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November - December 2011 Schedule of Special Events - for complete calendar and tickets visit www.drafthouse.com
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SIGNATURE EVENTS
COMING TO AN ALAMO NEAR YOU
NOVEMBER 2011
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Tough Guy Cinema:
TOMBSTONE
@ Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
QUOTE-ALONG
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
MICHAEL JACKSON
SING-ALONG
@Ritz
Music Monday:
FIX - THE MINISTRY MOVIE
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
QUOTE-ALONG
@ Lamar
The Action Pack:
GREASE SING-ALONG
@ Lake Creek
TV At The Alamo:
THE WALKING DEAD
@ Lamar; Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
LABYRINTH QUOTE-ALONG
@ Lake Creek
Cine Las Americas:
FUCK MY LIFE
@ Village
Terror Tuesday:
SHOCK WAVES
@ Ritz
Girlie Night:
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
@ Ritz
AFS Essential Cinema:
CARAVAGGIO
@ Lamar
Weird Wednesday:
TEENAGE MOTHER
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
@ Village; Lake Creek
Iron Chef:
PLANES, TRAINS AND
AUTOMOBILES
@ Lamar
Tough Guy Cinema:
TOMBSTONE
@ Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
YE-Z IN LOVE SING-ALONG
@ Ritz
National Theater Live:
THE KITCHEN
@ Lamar
The Late Show:
Solid Goldblum:
JURASSIC PARK
@ Ritz
SKIN I LIVE IN opens
@ Lamar
ROCKY HORROR
@ Village
The Late Show:
Solid Goldblum:
JURASSIC PARK
@ Ritz
National Theater Live:
THE KITCHEN
@ Lamar
Music Monday:
EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE
STORY OF FISHBONE
@ Ritz
MASTER PANCAKE
$3 Monday Mystery Preview
The Action Pack:
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
QUOTE-ALONG
@ Lamar
TV At The Alamo:
THE WALKING DEAD
@ Lamar; Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
@ Lake Creek
Zang!!!:
HOWARD THE DUCK
@ Ritz
Terror Tuesday:
I DRINK YOUR BLOOD
@ Ritz
Girlie Night:
@ Ritz
Beer Dinner:
THE MEANING OF LIFE
@ Lake Creek
WITTGENSTEIN
@ Lamar
Weird Wednesday:
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
@ Village
AFS Best of Fest:
FIVE TIME CHAMPION
@ Village
Horror Remix:
THANKSGIVING
@Ritz
AMIA REELS OF STEEL
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
@ Ritz; Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
GREASE
@ Lake Creek
AN EVENING WITH
DON HERTZFELDT
@ Lamar
The Late Show:
Solid Goldblum:
THE ADVENTURES OF
BUCKAROO BANZAI
@ Ritz
Master Pancake Celebrates
HANKSgiving
@ Ritz
Music Monday:
I WANT MY MTV
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
QUOTE-ALONG
@ Lamar
Food & FIlm:
BREAKING DAWN FEAST
@ Lake Creek

TV At The Alamo:
THE WALKING DEAD
@ Lamar; Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
@ Lake Creek
AV Geeks:
BALLS OUT
@ Ritz
Food & Film:
LORD OF THE RINGS
HOBBIT TRILOGY FEAST
@ Ritz
Terror Tuesday:
INFRA-MAN
@ Ritz
Food & FIlm:
BREAKING DAWN FEAST
@ Lamar
THE AWFUL TRUTH
@ Lamar
Weird Wednesday:
BLOOD FREAK
@ Ritz
MUPPETS Opens
HANKSgiving
@ Village
ROCKY HORROR
@ Village
HANKSgiving
@ Village
Aint It Cool News, Austin
Chronicle and Toy Joy
Present:
Free Kids Club:
FREAKY FRIDAY (ORIGINAL)
@ Lamar
Music Monday:
ACL REEL RARITIES
(Loretta Lynn)
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
QUOTE-ALONG
@ Lamar
TV At The Alamo:
THE WALKING DEAD
@ Lamar; Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE
CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG
@ Lake Creek
Choose Your Own
Pancake XVI
@ Lamar
Cinema Club:
SECONDS W/
WILEY WIGGINS
@ Ritz
Terror Tuesday:
PHANTASM
@ Ritz
Celluloid Handbag:
HEATHERS
@ Ritz
THE PALM BEACH STORY
@ Lamar
Weird Wednesday:
THE WORKING GIRLS
@ Ritz
Girlie Night:
@ Village
Celluloid Handbag:
HEATHERS
@ Ritz
The Late Show:
Solid Goldblum: THE FLY
@ Ritz
ROCKY HORROR
@ Village
The Late Show:
@ Ritz
Terror Tuesday:
10 TO MIDNIGHT
@Ritz
AIGA Reel Design:
THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF
HERBERT MATTER
@ Ritz
PROSPEROS BOOKS
@ Lamar
Weird Wednesday:
ABAR, THE FIRST BLACK
SUPERMAN
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
GREASE SING-ALONG
@ Village
Girlie Night:
@ Lake Creek
ROCKY HORROR
@ Village
The Late Show:
Solid Goldblum:
THE ADVENTURES OF
BUCKAROO BANZAI
@ Ritz
HANKSgiving
@ Ritz
THU 1 FRI 2 SAT 3
Music Monday:
TEEN ROUTINES:
THE SELF-MADE MAGIC OF R.
STEVIE MOORE
@ Ritz
NOTHING LASTS FORVER
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
QUOTE-ALONG
@ Lamar
TV At The Alamo:
THE WALKING DEAD
@ Lamar; Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
DIE HARD
@ Lake Creek
Zzang!!!:
GREMLINS 2 w/ JOE DANTE
IN PERSON
@ Ritz
Terror Tuesday:
NIGHTMARE CITY a.k.a.
CITY OF THE WALKING DEAD
@ Ritz
HOME ALONE
CHEESE PIZZA PARTY
@ Village
Girlie Night:
LOVE ACTUALLY
@ Ritz
WHITE CHRISTMAS
@ Lamar
Weird Wednesday:
MITCHELL
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
ELF QUOTE-ALONG
@ Village
Sommelier Cinema:
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
@ Ritz
A CHRISTMAS STORY
MINI-FEAST
@Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
DIE HARD
@ Ritz; Lake Creek
The Action pack:
CHRISTMAS POPS SING-ALONG
@ Ritz
WHITE CHRISTMAS
@ Lamar
Skinemax:
WILD THINGS
@ Ritz
The Late Show:
CHRISTMAS VACATION
@ Ritz
Master Pancake:
X-MAS SHOW
@ Ritz
HOLIDAY CARTOON
CEREAL PARTY
@ Lake Creek
Free Kids Club:
EMMET OTTERS
JUGBAND CHRISTMAS
@ Lamar
Music Monday:
BEST OF NEW WAVE
THEATER 3.0
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
THE RAT PACK SING-ALONG
@ Lake Creek
Digital Classics:
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE
@ Lake Creek
Cinema Cocktails:
OCEANS ELEVEN (ORIGINAL)
@ Ritz
TV At The Alamo:
THE WALKING DEAD
@ Lamar; Lake Creek
Video Hate Squad!:
ELVES
@ Ritz
HOME ALONE
CHEESE PIZZA PARTY
@ Lake Creek
Foleyvision:
SANTA VS. SATAN
@ Ritz
Terror Tuesday:
DEAD & BURIED
@ Ritz
Girlie Night:
LOVE ACTUALLY
@ Ritz
Digital Classics:
@ Lake Creek
AFS:
TWO FOR THE ROAD
@ Lamar
Weird Wednesday:
EMANUELLE IN PRISON
@ Ritz
A CHRISTMAS STORY
MINI-FEAST
@ Village
Girlie Night:
LOVE ACTUALLY
@ Lake Creek
Celluloid Handbag:
WHOS AFRAID OF VIRGINIA
WOOLF?
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
ELF QUOTE-ALONG
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
@ Ritz
HOME ALONE
CHEESE PIZZA PARTY
@ Lake Creek
Digital Classics:
@Lake Creek
The Late Show:
BAD SANTA
@ Ritz
Master Pancake:
X-MAS SHOW
@ Ritz
AMERICAN:
THE BILL HICKS STORY
@ Village
The Action Pack:
XMAS POPS SING-ALONG
ROCKY HORROR
@ Village
The Late Show:
BAD SANTA
@ Ritz
Master Pancake:
X-MAS SHOW
@ Ritz
AMERICAN:
THE BILL HICKS STORY
@ Village
Music Monday:
ACL REEL RARITIES
(Decemberists &
Explosions in the Sky)
@ Ritz
Digital Classics:
@ Village
High for the Holidays:
ENTER THE VOID
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
ELF QUOTE-ALONG
@ Lake Creek
Master Pancake:
X-MAS SHOW
@ Village
ENTER THE VOID
@ Ritz
Asian Invasion:
DRUNKEN TAI CHI
@ Ritz
Terror Tuesday: DARKMAN
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
@ Lake Creek
Girlie Night:
LOVE ACTUALLY
@ Ritz
AFS:
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE
SPOTLESS MIND
@ Lamar
Weird Wednesday:
MAGIC CHRISTMAS TREE
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
GREASE SING-ALONG
@ Lake Creek
HOME ALONE
CHEESE PIZZA PARTY
@ Lamar
Digital Classics:
@ Village
The Action Pack:
ELF QUOTE-ALONG
@ Ritz; Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
@ Ritz
Master Pancake:
X-MAS SHOW
@ Lake Creek
Digital Classics:
@ Village
The Late Show:
BAD SANTA
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
@ Village
Master Pancake:
X-MAS SHOW
@ Ritz
ROCKY HORROR
@ Village
HOLIDAY CARTOON
CEREAL PARTY
@ Lake Creek
The Late Show:
BAD SANTA
@ Ritz
Music Monday:
ACL REEL RARITIES
(Decemberists &
Explosions in the Sky)
@ Village
Music Monday:
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS:
EXODUS - LIVE AT THE
RAINBOW
@ Ritz
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN
@ Ritz
TV At The Alamo:
THE WALKING DEAD
@ Lamar; Lake Creek
ENTER THE VOID
@ Ritz
ROCKY HORROR
@ Village
The Late Show:
RARE EXPORTS-
A CHRISTMAS TALE
@ Ritz
TRAILERS FROM HELL w/
JOE DANTE
@ Lamar
THE MASTER PANCAKE
X-MAS SHOW
@ Ritz
SIGNATURE EVENTS
COMING TO AN ALAMO NEAR YOU
DECEMBER 2011
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The Action Pack:
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE
CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG
@ Lake Creek
The Action Pack:
DIE HARD
@ Ritz
The Late Show:
RARE EXPORTS-
A CHRISTMAS TALE
@ Ritz
Master Pancake:
X-MAS SHOW
@ Ritz
The Late Show:
CHRISTMAS VACATION
@ Ritz
Master Pancake:
X-MAS SHOW
@ Ritz
INVINCIBLE CZARS -
NUTCRACKER
@ Lamar
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Weird Wednesday:
SURPRISE TITLE
@ Ritz
BEERFEST
@ Ritz
Terror Tuesday:
THE BOOGEYMAN
@ Ritz
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN
@ Ritz
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The Action Pack:
GRANDMAS BOY
QUOTE-ALONG
@ Ritz
The Action Pack:
MIXTAPE SING-ALONG
@ Ritz
BEERFEST
@ Ritz
ROCKY HORROR
@ Village
The Action Pack:
ROCKING NEW YEARS EVE
SING-ALONG
@ Ritz; Village
New Years Eve Feast:
THE APARTMENT
@ Ritz
SUN
MON TUES
WEDS
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THE SKIN I LIVE IN
Dir. Pedro Almodvar, Opens 11/11
From the exquisite mind responsible for ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER, TALK TO HER,
LIVE FLESH, BAD EDUCATION, and VOLVER comes a new masterpiece, THE SKIN I
LIVE IN. Antonio Banderas plays a wealthy, well-respected plastic surgeon in
Madrid with a beautiful woman imprisoned in the basement of his lavish home.
Given Almodvars unmistakable tradition of rich, colorful set design, gorgeous
cinematography, and unimaginable plot twists, THE SKIN I LIVE IN promises to be
one of the most tantalizing, whimsically twisted and visually enticing cinematic
experiences this fall.
This holiday season theres a whole new bag of celluloid presents to unwrap: new buzz-worthy features from Pedro Almodvar, Lars von Trier, and Alexander Payne (THE SKIN
I LIVE IN, MELANCHOLIA, and THE DESCENDANTS, respectively); a brilliant directorial debut starring the Olsen sister you didnt know existed (MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE);
a second helping of Guy Ritchies SHERLOCK HOLMES; golden lady Meryl Streep stepping into the shoes of Englands IRON LADY, Margaret Thatcher; the return of the THE
MUPPETS; and David Finchers adaptation of the worlds favorite pulp novel, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas indeed.
NEW RELEASES
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Dir. Sean Durkin, R, Opens 11/4
MARTHY MARCY MAY MARLENE (coined mmmmmmmm when it premiered at
Sundance) is the writing and directing feature debut from newcomer Sean Durkin.
Remember his name and write it down - Durkin is well on his way to being the
next big bad Hollywood director. MMMM opens with a girl (The Olsen Twins other,
actually very talented sister, Elizabeth) feeing from something very, very terrible.
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
MELANCHOLIA
Dir. Lars von Trier, R, Opens 11/18
Chaos continues to reign as we bring Lars von Triers new flm to town,
MELANCHOLIA. This time dead foxes are out and the end-of-the-world is in.
MELANCHOLIA takes places in a mansion. Its the night of Justines (Kirsten Dunst)
wedding and we fnd out something is very wrong with her. Sadness surrounds
her heart and theres nothing anyone can do to cure it. An even bigger tragedy is
also on the horizon: theres a planet ten times the size of Earth thats been hiding
behind the sun called Melancholia, and its headed straight towards us. In von
Triers previous work, he wants us to feel pain. In MELANCHOLIA, were supposed
to understand it.
