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Um.. did the Alamo go belly up or something?
by tailhook
May 13th, 2007
02:58:59 AM
I see all these farewells for it... it moving somewhere or something? For those not in Austin an explanation about why its closing might be nice.
alamo's closing
by HEADGEEK
May 13th, 2007
03:06:46 AM
The original location's rent over doubled - and an amazing space opened up on 6th street in Austin - so the ALAMO DOWNTOWN will be closed til August when the RITZ theater will get renovated and turned into the best Alamo yet! From these ashes will arise a brilliant new spectacular ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE AT THE RITZ
Did Tarantino mean "North" of the Mason-Dixon Line
by 12-GAUGE
May 13th, 2007
03:25:32 AM
Douche-bag nit-picker of the day. But I wasn't sure if he was trying to pull some kind of an abstract play on words.
And now...my weekend...
by palimpsest
May 13th, 2007
03:42:56 AM
I watched SPIDER-MAN 3 (not as bad as I was fearing, but the least of the three) and 28 WEEKS LATER (awful script, okay everything else), didn't drink any beer, though had a very good ham sandwich indeed. What about you guys?
your weekend?
by BadMrWonka
May 13th, 2007
03:54:31 AM
it's Saturday night...you still got Sunday, brother.
Ahh Wonka
by palimpsest
May 13th, 2007
03:56:35 AM
I'm in the UK, and working today. For me, the weekend is over...
shame
by BadMrWonka
May 13th, 2007
04:39:26 AM
tomorrow is Mother's Day here, I'm having dinner with mom, then driving form Seattle to LA on monday. man, now I feel like a ham sandwich, might have to do that for lunch tomorrow. now off to bed.
My weekend ?
by RobinP
May 13th, 2007
04:56:30 AM
Spent quietly celebrating my first published work - a John Carpenter feature in Gorezone magazine. Oh, and I watched "Wrestlemaniac" - kind of a soft torture porn with Rey Mysterio snr as a luchadore who rips people's faces off. Not too bad. Crude & effective. And I lamented the absence of Dr Who last night.
Congrats RobinP
by palimpsest
May 13th, 2007
05:05:29 AM
Carpenter and mad Mexican wrestlers? Groovy. And yep, Who was missed last night.
Harry, thanks for noticing my ponderings as to...
by Seph_J
May 13th, 2007
05:07:23 AM
... why we need to hear about this useless stuff. Still seems a little exclusive to me, but hey.
Seems like Bucharest and Heathrow are not in the same
by Seph_J
May 13th, 2007
05:26:16 AM
county. Either its a stop-over flight, or the pilot was also at the screening and overdosed on shit beer too.
It's "Bock" not "Boch"
by HarrysTitCheese
May 13th, 2007
06:36:12 AM
Spell it right fat boy.
i love the alamo!
by bludgeonyereye
May 13th, 2007
08:39:34 AM
but several arrogant bastard ales were still not enough to make me love spiderman 3.
well, i'm now in Bucharest
by HEADGEEK
May 13th, 2007
08:58:53 AM
In what was once Commie Army Headquarters. This place rocks! Now - for a much needed shower!!!
Harry, thank you for that visual.
by Bronx Cheer
May 13th, 2007
09:21:33 AM
I can now get on with my day. Harry...in the shower...!!!
Bronx...
by HEADGEEK
May 13th, 2007
09:37:53 AM
scrubbing under the fat folds is so sensual!
Oh, and that's some sweet North v. South taunting.
by Bronx Cheer
May 13th, 2007
09:50:22 AM
"It’s the people from the South, with the right accents, “not a bunch of New York faggots trying to act like hillbillies!”

Have a few more beers, everyone, and see how many other misguided and obnoxious things you can say. Bring that "NY faggot" shit up here and see how long you last. That's if you can find New York, of course, seeing's how someone's confused about which direction the Mason-Dixon line runs. But I guess that's the best you can expect from people who are still pissed that the South lost the Civil War.

Harry, please, more!
by Bronx Cheer
May 13th, 2007
09:54:25 AM
I never knew I would be so HOTT for TB shower pron! This is teh hawtness.

Seriously, though, have a great time. But before you go, can you press up against the shower door? I want to remember you that way...we'll always have Bucharest, Harry.

Actually, in all seriousness...
by Bronx Cheer
May 13th, 2007
10:04:27 AM
Why doesn't QT tackle some of those thorny North-South issues in a big brawny film about the South? He has the genre bonafides, and it could be one of those films that starts a national conversation about moving the hell on already. How many more years are we going to spend, as a nation, trapped by our collective guilt?

There is plenty of shame to go around. New York has its own terrible shame tied to slavery. And where are the stories about the white slaves, the Irish slaves for instance?

Maybe turning the Mason-Dixon on it's side is actually a revolutionary concept, something that points to the fact that it isn't so much a North-South dichotomy as...

Who am I kidding? I can't stop thinking about Harry in the shower, and seeing the proof that Harry is a natural redhead.

