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Reason number 162 on why Alamo Drafthouse rules!
Well, people dressing up as movie characters at the same movie isn’t terribly new but only Austinites would bother for Bob’s Burgers given how much support we residents and Alamo Drafthouse have provided! It was cool to see these people as … Continue reading
Alamo Drafthouse turned 25!
Completely choked on getting the date right, it was two days ago. Doesn’t matter too much. When the first Alamo Drafthouse opened at 4th and Colorado, I was neck deep in all the crap happening with PowerComputing: the IPO, trying … Continue reading
Alamo Drafthouse files for Chapter 11, loses the Ritz
Yesterday, the day after our asshole governor decided to create more super spreader events (upcoming Spring Breaks filled with dill holes), my favorite movie theater chain has declared bankruptcy. To add insult to injury, they shuttered their premiere location in … Continue reading
Rock & Rule
Couldn’t pass up this Weird Wednesday offering at Alamo South Lamar since it’s a huge favorite of Somara’s. She has it on DVD somewhere too but with this being a Canadian movie with a tragic history, it was exciting to … Continue reading
Joe Bob Briggs III for Dead Heat
Joe Bob Briggs, the world’s favorite Drive-In and B-Movie guru, returned to Austin for a special 30th anniversary screening of Dead Heat, a pathetic attempt at making a hybrid Horror Comedy for Eigthies’ audiences. On the upside, it was the last film … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Comedy, Eighties, Horror, Special Alamo Event
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Labyrinth Quote-Along
This Quote-Along was our anniversary celebration together for number 14. It was an easy choice because Somara is a huge Muppet fan. I can’t remember the last time I saw Labyrinth but I did see it in theaters before left for … Continue reading
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Tagged Eighties, Fantasy, Muppets, Quote-along, Special Alamo Event
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Pretty in Pink: Still holds up after 31 years
This was the movie accompanying the Andrew McCarthy book-signing. Andrew didn’t stick around after the Q&A since he says he doesn’t really watch himself. I can agree with that. I would find it unnerving. Before the movie started, he explained how … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-Age, Drama, Eighties, John Hughes, Special Alamo Event
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An evening with Bryan Cranston
My first outdoor rolling roadshow for Alamo Drafthouse and they couldn’t have gone with a better choice. Getting his book signed would’ve been nice but I have a feeling Bryan is high demand in Hollywood thanks to Breaking Bad. I’m hoping … Continue reading
Idiocracy: ten years later screening
Earlier this week, I had the good fortune to watch a tenth anniversary screening of Mike Judge’s second sleeper hit and somewhat prescient film Idiocracy. Alamo and a series of other art-house theaters screened the movie simultaneously while bookending the movie with … Continue reading
Illeana Douglas
Wednesday evening was an always special evening for Austin and Alamo Drafthouse, a screening of Ghost World with actress/writer/director Illeana Douglas (who is half Italian, count on her appearing next October). Although she had a supporting role in the movie as the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Brushes with Greatness, Movies
Tagged Comedy, Nineties, Special Alamo Event
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Goodfellas: 25th Anniversary Dinner Screening
Goodfellas is the ultimate and best Mafia movie made in recent years. Primarily due to the film being based upon the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi which as we all know was about Henry Hill’s three decades in Paul Vario’s crew. Why Scorsese and … Continue reading
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Tagged Fifties, Gangsters, Seventies, Sixties, Special Alamo Event
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Weird Science: 30th Anniversary Quote-along!
Back to the Future was the big movie of 1985, possibly of the Eighties, but Weird Science was and has always been my personal favorite for that particular year. Better Off Dead is a close second, it falls behind because it didn’t make it … Continue reading
Back to the Future: 30th Anniversary Quote-along!
I wasn’t going to let this awesome replay anniversary slide away although the event we went to took place about four weeks ago. Universal has also announced they’re having the movie hit theaters for a limited time to celebrate. Alamo as … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Eighties, Fifties, Special Alamo Event, Time Travel
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2001 A Space Odyssey in 70mm
I have seen 2001 over a dozen times. Mostly on cable. The first full viewing was at the Springfield Public Library during their Summer of Sci-Fi. I think it would be 1979, maybe 1980 since it was before being on HBO. Seeing … Continue reading
Masters of the Universe
I was a college student when Masters of the Universe came and went circa 1987. Obviously I didn’t bother to see it. There were other more interesting things to do, namely acquiring a taste for beer (aka, drinking it without make … Continue reading
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Tagged Eighties, Space Opera, Special Alamo Event, Toys
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