IRON LADY
Dir. Phyllida Lloyd, Opens 12/16
We all know how easy it is to get excited when Meryl Streep is about to dominate a
new role and probably (defnitely) win another Academy Award, but when that role
involves Meryl taking on the polarizing frst female Prime Minister of England, the
Iron Lady herself, Margaret Thatcher, its easy to get worked into an absolute
ft. This is a woman about who super-human Meryl herself said, The prospect of
exploring the swath cut through history by this remarkable woman is a daunting
and exciting challenge. I am trying to approach the role with as much zeal, fervor
and attention to detail as the real Lady Thatcher possesses I can only hope my
stamina will begin to approach her own! Look out!
THE DESCENDANTS
Dir. Alexander Payne, R, Opens 11/23
THE DESCENDANTS picked up a lot of buzz at this years Toronto International Film
Festival. The reasons? George Clooney stars and Alexander Payne (the man
responsible for ABOUT SCHMIDT and SIDEWAYS) is at the helm. THE DESCENDANTS
follows a father (Clooney) who just cant get it together. After his wife gets put
on life support from a jet-skiing accident, its up to him to reconnect with his
daughters and fgure out whether to keep or sell the familys land.
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
Dir. Guy Ritchie, PG-13, Opens 12/16
Thank god Guy Ritchie gave up on making another British gangster flm (for now,
at least) and focused on a sequel to the box ofce success from 2009, SHERLOCK
HOLMES, our favorite difcult-case-solving-smarter-than-the-average-man
detective of the same name. Pairing up again are Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes
and Jude Law as Watson; this time theyre both back to solve more mysteries, run
in slow motion, and from the trailer, wear dresses and look pretty. As you know,
Holmes will go the distance to get any case solved.
NEW RELEASES
THE MUPPETS
Dir. James Bobin, PG, Opens 11/23
The Muppets are back! Its been twelve years since weve last seen Jim Hensons
lovable little rascals on the big screen and the team behind the widely successful
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL (in which some Muppets had a small cameo) are
responsible for making this happen. In THE MUPPETS, Kermit and company have
all disbanded and gone their separate ways. After hearing a wealthy oilman named
Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) has plans to destroy the famous Muppet Theater for
drilling purposes, Walter, the worlds biggest Muppet fan (whos technically a
Muppet himself), his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) track down
and rally up Kermit and the rest of the gang to raise $10 million by curating the
The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever. Were promised all the Muppets will return and
there will be some surprise cameos, as well. Nostalgia at its most darling.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Dir. David Fincher, R, Opens 12/21
Labeled The feel bad movie of Christmas, David Fincher adapts the bestselling novel
of the same name. Daniel Craig stars as Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist in search
of a woman whos been missing for fourty years. Assisting him on his search is
computer hacker Lizbeth Salander (THE SOCIAL NETWORKs Rooney Mara), a girl
with a dragon tattoo and lots of metal on her face.
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EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE
RZ 11/14
Dir. Lev Anderson, 2010, 107 min, NR
Too many behind-the-scenes music docs follow the rise and fall of Band X with
usual references to drugs, booze, one-night stands, and bickering, but the story of
Fishbone is far more interesting and completely unique. One of the major SoCal live
bands of the 80s, Fishbone intriguingly combined punk, metal, funk, ska, and jazz and
got a record contract. But no music executive quite knew how to categorize a group of
Black musicians who seemed able to play every style. Marketing Fishbone became a
commercial nightmare. Even though the band members, especially Angelo Moore and
Kendall Jones, had been best friends since being bused from South Central L.A. to
public schools in the Valley, the band eventually imploded because of the infuence
of a cult on Kendall and excessive playing of the Theremin by Angelo. With animation,
live performances, interviews with well-known fans, and then and now footage of
the band and its members, the flmmakers have fashioned a fascinating study of a
band that should have been mega-big. There is still time. (Austin Film Society)
End of an Ear Records and Room Service Vintage help us create and curate this weekly series of movies focused around the world of music. Join us every Monday night at
the Ritz for documentaries, concert flms, fantastic soundtracks, and movies about musicians. Austin may be the Live Music Capital of the World, but the Ritz is defnitely the
flmed music capital of the universe!
MUSIC MONDAY
FIX - THE MINISTRY MOVIE
Dir. Doug Freel, 2001, 110 min
RZ 11/7
An unprecedented, all-access look at the pioneering 90s industrial band and its
founder, Al Jourgenson -- a polarizing fgure equally reviled for his temperamental,
drug abusing ways and celebrated for his game-changing approach to making music.
Love em or hate em, Al and the gang cut quite a swath in their day, selling millions
of records and inspiring the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Korn, and even Janes Addiction.
Featuring interviews with members of the aforementioned groups, plus Tool, Korn,
Motorhead, Melvins, The Jesus Lizard, Janes Addiction, Dead Kennedys, Skinny Puppy,
and Amen.
EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE
SPONSORED IN PART BY END OF AN EAR RECORDS AND ROOM SERVICE VINTAGE
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT AT THE RITZ FOR JUST FIVE BUCKS!
I WANT MY MTV
RZ 11/21
Youll never look at music the same way again, again. Travel back in time to an
era before MTV was saturated with Snookis and pregnant sixteen-year-olds. Join
us in celebrating the golden years when the network played real life MUSIC VIDEOS!
Relive the frst launch with the original seven VJs. Get nostalgic for Jimmy the Cab
Driver and Joes Apartment. See your favorite videos as they originally appeared on
120 Minutes, Headbangers Ball, and Yo! MTV Raps. Wonder at how Alex Winter and
Pauly Shore each had successful shows of their own. Be impressed by how good the
animation on Liquid Television actually was. Remember the important news events of
the day as reported on by Mr. Kurt Loder. A full 90 minutes of the best music, clips,
promos and animation from the glory days of music on TV. Too much is never enough!
TEEN ROUTINES: The Self-made Magic Of
R. Stevie Moore
Dir. Kier-la Janisse, 2010, 55 min.
RZ 12/5
Often referred to as The Godfather of Home Recording, New Jersey-based outsider
artist R. Stevie Moore has released over 400 cassettes and CD-Rs through his mail-
order club since the late 70s, and has created DIY music videos to match, totalling
upwards of 30 DVDs available on his website (each packed with 120 minutes of
footage). Despite his prolifc output, fame has eluded R. Stevie, and he has a low
profle even among outsider artists. Still, a short excursion into his bizarre musical
universe speaks to his songwriting genius. Infuenced by Brian Wilson, The Beatles,
Syd Barrett and Frank Zappa (as well as fellow outsiders like The Shaggs), R.
Stevie nevertheless remains a singular artist, a self-taught musician who writes,
performs and records almost everything himself. This 55-minute program focuses
on R. Stevies mid-career output (1974-1988), and contains intertitles for additional
historical context and commentary, as well as an animated opening credit sequence
by Canadian independent animator Leslie Supnet.
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS: EXODUS -
LIVE AT THE RAINBOW
2007, 75 min
RZ 12/26
Come experience Bob Marley as youve never seen him before with this classic 1977
live show on the big screen. This recently restored and never before seen version of
Live at the Rainbow was taped at the famed Roundhouse in London during Bobs
seminal Exodus Tour. Merry Christmas to you, Bufalo Soldiers.
MUSIC MONDAY
Austin City Limits Reel Rarities: LORETTA LYNN
RZ 11/28 : VL 12/5
So far our ACL Reel Rarities series has featured classic performances from some
iconic gentlemen (Tom Waits, BB King, Willie Nelson), but that makes us long overdue
on spotlighting a great female performer. And where better to start than with one of
the absolute frst ladies of country music, Loretta Lynn. This episode from the 1983
season of Austin City Limits showcases the down-home songstress who is always rich
in vocal form and long on country charm.
All proceeds beneft HAAM, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians.
Austin City Limits Reel Rarities: DECEMBERISTS &
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
RZ 12/19 : VL 12/26
With November being our frst month showcasing one the many great ladies whove
performed on the series (the iconic Loretta Lynn), the December program is our frst to
spotlight some of the eclectic variety of more contemporary talent coming to the ACL
stage. This episode from 2007 is a split bill featuring indie kings The Decemberists,
and Austins own critically-acclaimed instrumental group Explosions in the Sky.
All proceeds beneft HAAM, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians.
Best Of New Wave Theater 3.0
RZ 12/12
When punk re-erupted as New Wave, L.A. journalist David Jove and rock-n-roll
character Peter Ivers were frst in line to document it. NEW WAVE THEATRE debuted
on humble UHF station 18, but found rapid footing with misft scenesters hungry
for interviews and live footage of burgeoning music icons including Fear, 45 Grave,
Suburban Lawns, Circle Jerks and The Dead Kennedys, to name just a few. The songs
were recorded live and raw, with the studio audience of trashed-out maniacs pogoing
and spitting to show their adoration, and Ivers hosted the show with a zealous grin
and a penchant for oddball theatrics. The show came to an end in 1983 when he was
found bludgeoned to death in his apartment - a crime which has yet to be solved - but
this reverberating chronicle of one of musics most chaotic and exciting transitions,
presenting footage not seen since the shows initial broadcasts, is a ftting legacy
to Ivers work. Author Josh Frank (In Heaven, Everything Is Fine: The Unsolved Life
of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of New Wave Theatre will join us for this very
special screening.
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SHOCK WAVES
Dir. Ken Wiederhorn, 1977, 90 min, PG, 35mm
RZ 11/8
Easily the fnest water-breathing albino nazi zombie movie in the history of the
genre. Unstoppable ancient ham John Carradine gets all salty and shirtless for his
role as a cruise ship captain that beaches a boatload of tourists on the shores of a
remote island populated by Peter Cushing and a bevy of blonde, blue-eyed walking
corpses. Turns out they were a not-so-failed Third Reich experiment dubbed the
Death Corps, a top secret race of indestructible nazi storm troopers. These aquatic
Aryan a-holes spend the next 80 minutes stalking and murdering every stereotype
available within 100 miles of the archipelago. The image of the Death Corps rising
from the water will be burned into your psyche for eternity, no foolin. In fact,
director Weiderhorn was so impressed with these sequences that he reused them
in his 1984 opus MEATBALLS II. (Zack)
Be violently assaulted by our weekly series of late-night 35mm horror movies every Tuesday night at the Ritz, and thanks to the mighty Vulcan Video and the American Genre
Film Archive you can get your face ripped of for just a buck! Weve scavenged the bowels of the earth for the most shocking and seldom-seen celluloid terror treasures,
guaranteed to leave you gasping for air, thirsting for blood, or - at the very least - scratching your head. No foolin, junior... The Ritz is Ground Zero for evisceration, degradation
and mutilation!!! Eeeaaaauuggghh!!!
TERROR TUESDAY
10 TO MIDNIGHT
Dir. J. Lee Thompson, 1983, 101 min, R, 35mm
RZ 11/1
CHARLES BRONSON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!! Everyone already knows that the only
two perfect things that have ever happened in this goddamned world are Charles
Bronson and horror movies. The idea of both of them colliding will send any sane
person into dangerously violent entertainment seizures, but were so excited
about this flm that were willing to risk your life. Though Bronsons masculine
image immediately lands any of his flms in the Action category, 10 TO MIDNIGHT
is undeniably an 80s slasher masterpiece. A maladjusted young man falls into the
habit of stripping to his bare ass butt naked birthday suit and stalking his female
classmates. This soon leads to gruesome murder, and were treated to many shots
of a nude man(iac) tearing people into shredded gristle. The only man who can stop
him is...well, Ill let you guess, but heres a hint: Hes meaner than a bag of Hitlers
and hell shoot you 14 times for sneezing. (Zack)
I DRINK YOUR BLOOD
Dir. David Durston, 1970, 90 min, R, 35mm
RZ 11/15
This Satan-fueled anti-hippie railroader remains one of the most potent in horror
history, and was the crowning achievement of sometimes-gay-porn-director David
Durston. A small northeast town is invaded by a vanload of long-haired no-rules
cultists, who immediately begin to terrorize and drugulate everyone within reach.
Pushed to their limits, the defenseless citizens do what anyone would do in this
situation: feed the subhuman enemies a big serving tray full of rabies-injected
meat pies. Works like a charm, except now the town is overrun by RABID Satanic
hippies. Boi-yoi-yoiiiinnnggg!!! Learn shocking new truths about the Dark Arts: Let
it be known, sons and daughters, that Satan was an acid head! Hes not the only
oneyoull even see an innocent grandpa get forcibly pumped full of LSD! All this
plus cannibalism, decapitation and hydrophobic humpery. No Jesuses allowed at
this screening! (Zack)
NIGHTMARE CITY
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DARKMAN
Dir. Sam Raimi, 1990, 96 min, R, 35mm
RZ 12/20
Long before EVIL DEAD legend Sam Raimi drowned in Hollywoods CGI stinkhole, he
unleashed this PHANTOM OF THE OPERA-favored superhero revenge movie. So sure,
go ahead and argue that its not a horror flm at all. Im not listening. Or you can
consider that no action movie features such heaping helpings of melting skin, severed
fngers, henchman head-crushing and mad science rage. DARKMAN is very truly a
comic book come to life, but the type of R-rated Mature Readers comic book that
your grandma would fnd under your bed and burn in the kitchen sink. Liam Neeson
(!) stars as Peyton Westlake, a brilliant biological researcher who angers the mob
and is blown to smithereens. Charred beyond recognition, he uses his experimental
processes to alter his monstrous appearance in dozens of ways to exact vicious
revenge on his would-be murderers. What follows is a torrential assault of exploding
helicopters, exploding buildings and exploding bodies, allegedly ghost-written by the
Coen Brothers and defnitely capped of with one of the better cameos in lowbrow
movie history. (Zack)
TERROR TUESDAY
THE BOOGEYMAN
Dir. Ulli Lommel, 1980, 82 min, R, 35mm
RZ 12/27
A young woman witnesses a murder in a mirrors refection. Twenty years later,
the mirror shatters, the victims spirit is released and the stage is set for full-scale
spectral revenge. With telekinetic slayings and stilted performances by half-naked
nimrods, THE BOOGEYMAN is a classic campfre ghost story coated in the awkward
pizzazz of the best low budget 80s horror. Writer/director Lommel started out as
a stock actor for ultra-respected flmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, but took
a stunning career careen to embroil himself in punk-era exploitation with squalid
character studies (BLANK GENERATION) and new wave Hitler musicals (STRANGERS IN
PARADISE). He now pays his rent making incredibly cheap straight-to-video biopics
about serial killers. Dark. Rarely has anyone deliberately made so anti-triumphant a
leap from highbrow artist to lowbrow wasteoid. Mr. Lommel, we salute you. (Zack)
INFRA-MAN
Dir. Shan Hua, 1975, 90 min, PG, 35mm
RZ 11/22
A lazerblasting supernatural kung fu robot epic from legendary martial arts
purveyors The Shaw Brothers? Wrap your brain in a diaper and tear of your eyelids!
