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C..-bbled together out of bits of pop psychology, cyberpunk lore, and what feels likc those old i:ie night bull sessions during r.hich you and your t.lotm roomntate rvould arguc about l'hether :.,rllt\ is just the dream oi some sleepina giant, TI1E \IATRIX is a heaclr., challenging ritle intcr .':r r)f the most fabulouslv constmcted science iiclion parallel unir erses this relierrer has eler ,.ttn. Bevond that, ii's an action film rvith -- sorn. g.,u51:- Keor,., Recr es as a mod.m-d,r\ h.r.ker ;' lh dreams of something more. \\'hai, exacth', lhat something is shall renain n,rmr'le:! - THE \IATRIX is loaded lvith gut-punching surprises that are best discrrrcrc'tl on their Lri\n term!... i:.relr have so many startlinglv original image-s l.cen ihrorr'n intcr a single sionline. manr ..i ::em featurinp; a ne\{ process called 'bullet-fime Fhotograph\',' rrhich utilizes dvnanic camera rrr\cment around slor.motion events approaching 12,000 trames pcr second.'Enough trf the :rh stuff, ihough. Really, the only thing you need to kno\r is that THE \IATRIX doesn t just raise ::e bar on sci-fi and action films, it rips that sucker ofi and sords it spiraling irrto the sun. In .l.rrt, the Wachowski brothers (Bound) have broken through into a rvhole nel.ballsame here, not -i!: in terms of graphic design and effects rvork, but also in editing, sound, and all the other p.1rts :::i m.rke up a terrific action film." -Mark Savlov, Austin Chronicle

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SHAKESPEARE lN LOVE takes the te\t and the trapFinss trf the Elizabethan drama and embroiders them into a thoroughlv moden romantic contedr', aions the lines of WHEN BILL MET VIOLA or ANNIE HALL.... In SI-IAKESPEARE L\ LOYE, the auihors use a blend of historic information, imagined events, and stray bits of literary luminescence to depict a love affair that might have occurrcd in the lifc of William Shakespeare. It's flighty, improbable stuff, meant not to be a historical restorative but a modcm tribute to the scribe tvhose words har c launched a million sonnets.....The end result is a clelighttul, though a smidge too long, reminder of ont' of the reasons rre so enjoi going to the movies: perchance to dream." -Marjorie Baumg.trten, Ausiin Chroniclc

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tour rrith his bancl (if onh- io plav "to a clifferent four people et'ery night") that he backstabs a series of friends, steals iheir drug turf, gets the bejeesus beaten out of him by a pslrcho dealer, and cnds up with a n'hole lot of blood on his hands, nd all of rvhich is his on'n. At once sublirnely accuate in its portralal of the creepier end of the AusLin rnusic scene (infamous local band the Fuckemos are all over the place) and scathingly hilarious, Ray's fiim is a spot-on quasi-parody of the day-to-day existence of strugrling Austin musicians and their wayward n'ays. Austinites lvill haie a blast spotting locations, cameos, and the assotcd band members and hangers-on that populate Rarls film, rvhile ouisiders rvill recognize the cracked music scene templatc as S.O.P for anv scene in the country. It could be Seattle if not for the presence of Shiner Bock (fewer clams, too). So is this a biography of the Austin scene? "Sort of," says Ray. "A lot of pieces of the {ilm are based on stories that I've heard or r,itnessed or been told by drunken folk around torvn, but then there's a lot of it that's iictionalized as well. A loi of pcople are playing exaggerated versions of thenseh,es, like Russeil Porter from the Fuckemos, who plays a guy named Ross rvho's in the Frrckemos.' Finally, cinema as a mirror that doubles as a dope tray."
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Iife begins at 3am.

Releniless and mercurial, this new outing by Swingers'director Liman takcs off somewhere arorurd Mach 3 and never iets up, leaving vou with either a pounding headache or a wickcd grin, rrr perhaps both. Mucking up the conventions of traditional linear narratives a la Tarantino, Lirran has broken his iilm into three separate storvlines that weave and bisect anongst cach othcr until thev finallv collidc hcad on. Mark Savlor,, Austin Chronicle

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Hello Alamo Iratrons!

