Hey folks, Harry here.

Ya know... I get a lot of emails, and one of the most frequently asked questions is, “When is the next cool thing at the Alamo Drafthouse?”

I guess over the years of me writing about this, my second home, some of you have gotten a hankering to seek it out. To experience the full mug of Guinness... The hunchbacked waiters... and the best pre-show on screen in the country.

Well, Tim League (the inventor and chief concocter of The Alamo Drafthouse) has just put together his next calendar through mid-November. So... What the hell, I’ll pass along the events I can’t wait to check out.

Playing August 19 - 21 at Midnite will be a film I’m sure many of you have not seen. MYSTERY TRAIN. I caught this Jim Jarmusch back when the first BATMAN was still in theaters, and I really dug this film. If you haven’t seen it. There’s a seat waiting for ya.

On Wednesday, August 25th at 9:30pm, I’ll be introducing an archive 35mm print of James Whale’s classic THE INVISIBLE MAN. This is my favorite Universal Horror film, if only by an invisible hair. In fact a title card for the film hangs in my room and I worship the delicious evil with which Claude Rains rules with in this classic. If you haven’t seen this film you can’t really call yourself a filmgeek. It’s required viewing. Hope to see you there!!!

Then the next night (August 26-28) at midnite you can grab a looksee at GHOST IN THE SHELL in 35mm and on the big ol screen. Now... I believe that THE MATRIX will be showing at 9pm these nights, and if that’s the case... You better fucking believe I’m catching this as a double feature. I mean how friggin cool will that be?!? Not many get a chance in this country to see Anime on the big screen in 35mm, if you haven’t seen this one that way... check it out. You can marvel at the depth of field in them backgrounds and the precision of detail in every shot. I love this film.

Meanwhile on Thursday, September 9th at 7pm & 9:30pm you can check out one of the Alamo Drafthouse’s famed Silent Classics with cool as hell musical accompaniment. But ya know what? This ain’t just any silent film.... Oh no. This is a landmark in Geek Cinema. It’s the 1925 Willis O’Brien classic, THE LOST WORLD. This’ll be a fully restored print and the music for the evening will be handled by a special combination of BROWN WHORENET and the GOLDEN ARM TRIO. I’ve seen both groups play before with film and folks.... They kick fucking ass. You will have to get advanced tickets for this one though, either that or hit up the scalpers out front the night of the event!

THEN.... THE HUGE EVENT!!!!

The First Annual CANNIBAL FILM FESTIVAL!

Running September 9-11 & September 16-18 you will have the chance to partake in this... the amazing debut of a sure to be hailed as the greatest festival in history. You could say you were there! Also, the Drafthouse will be serving Human Flesh dishes on their menu. Turns out Tim has been having patrons sign away their bodies in case of accident. He finally had enough dead patrons to serve up quite a menu! Handburgers and Cowboy Chili are just two of the human dishes.

The festival kicks off Thursday September 9th at midnite with HUMAN MEAT PIES (aka THE UNTOLD STORY).

The next night, Friday Sept. 10th will be CANNIBAL FEROX at midnite.

Then Saturday, Sept 11th will be EATING RAOUL at midnite.

On the following Thursday, September 16 at midnite with DELICATESSEN.

Friday, September 17 will be DR BUTCHER M.D. at Midnight.

Saturday, September 18th will unfurl... NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.

Expect all types of surprises during the course of the festival. Personally, I’m looking forward to my bag of goodies that will inevitably spill forth with human pieces.

On Friday, September 24th, 9:30pm Guillermo Del Toro will be introducing and hanging out for CRONOS. If you have never met or seen Guillermo Del Toro speak, then you have utterly no idea what exuberant really means. You will be struck by his passion for film and his 100% devotion to the genre of WEIRD FUCKING MOVIES!

Then, on Wednesday, September 29th at 9:30pm you could be introduced to the classic Tod Browning masterpiece, FREAKS. No geek is a geek without knowing the FREAKS song. It’s one of the key pieces of trivia, and the film is brilliant. To me it doesn’t feel exploitive, it feels... fascinating. I can never peel my eyes from the screen. And the story of all these people... Well, they just wanted to be treated like everyone else. And like anyone else... if you piss them off or push them too far.... They’ll kick your ass. MUST BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED!