The 10,000,000-year-old villainous Princess Dragon Mom awakens and sets
forth to enslave the entire human race with her army of day-glo dancing rubber
monster buddies! Fortunately, modern science has just completed construction of
the ultimate cyborg defender: INFRA-MAN! All other ultra-powered crimebashers
can hereby go home, because this nuclear atrocity is the most wacked-out non-
stop hyperspazzblastular live action superhero monster movie the Earth has ever
survived! See our favorite creature- crushing robostar use roundhouse kicks, sonic
lightning beams and random inexplicable explosions to defeat ultimate evil! When
the plotless no-rules cartoon mayhem of Godfrey Ho collides with the martial arts
mastery of Bruce LeeHo/Lee shit!!! (Zack)
DEAD & BURIED
Dir. Gary Sherman, 1981, 95 min, R, 35mm
RZ 12/13
The sherif of a sleepy New England town makes all kinds of exaggerated upset faces
when the local populace begins engaging in mass homicide. It seems that every other
citizen in Potters Bluf is in on the dirty doins, including Robert Freddy Englund,
all- American dreamgirl Lisa Blount and a charmingly feeble 90-year-old undertaker
who couldnt be more pleased by the sudden increase in his revenue. Though the
flm unfolds with Ray Bradbury-esque fairytale weirdness, theres more than a
few bucketfuls of shocking gore, including a downright brain-curdling showdown
between a hypodermic needle and an eyeball. Director Sherman is the genius behind
the mighty RAW MEAT and the equally grimy VICE SQUAD, but teamed with veteran
efects maniac Stan Winston and screenwriter Dan OBannon of ALIEN and RETURN
OF THE LIVING DEAD fame, he becomes a rampaging geyser of heart-crushing terror.
Blecccchhh!!! (Zack)
NIGHTMARE CITY a.k.a. CITY OF THE WALKING DEAD
Dir. Umberto Lenzi, 1980, 88 min, R, 35mm
RZ 12/6
Sure, the makeup looks like peanut butter, the blood looks like nail polish and an
undead creature gets beaten to death with a blanket...but nothing can stand in
the way of the most ill-conceived Italio-trash vampire-zomboid wreck-bomb in
the goddamn galaxy! A radioactive airplane lands and immediately spews forth a
seemingly endless fountain of drippy man-scabs and scumbos, each on a feral
cannibalistic rampage. To call them zombies is to overlook the fact that these shit-
caked spazznuts can operate machinery, fre automatic weapons, and run faster than
a fat kid behind an ice cream truck. Director Lenzi may have made his name with
jungle cannibal epics like MAKE THEM DIE SLOWLY, but his go-for-broke dedication
to fesh-ripping ofensiveness hit a crescendo in this underappreciated holocaust of
anti-human bloodrage. (Zack)
PHANTASM
Dir. Don Coscarelli, 1979, 88 min, R, 35mm
RZ 11/29
Very few contemporary horror movies are strong enough to be considered great art
by uptight, fun-free, anti-horror movie scholars. THE SHINING, the original DAWN
OF THE DEAD and LET THE RIGHT ONE IN are on this very short list, but PHANTASMs
ingenuity and unique mythology defnitely earn its inclusion. The plot sounds like
something that youd fnd scribbled on Charles Mansons bedsheets: A teenage boy
discovers that an indestructible grandpa is harvesting the dead to transform them
into dwarves that will serve him in another dimension. Luckily, the local marijuana-
loving ice cream man is willing to join in the battle against the paranormal retiree.
Shotguns and shapeshifting take center stage as unholy darkness threatens to
swallow the town alive. Writer/director Coscarelli creates an impossibly absorbing
otherworld ruled by one of cinemas all-time greatest villains, and the unparalleled
score will haunt you for decades. Truly one of the most efective reality-liquefers in
horror history!! (Zack)
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THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
Dir. Pat Patterson, 1977, 86 mins, R, 35mm
RZ 11/16
So, theres a double murder and a guy gets put on trial but hes exonerated and
someone else is caught and forced to face the music. Admittedly, nothing very
exciting there. But THE ELECTRIC CHAIR is so much more than the sum of its parts.
North Carolina Horror Movie Host and live Spook Show purveyor, Pat Patterson,
dropped dead in 1974, but before he died he ripped this throbbing black eel of a movie
out of his brain and threw it down like a gauntlet to the world. Though he lived in a
small town, Patterson was apparently possessed by a deep and abiding hatred for
small town life and values. This crude, hilarious flm is such a one-of-a-kind piece
that its hard to even consider it a real movie. It feels like a $100 church pageant. The
actors are unable to plausibly impersonate members of the human race, let alone
their characters; the dialogue is ridiculous and the special efects consist of a lit
sparkler atop a hideous homemade electric chair. You wont believe your eyes. (Lars)
Since 2001, weve been hosting a weekly program of exploitation classics. From Cheerleaders Gone Bad to Blaxploitation to 70s Action Cheese and even to Women In Prison,
its all there - scratches, splices and all. Many of these flms are so obscure that little is known or has been written about them. Some of them are bad, most of them are
enjoyable, and a rare few are mind-blowingly amazing. Weird Wednesdays is the vanguard of cinema exploration in Austin. Escape the crushing lameness of the real world
with us every week. For only a dollar!
WEIRD WEDNESDAY
TEENAGE MOTHER
Dir. Jerry Gross, 1967, 78 min, 35mm
RZ 11/9
Over the years Ive spilled a lot of fancy adjectives like astonishing, devastating and
mind-blowing, but when it comes to TEENAGE MOTHER, there just arent enough words
in the dictionary to describe the intense, at times overwhelming, strangeness of it all.
It follows in the tradition of white-coaters, the trade name for sexploitation flms
that purport to have social value as instructive medical tracts. Nudity was shown
(often in scenes of childbirth) but there was enough pseudo-educational padding to
make it legal. TEENAGE MOTHER was way late in the game, the trend had been over for
ten years or more when it was made, but it tops all the other flms in its absolutely
craven and mock-innocent eagerness to deliver weird sex thrills. The plot is about a
progressive Swedish high school teacher who begins work at a small-town American
high school. Her modern ideas about sexuality create controversy (sexy controversy!)
in the community and when called upon to resign shes forced to defend herself the
only way she knows how, by playing a graphic clinical flm of a forceps-assisted birth
at a PTA meeting. Its pretty special. With Fred Willard in his frst role! (Lars)
EMANUELLE IN PRISON
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ABAR, THE FIRST BLACK SUPERMAN
Dir. Frank Packard, 1977,90 min, PG, 35mm
RZ 11/2
White people are evil, no doubt about it. If you need any evidence, a standard World
History textbook should provide more than enough damning testimony to put whitey
away for good. You would think there would be more blaxploitation movies like this
that come right out and say it. But no, very few flmmakers have had the courage
to portray suburban whites as venemous, back-stabbing racist scum. This movie is
out of control. A brilliant black scientist moves his family to an all-white middle-
class neighborhood and pretty soon all the soccer moms and pipe-smoking dads
are burning crosses in their yard and walking around with big protest signs saying
GO BACK TO AFRICA. So the scientist does exactly what most of us would do in his
situation. He creates a telepathic, bulletproof bald superman to fuck with the white
race! A very funny, very strange masterpiece. (Lars)
EMANUELLE IN PRISON
Dir. Bruno Mattei, 1983, 89 min, R, 35mm
RZ 12/14
Skinficks went upscale way upscale in the 70s with Just Jaeckins glossy
Emmanuelle series. The movies were slick enough and soft enough to be slightly
more respectable than the usual sex flms and audiences responded. Ticket sales
went through the roof. One theater held EMMANUELLE over for TWELVE YEARS! Of
course it didnt take long for cheapjack exploitation copycats to respond. The most
egregious example was the long-running Black Emanuelle series starring luscious
Indonesian model Laura Gemser as a globe-trotting photographer who gets into wild
sexual situations in exotic locations. Thanks to Miss Gemsers astonishing beauty
and total willingness to do anything at all, the movies were deserved successes in
back-alley sleaze palaces all over the world. This flm, one of the last of the series,
represents a last-gasp attempt by Italian bottom-feeder Bruno Mattei (BURIAL
GROUND) to combine the fagging appeal of the Emanuelle movies with the women-
in-prison genre. Never known for his taste or restraint, Mattei piles all his chips on the
table. Sex, gore, necrophilia its all here. Only the strong will survive.(Lars)
BLOOD FREAK
Dir. Brad F. Grinter & Steve Hawkes, 1972, 86 min, R,
35mm
RZ 11/23
This made-in-Florida poultry-monster extravaganza represents the outer limits
of what man can hope to achieve in the arena of bad cinema. Like Michelangelos
frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, we can understand easily enough
the means by which the work itself has been accomplished. What we cannot fully
comprehend is the genius which pervades every frame of this remarkable piece
of shit. Steve Hawkes stars as a sideburned Elvis-look biker with a drug problem
who is recruited as a guinea pig by two unscrupulous poultry technicians to eat an
experimental turkey of some sort. Not surprisingly, he turns into a giant turkey-
headed drug addict with a thirst for blood, blood, and more blood. In between the
brutal and hilarious murders are scenes in which the turkey-man gets laid, shoots up,
and fnds Jesus. Say no to drugs, OK? (Lars)
WEIRD WEDNESDAY
MAGIC CHRISTMAS TREE
Dir. Richard Parish, 1964, 60 min, G, 35mm
RZ 12/21
Special seasonal reprise of the Christmas-killing hit! Here it is: the evil holiday movie
weve all secretly been waiting for. It made its producers wealthy men and turned a
generation of children into santaphobic sociopaths. We are still paying the cost. Its a
very strange flm and were not sure why anyone would make it, but two words come
to mind: Malicious Intent. Why else would the young hero be abducted by a witch
and forced to uh, plant Satans magic seed in his backyard? The seed grows into a
tree that gives him three wishes. Then the kid abducts Santa Claus, straps him to a
chair and abuses him until he gets all the toys in the world. Plus theres a long race
between a lawnmower and a turtle and more tomfoolery presided over by the powers
of Darkness, including the appearance of a giant who says inappropriate things. We
cannot be held responsible for any lasting trauma. (Lars)
SURPRISE TITLE
RZ 12/28
We devote the last week or so of each year to our High For The Holidays programming.
During this magical period we show movies best appreciated when viewed through a
at Weird Wednesday this week, but let me just assure you that if youve been saving
a little something for a special occasion, this might be that rainy day youve been
the type who injects spider eggs into your spine or something to get high, we wont
judge. (Lars)
THE WORKING GIRLS
Dir. Stephanie Rothman, 1974, 81 min, R, 35mm
RZ 11/30
Exploitation flm has a reputation of being unkind and unfair to women, both
onscreen and of, but a closer look reveals that more female directors worked in
exploitation flms than in studio flms. While big Hollywood may pat itself on the back
about Katherine Bigelows (well-deserved) success, many other worthies cut their
teeth and learned their trade in low budget genre flms. A case in point is the highly
talented Stephanie Rothman. While her friends, peers and flm school classmates
like Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese and others moved from cheap drive-in
flms to the next level, she never caught the break she needed. THE WORKING GIRLS
is Rothmans last flm to date. Its storyline, about the tough economic necessities and
inequities facing a group of young women, is dappled with cynicism but the movie is
nonetheless warm, generous and funny. Its a sex comedy in all senses of the word.
Ironically, when the flm was issued on home video, the releasing company seized
upon the novel popularity of costar Cassandra (Elvira) Peterson and renamed the flm
ELVIRA NAKED. Ouch. (Lars)
MITCHELL
Dir. Andrew McLaglan, 1975, R, 97 min, 35mm
RZ 12/7
This movie, which feels like a pilot for a KOJAK or COLOMBO-style cop show, stars the
excellent actor Joe Don Baker, who seems to realize that hes caught up in a very bad
movie but strives heroically nonetheless to provide some entertainment value in the
cliche-infested unorthodox detective story. Baker, who is heavier and more southern
than any other leading man I can think of, resembles the fat Elvis. Thats not an insult.
I like Joe Don and Elvis a lot. And Baker has a certain Elvis-like charisma that he
plays to the hilt here, even though his character is written as a variant on the eternal
fat bastard archetype. In his quest to nail racist scumbag murderer John Saxon, he
(literally) steps on the toes of the wrong people and ends up in the shit with both
the police and the mob. Baker is pretty much the whole show here as he chugs can
after can of Schlitz and tries to keep a straight face. There are competent supporting
players like Saxon and Martin Balsam but they all look like theyre in a hurry to get to
the bank before it closes and cash their checks. Linda Evans is surprisingly likable as
Mitchells pothead prostitute squeeze. (Lars)
haze of brain altering chemicals. We cant tell you the name of the flm were playing
waiting for. Ill probably stick to malted whiskey and serotonin myself, but if you are
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Normally, the Alamo frowns on people who talk or disrupt the uninterrupted viewing experience in any way, but when The Action Pack takes over the room to celebrate a
pop culture classic those rules no longer apply. The Action Pack screens favorite flms and infuses them with subtitled quotes so everyone can cry out their favorite lines in
unison, props so we can shoot cap guns at the screen along with our favorite action stars, and preshow antics and games that turn the theater into a party before the event
has even begun.
THE ACTION PACK
Quote-Alongs: THE BIG LEBOWSKI
Dir. Joel Coen, 1998, R, 117 min
SL Mondays
If youre at all like me, you quote this movie every day, all through your regular life,
and at times you forget that some of the things you say all the time are actually
from the movie. Well from now on, that aggression will not stand, man, because
at long last The Action Pack has put together THE BIG LEBOWSKI Quote-Along and
we cant wait to see all of our Little Lebowski Urban Achievers out at the theater.