SUMMER 99
This calendar lists our midnight mo\ries antl special events through August.
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Don't forget, though, in acldition to our classic titles, lve also shoiv

Hollvrvood releases every rveek, and we har,e new daily specials (See belolr,). Our silent film classics series continues kr Egoilr, as each l1etv auclience leales thc theater astor:nded and coming back ior more. We have had to turn ail'av so many pcople from the last trvo events that n'c ha','e expanded each cvent lo trrL, davs. THE UNKNOWN is our first silcnt classic, shoiving June 2 arrd 3 n'itir lir e musicirl accompanime-nt at each screenins bv the Gvpsies. THE UNKNO\V\ stars Lon Cheney as at1 armless knife thron'er ilho falls in love r.ith his loveh target, a voung Joan Cra$,forLl. Directed by Tod Bro\.vning, THE UNKNO\VN ha. the sarne urNettling ;rtmosplrere Lhat made his 1932 FREAKS a cult classic. THE UNKNO\,VN, hon'er,er, is just that, unkno\\rt to aucliences, in part due lo tht' mere fact that it js silent, but also because the prinl l\,as literallv lost for,lll vcars. cxrlr. resurfacing rn the late 1970's frorn a French collector $'ho had it rnirerl in r'vith his prints of incomplete- ieatures, all labeltd "UNKNOW\I" ior rhe traditional mcanirlg of the rvord. All existing prints irave btcn struck from th:: one collector's print. Also this season, lre are scrcening the beautiful, kruchinl CITY LIGHTS, nritten, directecl, produced, and starring Charlie Clr;rplir. Chaplin e.ven composed the original scorel Writing a nerv score for the iilm i: ; herculean task, bui stepping up to the platc will be Glover Cill anrl Tosca. rrh. should be equal io the task. Last vear, u'e srvapped TIN{E BANDITS for the scheclulecl screerLrrs: :,: BRAZIL. It seems that the onlv print of BRAZIL that Unilersal lt;.t 1p ;n,.,r , had been duct-taped to the u'heels of a semi and driven cross-c()Lrnlr\. \: il::: point, we promiseci to iind and cxhibit the rarely seen clirector':.ut.,t bR\ZlL :. beshorvninit'sfull glorv. \{e11,thattitnehascomc. \\'ehaleltrcait'tl:,:r;ii,.-r.-i a pristine archive print of BR{ZIL: ihc European crjt. --\s.rin:i C:--::.::r. :,.:.. major critical scerles \\.ere cut from the sccond hali of tht -\rrrn:,:: ..:,.r thirteen minutes of footage whrch tie the picturc together in a'.-: :.:: --::. package. BRAZIL rvill play at 9:30 PV from to.' 2;-1une I r" . :: : -.-:rl Dr.riihou:u Linenr.r. -.. \\/e also h;rr-e a coupl. 0f celebritv guest dpp.tril1ie: :tt:. ..,:. : - -t. \foore, the original Dr,lenriie, rrill be live in p.err.,u:::.'. -,. r :. :

star irom THE HUMAN TORNADO and DISCO GODF-\THER Trr: On Saturdar,; Mav 1, they are bringing out their tnie skills, a mu:ic.l cr.--^ - - r-.: _-. exiravaganza up on the stage, featurirlli the best of the besi ot thrtr .:.:-:. corncdr routine'. At the other end of the spectrun, we nill also bc rvelcoming Jerrr'\fare: ::.: original Lollipop munchkin irom the WIZARD OF OZ. He is f1i,ing in irtrn. -.. Angeles to ansrver cluestions and to sing us the bllipop song in person. \\c ,r:,have matince screenings for children as tveil as midnight screenings ior aeir:-r:. For select midnight screeninlis, ne will be scrcening the WIZARD OF OZ svnched r-1p to Pink Flovd's DARK SIDE OF THE NIOON (dubbed DARK SIDF OF THE RAINBOW). Roger l,Vaters denies any premeditation, but it certain.r secms uncann\.'. For cxample, a hcartbeat sounds or.L the album as Dorothl i: banging on the Tin man's chesl in the morrie. She pounds to the be.rt. \ou c,tn check oui an exhaustir,e list of synchronor-rs items on our ureb page. Is it rnerth .t cult oi stoners l'ho could find svnchronicitf in a i,ideo test paticin, or is this truh a back-door rvork of art? You be the judge. These treats, and a rvhole lot more an,ait vou at the Alamo in the next iour rnonths. Thanks again for your continued support of the theater, and rve look iuru.rrd tu cntcrtainint \ uu dt.rin .u\'n.
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new-release Hollyrvood features, the Alamo offers up the following special screenings this spring and summer For our regular daily features, please check our ads in the Chronicle and Statesman or our web page at rvrvw.drafthousc.com. For home delivery of this calendar, e-mail or send us your postal address