Thank You
by demonessjo
May 13th, 2007
01:27:04 PM
I showed up to this last minute and it was great. I'm horribly depressed that I didn't get to go to the other two nights, but at least I got to say a farewell to the old Alamo. I'm still quoting those movies, they were friggin' hysterical and great picks. Anyway, I'm glad that Tarantino came out and introduced the films and that the Alamo is getting some great goodbyes. Thanks for posting this. It's the end of an era...
Hicksploitation!
by Jakes Nel
May 13th, 2007
03:27:11 PM
It's like blaxploitation, but with rednecks! Get it?
It's obviously not just a theater.
by Bronx Cheer
May 13th, 2007
07:02:02 PM
It sounds like a fellowship, like church. And beer is one of the sacraments. Hallelujah.
Kung Fu Zombie (1981) is better than 28weeksLater
by AvengingFist
May 13th, 2007
07:20:46 PM
Starred Billy Chong, Directed by Wat Yat Wang.
Kung Fu Zombie (1981) is better than 28weeksLater
by AvengingFist
May 13th, 2007
07:21:10 PM
Starred Billy Chong, Directed by Wat Yat Wang.
At least the Ritz is becoming something useful
by Doctor_Sin
May 13th, 2007
09:19:02 PM
I remember seeing the Dead Kennedys there in 80-something.

Good thing Alamo found an affordable spot.

Speed Fricassee...
by amychaser5
May 13th, 2007
09:24:47 PM
Clearly, sir, you've never been there. And I hate the asshole TBers who do nothing but feel compelled to tell each other to "fuck off" over trivial shit, but I'm not going to lie - I feel compelled to tell you to fuck off.
THANK YOU Harry!!! :^)
by CarmillaVonDoom
May 13th, 2007
11:16:04 PM
I love the preview of Austin you guys rule!
classicgamenerd
by Captain Mal
May 14th, 2007
01:08:39 AM
nobody's forcing you to read these pieces. just sayin'.
While in Bucharest...
by tailhook
May 14th, 2007
01:14:40 AM
make sure you check out any Hostels.
Harry reviews QT's Ron Jeremy Festival....
by Forestal
May 14th, 2007
01:59:25 AM
For the Performing Arts Tribute to the Original Alamo Pancake House!!!
maybe Harry won't like the new Alamo drafthouse
by Rupee88
May 14th, 2007
04:51:00 AM
Then we won't have to hear about it so much when no one outside of Austin cares. And probably 1% of the residents of Austin even give a crap.
"Won't have to hear about it"
by Bronx Cheer
May 14th, 2007
06:44:21 AM
A tip for any of those who are put out by these Alamo reports: when you see the word "Alamo" in a headline, do NOT click on the link. This will spare you the indignity of having to READ that which obviously causes you great heartache.

I can think of a number of reasons why these Alamo reports are worthwhile. If you don't like them, don't read them--your time can be better spent pulling the wings off flies, kicking kittens, or hanging out near elementary school playgrounds.

I need to own.....
by TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR
May 14th, 2007
08:21:30 AM
...a Theatre!!!! Does anyone know of any theatre's for sale? Hey maybe we can get a chain of grindhouse's all across the world! WHO'S WITH ME?????????
Let me just say that I love these pieces.
by Z-Man
May 14th, 2007
10:07:05 AM
Just to counterbalance the bitchers. Harry's coverage of the QT fests and such are by far my favorite articles on AICN. There's about a dozen movies I've tracked down just because I read about them playing at the QT Fests, and I'd say 60-70% of them have been GREAT fucking films (and I'll see The Dion Bros. in about a week). That's much more valuable to me than a review of an early draft of a script for an upcoming superhero movie.
drafthouse - good reasons i like it
by rambozo
May 14th, 2007
02:17:36 PM
1. they serve alcohol. (yipee!) 2. they serve popcorn with real butter. (yipee!) 3. they serve a HUGE bowl of popcorn with real butter and it only costs like $2.00 or something. (yipee!) 4. they have really really really really really really really really really really really really really really good food and it don't cost a bunch of money. (yipee!) 5. the arms fold up on the seats at a few of their theaters so you can snuggle your honey. (yipee!) 6. rolling roadshows where they do things like show goonies in a cave. (yipee!) 7. feasts like the time they showed the lord of the rings trilogy with hobbit food at the times that hobbits eat. (yipee!) 8. great trailers that really put you in the mood to watch whatever it is you paid for. (yipee!) 9. fantastic theme nights for obscure directors or like, the 100 greatest deaths on film or a full night of anti-drug comercials. (yipee!) 10. the fact that they bring in nice people like quentin tarantino to austin to talk at us about movies (even if most of us can't afford that shit or get in, it's still good to know that's happening). yipee!
why i hate it tho
by rambozo
May 14th, 2007
02:49:52 PM
i been trying to think of why i hate the alamo drafthouse and i can't really think of anything. but i hate it when they have a great event like this and you have to be rich orbe someone or know someone who is someone to get it. that's damn frustrating.
TiNSeLToWN TeRRoR
by rambozo
May 14th, 2007
02:51:36 PM
i know a theater you can buy in marshall, tx. it's a paramount and it is a sad sad building.
yeah honey
by rambozo
May 14th, 2007
02:53:34 PM
i don't get why people are going batshit cause it's moving but i guess a lot of people have a lot of emotional investment in that building. it ain't that special to me cause i just go to other ones, but if they wanna have a big princess ball for a movie theater, let 'em. it's no skin off my hide.
oh yah
by rambozo
May 14th, 2007
02:54:33 PM
texas caves are hot cause we're closer to hell or something?
I answered your question already.
by Bronx Cheer
May 14th, 2007
08:08:02 PM
Fellowship. It's like church to the fans of the place. Additionally, it's about the programming. Most theaters do not program old movies. That should be pretty obvious.