As always with a quote-along, all of your favorite lines will be subtitled karaoke-
style so it will be easy to yell out, Nobody fucks with the Jesus! at exactly the
right time (youre on your own for getting the accent, though). Well have bowling
pin beer available, a giant sized bowling game onstage before the flm, and a bunch
of props to help make the best moments of the flm come to life (including a bag
of Walters dirty whites). So, go pee on a strangers rug, pull the marmot out of
your bathtub, and come down to the Alamo and The Highball for our new weekly
tradition. Mark it 8, Dude. (Henri Mazza)
Tough Guy Cinema: TOMBSTONE
Dir. Dir. George P. Cosmatos & Kevin Jarre,
1993, 130 min, R
LC 11/3, 11/10
When peace ofcer Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) decides to hang up his guns and
retire anonymously to Tombstone, Arizona, he didnt plan on being disrupted by
a band of outlaws, he was famous for eliminating. Clearly, it was time to bust out
his shotgun one last time to tell em THE LAWS COMING, YOU TELL EM IM COMING!
Typically The Action Pack likes to stick pretty close to our Michael Bay and AHNULD
Schwarzenegger roots but we just love this movie too much to not want to try and
recreate our own shoot-out at the OK Corral with an all out shoot-along screening
of Tombstone, where everyone is being handed a 6-shooter and a ton of caps to gun
fght along with every bad ass moment on the screen. So come on, why wouldnt
you wanna see the most star-studded cast of roguish outlaws and strapping law
men duking it out in one of the most famous showdowns in gunfght history?
So you gonna do somethin? Or are you just gonna stand there and bleed?
(Greg MacLennan)
Sing-Alongs: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Sing-Alongs: GREASE
VL 11/2, LC 11/7, 12/21
Last Summer, Paramount produced a subtitled re-release of GREASE that took Sing-
Along subtitles to a whole new level. This fall, The Action Pack is bringing it back
in all its electrifying glory! Not only can you sing-along but well be handing out
balloons, candy smokes, and plastic combs to help you complete that new found
tough guy/girl look. So hop in your Greased Lightning and drive on down to the
Alamo because we were born to hand jive baby! (Greg MacLennan)
Sing-Alongs: Ye-Z in Love
Dir. The Action Pack, 2011, 120 Min
RZ 11/10, 11/17, 12/1 : VL 11/16 : LC 11/17, 11/20
Last November we brought you guys Crazy in Love: the Jay-Z/Beyonce Sing-Along,
which celebrated two of the greatest artists and their holy union of love. B and Z are
still going as strong as ever with their little bundle on the way, and we thought we
should take this opportunity to bring the popular Sing-Along back...but with a twist.
Jay may be married to Beyonce but he has been bromancing all over the world
and going H.A.M. with his boy Kanye. And with that we bring you Ye-Z in Love: The
Beyonce/Jay-Z/Kanye West Sing-Along where we jam all our favorites music videos
from each artist and as many collaborations into two hours as we possibly can. As
always, we will have ALL of the lyrics up on the screen for you to sing-along to,
light up rings, and so much more! Slap on some shutter shades and grab a bottle of
Cristal, but I dont think anything can get you ready for this jelly. (Greg MacLennan)
Sing-Alongs: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Dir. Tim Burton, 1993, 76 min, PG
LC 11/27, 12/1
Weve got to fnd Jack! Theres only 11 months left until next Halloween! Halloween
may have come and gone but its never too late to start preparing for next year.
Weve known we wanted to do a NIGHTMARE sing-along for a while now, but we
werent sure what season worked best. Is it a Halloween movie? A Christmas
movie? Should we put it in around Thanksgiving and split the diference? In the
end, we decided we didnt really care and we dont need a reason to celebrate the
greatest Halloween/Christmas hybrid movie of all time. Oh, how HORRIBLE THIS
November WILL BE! All the beloved songs will be subtitled on the screen for your
singing pleasure and The Action Pack will be handing out all sorts of delightfully
awful goodies thatll make you belt out WHAT...IS...THIS!? (Greg MacLennan)
Action Pack: DIE HARD
Dir. John McTiernan, 1988, 131 min, R
RZ 12/1, 12/8 : LC 12/4, 12/8
Yippe Kai Yay, motherfucker. DIE HARD may just be the ultimate Tough Guy movie.
With John McClane, Bruce Willis created a Tough Guy who was instantly relatable
but still impossibly awesome. Because even though he single-handedly takes
down Hans Grubers entire gang of terrorists while roaming around an ofce
building barefoot, he still lets us see how vulnerable he is and that makes him
all the more badass.
Join us this holiday season as we pay tribute to the movie thats inspired
screenwriters for two decades to pitch projects as Its like DIE HARD, but in a
_____________, as we enjoy DIE HARD on the big screen with cap guns to shoot-
along with and live explosions from the Action Pack. (Henri Mazza)
THE ACTION PACK
Quote-Alongs: LABYRINTH
LC 11/6, 11/9, 11/13 : VL 11/9 : RZ 11/10, 11/17
Dr. Jim Henson, 1986, 101 min, PG
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 theyre going to do to your little brother? David Bowie, Jim
in the 1980s, and somehow its never been properly celebrated until now. Well
have subtitles on the screen for all of our favorite lines and every single song, so
the whole crowd can yell them all out in unison. Well also have an assortment of
goodies in your prop bag, including bubbles to transport us to the magical land of
Sarahs dreamy ball, balloons to pop around the theater while we sing the freys
song, and best of all Whoopee Cushions to fart along with the Bog of Eternal
Stench. Smells bad!! Sufce to say, if you miss this show, you most defnitely have
no power over me. YOU HAVE NO POWER OVER ME! (Henri Mazza)
Quote-Alongs: ELF
Dir. Jon Favreau, 2003, 97 min, PG
VL 12/7 : RZ 12/15, 12/22 : LC 12/18, 12/22
The Ultimate Holiday experiences begins HERE. When Elf was frst released it
recaptured that goosebump-inducing Christmas spirit that had been soooo lacking
in EVERY OTHER holiday movie release and gave you new reason to believe in Santa
Claus. This Quote-Along is soo much fun, from the spaghetti and syrup eating
contest at the open of it to the mandatory group tickle fght at the end, and it just
doesnt feel like Christmas at the Alamo unless we get to share this movie with
you. So we decided to spread that Christmas cheer the best way we know how - by
singing and quoting loud for all to hear. And dont worry, if you can quote alone,
then you can quote around other people. Theres really no diference!
Grab the kids, order something sugary and The Action Pack will be providing jingle
bells for everyone, bubbles for a few key scenes, and a special present for whoever
can eat their spaghetti the fastest!
Henson, and Jennifer Connelly created an unsurpassed work of young adult cinema
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THE ACTION PACK
Sing-Alongs: CHRISTMAS POPS
RZ 12/8, 12/15, 12/22 : VL 12/16, 12/23 : LC 12/20
The Christmas pop genre is really an obscure beast, with Mariah Carey choosing to
use her trademark pipes to re-record HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS while boy bands
like THE New Kids On The Block release entirely new tracks like HAVE A FUNKY,
FUNKY CHRISTMAS so that the teeny bopper crowd can have their own songs while
Mom and Dad are in the other room listening to Bing Crosby. Well, this show is
fnally something the whole family can get behind, because weve mixed together
all of the best holiday songs from pop culture, with Jessica Simpson, John Denver
and the Muppets, *NSYNC, Bing Crosby and David Bowie, and so much more. Plus,
this show isnt just a sing-along! After the show, well be caroling on Sixth Street!
On top of that, were going to mix in some of our other Alamo favorites and have
a classic holiday special turned into a Quote-Along extravaganza, well have
holiday Videoke where we give you the chance to come up and be Will Ferrell in
ELF or Ralphie in A CHRISTMAS STORY, and youd better believe well have milk and
cookies for everyone. (Henri Mazza)
Sing-Alongs:
THE ACTION PACKS ROCKING NEW YEARS EVE
RZ 12/31 : VL 12/31
Oh 2011, we hardly new you. This year has come and gone and left us with more
pop culture-y goodness than we could have ever hoped. There was a new Gaga
album, we met a sassy gay honey badger, Katy Perry tied Michael Jacksons hot
100 record of number one singles, Rihanna released countless new sexy videos
and Britney ofcially came back! And as we ring in 2012 we will be dancing till
the world ends as we sing-along to all the greatest music videos this past year
had to ofer, from Adele to LMFAO. No only that but well have enough confetti in
the building to make even Ke$ha jealous. So screw you, Dick Clark! Suck it, Carson
Daly! Were hosting our very own New Years Eve Sing-Along Extravaganza Party,
and it promises to be the best movie theater dance party ever. Or at least since last
years New Years Eve Sing-Along. (Henri Mazza & Greg MacLennan)
Sing-Alongs: THE ACTION PACK MIXTAPE
RZ 12/29
At Action Pack headquarters we have A LOT of videos, and when we create our
sing-alongs we play with themes and artists in an attempt to create the best shows
we can. Sadly certain songs and artists get left out and we are left to appreciate
them alone in our confetti flled party cave. Well HOARD NO MORE! We are carefully
selecting some of our favorite music videos from all of our shows as well as videos
weve been keeping to ourselves and then assembling them in such a way to
hopefully make you fall in Middle School love with us. Well belt out some ballads,
slow it down with some sex jams, and let you know just how much we want to
dance with you via subliminal hip-hopping. Anything goes...but one thing you can
count on, there will be plenty of dancing. Circle one: YES/NO (Greg MacLennan)
Quote-Alongs: GRANDMAS BOY
Dir. Nicholaus Goossen, 2006, 94 min, R
RZ 12/29
Weve had TONS of requests for this 2006 stoner classic ever since we frst started
doing Quote-Alongs over at the Colorado Street Alamo location. Most of those
requests came from people with really red eyes who smelled like theyd just come
from a Phish concert, so we were sure this would be the perfect Quote-Along for
this years High for the Holidays fun. If you missed its three day long theatrical
release, heres the flms story: a coming of age story about a guy too old to be
coming of age. Alex (Allen Covert). age 35, lives with his grandmother (Doris
Roberts) and her two roommates (Shirley Jones and Shirley Knight). Hes a stoner
who makes money by testing video games. If this awkward hilarious synopsis
doesnt sell you, you must be un-high. (Henri Mazza)
Sing-Alongs: THE ACTION PACK MEETS THE RAT PACK!
LC 12/12
There was a time when being drunk on stage and acting classy were not mutually
exclusive and the greatest embodiment of a time gone, when boys could be boys
with the sweet sweet sounds of the American songbook came from 3 men: Sammy,
Frank and Dean. This year The Action Pack has decided to celebrate the day Ol
Blue Eyes came into our world with an all out RAT PACK Sing-Along featuring live
and video footage of the famous 3 with their friends, as well as individual videos
of just Frank being Frank, belting out all of your favorites. Sinatra was simply the
best and there will never be anyone better. So have it your way and come out for
an enchanted evening of crooning and drinking...its how Frank would have wanted
it. (Greg MacLennan)
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Some things are way too cool for any other theater in Austin. Whether its the movie mockers of Master Pancake, the intellectually stimulating DIONYSIUM, our continent-
crossing HD opera and orchestra presentations, or the mind-bending visits from friends like TV Carnage, weve got a corner in all things amazing. These are the things you
cant fnd anywhere else.
ONLY AT THE ALAMO
THE MASTER PANCAKE X-MAS SHOW
Master Pancake celebrates HANKSGIVING
RZ 11/18, 11/19 : VL 11/25, 11/26
This November Master Pancake feasts on Americas most beloved actor, Tom
Hanks, with a smorgasbord of his best and worst: its the frst ever Master Pancake
HANKSgiving! Love him or hate him (and who hates him?) you wont want to miss
this comic retrospective of the T-mans oeuvre, because for every SAVING PRIVATE
RYAN under his belt, theres a TURNER AND HOOCH lurking in his closet. Well be
roasting clips from both of those gems, as well as THE DA VINCI CODE, CAST AWAY,
TOY STORY, THE GREEN MILE, MAZES AND MONSTERS, BOSOM BUDDIES, APOLLO
13 and many, many more! Come out to the Alamo this November and show how
Hankful you are as Master Pancake lovingly eviscerates the most prolifc actor
of our time!
National Theater Live: THE KITCHEN
Dir. Bijan Sheibani
SL 11/10, 11/12
This past May the Alamo Drafthouse became your local option for experiencing
the theatrical glory of Londons National Theater is HD. These shows started with
Danny Boyles stage production of Frankenstein and they have all been great works
that we are thrilled to bring to Austin. This November season 2 of National Theater
live continues with two opportunities to catch The Kitchen. Set in the 1950s in a
West End restaurant, The Kitchen is a black comedy about a frenzied mix of chefs,
waitresses and porters trying to keep up in their high-pressure work place. Arnold
Weskers extraordinary play premiered at the Royal Court in 1959 and has since
been performed in over 30 countries. Dont miss your chance to see it without
leaving Austin!
AMIA Reels Of Steel
RZ 11/16, 11/17
Battles between hip hop DJs have been going on for nearly 30 years. The two
participants set up their turntables and try to blow each other of the stage by
cutting up crazier and more obscure vinyl. This November 30 were going to put a
whole new spin on it. Because this time instead of DJs, the competitors are hotshot
flm archivists, in town for the Association of Moving Image Archivists Convention,
and theyre bringing their most obscure, entertaining short flms. Its a battle to the
fnish as each archivist, armed with reel after reel of educational flms, cartoons,
home movies, stag flms and more, tries to get the crowd pumped into a frenzy
and win the fat gold chain that signifes AMIA Emulsion Propulsion Champ 2011!
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TRAILERS FROM HELL! w/Joe Dante
SL 12/3
Exploitation flmmaking legend Joe Dante will be live in person to present a brand
new TRAILERS FROM HELL! show, a hosted collection of horror, scif, action and
generally crazed flm trailers from his vaults as well as the Alamo collection. Dante
will provide live commentary for his favorite classic trailers, and will be joined by
a live selection of your favorite Austin flmmakers, movie critics and cinematic
spazzoids (details to be released soon). TRAILERS FROM HELL! has become one
of the most crucial online destinations for movie obsessives, showcasing cinema
luminaries getting rabid about their favorite flms, and now you can join in on the
action. If you hate yourself and want to be miserable, MISS THIS SHOW!