A1UIAYS RIIIGS TWICE

(1q46, Tay Garnett) It's Hollywood in the forties: wear black and white, see movie stars, and win film noir prizes. "Fashion in Fihn Noir" presented by BLACKMAIL featuring the best dressed stars of Holywood: Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Joan Crawford and others wearing vintage fashions from the most famous films of the forties. Following the fashion show, we will be

WI1D SIY1E
(Charlie Ahearn, 1982) Some know it as the cool "I'd paint two or three murals for some of that ass"
sample from the Beastie Boys, but WILD STYLE is so much more. The original Hip Hop movie, with early pcr{ormances by Crandrnastcr Flash, Double Trouble and Fab Five Freddy. Loads of the old school club scene, break dancing, graffitti art and hip hop culture. Purchase a ticket to any Rudy

SUN, MAY 16, 7:00 PM

THURS, APRIL 29, I/.IDNITE

screening the noir classic: THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. Considered by many to be the highest grade of forbidden pulp fiction, THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE chronicles the starcrossed paths of Lana Turner and John Garfield as they murcler, cheat, iie and steal to fulfill their lusty desires. Director Tay Garnett said, "lt was a real chore to do POSTMAN under the Hays Office, but I think I managed to get the sex across." With the opcning shot of a sign

announcing "MAN WANTED," and Lana Turner's first appearance heralded by a lipstick teasingly rolled across the floor to John Garfield's feet, no bed is needed to show u'hat she is selling. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind noir evening at the Alamo. Advance tickeis available.

Ray Moore event and get a free ticket to WILD

STYLE, otherwise $3.50.

BIAZING SADD1ES
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Bone*cruxhing. skull-splitt;nS.
(197'1, Mel Brooks) In this rip-roaring farce, greedy governor's aid Hedly Larnaff wants to steal all the land from the citizens of Rock Itidge before they realize the railroad is going through. Hoping to make resiclents flee, he sends in what he considers to be a disruptive element: a sheriff. The difference here is that the sheriff is black. Brooks takes what is essentially a rather nasty scenario and turns it into infectious, riotous, anarchic comcdy. The script is credited to five different writers and accordingly the humour ranges {rom guttural to high brow, but the jokes never stop. Restored 35mm print courtesy of Warner Bros.

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RUDY RAY TNOORE 1IVE

FRI-SUN, APRIL 3O-MAY 2
His scatological standup comedy routine predated Richard Pryor and was bolder than Redd Foxx. Rudy Ray Moore is the Godfather of Rap and the King of the Party Record. His rhyming comedy structure influenced a wholc generation of rappers. Without the 'renefit of any radio play, Moore's eighteen party albums have sold over a million units. In 1q,5, Moore produced a movie bascd on his most famous character, Dolemitc. It was a huge hit and launched Moore's fihn career. His blend of violence and comedy rnade his rilms unique among the movies of the cra. Come meet Rudy Ray Moore live in person at ihe Aiamol Friday, April 30 ancl Sunday, May 2 at 9:30 PM u'e present the double feature: DOLEMITE and DISCO CODFATHER. Ilucly Ray Moore u,ill introduce the films and ronduct a Q&A during intermission. Saturdav May 1, 9:30 and 1t:00, 2 Shows of the Old
School Rudy Rav Moore Party slron': Rudy's stand-up cornedy, raunchy rhyming routines, rap numbers and live music. Rudy Ray Moore's live routines made him famous, and he is ;fill on fon of his qame ADVANCF TICKFTS AVATLABI F AND RFCOMMFNTDFDT

