FANTASTIC ARCADE RETURNS TO THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE WITH NEW GAMES FROM THE CREATORS OF DOWNWELL, PAPERS PLEASE, HOHOKUM & MORE SEPTEMBER 26 – 29, 2016 AUSTIN, TEXAS International Games Festival Features Lineup Of Independent Games, Including Premiere Games, Alongside Major Publisher Showcase Source: Fantastic Fest AUSTIN, TX – August 10th, 2016 – Organizers of Fantastic Arcade… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016 News: Fantastic Arcade
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Fantastic Fest 2016: First Wave of Programming Announcement
FANTASTIC FEST, ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE’S ANNUAL CINEMATIC CIRCUS OF THE WILD, WONDERFUL & PECULIAR, ANNOUNCES AN INDIAN EXTRAVAGANZA, A PHANTASMIC EXPLOSION, A TERRIFYING VIRTUAL REALITY, AND ICONIC GUESTS Tim Burton (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) & Don Coscarelli (Phantasm: Ravager) among the honored guests in attendance The twelfth incarnation of Fantastic Fest brings… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2016: First Wave of Programming Announcement
Alamo Drafthouse Austin News: SUPER KRIME: THE WORLD OF PULP SUPER VILLAINS FILM SERIES
Source: The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Tickets to Alamo Drafthouse Ritz’s “SUPER KRIME: THE WORLD OF PULP SUPER VILLAINS” retrospective film series are on sale now. Please see below for details. The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz Thursday, July 21 – Sunday, September 4 A thirty film retrospective exploring the most exciting and … Continue reading Alamo Drafthouse Austin News: SUPER KRIME: THE WORLD OF PULP SUPER VILLAINS FILM SERIES
Local Events: Noche de Pelicula at Esquina Tango features Los insolitos peces gato/The Amazing Catfish
By Liz Lopez Sources: Esquina Tango, IMDb The Esquina Tango’s Noche de Pelicula is held every third Friday of the month and this month, the Spanish Conversational Group Class will host it on July 15th for language educational purposes. This month’s film is Los insólitos peces gato (The Amazing Catfish), a film in Spanish with… Continue reading Local Events: Noche de Pelicula at Esquina Tango features Los insolitos peces gato/The Amazing Catfish
Local Events: The Ransom Center Summer Film Series presents Frida on July 14th
By Liz Lopez Sources: Harry Ransom Center, Kathleen Telling, Miramax The Ransom Center began the Summer Film Series on June 16th and continues with a showing of the color drenched biopic, Frida (2002), directed by Julie Taymor. Salma Hayek stars as Frida Kahlo in the feature length film that will be screened on Thursday, July… Continue reading Local Events: The Ransom Center Summer Film Series presents Frida on July 14th
Local Events: Smithsonian Institution Exhibit features Film and Photos with Opening Saturday July 9th
By Liz Lopez Source: City of Austin Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) and the Smithsonian Institution collaboratively present the exhibition Bittersweet Harvest, the Bracero Program 1942 – 1964 starting on Saturday, July 9th. The exhibition is organized by the National Museum of American History… Continue reading Local Events: Smithsonian Institution Exhibit features Film and Photos with Opening Saturday July 9th
Cine Las Americas 19: Festival Recap
By Mark Saldana Film Synopses Source: cinelasamericas.org The 19th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival came and went in what seemed like a flash. The five day film festival presented films not only from Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, but from the United States and from Native American filmmakers. I was able to see only… Continue reading Cine Las Americas 19: Festival Recap
Movie News: ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE BRINGS ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY TO CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS SUMMER
“Return of the Trilogy” roadshow program will take audiences back to a galaxy far, far away with triple-feature screenings at more than twenty locations nationwide Source: The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Austin, TX – Tuesday, April 12, 2016 – Alamo Drafthouse is so excited they could pull the ears off a gundark to announce they’ll be… Continue reading Movie News: ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE BRINGS ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY TO CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS SUMMER
Special Screening: GAYBY BABY
GAYBY BABY Special Pre-Release Screening in Austin Wednesday, April 20, 2015 at 7PM Alamo Drafthouse Village 2700 West Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78757 Riveting, award-winning feature documentary profiles kids in same-sex families and the challenges they face Click here to view the trailer Click here to purchase tickets Source: Supergravity Pictures AUSTIN (April… Continue reading Special Screening: GAYBY BABY
Special Movie Event: ALIEN DAY
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE, 20th CENTURY FOX AND MONDO PARTNER FOR SPECTACULAR “LV-426 / ALIEN DAY” CELEBRATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES, AND CHICAGO ALIENS’ female leads take center stage with Sigourney Weaver joining NY screening and Jenette Goldstein & Carrie Henn leading LA talent to mark chest-bursting 4.26.16 date – plus exclusive new Mondo T-shirt… Continue reading Special Movie Event: ALIEN DAY