic in the 20th century. And one of his most ambitious and most sorcerocious adventures was the David Bowie-infused otherworldly epic LABYRINTH! This film was made when ’80s lunacy was at its peak, and through the miracle of real special effects (none of that computer business here, buster!), Henson managed to create something truly bizarre and deeply exciting.

- BOLT -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

Kids age 3 and up will be allowed at all screenings of this show. For super-dog BOLT, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue – at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet, a cross-country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny.

- AUSTRALIA -
: Alamo South Lamar : Now Playing :

After seven years since MOULIN ROUGE! body-slammed our eyes and ears into delightful submission, Aussie auteur Baz Luhrmann is back with another epic love story bound with his own brand of unrestrained style. Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a cattle driver (Jackman) in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot.



:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO VILLAGE ::

- THANKSGIVING at the ALAMO -
: Alamo Village : Thurs, Nov 27, ALL VILLAGE SCREENINGS! :

Not everybody makes a pilgrimage back to Paducah to have Turkey Day, but it’s a lot of work to make Thanksgiving dinner. So this year leave the cooking to us. Our award winning chefs will be making turkey and stuffing with cranberries and the whole nine yards. Plus the portions will be huge, big enough to take home leftovers! Get tickets for TWILIGHT, FOUR CHRISTMASES, MADAGASCAR 2 or QUANTUM OF SOLACE and enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner without all that family BS!

- FOUR CHRISTMASES -
: Alamo Village : Now Playing :

Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn pair up for this Christmas comedy about a couple who has to visit four different sets of parents as a result of divorce. Trying to leave town like they do every year for the holidays, they’re busted when they wind up on a local news report at the airport about all the flights, including theirs, were canceled. The premise, we’ll admit, isn’t mindblowing, but this is: THIS WAS MADE BY THE GUY WHO MADE KING OF KONG: FISTFUL OF QUARTERS!!!!!

- TV at the Alamo: GOSSIP GIRL -
: Alamo Village : Mon, Dec 1:

OMG you guys did you SEE the promo for this weeks Gossip Girl?! Everyone’s dancin’ and Blair and Chuck are all flirty and that annoying Aaron guy is still around! Oh, and SOMEONE IS IN AN ACCIDENT!! I don’t know who it is but this is the stuff good tv is made of, people! Lots and lots of ridiculous drama! Please please please let Aaron die soon!

- TV at the Alamo: HEROES -
: Alamo Village : Mon, Dec 1 :

Hiro has gone back in time, and then Papa P made him think he was all young again. Then there was an eclipse, and everything got… well, we’re going to show that episode again this week, so we don’t want to spoil anything. Let’s just say… it’s coming!

- TV at the Alamo: THE OFFICE & 30 ROCK -
: Alamo Village : Thurs, Dec 4 :

The Office and 30 Rock are keeping Thursday nights very exciting lately. Sure they both took a week off for Thanksgiving, but Steve Martin was on 30 Rock last week! And he had a crush on Liz! And Jim bought Pam a house! And it was really cute! I love these shows, so you should come out to the Village and watch them with me.

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THIS WEEK AT THE ALAMO: The Alamo Guide for Oct 3!

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO RITZ ::

- RELIGULOUS -
: Alamo Ritz : Opens Fri, Oct 3 :

No religion is safe from the sharp aim–and still sharper wit–of Bill Maher in this comic look at organized belief systems around the world. This controversial documentary is directed by Larry Charles, who previously made both fans and foes with BORAT.

- Master Pancake mocks FORREST GUMP -
: Alamo Ritz : Fri & Sat, Oct 3 & 4 :

This autumn, Master Pancake is going to boil, bake, batter and fry the beloved ’90s classic FORREST GUMP. Featuring Tom Hanks (THE MONEY PIT, JOE VS. THE VOLCANO) as a good-hearted shrimp-baron whose hobbies include jogging, playing ping-pong, eating chocolate and telling long boring stories.

- BRUCE CAMPBELL live in person -
: Alamo Ritz : Sun, Oct 26 : Tickets go on sale Fri, Oct 3 at 3pm! :

The man who defines what it is to be a myth and a legend returns to the Alamo Drafthouse this fall for one night only, with his new film MY NAME IS BRUCE. The show itself is at the end of the month, but tickets are going on sale THIS FRIDAY at 3pm, and we’re sure that they’ll be selling out quick. Don’t delay! By 3:10pm they could all be gone. “Come get some.”