GHOSIBUSIERS
THURS-SAI JUNE I 7 -19, M|DNIGHT
(1981, George

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Miller) The Western didn't die - it just, n'ell, sort of mutated. A loner

who rarely speaks (played by Mel Gibson) comes across a peaceful settlernent
besieged by bad guys. The loner stays at the settl'ment and helps them fight against

the bad guys. Yup, that's a Western all right, but ihis western is smoking a glorving holocaust crack-pipe! Leather Clad "loner" \fel Gibson cruises the post-apocalypiic wasteland in his tricked-out mustani searching for gas and battling muscle-bound punked-out killers on wheels-some of the best notorizecl chase scenes ever

(1984, lvan Reitman) Think CLOSE ENCOUNTERS meets ANIMAL HOUSE. Biil \lunar Harold llamis and Dan Aykroyd, defrocked parapsychologists whose universrty erperir."::-. have bcen exposed as pure boondoggle, creaie a company named Ghostbusters and oiier :.speed to the rescue like a supernatural version of the Orkin man. GHOSTBUSTERS is a he:.-:, on collision of two great midnight movie themes: over the top special effects and smart t-: school Saturday Night Live buddy comedy. This is one of the few mega-budget special era= productions that survives u'ith a genuinely funny story. Plus, at the Alamo, you get fre e.:.jello rvith your regular adrnissionl

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RAISING ARIZ(INA
JUNE 24-26, MIDNIGHT MATINEES ON SAT & SUN
(1982, Joel and Ethan Coen) The smash hit follorv-up to the Coen Brother's edgy, low

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SUN, JULY 25, 7:00 PM

budget feature BLOOD SIMPLE, RAISING ARIZONA has already established itself as a cult classic. Sublimely incompetent convenience store robber Hi McDonnough (Nicholas Cage) seems doomed to return
repeatedly to the same penitentiary until true love arrlves in the form of prison officer Edwina (Holly Hunter). RAISINC ARIZONA follows the post-salad days of their married life, a time filled wiih infertility, kidnapping, blackmail and a gaggle of white-trash nohopers, half-wits and has-beens.

continr.: with the sequel to FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. Back from the previous film, Clin:
Eastwood and Gian Maria Volante face off against a formidable new force, Lee \:: Cleef. A classic three act play structure drives the tlrree-way face-off betrveen th: gritty leads. Leone's style has tightened and matured from FISTFUL OF DOLL-\L: (due in part to the much largcr production budget), and Ennio Morricone's blisterir,: score creates an underlying; tension thick enough to cut with a knife. A ciass:: spaghetti western, and again, lon5; enou5;h to stuff yourself silly with salad, focaco:and all-you-can-eat spaghetti. Advance tickets available and highly recornmencled.

(1965, Sergio Leone) The Alamo's Spaghetti Western/Spaghetti Feast series

ESCAPE ]ROIUI
Carpenter) Sporting a black eyepatch and a mutinous sneer, anti-hero Snake Plissken (Kurt I{ussell) prepares to invade thc
Manhatian of the future: the distant 1997. Sealecl off as a self-regulating maximum secudty prison follon'ing a 400% rise in the crime rate, the city is ruled over by a black drug-dealing Prospero (Isaac Hayes). Victirn of a Catch-22 situation
(1981, John

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task is to rescue the hijacked US President from this ominous underworld. Carpenter's narrative

economy and cxplosive visual style crcate iu prsmelv erciting cult maitcrpicce.

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has bcen on our calcnclar once bcforc, but rve

Itave ne'r'er shorm it. Prior to this vear, the onlv print available for distribuLion in the Unitecl Statcs has been a betrt-up, scratchl', spllcv horrible drug through the dirt mess of a film. This tear, Universal has struck a brand nov archive print, ancl not just anv ordinarv print, the European r.crsion, the direcior's cut u,ith crucial rrissing scenes fullv restorecl. See it first, only al the Alarno, then cursc the studio nrachinc that u,ould dare to screrv n ith a master's vision.