Harry and many others have a great amount of affection for the place. I do not understand the need to run them down for that, because that's what many of the critics here are doing. You don't have to read these posts. If you don't get it, then maybe just move on. Harry's written many times about the Alamo, and he's given many reasons for why he loves the place. That should suffice for an explanation.

Fat virgin dorks?
by Bronx Cheer
May 14th, 2007
08:26:10 PM
News flash...not everyone who visits this site or frequents the web are your stereotypical computer geek. Myself, I have had sex, and I'm slim and devilishly good-looking...two out of three. Now go punch a baby.
the church of the drafthouse
by rambozo
May 14th, 2007
10:29:04 PM
i don't know why i don't feel the holy spirit of film in the original location but maybe i'll miss it when it's gone. to me it's not like quackenbush's or les amis or the finger house. they're all gone and there's a hole there where a piece of austin's cultural history is missing. all great places for people to meet up and communicate. i can understand how the owners will miss it because that location is their baby. they grew a damn family of drafthouses from that one on colorado. that's perfectly understandable. but i've always liked the ritz. i haven't been there in a couple years but it was like a 6th street oasis. it's dark and skuzzy and more of a pool hall than a club. very unpretentious. and i think just that building has a great spirit and will make a great home for the drafthouse. i guess for me the reason i don't mind it moving is because i go more to the village drafthouse since it's so hard to get tickets to a lot of the special events and the ritz location will provide a biger space. plus it's not like it's been on colorado for a quarter of a century and i can't imagine it being anyplace else. oh yeah, if anyone wants to know what more austinites (austonians) think of the drafthouse, you can go to yelp.com and look up the original location. it's got 5 stars! but for real - just about everyone in town just adores the drafthouse no matter which one they go to.
oh yeah again
by rambozo
May 14th, 2007
10:31:41 PM
i liked reading this review because i wanted to go to this thing and couldn't.
oh yeah again again
by rambozo
May 14th, 2007
10:33:19 PM
i don't know if the finger house was a great place for people to meet up and communicate but it was really neat and i miss it and it was a great place to talk about.
Speed Fricassee
by amychaser5
May 15th, 2007
12:40:12 AM
Fine, fine, I suck at the verbal abuse:) My apologies for going low. If I was attempting at a point, this is it: This site is run by Harry Knowles, a movie-man of Austin, Texas. As a resident of Austin, I can tell you that film-buffs and regular folks alike simply have alot of love for the Alamo Drafthouse. Now, you're right - as a theatre that offers food and beer and good service and cool events, the Drafthouse certainly isn't one of a kind. There are plenty of other theatres around the country that offer the same things. Nevertheless, the Original Drafthouse, the one that is having all of these farewell events that Harry is covering, is a damn staple of Austin culture. Folks in Austin who have never been there know about it. I've walked downtown to the Original Drafthouse from the UT campus to see screenings of flicks that I could just as easily rent for a few bucks, but I'd rather have the Drafthouse experience, an experience that is hard to grasp until you have been there. Now, as for Harry's recent, frequent postings about the Drafthouse events - hell, man - Harry is a big part of the Drafthouse, and vice-versa. Most of the events I've attended at the place, I've seen Harry there. And I know, the theatre is just relocating, but still - what real harm or annoyance can you find from Harry reporting on the final events of the theatre's original location? If nothing else, you can pick up on some information about flicks you'd probably never hear about anywhere else. That's always a plus.
oh rambozo
by amychaser5
May 15th, 2007
12:43:42 AM
I hadn't read your last posts there until I had already posted that long-ass rant. You said it better than I did. It really is a big part of Austin culture :) I'll look forward to the new location, though. I can appreciate the difficulty of shutting down the original location, but renovating an older, bigger place will prove to be a wise move, I hope.
What! That bastard Rose is going on about his shoes?
by Bronx Cheer
May 15th, 2007
07:21:18 PM
I can't believe him. I ran into him the other day and he stopped me in my tracks, pulled his shoe off his left foot, and jammed it up against my nose. "Smell it! Smell the beauty!" he screamed at me, and I have to admit...for a moment, for one fleeting moment, I was truly happy. Peace.
FYI
by lazy
May 23rd, 2007
03:46:51 PM
Just so you know, the main reason I come to this site is to hear about stuff happening at drafthouse. It is the best movie theater ever and we are all really proud to have a place where we really love to go. If ya'll lived here you would feel the same way, it is a special and wonderful place. Even Entertainment Weekly named it best theater in America.
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