- TEEN WITCH with ZELDA RUBINSTEIN live in person -
: Alamo Ritz : Thurs, Oct 9 :

To get you in the Halloween spirt early, we’re bringing in everyone’s favorite witch, ZELDA RUBINSTEIN. Zelda’s had a storied career already, appearing as the fortune teller in TEEN WITCH, the psychic in POLTERGEIST, and the hypnotic mother in ANGUISH, amongst many, many other roles. And for one night only, she’ll be sharing in the viewing of two of those roles as we present a special TEEN WITCH SING-ALONG at 9:30pm, and follow that with a Terror Thursday screening of ANGUISH! The eyes of the city are hers!

- Cinema Cocktails: CITY LIGHTS -
: Alamo Ritz : Oct 5, 7 & 8 :

Alcohol, on some pure and perfect level, was Chaplin’s great equalizer. Were it not for intoxicating spirits, the penniless Tramp would never have spent the night cavorting about town with a gin-goggled millionaire. But the next morning, sobriety puts the two back in their place, with hilarious and deeply affecting consequences. A timeless masterpiece that has grown even more intoxicating with age, CITY LIGHTS swizzles together the perfect cocktail of love, life and libations.

- The Flaming Lips’ CHRISTMAS ON MARS w/ WAYNE COYNE Live! -
: Alamo Ritz : Sat, Oct 11 :

And even more special guests live in person! The Flaming Lips’ visionary frontman, Wayne Coyne, makes his directorial debut with this tripped out new feature film about the colonization of Mars and the holiday spirit, and to debut the film in Austin, Wayne’s coming to the Alamo Ritz in person! Tickets for this one are already on sale, and going fast, so pick yours up now.



:: FEATURED EVENTS FOR THE ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR ::

- NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST -
: Alamo South Lamar : Opens Fri, Oct 3 :

Nick (Michael Cera) frequents New York’s indie rock scene nursing a broken heart and a vague ability to play the bass. Norah (Kat Dennings) is questioning pretty much all of her assumptions about the world. Though they have nothing in common except for their taste in music, their chance encounter leads to an all-night quest to find a legendary band’s secret show and ends up becoming the first date in a romance that could change both their lives.

- APPALOOSA -
: Alamo South Lamar : Opens Fri, Oct 3 :

Ed Harris is back with his first film as director since 2000’s tour de force POLLOCK! Set in 1882 in the Old West territory of New Mexico, “Appaloosa” revolves around city marshal Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and his deputy and partner Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen), who have made their reputation as peacekeepers in the lawless towns springing up in the untamed land.

- TV at the Alamo: THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES -
: Alamo South Lamar : Tues, Oct 7 :

At first it seems a little odd, watching such an important historical event on a giant High Def movie screen with beer and queso in front of you, but if you’ve ever tried it you’ll never want to watch a debate at home again. The crowd cheers and hisses throughout and there’s a great feeling of neighborhood camaraderie as you watch, enjoy, learn and laugh. And as a special bonus, this election year both candidates can speak the English language in complete sentences and with correct conjugation.



:: FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO VILLAGE ::

- BLINDNESS -
: Alamo Village : Fri, Oct 3 :

A doctor’s wife becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Based on a novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago.

- HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE -
: Alamo Village : Opens Fri, Oct 3 :

A hilariously funny all star fish-out-of-water tale, HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE tracks the outrageous escapades of Sidney Young (Simon Pegg), a small time, bumbling, British celebrity journalist who is hired by an upscale magazine in New York City.

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THIS WEEK AT THE ALAMO: The Alamo Guide for Sept 5!

Friday, September 5th, 2008

We generally don’t like to get all political here, because TEAM AMERICA’s skewering of entertainment types thinking they should butt in and try to change the world is too perfect. But without delving into the whole sexism versus racism thing that the pundits are turning this year’s presidential race into, we do have one issue that we’ve been supporting – the movement to Stop the Domain Subsidies. This is a local issue, and one that people on both sides of our city’s aisle can look at objectively, so that’s all we’re going to ask you to do. Check out the video and information available at StopDomainSubsidies.com, and whatever you decide is best for the version of the city you want to live in, vote for it one way or another this fall. Okay, enough soap boxing. Let’s get to the fun!

::FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO RITZ::


- Big Screen Sci-Fi Classics: TRON -
: Alamo Ritz : Sept 8, 9 & 11

Attention all Users! Follow us back to a beautiful page in history, before computer games required a two-week vacation from work and digitally-generated special effects were the new star of Hollywood. When the visual magic of TRON hit the screen in 1982, every jaw in the world hit the theater floors. And for our money, CGI hasn’t been this good since.

- Fantastic Fest and aGLIFF present ROOM OF DEATH -
: Alamo Ritz : Mon, Sept 8 :

“I saw ROOM OF DEATH at the Berlin Film Market and REALLY liked it. Strange, tense, gruesome, occasionally funny and containing a sexually-charged lesbian taxidermy plot thread, ROOM OF DEATH was PERFECT for Fantastic Fest. The timing just didn’t work out, however, so we opted for the next best thing. We have partnered with our pals at the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival to bring the film to Austin early.” – Tim League

- Cinema Cocktails: LEGEND OF THE DRUNKEN MASTER -
: Alamo Ritz : Sept 9 & 10

Easily at the peak of relentless kung fu cinematic intensity, DRUNKEN MASTER is considered by many action enthusiasts to be the shining star of the kickin’-and-punchin’ genres, and with good reason. Whether he’s doing a triple flip onto actual flaming coals or wobbling into battle against an entire army, Jackie is 200-proof and 100% UNSTOPPABLE! So raise a drink to the Drunken Master at this boozed-up black-belt battlethon!!

- The BILLY MADISON Back-To-School Quote-Along -
: Alamo Ritz : Weds, Sept 10 :

It may be too damned hot for a penguin to just be walking around, but as long as it’s soooooo hot, we’ll want to touch the heiny, and then everything will be good. We’ll have Snack Packs for everyone, a special Nudey Magazine Day game before the movie, and tons of subtitled lines from this golden gem of Sandler’s past.

- The DISCO INFERNO Sing-Along -
: Alamo Ritz :Thurs, Sept 11 :

We’ve collected all the best videos and live performances of disco superstars from the true era of excess, then mixed them up with the dance jams of the ’80s and ’90s and just a taste of the ’00s as well, so this evening will be a little bit like a history lesson, tracing the samples from songs in Jiggy Crunk back to their original source, then seeing how they inspired dances later. But it’s a history lesson fueled by singing and dancing and drinking, so it’s not like that other school stuff AT ALL. It’s just old school.

Plus! Winners of our costume and dance contest will receive tickets to this year’s Fun Fun Fun fest!

::FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO SOUTH LAMAR::



- Free Outdoor Screening : MAD MAX -
: Alamo South Lamar Parking Lot : Fri, Sept 12 :

Not content to just earn the title of Most Important Action Film in Australian History, MAD MAX is flat-out responsible for kick-starting an entire unstoppable genre of pedal-to-the-metal mayhem! Following its release, celluloid documentations of a near-future world gone wild have appeared in countless languages, starring hundreds of international actors and cluttering video shelves with gasoline-hungry sunburnt desert warriors.

- Master Pancake Theater mocks JURASSIC PARK -
: Alamo South Lamar : Sat, Sept 6 :

Just in time for the end of summer, Master Pancake mocks everyone’s favorite Spielberg dinosaur movie: JURASSIC PARK. OK, let’s be honest: we know we’re supposed to be mocking BAD movies and JURASSIC PARK is mostly pretty GOOD, but we’ve discovered that when people are really scared it makes them laugh harder at our jokes.

- AFS presents: YELLA -
: Alamo South Lamar : Tues, Sept 9 :

Narrowly escaping her volatile ex-husband, Yella flees her small hometown in former East Germany for a new life in the West. She finds a promising job with Philipp, a handsome business executive with whom an unlikely romance soon blossoms. But just as Yella seems poised to realize her dreams, she finds herself haunted by buried truths that threaten to destroy her newfound happiness.