CRYSIAT rHE DARK6-8

(1982, Jim Henson, Frank Oz) Chargcd bv his master's last dying n'orc'ls, our gelfling hcro (Jen) embarks on a (luest to fulfill an anclent prophecy. Travcling through many strantie places and encountering rnany ertraordinary beings, Jen r;rccs against time to unravel the mvstcry of his quest and s;rve his world from the forces of evil. Frank Oz and Jim Hensen collaborated on this adolescent eve candv feast (the first fully aninatronic featurc film) Yeah, sure it's for kids, but vou'cl have to be pretty cynical to not gct a charge out of it as an adult.

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WED & THURS, JUNE 2 & 3 7:00 & 9:45

Brorning) This urovie u'as macle in the 1920's??? The Alamo's silent classics series continues with lhis bizarre early filn from Tod Browning, clirector of the highlv acclaimed cultclassic talkie FREAKS (i932). Lon Chancv portravs Alonzo, thc "Armless l\bndct'an armless knife-lhroirer in lorre rvith his target Estrellita, .r voung Joan Crariford. Murcler, mutation, deceit, crime, intriguc, romance and arnputatiur all n'eave into a plotline that only ihe masterful Tod Brounins could have conceived. One of thc greatcst silcnt mor.ies, astonishing in its intensit\'; this is by far the best o[ the remarkable serics of Brolrring/Chanev col]aborations. The action is set in and among the gvpsy circus, so rve thought it appropriate to have livc musical accompanimcnt providcd by thc virtuoso talenLs of lhe Cvpsies. Advance tickets recommendedl
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(1981. Dir.

Iolin \liiirLs) \\'OLYERI\ESIIIllll I'atrick Snavze, in his gocl-appointecl zen

mastL'r/ass kickcr role, ieacls a group of high

TTXAS DOCUMENTARY TOUR

Double screening: DANCINC OULAW and DANCTNG OUTLA\'V II: IESCO COES Tt) fIOLLYWOOD. In DANCINCI OUTLAW ;r man tries to live up to his faiher's lesacv as the finest dancer in thc. Appalacian Mountains. In DANCINC OUTLAW ll, the dancing outlau'(nolv famous) is summoneci to Hollynood to appcar on IiOSANNE. The London lndcpendent describes Jacob Young's u,ork as "John Waters mec'ts Tcllncssee Williams" Thc Filmmaker lvill be in attenclance for a Q&A after each screening.

school football stars and young hunting

enthusiasts to save the world frorn the goclless communist inr'.rsion. RED DAWN is loaihed bv manr' .rs a pro-NRA, pro Reagan

WED, MAY

I2

proparanrla tilm. Wc art not denving this, but lhtrse ioLks just don't get it. The drama is l.l.rr er1 compleleh' slraight, but lvhat a .lilfr'rcncc in;.er5t".,1.'" a clecade and a half c.rn rr.rke. -\n.1 hev kiclsl Keep those ticket stubsl Thel are goocl for 1(197. off Deer
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choscn to cunpetc against thc Alamo staff in paintball grudge match on Sun, May 16.

(19E'1, Albert Magnoli) Thcrc is some scholarly debate as to thether it is appropriate to scrccn PURPLE RAIN in 1999 or in the vears surrounding 1999. In 1999, horv can we not partv like it's 1999? Shouldn't the time to party like it's 1999 be the years prior (anticipation) and the vears aiter (rcminiscencc). Such deep philosophical cluestions should be lefi at tirc door, horvever, during the screenings of PURPLE RAIN. Insteacl, revel in luscious Appolonia, the tortured Prince (the kid), and the ovcr-the top Morris Day. Prince and PURI'LE RAIN are inextricablv ticd to my mid-80's experience, so join me in homage and party exactiv like its 1999. Stralvberrv soda and oreo cookies (Prince's favoritc snack treat) l'i1i be the featured special.

THURS-SAT, MAY I3-I5 MIDNIGHT ALSO 52 MNINEES ON SAT & SUN!

