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Peter Jackson, Edgar Wright and Don Coscarelli all say goodbye to the Original Alamo Drafthouse - See Their Tribute!

great send off by liljuniorbrown	Jun 30th, 2007 12:21:44 PM
Wish I was there
Funny by lost.rules	Jun 30th, 2007 12:22:43 PM
Harry and Quint. Edgar had sweaty make out sessions with both of you.
Hee hee! Love Edgar and Pete... by ScarranHalfBreed	Jun 30th, 2007 12:30:51 PM
Loved it when they nearly knocked each other unconscious. They could be the next Pegg and Frost.
Never got to go... by OtisSpofford	Jun 30th, 2007 12:33:32 PM
...and now I never will. Damn.
Five by stamper	Jun 30th, 2007 12:34:13 PM
Fifth
You Geek!!! by ludmir88	Jun 30th, 2007 12:38:47 PM
Harry "one of the unsexiest man on earth" Knowles. I want your review of Transformers NOW!!!
Here's betting Harry loves Transformers... by mattyholmes	Jun 30th, 2007 12:41:47 PM
You heard it hear first. www.obsessedwithfilm.com (WE ARE LOOKING FOR MOVIE BLOG WRITERS!!!)
...Increadible smell! by TheHorror	Jun 30th, 2007 12:46:38 PM
Hahaha - Peter Jackson is one funny dude! or is that Edgar Wright?!Haha!
Great send off. by L.H.Puttgrass	Jun 30th, 2007 12:58:23 PM
Both videos are pretty cool. Pete was a little too graphic about the fumblings-in-the-dark (Eeewwwww!). It was still really funny. Bub-bye Drafthouse.
Hey Harry. Why are they doing this anyway? by L.H.Puttgrass	Jun 30th, 2007 01:05:44 PM
If it's so great, why abandon the old one for the new one? Is the old one so old? Is the new one bigger? Better? Just newer? What was the motivation? I've never heard WHY! Just wondering. L.H.P.
the why is here: by Hercules	Jun 30th, 2007 01:21:58 PM
http://tinyurl.com/343v3w
Drafthouse closing by HEADGEEK	Jun 30th, 2007 01:26:20 PM
The original location's 10 year lease was up. The cost per month, for the next lease was too high for a single screen to support. An opportunity arose to restore one of the classic theaters just 2 and a half blocks away, where they could have 2 screens and a better lease agreement. PLUS - clubs on all sides of the Drafthouse began having loud loud acts without adequate soundproofing - and the noise bleed was helping to dampen the "Drafthouse" experience. All said, sometime in late September/early October we'll begin a new legend with an even more amazing location. It's just sad to lose the original.
Maybe I missed the post ... by ye olde shiza	Jun 30th, 2007 01:31:24 PM
But it seems like as a website focused on reviewing movies, that posts obituaries for every dead celebrity that ever had a bit part in Mole Anus #12, there should be some mention of Joel Siegel's passing. I mean, I didn't agree with the dude all the time, and he did walk out of Clerks II, but all the same ... where's the obit for this guy? One of the most recognizable faces around, save Ebert. Did this site run something about Siskel passing? Anywho ... I hope that one day Kevin Smith listens to his radio interview with Mr. Siegel and stabs himself in his fat ass. Not out of guilt or any of that other whiny shit, but because Siegel had every right to walk out of his movie. And he just sounded like a total bitch crying for a titty on that interview. He harped and harped so much that I wanted to just put a pacifier in his mouth to shut him the fuck up after minute 15. Okay ... now that I'm totally lost of points to make ... goodbye.
Kevin Smith's a whiny bitch sometimes by ye olde shiza	Jun 30th, 2007 01:34:46 PM
Just wanted to clear that up from the previous post. It didn't come through clearly enough. Alamo Drafthouse? Earthquake? Is this post all in French or have I neglected to care.
God DAMN by antonphd	Jun 30th, 2007 01:50:27 PM
These guys are pouring the love on the Drafthouse!! Good show!
HEADGEEK, Hercules, thanks for the info. by L.H.Puttgrass	Jun 30th, 2007 02:06:39 PM
I've had all three theaters in my hometown close or be torn down for the same reasons. That was in the late 90's. Sad times. Now we have one theater with as many screens as all three of the old ones. Oh well...
Big Night is one of my faves. "Hot dooogs!" by kikuchiyoboy	Jun 30th, 2007 02:46:38 PM
Heee Heee. That movie makes me damn hungry. Austin sounds fun. I just posted that on my friends iPhone. Pretty cool.
