Monday, July 2 - AT&T and 101X present Robosaurus!!!

Amazingly enough, as of this writing, there are still tickets available to next week's ULTIMATE TRANSFORMERS EXPERIENCE! We are excited beyond belief to be soooo close to having Robosaurus live in our parking lot, and if you accidentally do something else with your first Monday night in July, you're probably going to have a tough time forgiving yourself. Grab your tickets online now, or head in to any AT&T location and sign up for new service from them and they'll GIVE YOU TICKETS FOR FREE. Autobots, roll out!

Miss the AV Geeks tonight and Sorry You Will Be!

It's Wednesday night, a mere 8 days from closing down the original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Tonight we are bringing back one of our oldest friends, a long-time collaborator in crime, Mr. Skip Elsheimer, founder and chairman of the AV Geeks.

Formerly a mild-mannered computer tech support technician, Skip Elsheimer now spends most of his time and money collecting, archiving and presenting old 16mm educational films. What started as a hobby fifteen years ago has blossomed into a magnificent obsession, and the collection has grown to over 18,000 films gathered from school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters. Skip and his films occupy an old boarding house with eight bedrooms - five of which are filled to the ceiling with films. He presents monthly themed film shows, tours occasionally, runs a burgeoning stock-footage clearinghouse and lives the life he loves. He is one of our heroes. If youve never seen an AV Geeks show before, thats OK. Theres a first time for everything. Expect a program of several amazing, funny and interesting vintage short films in spectacular speckled, scratched 16 millimeter. To get the crowd in the mood, Skip always leads off with a filmstrip, which the audience reads aloud, classroom style. Its a blast and, well, its educational. This show offers us an amazing collection of films that teach us why we love to fill ourselves with the unhealthiest, greasiest, most terrible foods. Because theyre delicious!! Health? Bleccch!!!

Tuesday - Coldtowne presents 3, 2, 1 Kill!

Okay, this is a REALLY hard show to describe, but basically it's long-form improv done with the help and hindrance of video cameras instead of all being performed on stage. That makes the performers need a little more of an A game and it adds a fun technical challenge and creates a whole lot of dynamic watching experiences for the audience that brings it up above and beyond the general night out at improv. Plus, the kids over at the Coldtowne Theater really are some of the best improvisers we've seen in this town, so we're all about having them come out to wow audiences with this show.

I know, I know - you think you hate improv because you're eternally mad at Whose Line Is It Anyway? for forcing Wayne Brady into our psyches. But that isn't improv's fault, it's ABC's. And yes, every other improv show on TV sucks, but that isn't improv's fault, either; it's all just TV's bad decisions. Don't believe me? Grab your tickets to Tuesday night's show at the Alamo Downtown and prepare to have your mind blown out of your ass.

Joe Bob Briggs invades the Alamo one last time!

In this last month at the Alamo, we have asked some of our favorite guests of all time to come back, hang out, drink a few beers and savor the flavor of the original Alamo Drafthouse one last time. When asked, fellow Texan and cult movie afficionado Joe Bob Briggs responded quickly in the affirmative. We'll have two shows on Saturday, June, 16, both hosted by Joe Bob.

First is THE TEXAS SHOW with Joe Bob and eminent Texas historian Don Graham. Through film clips, the two will discuss two kinds of Texas history: the real story and the "reel story." The two will provide info and patter on a series of stills and clips from Texas movies going back to the silent days and forward into the 1980s. Forgotten stars, forgotten films, and a history of a time when Texas was bigger than life itself. It will be a snappy overview/history of the image of Texas & Texas in the movies, from prehistoric times to the 1980s...

For the late show, Joe Bob will introduce and explain the legacy behind the legendary sexploitation classic MOM AND DAD. One of the oldest and most influential roadshow exploitation movies of all time, MOM AND DAD toured the drive-ins and rural theaters for nearly 40 years, making it one of the most profitable films of all time.

Join us for a night of humor, rare film, education and maybe even a little debauchery as we welcome back Joe Bob Briggs to the theater... one last time.

Joe Bob Briggs official site

Saturday Night - Jonesing for Indy!!

If you haven't been into one of our theaters in time for the video trailers over the past couple of weeks, do yourself a favor and spare the 45 seconds that it will take to watch the trailer for the RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK: THE SHOT-FOR-SHOT REMAKE show that's all YouTubed onto this page.


DAAAAAAaaaang! Right? Not only did three kids make a feature length movie, but whereas most 20-something indie directors shooting without resources and a low budget will make a movie about two 20-somethings sitting in a coffee shop and talking about their relationships or something, these kids tried to take on one of the most complicated live action Hollywood blockbuster of their time. And so it's more than just watching a movie when you watch their adaptation; it's watching an obstacle course, and seeing how they're going to possibly attempt the NEXT scene. Because, if you didn't notice, they BUILT THEIR OWN GIANT BOULDER. And then they set their house on fire!


If you haven't treated yourself to this show yet, you have GOT to come out on Saturday night to meet the adults who used to be these kids and who have become some of our favorite special guests of all time. Grab advance tickets here, and we'll see you Downtown.

Screen Legend Tab Hunter live in person tonight!

The Austin Film Society & BookPeople present
Iconic American heartthrob TAB HUNTER Live in Person at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown on Sunday, June 3!

All attendees will receive scratch and sniff 'Odorama' cards. Just follow the onscreen instructions and you will actually smell the filth!

John Waters' first "mainstream" film stars Divine as a suburban housewife who is driven to the point of distraction by her family and her surroundings and is susceptible to the overtures of the handsome drive-in owner played by Tab Hunter. In addition to scoring Hunter to star in his movie, Waters released the film in Odorama with scratch and sniff cards that contained such odors as human fecal smells and other bodily aromas. When we interviewed Waters while he was in town in '99 for aGLIFF, the director described how he felt upon seeing an audience of people all dutifully scratching off their cardboard fart smells: "The thrill of actually seeing people doing it and having it work was certainly one of the high points of my life." (Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle)

TAB HUNTER will be signing copies of his autobiography TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL with co-author Eddie Muller before the screening!

Double-bill tickets that include both Tab Hunter shows (as well as double-bill tickets that include the book) are available through the 'TAB HUNTER CONFIDENTIAL' page here.