PURPI.E RAIN

JUNE

l0-12: MIDNITE & MATINEES

JUNE

l2 & l3

(1986, John Hughes) FERRIS BUELLER continues the Alamo's cxploration into the philosopher of adolescence, John Hughes. Ferv other movies evoke the clecade that generosity forgoi as vividly

OFF. From the hcro's MTV-inspired bedroom to the lienetic Yuppie stockbrokcrs, it's a film that proclaims the Age Of Reagan. Thc storv chroniclcs the events jn the day of a rather magical young man who gives in to an overwhelming urge to cut school and head for clollntoun Chicago tvith his girl and his best friend. A simple storl', yes, but With the John Hughcs touch, a simple story can become a unifying pop-ps1'chologv anthem for the masses.
as FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY

THURS-SAL JULY I -3, M|DN|GHT

(1985, George Cosmatos) It's July 4th weekend, and time to shon' vour true red-blooded

American pride. RAMBO, the shining symbol of all that is great about freedom and the American wav will bc playing at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema over the holiday weekend. Showing an atypically thrifty attitude, the U.S. government sends Sylvestcr Stallone on a solo mission to Southeast Asia to clear up that wholc messy M.I.A. thing. In one hairraising situation after another, Sly proceeds to demonstrate the overw.helming tactical superiority enjoyed by a lone muscle-bound guy tvearing a headband. Come early; before the feature, we will.be playing a fun yet informative short film: RAMBO: KIDS PLAY SAFE, hosting a RAMBO COLORINC CONTEST, and giving away a vintage Rambo lunchbox filled with beer.

WIZARD

O] OZWEEKEND!
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(1939, Victor Flemming) We are running the gamut of WIZARD OF OZ

Jerry Maren (the original lollipop munchkin) u'ill be live in person to sins ti.t Lollipop song and ansn'er qucstions about the film, the making o{ the n..r:: workinp; with Judy Garland, the whole nine yards. Also, at midnigirt, u'e rr'ill -:ir: be screening thc WIZARD OF OZ/Pink Floyd combo (dubbed DAITK SIDE OF THE RAINBOW). When you start the Dark Side of the Moon album on the thir!'l :!.:-r :: the MCM lion, all kinds of synchronicity hijinks ensue. Pink Fiovd denie: .rr..

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matinee screenings for kids, too (without the Pink Floyd soundtrack).

BAD IASTE
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In 1983, Pcter Jackson began shooting his first fihn, BAD TASTE. What was originally intended to be a fifteen minute short, progressed into a ninety ts'o minute, full blown feature {ilm. For more than four years, the crew (made up of Jackson's friends) worked over weekends and holidays to get it completed. BAD TASTE set the stage for Peter Jackson's vivid, imaginative and disgusting body of work. As master Jackson is putting the finishing touches on his most ambitious n'ork to date, a liVe-action LOITD OF THE RINCS, u'e felt it rvas time to check out thc roots of that insarre talent.
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(1984, Rob Reincr) This is Spinal Tap, the original mockumentary chronicles the life of fictional metal band SPINAL TAe a group 10

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pathetically small Stonehenge replica. Above all the hijinks, however, screams forth the mighty music of SPINAL TAP- Always big in Japan, always turned to 11, SPINAL TAP
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screenwr:itet director, actor, composer and producer all rolled into one. CIT] LIGHTS shows us a mature Chaplin, effectively intertwining his tried and true slapstick with a genuine, heartfelt romance. The closing sequence of CITY LIGHTS is often considered one of the rnost touchinfl in film history. Live musical accompaniment will be provided by Austin's own Tosca. Originally booked for

mid-May, we pushed this date back till August so that Glover Cill, Tosca's
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The Alomo Drofthouse Cinemu is unlike ony movie ileoter in Austin The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has established itsel{ as the premiere movie experience. As the action unfolds on the screen, waiters sen'e our version of theater snacks: stonebaked pizzas, zesty salads, pastas, sandwiches on fresh-baked bread, beer, wine, and coffee with desserts. Movies, however are just ihe beginning at the Alamo.

Meeting ond (onferen(e Focility

The Alamo also serves as the most unique meeting and banquet room in screening room seats 200 people. Alounge area makes socializing

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Bonquet Service
Our catering facilities are on-premise, and are equipped to satisfy every need and every budget, from buffet style hors d'oeuvres to full dinner service, or just movie snacks. Our bar serves beer and wine, a variety of sodas, Italian sodas and full espresso service. As an added bonus, the Alamo can offer a fun and unique way to unwind following the business at hand: a private showing of a movie of your choice on the big screen, making your event truly an affair to remember. To book 0n

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