ONLY AT THE ALAMO
AV Geeks: Balls Out
RZ 11/20
Alamo favorites the A/V Geeks return with another mind-bending show curated
from their collection over 24,000 16mm educational flms. In the past, the A/V
Geeks have challenged audiences with flms about drugs, bus safety, venereal
disease, shotguns, meat and more. This year, the presentation focuses on flms
that feature balls - amazing flms with bouncing spherical objects and the lessons
they can teach us. This show is a must see for any fan of old educational flms.
Below are just some of flms being screened:
THE HUNTSMAN - A young boys idyllic summer of rescuing and reselling golf balls
is devastated by teenage thugs and thoughts of revenge.
SINGLES - A bafing Christian flm about single balls attending Church groups.
MARBLE - An amazing Dutch flm featuring a boy, his magic marble and the Dutch
army! Prog rock soundtrack by members of Focus!
MOONPLAY - A little girl brings the Moon down to Earth as a bright bouncing ball
that wreaks havoc on a small Scandinavian village.
Video Hate Squad!: ELVES
Dir. Jefrey Mandel, 1989, 89 min, R, VHS!
RZ 12/11
Silly Nazis! Dont you know that if you use black magic to conjure up evil elves
on Christmas Eve to usher in the new master race, you better make sure that the
local department store Santa Claus isnt on hand to clean house? ELVES made its
unceremonious debut on the already-dusty video shelves of the late 80s, riding
the crashing wave of straight-to-VHS action/horror trash with supreme skill.
Dan Grizzly Adams Haggerty is the alcoholic Vietnam vet Santa saddled with
the responsibility of saving the human race from naked, malformed, perverted
elf creatures summoned by Hitlers ancient surviving homies. These nauseating,
animalistic beasts look like skinned muppets, sneak peeks at middle-aged ladies
in bubble baths and take every opportunity to tear out the nearest throat. Join us
for this scum-blazing, never-on-DVD Christmas maelstrom of black magic, white
power, and unanticipated incestuous cheer! (Zack)
CHOOSE YOUR OWN PANCAKE XVI
SL 11/27
Its time again for CHOOSE YOUR OWN PANCAKE where you, the viewer, get to pick
a movie for Master Pancake to mock, and then we make it up right there on the
spot! Just bring the DVD of your choice, Master Pancake will narrow it down to 10
favorites, then the audience will vote on which of those they want to see mocked.
Be prepared to give a short speech in defense of your movie. The audience has fnal
say. Previous winners include: Tip Toes, White Comanche, Logans Run, Left Behind,
Face/Of, and Batman (89)! What will be the pick this time? Its up to you! CYOP
is always a fun night, with lots of audience participation and the thrill of seeing a
movie mock made up right before your eyes.
THE MASTER PANCAKE X-MAS SHOW
RZ 12/2, 12/3, 12/9, 12/10, 12/16, 12/17, 12/23 :
VL 12/18 : LC 12/22
The beloved Alamo holiday tradition returns for 2011: its the Master Pancake
X-mas Show! Well be channel surfng through a furry of clips from your
favorite holiday movie and TV specials (RUDOLPH, THE GRINCH, FROSTY) and some
weird programs you never dreamed existed (THE CHRISTMAS SHOES, PEEWEES
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL and more)! Pancake regulars John Erler (the bald one) and
Joe Parsons (the teacher) welcome microscopic holiday fetishist Owen Egerton
who will crack jokes and make up new Holiday songs on the spot. Past audiences
have been treated to amazing improvised carols such as Deer Hooker and Daddy
Brought his Mistress home for Christmas. Well also have an audience sing-along,
seasonal snacks, and maybe even a little Pudding and Butter! Help us SLEIGH THE
HOLIDAYS in Master Pancake style!
Holiday Cartoon Cereal Party
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LC 12/10
Remember the good ole days? The days where your biggest task was getting up
around 9am on Saturday morning to watch cartoons until it was time to go play
in the dirt with you buddies? Well, those days are long gone but were striving to
bring some of that fun back by having a holiday cartoon all-you-can-eat cereal
party! Thats right, two hours of the greatest holiday cartoons with all the milk and
sugar-blasted cereal you can eat! (Chase Whale)
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Repertory Revival is the heart of everything we strive for at the Alamo. On these pages youll fnd a collection of signature series, each of them dedicated to bringing back
diferent types of flms and presenting them on screen with the best possible presentation. From Girlie Night to Zzang!!!, there is defnitely something for every movie lover,
and if thats not you then why are you wasting your time reading a list of programming at a movie theater?
REPERTORY REVIVAL
HOWARD THE DUCK
Zzang!!!: HOWARD THE DUCK
Dir. Willard Huyck, 1986, 110 min, PG, 35mm
RZ 11/13
Howard the Duck burst into two-dimensional existence in 1973 and became an
unlikely star of the Marvel Comics universe, gaining such a mighty following that
the fowl-mouthed freak was somehow entered into the real-life 1976 presidential
campaign. A decade later, Hollywood inexplicably pumped tens of millions of
dollars into a big budget blockbuster that ended up not busting many blocks, but
has since built a tremendous fan base. With the recent passing of longtime comics
legend (and Howard the Duck artist) Gene Colan, we pay 35mm tribute to one of
historys fnest waterfowl. Admittedly, Colan hated this George Lucas-produced,
big budget, efects-laden barnstormer...but hey, so did the critics! We dont care!
Howards the best damn talking duck in the annals of cinema and were proud to
salute the man who gave him life. Waaauuugghhh! (Zack Carlson)
Girlie Night: WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
Dir. Rob Reiner, 1989, 96 min, R, 35mm
LC 11/2 : RZ 11/8, 11/15 : VL 11/30
For me, the real question of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY isnt Will sex ruin a
friendship? The big question is actually, Why cant this movie be my life? Sure,
it takes Sally an hour and a half to order a sandwich, and Harry is a bit of a talker,
but together, these two share one of the greatest love stories in cinematic history.
The witty banter! The New York autumn! The classy Harry Connick Jr. soundtrack!
Dont even get me started on the old couples talking about how they frst met,
because even after a hundred viewings, I still tear up over nine extra foors. This
Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron masterpiece takes romance to the next, hilarious
level, and well celebrate (and envy) it at Girlie Night. Pull on your days of the
week underpants, add some pepper to your paprikash and lets all have what shes
having! (Sarah Pitre)
Cinema Club: SECONDS with Wiley Wiggins
Dir. John Frankenheimer, 106 min, 35mm
RZ 11/27
At each installment of Cinema Club we invite a guest expert or enthusiast to introduce
a classic flm and join Alamo programmers and the audience in a group discussion
after the flm. SECONDS is the capper of John Frankenheimers great trilogy of 60s
classics of Cold War alienation and paranoia. The story sounds like a Twilight Zone
episode: an unsatisfed middle-aged man undergoes a shadowy rejuvenation, and
becomes young, handsome, successful Rock Hudson. But theres something amiss
and no one can be trusted... SECONDS is the most experimental Hollywood flm of the
60s. Clearly before its time, it was aggressively hated by many at the time, but it has
gone on to become a cult favorite and a recognized classic. Cinematographer James
Wong Howe may be the real hero of SECONDS. One of Hollywoods top cameramen for
over 40 years at the time this flm was made, he brought mastery and distinction to
the flm, as well as a surprising gift for experimentation. We are thrilled to welcome
actor, writer and all-around flm lover Wiley Wiggins to the Alamo for this screening.
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Celluloid Handbag: HEATHERS
Dir. Michael Lehmann, 1988, 103 min, R
RZ 11/29, 11/30
CALLIN ALL MEGA BITCHES!! I want yall ta take all that hair on ya head an pull it
back into a blood red scrunchy, pull up ya white tights, slip on ya attractive fats,
hit some croquet balls through tha backyard while chewin on some corn nuts and
then wash it ALL down with a hefty mug a liquid drain cleaner cuz CELLULOID
HANDBAGs gotta bomb ret ta go of with our November screening of HEATHERS!!!
This is THE high school mega movie thatll take all this Glee crap and grind it
down to a pitiful, bruised mess, people! Winona Ryder, Christian Slater SHANNEN
DOHERTY, and some of tha best one liners ever ta leave a bullys mouth! Bring
ya best and let ya hostess REBECCA HAVEMEVER pay ya back in puke, cuz ya ALL
worth it! (Rebecca Havemeyer)
REPERTORY REVIVAL
WHITE CHRISTMAS
Dir. Michael Curtiz, 1954, 120 min, Digital Restoration
SL 12/5-12/8
New Digital Restoration of the Hollywood classic. Bring the family!
The darling of musical cinema Irving Berlin plus Bing Crosby, the housewifes
favourite big-eyed boy? A match made in heaven. The big surprise is - its even better
than it promised to be. This eagerly awaited musical is essentially a buddy flm. Well
sort of, its certainly got two buddies in it, but its also a love story, a Christmas fable,
and a vehicle to hang some exceptionally catchy hits on. Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby)
and Phil Paris (Danny Kaye) meet during the Second World War and become frm
friends. After getting demobilized they team up to become hot property as a song
and dance duo ripping up the nightspots with their own brand of feel-good hits. After
fve years of rolling success they need a holiday and cruise of to a New England
skiing resort in the company of two comely sisters, Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and
Vera (Vera-Ellen). They arrive to fnd the place nearly bankrupt, as there has been
no snow for over a year. The local top man is their old army boss General Waverly
(Dean Jagger), and sure enough our two heroes wade in to help their old comrade and
organise a beneft concert. But can they save the resort? (Matt Ford, BBC)
Girlie Night: LOVE ACTUALLY
Dir. Richard Curtis, 2003, 135 min, R
RZ 12/6, 12/13, 12/20 : LC 12/14
Forget about A Christmas Story or Charlie Brown. Heck, forget about Baby Jesus!
LOVE ACTUALLY is basically the whole reason I celebrate Christmas. For, without this
masterpiece of a romantic comedy, there would be no love in this cold, cruel world.
Plus, wed all be stuck singing Jingle Bells instead of everyones favorite carol,
Christmas Is All Around. I challenge you to fnd one other movie that combines
Colin Firth, an adorable little boy with a dead mom, the British Prime Minister, the
porn industry, Mr. Bean, a washed up rock star and a kid in an octopus costume into
something that makes me cry tears of shimmering, golden joy into my mug of spiced
wine. This flm TROUNCES all other holiday flms in the squee category. I mean, ask
me how many times Ive rewound and watched the scene when Mark shows up at
Juliets door and shows her a sign that says, To me, you are perfect. Because OMG I
WANT THAT!!!! Join us for this very special holiday edition of Girlie Night, where youre
allowed (and expected) to squeal, sigh and grab your neighbors arm when Colin Firth
fnally proposes to that Portugese lady. (Sarah Pitre)
Zzang!!!: GREMLINS 2 w/Joe Dante in person!
Dir. Joe Dante, 1990, 106 min, PG-13, 35mm
RZ 12/4
No ones denying that the original GREMLINS is a top notch holiday monster movie
but I gotta say: GREMLINS 2 takes the Christmas cake and splatters it against the wall.
Dantes long-awaited sequel revives all the man-trampling insanity of the frst flm,
multiplies it by ten thousand and sprinkles it with glowing chunks of sheer chaos.
Mogwai-lovin gremlin-wreckers Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates and the great Dick
Miller are back, now with a front row seat for the creatures takeover of a New York
City high-rise. The diminutive terror tornadoes have upgraded to go with their fancy
new digs, among them a giant tarantula beast, a bookish intellectual, an electricity
creature and many, many, MANY more. Terror legend Christopher Lee is on hand to
drop some mad science on the wee maniacs, but nothing can slow their absolute
ascent into the annals of anarchistic madcappery! Join us for an extremely rare
35mm screening of the fastest, wildest, and hilarious-est assault on mankind since
the invention of the banana peel: GREMLINS 2! ZZANG!!! (Zack Carlson)
Digital Classics: ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE
Dir. Frank Capra, 1946, 2K Digital
LC 12/12-12/15 : VL 12/19-12/22
High Defnition Digital Restoration!
Jimmy Stewart plays banker, family man and general mensch George Bailey. Hes a
clever man with big dreams, but his ambitions are always thwarted and who reaches
the end of his rope memorably. The flm captures this intense internal and external
confict perfectly, and all the credit belongs to Stewart, whose career-topping
performance here is too often overlooked in all the holiday merriment. Stewart goes
from compassionate to overwhelmed to drained in a fury he never repeated. When
the assistance of an Angel shows him what life would have been like if he had never
been born, Bailey sees that sometimes sacrifce has its own rewards. Frank Capras
Yuletide yarn is touching, and will bring you to tears for a good portion of its two-plus
hour running time. With its perfect winter setting, good cheer, and strong family and
community message, this flm is the quintessential representation of the Christmas
Spirit in the cinema, and it is meant to be enjoyed over and over again.
REPERTORY REVIVAL
AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY
Dir. Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas, 2009, 102 min,
VL 12/16, 12/17
The greatest comic of his generation. Took names. Kicked ass. Changed the game.
Help us celebrate his birthday with this special presentation of the ultimate Bill Hicks
movie. Three years in the making, AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY brings the tale
of one of modern cultures most iconic heroes to the big screen. Much more than a
comedian, Bill Hicks was and still is an inspiration to millions. His timeless comedy
tackled the contradictions of America and modern life head on. But his unique gift
was to tease apart the essence of religion, the dangers of unbridled government
power and the double standards inherent in much of modern society, using nothing
but his hilarious ideas and the uncompromising observational style that continues
to resonate with successive generations. Like many who have a strong sense of their
place in history, Hicks left a large unseen legacy; his collection of video recordings
and hundreds of photographs and these became the starting point for this feature-
length animated documentary.
Cinema Cocktails: (The Original) OCEANS ELEVEN
Dir. Lewis Milestone, 1960, 127 min, 35mm
RZ 12/12, 12/18
One for all, and all for kicks. The original Rat Pack are back in this rarely screened
classic of crime, humor and, most of all, drinking. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and
Sammy Davis Jr. must have been doing something right, because over 50 years later,
they are still the undisputed kings of Vegas. While Stephen Soderberghs remake
takes the casino heist plot at least semi-seriously, the only thing the Rat Pack
seemed to care about was having a good time with a few martinis and the company
of such prime time playmates as Angie Dickinson and Shirley MacLaine. Grab a cold,
cold martini and join the Mount Rushmore of cool with the most awesome partiers
in the history of partying.