::FEATURED EVENTS AT THE ALAMO VILLAGE::

- BANGKOK DANGEROUS -
: Alamo Village : Opens Fri :

The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of ruthless crime boss Surat. Directors Oxide and Danny Pang (THE EYE) paint an explosive picture of the Bangkok underworld, illuminated with neon and saturated in violence. Based on the Pang Brothers’ wildly popular Hong Kong action film of the same name.

- GOSSIP GIRL -
: Alamo Village : Mon, Sept 1 :

OMG. Last week’s episode was everything we could have hoped for in a season premiere. I won’t give anything away in case you’re behind on your DVR watching, but we WILL be starting this week’s show with an encore presentation of that episode, then moving straight into the new ep for this Monday. Seating is free, but you can reserve your space by purchasing a $5 food and beverage card online. You know you love me. xoxo.


- JOIN OUR KIDS CLUB FACEBOOK GROUP! -

Our weekly summer series of family-friendly free matinees has come to a close as the school system tries to pretend that it’s actually autumn outside, but we’ve still got all sorts of great children’s programming in the coming months. To ensure that your family doesn’t miss out on any of it, join our Facebook community devoted to the Alamo Kids Club. We’ll send you updates on upcoming programming, listen to suggestions for things we might not have thought of, and more. Don’t worry if you’ve never used Facebook before, either; your kids can bring you up to speed.

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Fantastic Fest Schedule now online!

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

The complete 2008 Fantastic Fest schedule is now active on our official website www.fantasticfest.com.

There are, however, always last minute additions to the festival lineup. To keep up-to-date on last-minute news and schedule additions, we recommend joining the Fantastic Fest Facebook Group or subscribing to the Fantastic Fest Twitter feed and blog.

BADGEHOLDERS, SIGN UP WITH BSIDE
We partner with BSide Entertainment to deliver the interactive community and scheduling portion of our website. If you are attending Fantastic Fest this year, we highly recommend that you sign up for a BSide account. You can do so at www.fantasticfest.com. It’s quick, easy and free. Once you have an account, you can use the easy scheduling tool to start putting together your personal Fantastic Fest itinerary as well as view the schedules of your friends. Once the festival is underway, you can also rate and review films as well as interact with the filmmakers and the festival community at large.

Next week, we’ll be sending out information on how to use BSide with SMS text messaging, and new this year, the Fantastic Fest BSide interface is optimized for IPhone and mobile browsing. When browsing http://www.fantasticfest.bside.com with your Iphone, you will automatically be redirected to the stripped down mobile-friendly version of the site.

A SNEAK PEAK AT THE FESTIVAL PROGRAM GUIDE
The Official 2008 Fantastic Fest program guide has been sent to the printer and will be hitting the streets next week. If you would like a sneak peek at the program, however, you can download a compressed PDF at http://www.fantasticfest.com/guide.pdf.

IMPORTANT FESTIVAL DATES:
Important dates have been announced for the 4th Annual Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.

Sunday, September 14, 2008: Fantastic Fest online begins
Thursday, September 18, 2008: Fantastic Fest begins
Saturday, September 20, 2008: 2009 Festival Badges go on sale
Monday, September 22, 2008: 2008 Fantastic Fest Awards Ceremony

For more information about Fantastic Fest, please visit our official website: www.fantasticfest.com.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:
Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the United States featuring over 100 films from over 30 countries. The event highlights the best new sci-fi, horror, fantasy and genre films, as well as choice classic and obscure cult titles from all over the world. The festival director and head programmer is Tim League (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema), with additional programming by Harry Knowles (Ain’t It Cool News), Todd Brown (Twitchfilm.net), Blake Ethridge (Cinema is Dope), Karrie League (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema), Zack Carlson (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema) and Lars Nilsen (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema). Fantastic Fest is a supporting member of the prestigious Melies European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation and a founding member of the North American Fantastic Festival Alliance. Fantastic Fest is sponsored in part by Gamecock Media, AMD, Fosters, Embassy Suites, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, CITY OF EMBER, DVD Empire, Best Buy, Dark Sky Films, Envy Magazine, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Texas Film Commission, Image Entertainment, Viz Pictures, HungrymanTV.com, Book People, Room Service Vintage, Media Blasters, Big Top Candy, Austin Chronicle, The Onion, Fangoria Magazine, Rue Morgue Magazine, Twitchfilm.com, Ain’t It Cool News, Smitty’s Market and Louie Mueller Barbecue.

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