For those who haven't seen the drafthouse, by Walterego	Jun 30th, 2007 02:52:55 PM
your first impression when you went in it was to notice how low the ceiling of the actual theatre is. It is a rather flat, wide seating area that is the opposite of the stadium style seating prevalent in most modern theatres. It felt like a playhouse more than a movie theatre, with an endearingly "dank" quality. Also, you had to compete for street parking with the nightclubbers. In contrast, the other Alamo Drafthouses in Austin and Houston are constructed more like what you expect: high ceilings permitting really big screens and stadium seating, multiple screens, & a spacious parking lot. For example, The Transformers event with Dinobot chewing up cars in the parking lot could only be possible at the Drafthouse South, because downtown in Austin it would cause a traffic disaster. The Drafthouse South was really stealing all the thunder lately, frequently beating the original in polls of best local theatre. As someone who only moved to Austin less than a year ago, and doesn't have the invested nostaliga in the original, moving to the Ritz sounds like a no-brainer. For the Drafthouse downtown to have two screens instead of one smaller screen will allow them to show opening weekend first-run releases there rather than just previews and rep programs. In the past year I've only gone to the downtown location for midnight horror movies and SXSW screenings. I saw Hostel 2 there with the great pre-show involving whipping and more fire onstage than I'd ever imagine AFD would normally allow. But generally I see movies at the Drafthouse South instead. I'm looking forward to seeing the Ritz Drafthouse, I view it as a necessary evolution.
Nice job Dave by stvnhthr	Jun 30th, 2007 02:54:19 PM
Good to see the Drafthouse goes out with a bang.
I hate to use this word, but... by Kragmose	Jun 30th, 2007 03:00:12 PM
LOL at the "Incredible smell! Incredible smell.."
And by moving on with the vid by Kragmose	Jun 30th, 2007 03:11:22 PM
I got to "What was the last LoTR called?" "Er, it was called 'Revenge of The Sith'." Heh heh.. guess that makes for another "lol".. yuarck.
Jesus they already cut the sign off?! by Horseflesh	Jun 30th, 2007 03:43:20 PM
I'm not crazy about the Ritz location yet. Maybe time will tell. I'm sad. Glad I got to see the place out with Ratatouille.
Is it just me... by Mr Gorilla	Jun 30th, 2007 05:10:18 PM
Or does Edgar Wright just LOVE being on screen? Don't get me wrong, his films are very enjoyable, but, well, you know... why not just rent out 'Dawn of the Dead' / 'Bad Boys 2' / 'Point Break' instead?
ye olde shiza: by raw_bean	Jun 30th, 2007 05:13:26 PM
It's really, really ironic you going on about whiny bitches, and posts that aren't interesting enough to take much notice of. Lol, amusing videos. Sounds like the Drafthouse was a great place. Maybe one day I'll make it to the new location.
Anyways, that being said... by Mr Gorilla	Jun 30th, 2007 05:15:56 PM
This is the wrong place to bitch. Apologies. It was nice of him to say a word about the old place. Good luck with the new one.
Raw_Bean by ye olde shiza	Jun 30th, 2007 05:57:18 PM
Yet, you saw fit to comment on something that wasn't interesting enough to take much notice of ... I find that really, really (with two twinkly stars beside it) ironic.
And besides that ... by ye olde shiza	Jun 30th, 2007 06:03:03 PM
The Kevin Smith thing was off-topic. I just find it disappointing that on this site I've been browsing for, I dunno, 7-8 years ... you get to see obituaries for anyone who could loosely call themselves a movie star. And you get to see obituaries for a movie house. And besides that ... anything that a Transformer farts, an elf regurgitates, Indiana Jones plays on his platinum harmonica, or when Kevin Smith gets all pissy about Joel Siegel walking out of his movie! We get to read about all that, too. Yet ... a person who has dedicated themselves to movies for their entire lives, just as much as any star or theater (should a theater be considered alive enough to earn an obituary), and there is no regard ... not even from a crew of folks who also dedicate themselves to movies in the same capacity. I find that, to borrow your twinkly stars, Raw_Bean, really, really ironic. Yet,
The furthest I got was the lobby by ELGordo	Jun 30th, 2007 06:22:38 PM
I was playing at SXSW and the same night Blade 2 was going to be premiered. I tried to get "my people" to get me a ticked but without luck. So I walked over and looked around. Shame I never got to see Guillermo Del Toro.
Bodet by ye olde shiza	Jun 30th, 2007 08:02:33 PM
I don'y know if you noticed the previous posts or not, but I've been saying that all day. Where's the tribute for him? I see a tribute to an original location for a movie theater, one that's moving several blocks away, but I don't see a tribute for a lifelong movie-aholic who just died way too young of colon cancer, leaving a wife and kid, and an empty spot on Good Morning America, where his goofy ass moustache should be.