SKINEMAX: WILD THINGS
Dir. John McNaughton, 1998, 108min
RZ 12/8
SKINEMAX, our tribute to late-night erotic thrillers, will take you back to a gratuitous
era when erotic encounters happened exclusively under neon lights to the sounds of
smooth jazz. Get sucked into a world of forbidden passions, sexual betrayals and
the unending tribulations of menaced talk-radio hosts. To keep things from getting
too awkward well be presenting all shows in HECKLEVISION, where your steamy,
live text-heckles appear on-screen alongside the movie. We kick of the series with
WILD THINGS, the sleazy story of kissing couple Denise Richard and Neve Campbell
framing their high-school guidance counselor (Matt Dillon) for rape. But things get
complicated once police detective Kevin Bacon and his clearly visible penis blow
the case wide open uncovering layers of lies, betrayals and confounding plot twists
involving Bill Murray in a neck brace. Arrive early for an all-erotic preshow featuring a
shirtless saxophone player LIVE IN THE THEATER! This is a night of torrid cinema sure
to leave you breathless, satisfed and drenched in cheap perfume. (Tommy Swenson)
Celluloid Handbag:
WHOS AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Dir. Mike Nichols, 1966, 131 min, 35mm
RZ 12/14
The holidays are upon us like a she dog in heat, ladies and gentlepigs, and what
better way to crawl through them than with a painful, burnin shot of some ELIZABETH
TAYLOR and RICHARD BURTON in one of the most liquor ridden hellish (and gorgeous)
nights of ya entire life! We all know what its like ta be trapped in a house over the
holidayswantin ta take a gun to some relatives head, needin ta smoke several
cartons a cigarettes while makin love ta Jack Daniels in every corner of tha room.
Well, CELLULOID HANDBAG and REBECCA HAVEMEYER wanna get ya all prepped for it
with our favorite flm of all time, the one and only WHOS AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Edward Albee was drunk when he wrote it, and I guarantee youll be as well when
ya crawl outta this exquisite nightmare. DO NOT MISS THIS, CHICKENSthere aint
anything like it in tha whole world. (Rebecca Havemeyer)
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High for the Holidays: THE HOLY MOUNTAIN
Dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1973, NR, 114 min, 35mm
RZ 12/26, 12/27
Alejandro Jodorowsky followed up his intense cult hit EL TOPO with this even more
intense meditation on planetary relations, black ritual, and general grotesqueries.
THE HOLY MOUNTAIN follows a Christlike protagonist as he joins a footless, handless
dwarf to perform in a village for tourist dollars. The man then leaves town, gets
himself involved with an Alchemist who can turn excrement into gold, and fnally
launches into a series of astrological visions that result in a mind-numbing tornado
of satirical surrealism. Jodorowsky is a master of weird, but his flms never feel
superfcial or arbitrary. He is a visionary artist in the truest sense, and THE HOLY
MOUNTAIN, while not the underground sensation that EL TOPO is, may very well be his
most expressive and honest work. If you like your high to be tempered with a lot of
fooring WTF, this is the picture for you.
REPERTORY REVIVAL
BEERFEST
Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar, 2006, 110 min, R
RZ 12/28, 12/30
There is nothing quite like seeing this neo-classic hop-soaked comedy at the Alamo
Drafthouse. Grab a bucket of cold brew and watch the Broken Lizard boys compete
in the most insane versions of quarters, beer pong and straight-up chugging ever
committed to flm. (John Gross)
High for the Holidays: ENTER THE VOID
DIR. GASPAR NO, 2009, NR, 161 MIN, 35MM
RZ 12/18, 12/19, 12/25
Gaspar Noes ENTER THE VOID is a visionary thrill ride thats riveted audiences at
the Cannes, Toronto, Sundance and SXSW flm festivals. At Cannes, Manohla Dargis
of The New York Times called it an exceptional work... the work of an artist whos
trying to show us something we havent seen before. Oscar and his sister Linda
are recent arrivals in Tokyo. Oscars a small time drug dealer, and Linda works as
a nightclub stripper. One night, Oscar is caught up in a police bust and shot. As
he lies dying, his spirit, faithful to the promise he made his sister that he would
never abandon her, refuses to leave the world of the living. It wanders through the
city, his visions growing evermore nightmarish. Past, present and future merge in
a hallucinatory maelstrom. Nathaniel Brown and Paz de la Huerta star in a visceral
journey set against the thumping, neon club scene of Tokyo, which hurls the viewer
into an astonishing trip through life, death, and the universally wonderful and
horrible moments in between.
Asian Invasion: DRUNKEN TAI CHI
Dir. Yuen Woo-ping, 1984, 91 min
RZ 12/18
Join us for a special High For The Holidays edition of Asian Invasion. Donnie Yen,
in his frst flm, joins Yuen Woo-ping and the Yuen clan in a jaw-dropping martial arts
classic. When Yens family is killed by an assassin, he is left to wander alone. Soon
he is taken in by a wine-swilling Tai Chi master. Just to prevent any confusion, this is
the ass-kicking variety of Tai Chi, not the hackey-sack-hippies-in-the-park kind. Yen
learns Drunken Tai Chi and faces of against the men who have wronged his family.
As is par for the course with the Yuen clan (DRUNKEN WU TANG, DREADNAUGHT),
this movie is insane, and the kung fu is absurdly entertaining. Dont miss this rare
presentation of this absurdly fun kung fu comedy. (Lars)
We cant do it all ourselves! Epecially when there are so many great people in the local and international flmmaking communities that we can partner with to help bring the
best of all types of signature programming to you. Our Alamo Super Friends are producing partners, distrubtors who bring us events you wont fnd anywhere else, and people
we just dig hanging out with.
SUPER FRIENDS
Horror Remix: Thanksgiving
LC 11/16
When director Eli Roth created his faux trailer Thanksgiving for GRINDHOUSE,
he claimed his inspiration was to fll a void. All other holidays had at least one
80s slasher degrading it. All holidays, but Thanksgiving. Thankfully, Mr. Roth was
dead wrong. There are actual two 80s Thanksgiving slashers; HOME SWEET HOME
(1981) and BLOOD RAGE (1983). These flms have plenty of underrated and bizarre
moments that are going to get the Horror Remix love they deserve. We will be
flling out the show with a movie that isnt set at Thanksgiving- but DOES feature a
wacked-out killer turkey- BLOOD FREAK (1972)! This one-of-a-kind mess-terpiece
satisfes on every level: drugs, bikinis, motorcycles, blood, and turkeys. And dont
forget, after each feature the snarky puppet MCs Cheesecake and Thunderclap do
their damn thing! Join us for two hours of Turkey Terror that is not to be missed!
(John Gross)
AN EVENING WITH DON HERTZFELDT
ART FROM THE STREETS
Dir. Layton Blaylock, 73 min.
RZ 11/16
ART FROM THE STREETS follows fve homeless artists involved in a grassroots
art program providing them with courage, hope, and money. In an efort to
raise awareness of hunger and homelessness in Austin as well as the Art from
the Streets program ECHO (Ending Community Homelessness Coalition) will be
presenting a free screening of the documentary ART FROM THE STREETS followed
by a Q&A with the flmmaker, and a display of artwork by AFTS artists. Artwork will
be for sale in the theater before and after the event.
AN EVENING WITH DON HERTZFELDT
SL 11/17
Sundance Film Festival award winner and Oscar nominee Don Hertzfeldt is coming
to the Drafthouse for one night of pure animated bliss. Hertzfeldt will be showing
some of his previous works, including the frst two in his trilogy about a strange
man named Bill, EVERYTHING WILL BE OK and I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. Following that,
his latest flm, the fnal chapter in this trilogy, ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, will screen
with a Q&A and audience chat shortly after. To make this special event even more
electrifying, were showing all three flms in 35mm! (Chase Whale)
AIGA Reel Design:
THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF HERBERT MATTER
Dir. Reto Caduf, 2010, 78 min.
RZ 11/1
THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF HERBERT MATTER is a revealing look at the fascinating
life story of the highly infuential mid-century modern design master. Known as a
quintessential designers designer, Swiss born Herbert Matter is largely credited
with expanding the use of photography as a design tool and bringing the semantics
of fne art into the realm of applied arts.
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Free Kids Club: EMMET OTTERS JUGBAND CHRISTMAS
With the Rogue River String Band LIVE! An Alamo
tradition!
Dir. Jim Henson, 1977, 62 min, G
SL 12/10
One of Jim Hensons most memorable creations! Christmas is approaching in
Frogtown Hollow, and Emmet Otter and his Ma hope to buy gifts for each other.
Unfortunately, Emmet doesnt make enough from the odd jobs he does, and Ma
doesnt make enough as a laundress. They decide to compete in the Frogtown
Hollow Talent Contest in order to win money, but Ma will have to hock Emmets tool
chest to buy a costume, and Emmet will have to put a hole in Mas washtub for his
band! Kermit the Frog hosts this classic Muppet musical Christmas tale, based on
the book by Russell and Lillian Hoban, with original songs from master tunesmith
Paul Williams. (Zack Carlson)
Invincible Czars- NUTCRACKER
SL 12/9
You cant throw a can of Lonestar in this town without hitting a band that claims
to be talented and unique, but few have the jingle-chestnuts to step up and
craft such an exceptional and original score to a well-loved classic as Austins
own Invincible Czars. In what has become a holiday tradition, the Czars have re-
imagined Tchaikovskys original Nutcracker with twists of heavy metal fret-tapping
and free-jazz convulsions, with country waltzes and jazzy shufes to taste. The
result is a fresh sound suitable for a sugarplum fairy to totally trip out to. The
musical language of their piece encompasses arena rock, classical arrangements,
stereophonic grooves, spacey klezmer, circusy polka and overall Beefheart
complexity. The Czars blend genres efortlessly and send them all hurtling back in
a frenetic, yet sophisticated arrangement. This is classical music like youve never
heard before and a great way to get into the holiday spirit! (John Gross)
DIONYSIUM
SL 12/7
The Dionysium ofers a unique, innovative program of debate, lecture, declamation,
theatrical presentation and music in a salon-like atmosphere on the frst
Wednesday of every month at the Alamo South Lamar. Audiences enjoy oferings
not to be found elsewhere in Austin, including the recitation of famous speeches,
participatory discussion in a formal, moderated context, and the opportunity
to participate in the recreation of Ancient rituals. A typical Dionysium show
will feature a lecture, a declamation, a drinking song, a flm or live musical
performance, an appeal to Dionysus, a fction-writing contest, and plenty of strong
drink. But the heart of every Dionysium is the debate, pitting two experts against
each other in toe-to-toe parliamentary combat. Dionysium debate resolutions have
covered everything from Social Security reform to the future threat of genocidal
robots. Check out www.dionysium.com for full information.
Aint It Cool News, Austin Chronicle, and Toy Joy
present
Free Kids Club: The Original FREAKY FRIDAY
Dir. Gary Nelson, 1973, 95 min, G, 35mm
SL 11/26
There are two basic truths that will keep every family therapist in business until the
end of time: kids are ungrateful jerks and parents are clueless dweebs. But what
if some kink in the universe allowed them to switch lives and see what its like on
the other side? FREAKY FRIDAY was the frst of many, many movies to explore the
body swap genre. In this iteration, Jodie Foster plays Annabel Andrews, your typical
sulky teen dealing with a typical nagging mom (Barbara Harris). One Friday the
13th, while simultaneously grousing about how unappreciated and misunderstood
they each feel, Annabelle and her mom magically switch places. What happens?
You guessed it. Hijinx! Poor old mom has to go back to school, give up smoking and
lead the waterskiing team to victory. Annabelle has to learn to drive, cook and be
a good wifeto her dad. Hopefully the Andrews have their therapist on speed dial.
SUPER FRIENDS
Foleyvision: Santa Vs. Satan
Dir. Rene Cardona, 1959, 35mm, 94 min, NR
RZ 12/11
The worlds most unique flm-viewing experience is returning to tackle jolly old
Saint Nick in the most riotously bizarre holiday movie youll see in this lifetime!
This holiday season, Foleyvision takes on an incredibly ludicrous Christmas movie
from south of the border that features your favorite laughing fat man in a red suit
versus your favorite laughing skinny man in a red suit. And this time, its personal.
But when this turf war is over, the only casualty will be your abdominal muscles,
sore from laughing for over an hour an a half straight. Watching this movie at
Christmas time with the full Foleyvision treatment is one of the most extravagant
joys those of us with hopelessly warped minds can hope to experience.
Its our mission here at the Alamo to breathe new, tasty life into the ol concept of dinner and movie. This holiday season, were bringing back some of our annual Food
and Feast traditions (like the LotR HOBBIT TRILOGY FEAST), inaugurating a few new ones (HOME ALONE Cheese Pizza Party!!), sinking our teeth into the latest installment of
TWILIGHT, and closing out the year in style with a classy feast paired with one of the greatest movies of all time, THE APARTMENT.
FEASTS AND FILM
IRON CHEF: PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES
SL 11/9
There have been many great Christmas flms to come out of Hollywood, for sure,
but there is only one Thanksgiving classic: the John Candy and Steve Martin-
powered PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES. The late, great John Hughes directed
this home-for-the-holidays travel comedy misadventure so its not too surprising
that it is an all around perfect movie, and of course it gave popular culture the line
Those arent PILLOWS!!! to quote for generations. And against the backdrop of
this perfect comfort movie centered around Americas great comfort food holiday,
Alamo Executive Chef John Bullington will square of against a new challenger
in an Iron Chef contest for ultimate comfort food supremacy! No matter how this
battle royale turns out for the chefs, theres no doubt the audience will be the
ultimate winner this night.
BREAKING DAWN FEAST
LC 11/21 : SL 11/22
Twi-hards, Twi-moms, Twi-casuals, and Twi-signifcant others! Come sink your
teeth into the frst part of the fnal installment of the Twilight Saga in ultimate
style with this full, multi-course FEAST featuring food and drink pairings inspired
by the series. This is the beginning of the end, friends, and we fnally get to see
all the smoochy action between Bella and Edward weve wanted to see on the big
screen! Expect a spread so lush for this historic occasion that you wont know
which is more swoony, the action on screen or the food on your plate!