On September 30 - October 2nd at midnite you can rejoice to NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. That’s right, the original film, in all of Wes Craven’s gory glory. Before he started cracking jokes. When Freddy would just rip out your stomach, slice open your wrists and turn you into a fountain of gore. I love this film. And... I never got to see it on the big screen. I discovered it on HBO on late night all by myself. I’ve been a fan ever since.

Heh... On Thursday, October 7th at midnite you can check out BEAT STREET and relive the coolness of this film. So put on your parachute pants and some cardboard and get funky as hell. Become a robot, do the electric slide, become a vibrator. Oh yeah babeeee.

Then from October 8th through the 14th, the Austin Film Festival will be underway. I’ll be bringing you all the information you can handle on this festival soon enough. With SXSW, the Austin Film Festival makes Austin one of the coolest towns to live. Two wonderful festivals.... one cool city. I love it.

You may remember my report on last year’s screening of NOSFERATU with Brown Whorenet. Well.... on Friday, October 15th at 7 and 9:30 you can come experience it for yourself. Once again, you’ll want to get your tickets early lest you risk being at the mercy of scalpers. You don’t want to have to shake your wee wee or twirl your boobies just to afford the extra moolah to pay a scalper. Get em early!

On October 14 through the 16th at Midnight you can check out Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER on this restored 35mm print. How can you stay away? It’s fucking TAXI DRIVER!

Then the Drafthouse will be the home of a Sam Peckinpah Retrospect due to the coolness The Show With No Name and The Austin Film Society.

First up will be RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY on Thursday October 21st at 6:30 and 9:30. They’ll be showing a 35 mm print of THE WILD BUNCH: AN ALBUM IN MONTAGE with it that night as well!

Then that night at midnite and through October 23rd will be DEATH RACE 2000, and not that pansy ass remake that Paul Anderson is planning on torturing us with!

On Wednesday, October 27th at 9:30pm we’ll be watching THE OLD DARK HOUSE. That’s right, the old James Whale classic starring Boris Karloff. You never ever get to see this baby on the big screen, and this is an archive 35mm print.

Then... On Thursday, October 28th at 6:30 and 9:30, check out Peckinpah’s THE WILD BUNCH

But hell, why stop there. That night begins the LUCIO FULCHI HALLOWEEN HORROR FESTIVAL. Thursday October 28th at midnite, THE BEYOND will screen. The FlameTrick Subs and Satan’s Cheerleaders will be kicking ass with a performance that will bring a rise out of your loins and a fever in that brain of yours. Just what ya need for a gut twist.

Friday, October 29th will see THE GATES OF HELL screening (once again with FLAMETRICK SUBS and Satan’s Cheerleaders)

Then Saturday October 30th at midnite you can see Fulci’s ZOMBIE... and if you stick around afterwards... you can watch... CAT IN THE BRAIN!!!! Saturday night there will be prizes for the coolest goriest most gnarly looking zombie in the audience. So... dressing like Jon Peters won’t win the prize. Or maybe it will. One never knows.

On Thursday November 4th at 7 & 9:30 we’ll have Peckinpah’s THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE.

November 4 through the 6th brings... WARGAMES!!!!!! That’s right WARGAMES! This will be an archive 35mm print of the film, so expect Joshua to look sharp as hell. Man, I am sooooo friggin primed to see WARGAMES on the big screen again!

On Thursday November 11th at 7 & 9:30, Sam Peckinpah’s STRAW DOGS will be playing. This is another of those films I’ve been dying to see on the big screen. Watching Peckinpah on TV just ain’t the same!

Then.... November 11 through the 13th... It’s THE OUTSIDERS. If I have to explain... don’t come.

And that folks is the next couple of months at the Alamo Drafthouse. On the midnight films, I’m usually there on Thursday nights, though I have been known to go to all 3 showings of special films. See... WARGAMES. But I’ll be there for every showing of the Fulci and Cannibal fests. I’ll be there for both of the silent films.

So... If that sounds enticing to you. Come on down and enjoy the hell out of the Alamo Drafthouse. Besides... You can drink beer till you vomit in your pitcher. I’ve done it. Why can’t you?

This is the coolest theater on the planet, and Austin just wouldn’t be Austin without it. So... I hope to see you there!