Fuck Joel Siegel!!!!!!! by lost.rules	Jun 30th, 2007 10:42:26 PM
And Fuck Tom Hanks too! And Fuck Steven Spiellberg! And Fuck all those nice, likeable, class act guys! Give me dick hole Russel Crowe, or Assclown Michael Bay any day!
Off topic in the "Talkback" by Wyrdy the Gerbil	Jun 30th, 2007 10:54:16 PM
Funnist thing ive read all fuckinng day
One of the best words ever ... by ye olde shiza	Jun 30th, 2007 11:50:02 PM
Assclown. And I think Michael Bay's picture is indeed next to that word in the encyclopedia. And about the Drafthouse. I guess people had a lot of memories invested in that place, so sorry to see it go. But it's not like it's closing down for good - just moving. Shit ... buy the building out and convert it to a private video store or something if you feel that nostalgic about it.
I'll miss it. by BDT	Jul 1st, 2007 01:14:59 AM
Edgar Jackson and Peter Wright are hilarious. Thanks for sharing this with other people and letting those of us who were there reminisce. The dinner thing was too expensive for me but I did go to the last two shows. So sad but, true to Alamo style, so much fun. Susu was great too. Just a wonderful, wonderful night. Hoping for the best at the Ritz.
6th Street Drafthouse... by REMcycle	Jul 1st, 2007 02:11:07 AM
I speak for a lot of people in this town when I say "BOO!" to moving onto 6th street. Parking's a nightmare, the crowd on the street early already sucks and just wait until you come stumbling out of a midnight show at 2 am, only to run into a pack of drunk Abercrombies who are more than willing to ask you 33 times "if there's a problem" before you can actually make the 16 block walk back to your car. I for one think Tim made a mistake. That said, as long as the Village stays open, my only real gripe will remain "bring the old french fries back!!!"
Whoa whoa, Peter is putting some weight back on by zillabeast	Jul 1st, 2007 03:42:42 AM
Nothing against that being a large man myself, but after all he went through I figured he would stay committed.
Maybe someone should send in an Obit of Joel Seigel? by kikuchiyoboy	Jul 1st, 2007 08:41:09 AM
I don't fault Aintitcool if they don't have an obituary for Mr. Siegel. I think it's best they don't just slap something together, but have someone that cares shine light on this man. Anyway's, I'm saddened I never got to experience this "Drafthouse". Sounds pretty damn cool indeed.
Wish Granted! by ye olde shiza	Jul 1st, 2007 02:37:05 PM
Kevin Smith wrote up a Joel Siegel-ish tribute on his MySpace page. The least likely source! Congrats to Mr. Smith for admitting his run-in with buffoonery during his radio interview and for being more on top of shit than anyone at AICN, at the moment!
"Bigger & Better Things" by Evil Chicken	Jul 1st, 2007 04:30:56 PM
One of these days I too will make the pilgrimage to an Alamo Drafthouse – sadly it won’t be the original but… like Wright and Jackson (or Jackson and Wright) said, the owners are moving on to “bigger and better things”. My 14 year-old desperately wants to make the pilgrimage with me – no doubt she will.
Coscarelli rules! Edgar & Peter were funny. by Quake II	Jul 1st, 2007 06:16:27 PM
That random "never before seen" Phantasm (V?) clip was interesting. I met Angus Scrimm 2 weeks ago at a screening and he said they had a cast reading a while ago for Phantasm V but that was it. No filming. Perhaps a deleted Phantasm IV scene?
John from Cincinatti is actually... damn good by RedJester	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:04:21 AM
Am I the only one who's really stoked about the show's dramatic improvements from episode to episode!?? All I can say is tonights episode cemented this show as my current favorite show!
Anyone else think Edgar was trying to hard? by Seph_J	Jul 2nd, 2007 12:41:36 AM
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I can't stop watching that PHANTASM scene!!! by Daddylonghead	Jul 2nd, 2007 02:08:38 AM
Seriously, that little bit is more exciting than most of what AICN has reported in the last six months!
Best of Luck on the new location... by JAGUART	Jul 2nd, 2007 04:39:05 AM
I hope you have many fun times there, including a fantastic birthday bash Harry!
They're knocking down the place? by Kid Z	Jul 2nd, 2007 08:18:56 AM
...Damn! I've been reading about this Alamo Drafthouse joint and Harry's Butt-Numb-a-Thons for almost a decade now. Thought maybe if I was forced (and yes, it would take considerable force) to actually go to... (ahem)... Texas... well, maybe I'd drop by to assuage the pain of having to be in... (ahem)... Texas. Now, alas, this near-mythical place is no more. Damn Harry, with your considerable generous proportions, it seems like you coulda attempted an Arthur Dent and thrown yourself in front of the 'dozers for at least a few minutes!

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