LORD OF THE RINGS HOBBIT TRILOGY FEAST
LORD OF THE RINGS HOBBIT TRILOGY FEAST
Dir. Peter Jackson, 2001/2002/2003, PG-13, 640 min
(total), 35mm
RZ 11/20
One our biggest, bestest, and certainly our most hobbit-est feast is back for 2011!
Come, friends, and join us in this fellowship recounting the epic quest of the brave
hobbit Frodo and his merry band of dwarves, wizards, and Viggos. Well snuggle
up together and brave our way through the ENTIRE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY -
nearly 12 hours - all while devouring food and imbibing drink inspired by Tolkiens
Middle Earth! Each of the seven(!) courses is served during each Hobbit meal time!
By the time the King (spoiler alert!) ascends to his rightful throne, you too will be
ready to return to the Shire and be greeted as a hero by your loved ones who didnt
think you would make it all the way...and then pass out in a blissful food and flm
induced coma.
Beer Dinner: THE MEANING OF LIFE
Dir. Terry Jones, 1983, 107 min, R
LC 11/15
Stop questioning your own existence and let six of the funniest men EVER guide
you through lifes most complex issues. Birth, fate, dreams, war, sex, speech,
illness, death; Monty Python explain them all in the flm while we explain to you
the gourmet food and craft beer pairings placed in front of you. Yes, chow down on
a feast prepared to tie-in perfectly with an array of specialty brews as well as to
match with the hilarious sketches and songs that send up religion, chimney babies,
organ transplants and even talking goldfsh. (John Gross)
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New Years Eve Feast: THE APARTMENT
Dir. Billy Wilder, 1960, 125 min, 35mm
RZ 12/31
Join us as we ring in 2012 with the fat-out greatest New Years flm in the world:
Billy Wilders 1960 masterpiece THE APARTMENT, a brilliantly written, fast-paced,
heartbreakingly hilarious adventure of a poor schlub (a young, bumbling Jack
Lemmon) who just cant steer things right to fall into the good graces of the most
wonderful woman in town (a young, unbelievably charming Shirley MacLaine). In
his way are an innumerable number of comic obstacles, including the great Fred
MacMurray and Ray Walston as self-serving high-rollers content to kick dirt in the
face of anyone who crosses them. Its a gorgeously shot, perfectly constructed,
fun-as-hell monument to flmmaking at its very best (in AFIs Top 100 flms!), and
were pleased to bring it back to you along with a very special menu with drink
pairings for that special night.
Sommelier Cinema: MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Dir. Woody Allen, 2011, 94 min, PG-13, 35mm
RZ 12/7
At each Sommelier Cinema we welcome a guest wine connoisseur to choose a
wine fight to complement a flm. For this installment we bring back Woody Allens
modern classic, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS. This flm brings to life the most romantic city
in the world in a way that only a master like Woody Allen can. He is aided by an
amazing cast led by Owen Wilson and the contrasting beauties Rachel McAdams
and Marion Cotillard. In la Ville-lumire, Gil (Wilson) is on a charming European
vacation with his wife when he suddenly falls under a spell. At night, when the
streets begin to empty, he encounters an intellectuals fever dream; an entire
ghost world of history and art and life emerges from the ether for his curiousity to
investigate. On the cobblestone streets of Paris he is transported into the 1920s,
and while there he meets the idols of his imagination; Ernest Hemingway, Zelda and
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Salvador Dal, Picaso, Matisse, Buuel are living the bohemian
lifestyle that Gil has always adored. He becomes torn between his days with his
family and late nights with the luminaries of world culture.
HOME ALONE Cheese Pizza Party
Dir. Chris Columbus, 1990, 103 min, PG
VL 12/6, : LC 12/11, 12/15 : RZ 12/21
AHHHHHHHHHHH
8 year-old Kevin Arnold somehow got left behind when his entire extended family
got together to take a holiday trip to France. Now this would be an ideal situation
for most kids who would seize the opportunity to stay up all night, drink as much
soda as they like and enjoy a non-stop barrage of video games, television and all
out tomfoolery. But Kevin didnt bank on The Wet Bandits who are taking advantage
of their own and preying on empty houses over the Christmas break...Now it would
be enough to just get out of the house and enjoy this Christmas classic on the big
screen at an Alamo near you, but were honoring Kevin Arnold, the hero modern
of Christmas, with a lovely cheese pizza, just for me. So grab a ticket and sign
yourself up for a Cheese Pizza Party where you wont have to do any sharing and
the only limit is yourself. Just be sure and take care of your waitstaf afterwards
with a keep the change, ya flthy animal. (Greg MacLennan)
FEASTS AND FILM
A CHRISTMAS STORY Mini-Feast
Dir. Bob Clark, 1983, 94 min, PG
LC 12/7 : VL 12/14
For this special presentation your ticket grants you a multi-course meal themed to
A CHRISTMAS STORY. Snort along and enjoy your plate just like the piggy does as
you chow down on Shrimp, Carrot and Mushroom Eggrolls followed by Roast Duck
Breast with mashed potatoes and ginger-sesame sugar snaps, and then rounded
all of with Fudge with Vanilla Ice Cream with a Fortune Cookie. (Greg MacLennan)
Edible Austin Benefeast: MOONSTRUCK
Dir. Norman Jewison, 1987, 102 min, PG, 35mm
SL 12/5
Every year Edible Austin brings tons of events highlighting local, fresh food in
Central Texas during Eat Drink Local Week. These events help raise awareness
and funds for two amazing local nonprofts, Urban Roots and the Sustainable Food
Center. The Alamo team is thrilled that we have been able to become a part of
this tradition with the Edible Austin Benefeast prepared with lots of care and local
ingredients by Alamo Executive Chef John Bullington. For this years Benefeast we
will be showing MOONSTRUCK, the romantic Italian-American classic starring Cher
as Brooklyn widow just weeks away from her second marriage, but a cute young
Nicholas Cage, who happens to be her fances estranged brother, shows up and
its a recipe for trouble.
of the holiday season.
LATE SHOW
Solid Goldblum: JURASSIC PARK
Solid Goldblum: JURASSIC PARK
Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1993, 127 min, PG-13
RZ 11/11, 11/2
A month ago, Mondo screened JURASSIC PARK as their second Monday Mystery
Movie to a sold out crowd. Now were bringing back the flm as a part of our Late
Show series! The greatest reason why this flm is still adored by fans 18 years
after its release is not only because Jef Goldblum is in it (thats a selling point
for any movie), but because its mix of animatronics and CGI still holds up today
- even against those uninteresting blue creatures James Cameron spent half a
billion dollars on. The Late Show series ambition is to trigger nostalgia, and as
you already know JURASSIC PARK is a roaring response. Hold on to your butts!
(Chase Whale)
Dir. David Cronenberg, 1986, 96 min, R, 35mm
RZ 11/4, 11/5
While all of todays remakes and reboots are worth little more than an eye roll
of disdain and a groan of defeat at having another cinematic love grossly defled
by the paws of Hollywood, we can all collectively say a prayer of thanks to our
heathen gods that somebody green lit David Cronenbergs 1986 update of the
quaintly creepy Vincent Price movie from 1958. While the latter is fun 50s cheese,
its entirely forgettable; but the former, well not only did it give a generation of
kids gooey nightmares about fy spit melting faces and Gina Davis giving birth to a
giant maggot, it also proved that Mr. Jef Goldblum was a bankable star (something
the producers were ify on at the time). Oh, and it probably also gave more than a
few of us highly unrealistic expectations about how clever, handsome, and athletic
eccentric scientists really are, but thats another story (George Bragdon)
underrated stars, Mr. Jef Goldblum. In December, come get your jollies of a fresh batch of Christmas-themed cult favs that are sure to help counteract the saccharine overload
cult thrills lined up for you every Friday and Saturday night. It starts in November with SOLID GOLDBLUM, our month-long spotlight on one of modern cult cinemas most
Back in September, we brought midnight movies to Ritz. And, thanks to all you wonderfully twisted insomniacs, its been a raging success! Weve got a whole new slate of
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BAD SANTA
Dir. Terry Zwigof, 2003, 91 min, R
RZ 12/16, 12/17, 12/23, 12/24
David Finchers THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO may have been labeled The
Feel Bad Movie Of Christmas by Hollywood, but every Grinch knows knows Terry
Zwigofs deranged BAD SANTA has already claimed that title years ago. In his
greatest role ever, Billy Bob Thornton stars as a con man who enjoys the fner
things in life - pounding women in dark alleys and boozing it up with every breath
life gives him. He poses as Santa Claus and has big plans with a little man to
rob a mall on Christmas Eve. His only setback is the loser chubby kid whom hes
rapidly warming up to. This is the last feature from one of comedys greats - the
late John Ritter.
We will also be screening BAD SANTA at Lake Creek on 12/21,12/22 with beer
specials and a Drunk Santa photobooth. (Chase Whale)
CHRISTMAS VACATION
Dir. Jeremiah S. Chechik, 1989, 97 min, PG-13
RZ 12/9, 12/10
Mele-ki-liki-maka is the wise way to say Merry Christmas to you.
Bing Crosby may have the best songs to get you into the holiday spirit, but National
Lampoon has a monopoly on getting me amped up each and every year. There was
a time when Chevy Chase was THE MAN and no matter what season or reason, you
were always ready to embark on a vacation of any type with the Griswalds. Well
this year the Griswalds are assembling the whole family (yes even flthy Uncle
Eddie) and despite Clarks best eforts to make this the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER
things go decidedly wrong. But wrong is so right when its with the Griswalds! Well
have greased up rocket fying saucers, Eddie and his septic tank, old people being
assholes, Christmas tree squirrels and THE brightest arrangement of Christmas
lights you will ever see this side of a bad Mathew Broderick/Danny DeVito movie.
(Greg MacLennan)
LATE SHOW
Solid Goldblum: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO
BANZAI
Dir. W.D. RICHTER, 1984, 103 min, PG 35mm
RZ 11/18, 11/19
Were ramping up to light speed with the dimension-crossing chronicle of rock n
roll alien science gone berserk: BUCKAROO BANZAI!!!
Witness the worlds leading surgeon/inventor/guitar-slinger battle soulless
Lectroids from the 8th Dimension! His weapons are advanced, his wits are sharp,
and his #1 pal is Jef Goldblum in a gigantic, dumb cowboy hat! See the rhythm
section of the Hong Kong Cavaliers team with the trans-reality researchers of
YoyoDyne Industries to defeat the maniacal, possessed Dr. Emilio Lizardo (John
Lithgow) and his reptilian henchmen (including Christopher Lloyd as John Big-
Boot). If youve seen it, you know what the hell Im talking aboutand if you
havent, your curiosity MUST BE SATISFIED! Join us for the movie that transformed
the summer of 84 into a spastic, 70,000 MPH comic book triple-jammed with
extraterrestrial, inter-dimensional threats and hilarious, impossible adventure!
(Zack Carlson)
RARE EXPORTS - A CHRISTMAS TALE
Dir. Jalmari Helander, 84 min, R
RZ 12/2, 12/3
Better watch out. This holiday season, were bringing back the flm the Village Voice
called the best anti-Christmas Christmas movie since BAD SANTA. This is the
Fantastic Fest 2010 favorite about a mysterious archaeological dig that uncovers
a rather sinister jolly fat man clad in red. Soon, lines are drawn as a group of
reindeer hunters capture Santa and lash him in irons like Hannibal Lecter and the
archaeologists prove to be more than they seem. No doubt about it, RARE EXPORTS
is the best movie about Santa-hunting ever made.
AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema
AND IT FEELS SO GOOD: COMEDIES OF REMARRIAGE
Nov. 22 Dec 20, 2011
Screwball comedies were built on the idea of men and women at war with each
other: seduction by way of verbal sparring and improbably sophisticated pratfalls.
It was boy meets girl, boy and girl bump heads till the last reel dtente. Some of the
very best screwball comedies tweaked that premise by beginning at the end with
a divorced pair (or soon to be divorced pair) pushed back into each others paths to
parry and thrust once more. The philosopher Stanley Cavell coined a term for the
subgenre the comedy of remarriage, he called it and while its heyday was the
late Thirties, the idea of ex-lovers who drive each other crazy, and crazy in love, is
eternal. (Kimberley Jones, Austin Chronicle, AFS Guest Curator)
PROSPEROS BOOKS
Dir. Peter Greenaway, 1991, 124 min, R
SL 11/1
In this multi-layered, stunningly textured re-imagining of Shakespeares New
World drama, The Tempest, Peter Greenaway takes cinema to the furthest reaches
of comprehension, spectacle, taste, and power. (George Bragdon)
THE AWFUL TRUTH
Tuesdays at Alamo South Lamar
$5 AFS members (free with AFS Pass) / $8 all others
CARAVAGGIO
Dir. Derek Jarman, 1986, 93 min, NR
SL 11/8
Forever dallying with the buttons of British censors, experimental flmmaker Derek
Jarman had already shocked audiences with his flm about gay icon St. Sebastian
(1976), the frst (the only?) flm with subtitles in Latin, and his audacious, if
culturally skewed, version of Englands punk heyday (JUBILEE, 1978). But frst
and foremost Jarman was an artist, so it is no surprise that he was inspired by
one of the most homoerotic artists of the Baroque period, Michelangelo Amerighi
da Caravaggio, a worthy successor to that other, earlier Michelangelo. Notorious
for profigate living and ambi-sexual relationships, Caravaggio was nonetheless a
remarkable painter who used light creatively, made skin glow, and crafted unusual
compositions which seem like hyper-sensual photographs. Caravaggio, whose
barely documented life still remains the subject of conjecture and fction, enjoyed
the company of the outcasts of society, whom he used as models for historic,
religious, and wealthy fgures, similar to the interests of Italian flmmaker Pier
Paolo Pasolini. But Jarman refuses to leave his characters trapped in the late 16th
century and allows them accessories of the 20th century and its accompanying
music. In this faux bio-pic the images are powerful and occasionally beautiful,
time is extremely fuid, the story is almost inconsequential, and the flmmakers
enjoyment is evident throughout.
WITTGENSTEIN
Dir. Derek Jarman, 1993, 75 min, NR, 35mm
SL 11/15
Derek Jarman turns his superbly expressionistic lens toward the life, real and
imagined, of 20th century powerhouse of philosophy, Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Devoting a flm to a genius who examined the nature and limits of language
is a rather audacious undertaking, but Jarman was never deterred by any kind of
limits himself. He sketches Wittgensteins life from his birth in Vienna, on through
events during World War II, to his settling down at Cambridge, as a provocative
professor and friend to philosopher Bertrand Russell and economist John Maynard
Keynes. A love of Carmen Mirandas famboyant musicals certainly gives an idea of
his inclinations, but other than a creative relationship with a man who was killed
during World War I and a later love afair, Wittgenstein was generally frustrated
in love. As if to balance the profigacy of Caravaggio as a subject, Jarman seems
to have no less enjoyed exploring the life of a quieter man. WITTGENSTEIN will
be accompanied by Derek Jarmans autobiographical documentary, GLITTERBUG
(1994, 60 min).
Austin Film Society Essential Cinema
Goin for Baroque:
Ken Russell, Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman
Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm Oct 11 - Nov 15, 2011
Three bad boys blasted open the proper forms of British cinema in the 1970s and
80s with color-drenched explosions of exuberance and excess. One was clearly
a mad (or drugged) genius, another a rigorous intellectual, and the third gay
during the early years of the Plague. Filling their cinematic canvases with drama,
tension, grandeur, and abundant details, they went straight for the audiences
emotions and aesthetic pleasure, leaving the intellect to refect upon the drama
and meaning at a later time. (Chale Nafus)
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THE AWFUL TRUTH
Dir. Leo McCarey, 1937, 91 min, NR, 35mm
SL 11/22
Before their fnal divorce decree, Jerry and Lucy each try to ensure the impossibility
of new marriages for their about-to-be-former spouses.
Largely a dramatic actor up until this point, a gun-shy Cary Grant ofered his bosses
$5,000 *not* to appear in THE AWFUL TRUTH. Good thing they turned him down: The
Cary Grant comic persona silky, sophisticated, mostly unfappable, and utterly
charming was born with this role. He and Irene Dunne are irresistible as soon-to-
be exes who cant quite cut the cord. Co-starring Asta the Dog.
THE PALM BEACH STORY
Dir. Preston Sturges, 1942, 88 min, NR, 35mm
SL 11/29
Seeing her husband frustrated by a lack of cash necessary to turn his invention
into reality, a loving wife divorces him in order to raise the money by marrying
a millionaire.
Claudette Colbert helped launch screwball comedy in Capras IT HAPPENED
ONE NIGHT, but it was writer/director Preston Sturges who took screwball to an
alternate, exalted plane of lunacy. The Weenie King, the Ale and Quail Club, and
the Princess Centimillia are a few of the chorus members accompanying Colberts
Gerry Jefers on her fight to Palm Beach to get a quickie divorce from her devoted
but down-on-his-luck husband (played by Sturges favorite Joel McCrea).
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
Dir. Michel Gondry, 2004, 108 min, R, 35mm
SL 12/20
In the future, the pains of divorce may not be necessary just have your memories
erased, or can it really be that easy?
Can you even call it a comedy when a movie opens with Jim Carrey crying, Beck
moping in harmony on the soundtrack? Or when a major plot point involves
a memory-erasing machine designed to obliterate all recollection of an ex?
ETERNAL SUNSHINE may be the darkest iteration yet of lovers who part, only to be
pulled back together again, but its also a funny, tender, and endlessly inventive
examination of why we love who we love, even when we know we shouldnt.
TEN UNDER TEN
SL 12/14
Nurtured by Professor Ellen Spiro and selected by a panel of flm professionals,
ten short flms (mainly docs, but occasionally an experimental piece), created
recently by UT RTF students, showcase emerging talents. The show is always full of
excitement, surprises, and sometimes hard-hitting examinations of contemporary
issues which concern young flmmakers. Come catch a glimpse of the future of
documentary flmmaking.
AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY DOC NIGHT
November and December 2011
Wednesday nights at Alamo South Lamar
$5 AFS members and students with school ID cards /
$8 all others
PHFFFT!
Dir. Mark Robson, 1954, 88 min, NR, 35mm
SL 12/6
Eight years of marriage end in divorce, but even in New York City, the former couple
keep running into each other.
In only his second starring role, Jack Lemmon plays an income tax lawyer whos
grown bored with his marriage to Judy Hollidays TV show-runner. When they split,
they explore other avenues she learns French; he grows a mustache, under the
tutelage of his Lothario roommate (Jack Carson) before the former man and
wife bump into each other again on the dance foor in the flms comic high point.
Mambo!
TWO FOR THE ROAD
Dir. Stanley Donen, 1967, 111 min, NR, 35mm
SL 12/13
Ten years of marriage punctuated by mutual infdelities seem to be on the verge
of ending in divorce.
Re-teaming for the third time with her FUNNY FACE director, Stanley Donen, Audrey
Hepburn, that eternal gamine, takes on a fully adult role here, as a London wife on
a road trip through Europe with her architect husband (Alfred Finney), mutually
mulling a divorce. Using a hop-scotching timeline, Frederick Raphaels ingeniously
constructed script charts the marriages many up and downs, from frst meet to
(maybe) last rites.
AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY
AFS Best of Fest: FIVE TIME CHAMPION
Dir. Berndt Mader in person!
VL 11/16
While the young scientist, Julius, steadfastly researches the asexual reproduction
of worms, his natural curiosity leads him to discover some inconvenient truths
about those around him. He witnesses his mothers infdelity and suspects his
grandfather for the same, all while he believes he is losing his best friend Shiley to
a rival named Chase. These disappointments are forefront while he also wrestles
with his fathers mysterious departure years ago. Julius keeps a diligent eye, but
unfortunately, all of his heartbreakingly acute observation seems to prove that no
solution will restore the people he cares about to their appropriate roles. How can
Julius hold together a family that seems as though none of its parts can stay intact?
How can he build his own romantic relationships under the shadow of rumors about
his fathers homosexuality?
NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT (NOSTALGIA DE LA LUZ)
Dir. Patricio Guzmn, 2010, 90 min, NR
SL 11/16
In the high Chilean desert, astronomers look at the furthest stars, archaeologists
dig into the human past, and relatives search for the remains of Pinochets victims.
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November - December 2011 Schedule of Special Events - for complete calendar and tickets visit www.thehighball.com
TEEN ANGST TUESDAY
Tuesdays in November 8pm $5
Theres something incredibly cathartic about watching actors experience the same
rejection and angst we all faced in high school. We all have our favorite shows
about the trials and tribulations of high school, and Tuesday nights are the time to
celebrate them! Join The Institution Theater every week as they take some of your
guiltiest pleasure teen dramas and perform episodes LIVE on stage. This November,
relive the magic and heartbreak of The Prom episode of Bufy the Vampire Slayer.
MOTOWN MONDAY
Mondays 9:30pm FREE
Out of all of the days of the week, Monday defnitely has the worst reputation.
People dread it, talk bad about it on Facebook and even try to (unsuccessfully) deny
its existence. Well, we at the Highball have decided to take pity on Monday and give
it the makeover it so desperately needs. Thats why were ofering a weekly series,
Motown Monday, featuring the funky sounds of the Matchmaker Band and specialty
cocktails. Come enjoy a little liquid comfort and dance away your stress!
TITTIE BINGO
Tuesdays 10:30pm FREE
In the greatest partnership since tequila and karaoke, weve combined bingo with
edited versions of porn parodies. Because when you take out the sex, youre left with
hilariously surreal moments that ofer a goldmine of amusement. Were also throwing
in some very special activities and giving away prizes! So come out and get frisky,
because everyones a winner at Tittie Bingo. Hosted by the totes ferce Craig Ries!
GEEKS WHO DRINK
Wednesdays 7pm FREE
Sundays 9pm FREE
Join us for team trivia hosted by John W. Smith and James Pound! Quizzes cover
everything from train wreck celebrities to comic books to current events. Form a team
of your friends or show up and make some new ones while enjoying Happy Hour
priced drinks. GWD takes trivia to the next level.
DALE WATSON
Thursdays 8pm FREE
With a recording career spanning over two decades, Dale is basically a statehell,
national treasure, rocking roadhouses and dance halls with his signature brand
of honky tonk and country swing. This guy is the real deal, and once youve seen
him, youll be back every week. And well have some $3 local beer waiting for you.
BLACK RED BLACK
Wednesdays 10pm FREE
Austin-based jazz phenoms Ephraim Owens, Red Young, and Brannen Temple
transform into the explosively eclectic trio, Black Red Black. Individually, these
musicians are powerhouses Owens won the title of Best Horn from the Austin
Chronicle, Young has played with superstars ranging from Dolly Parton to Tanya
Tucker, and Temple has appeared on The Tonight Show and Soul Train. Put these
three together, and the audience is in for the jazz ride of their life.
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THE COPA KINGS
11/11, 12/16 7pm FREE
There is no band that will make you feel swankier than the Copa Kings. This six
piece act plays classics from the 30s, 40s and 50s with a smooth panache that
would make the Rat Pack proud. With great reverence, the band brings a unique
passion, artistry and fair to the jazz music from an era when swing was king and
high class style was everything.
SOUL TRAIN PARTY
11/26 10:30pm FREE
Do you miss the days of getting up and getting down, light up dance foors, and
awkwardly large shoes? Well, we do too, and thats why the Action Pack is bringing
back the Soul Train Party where we will be mixing up some classic music videos
from Bee Gees, Jackson 5, and anything else we think will move your feet with the
LIVE sounds of The Matchmaker Band! So put on your soul dancin best and prepare
to strut down an aisle of people so jealous of your fy groovin moves, you might
just have a spontaneous dance-of. And if you feel like we feel, sugarcome on,
and lets get this on!
MAGNIFICENT 7
11/18 7pm FREE
An Austin based group specializing in original arrangements of American swing
music, the Magnifcent 7 will lure you to the dance foor with the sultry stylings
of their female vocalist and their rich, vibrant sound. With an instrumentation of
four horns, bass, drums and guitar, the group masters a number of musical genres,
including, swing, blues and Latin.
FANTASTIC ARCADE HAPPY HOUR
11/6, 12/4 4pm FREE
Like the Fantastic Arcade itself, Fantastic Arcade is a celebration of the best
in independent video games, with demos, developer chats and early looks at
unreleased and upcoming games from some of the fnest indie studios in Austin
and around the world. Come meet, drink and play with people who are taking
games in directions you never thought possible.
NEW DAY SOUL PARTY
11/19, 12/17 9pm FREE
The New Day is not your average soul night. Brought to you by Friends of Sound
Records, this is a party that showcases talent from the heaviest collectors in the
soul & funk community nationwide. Get on up (and get on down) on the dance foor
while enjoying rare and classic soul music, played exclusively on vinyl by local
experts and special guest DJs.
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
11/20 7PM $5
The BoE has gathered the smartest and funniest minds to clash in vocal combat over
the most important debates of our time, including Best Toy, Best Sexual Position,
Best Chick Flick, Best TV Dad. This November, come get a clue as our esteemed
scholars train their magnifying glass on who is the best detective. Hosting the
heated roundtable will be Asaf Ronen, supported by a troupe of comedic players
with unique videos and sketches to help frame the topics crucial to the debate.
November topic: BEST DETECTIVE.
VJ SHOWCASE
11/12 10pm FREE
In September, we hosted the frst VJ Showcase in Austin, and it was such an electric,
dynamic experience, we had to do it again. Join us for an evening of bleeding edge
live video remixing and general mayhem by some of the most talented VJs in Texas,
including DJ Orion, Kid Slyce, VJ 4th Wall and DJ Ding. Dance to the beat, stare at
the visual candy on screen and experience a night like no other.
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November - December 2011 Schedule of Special Events - for complete calendar and tickets visit www.thehighball.com
NEW YEARS EVE AT THE HIGHBALL
12/31
Give 2011 a big ole sloppy kiss good-bye and start the new year of on the right
(dancing) foot! Hosted by the Action Pack, this shindig is guaranteed to be a
highlight of both 2011 and 2012. Slip on your fancy pants and enjoy all of the right
ingredients for a successful 2012: champagne, karaoke, bowling, dancing and of
course, a ridiculous amount of confetti.
HOEDOWN AT THE HIGHBALL
11/27, 12/18 9pm FREE
Not only are we lucky enough to live in a city full of fantastic bands, were also
fortunate to live in a state that has its own lively, swingin genre of music. On the
last Sunday of each month, we celebrate local Texas music with the Hoedown at
the Highball. Slip on your favorite boots, give our dance foor a work-out, and when
you get thirsty, dont worry Reverse Happy Hour starts at 9PM! In November, enjoy
music from the Carper Family and Horse Opera, and in December, the Hoedown gets
festive with local bands performing holiday favorites with a country and bluegrass
twist!
AIR SEX NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
12/3 10:30pm
The Air Sex Championships are a lot like Air Guitar... except way more fun. Instead
of rocking out with a pretend guitar, youre making sweet love to a pretend partner.
After an entire year of touring the country, Air Sex climaxes this December 3rd at
The Highball. Air Sex winners from all corners of the United States will descend on
Austin, Texas to crown the ultimate champion. The winner will forever be known
as the Season 3 Champion and will proudly hoist in the sky the Fleshlight World
Title Belt!
THE AUSTIN FLEA
12/3 11am - 5pm FREE
Once a month, a group of talented artists and vendors transform our ballroom into
a crafty wonderland known as the Austin Flea. Its a paradise of handmade jewelry,
candles, clothing, cards, purses, artwork and more, and its the perfect place to
fnd unique gifts. (And, you know, a little something for yourself!) Well be serving
brunch and delicious cocktails to fuel your shopping, so grab some friends and
come get crafty!
MOVEMBER GALA
12/1 8pm $10
The Mo, slang for moustache, and November come together each year for
Movember, a campaign that challenges men to change their appearance and the
face of mens healthy by growing a moustache. This facial hair becomes a ribbon
for mens health and helps to raise awareness of cancers that afect men. The
Highball is honored to host the appreciation gala for all Movember participants in
the Austin area! Dress up your moustache and compete in a number of categories,
including Best Mo in Character, Miss Movember 2011.
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