Girlie Night: BEACHES

Girlie Night presents
BEACHES
featuring free tissues for everyone and special prizes from Birds Barbershop
Tuesday, June 16, 7pm at the Alamo Ritz
Advance tickets available here

Whoooooo boy. GET YOUR TISSUES READY, FOLKS. I recommend using water proof mascara before coming to this month's Girlie Night cos it's gonna be a doozy.

When BEACHES came out in 1988, it was an instant Slumber Party Classic. Although it definitely teeters on Lifetime Original Movie territory, the film maintains a sense of dignity, mostly due to the star power of the lovely Barbara Hershey and the Divine Miss Bette Midler (played in flashbacks by Blossom, holla!). But let's be honest, I love this movie because it makes me cry. Oh LORD it makes me cry. Even now, when I hear Wind Beneath My Wings I get a little teary, which is embarrassing, cos it's like crying to that TITANIC song or something. But I can't help it!

BEACHES is about friendship; it's about two women who love each other in spite of a world of differences, who support each other through hard times and bad relationships. It's the kind of movie that leaves you weeping and hugging your best friend while swearing, "If you got cancer, I would never leave you! Even if you lost all of your hair! I would stay with you until the end!! DID I EVER TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE MY HERO?!!" Sigh.

I think this might be the biggest cryfest the Alamo has ever seen (and yes, tissues will be provided). I can't wait to get all weepy with you guys and tell you how much I love you!!!! Best friends 4-EVER!
(Sarah Pitre)

DUBLAB Live at the Ritz

Music Monday: Dublab with the dublab crew live!
Tonight at the Ritz, 10:35pm, $2
Get your ticket here

Leave your body behind and join us for rarely seen music videos, new dublab VisionVersion films, comedy clips, out-there animation and other eye melting magic. This special evening will include a discussion with the curators Frosty & Morpho plus dublab djs playing far out soundtrack selections. Don't miss these visions burning bright!!!

MUSIC VIDEOS FEATURING:
Animal Collective, Beach House, Clinic, Daedelus, Flying Lotus, Great Lake Swimmers, Javelin, Julia Holter, Kid Cudi, Lucky Dragons, Man Man, MGMT, Nite Jewel, One Step, Prefuse 73, Rainbow Arabia, TV on the Radio, Vetiver, WHY?, and many more

FILMS BY:
Aran Reo Mann, Ben Barnes, Blunt, DestroyRockMusic, Douggpound, Eli Stonberg, Elin Conradson, Eric Fensler, Fernando Cardenas, Ian McAlpin, Isaac Rentz, Jason Evans, Jeremy Konner, Jon Vermilyea, Jonathan Krisel, Julia Croon, Jurassic Technology, Keith Musil, Lex Halaby, Matt Amato, Mike Aho, Peter Shanel, Petro, Seth Morris, So Me, Tim & Eric, Travis Peterson, Zach Cowie, and mucho más!

Comedy clips from funny folks like Bob Odenkirk, Danny McBride, Derek Waters, Tim & Eric, Zach Galifianakis and more.

All for only $2! Get your tickets here!

Happy Hour at the Ritz

THE HANGOVER
Now playing at the Alamo Ritz
Get your tickets here

Monday thru Friday, any show that begins between 5pm and 6pm are Happy Hour Shows! We'll have $2 Tecate and Lone Star, $3.99 frozen margaritas, $1 off wells, $2 small popcorn and discounted theater admission.

And for a limited time, enjoy these HANGOVER Helpers!

Jägermeister Shots
The Hangover begins here. The traditional herbal infused shot, chilled frosty cold.

More than a Bloody Mary
Traditional next day hangover helper. Vodka, our own special bloody
mary mix, and a skewer of chef-picked antipasti, all in a bacon salt
rimmed imperial pint pint glass.

The Hangover Burger
Green Chile Bacon Cheeseburger topped with a fried egg and served
with queso fries. Guaranteed to cure what ails you.

Scorsese's THE LAST WALTZ at the Ritz

Music Monday: THE LAST WALTZ
Tonight at the Alamo Ritz, only $2!
Get your tickets here

35mm print! In what just might be the finest rock & roll concert film ever, THE LAST WALTZ celebrates the final performance by The Band (Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm, and Garth Hudson).

The show took place on Thanksgiving Day in 1976, at San Francisco's Winterland Arena -- where the group had played their very first show more than 16 years before. In order to make their farewell even more unforgettable, they recruited numerous guests to join them onstage. They include Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Paul Butterfield, Ronnie Hawkins, and the Staples!

Director Martin Scorsese, a former roommate of Robbie Robertson's, employs some of the world's greatest cinematographers -- including Michael Chapman, Vilmos Zsigmond, and Laszlo Kovacs -- to film the set in a way that captures the show's sweat and energy with a powerful intimacy. Interspersed into the songs are a series of interviews with the Band's members, who recall their early days playing for empty bars and their emergence as major players in the rock & roll game. THE LAST WALTZ is a thrilling concert film, mandatory viewing even for those unfamiliar with the Band or rock music in general.

METROPOLIS with live score!

METROPOLIS with Live Score by the Golden Hornet Project!
Sunday, June 7, Alamo South Lamar
Advance tickets available here

The Golden Hornet Project scored a huge splash at South By Southwest 2008 with a special new score for METROPOLIS, composed by GHP co-artistic directors Graham Reynolds and Peter Stopschinski. Since so many people missed it, or are clamoring to see it again, we are bringing it back for two mighty encore performances.

The film itself (presented here in 35mm!) is one of the touchstones of cinema history, but unlike so many other films of overarching importance in the development of the medium, it's extremely entertaining too. Huge in scope, bold in execution, gigantically relevant to the anxieties felt by the human race with the onset of industrialization and modernization, this is a memorable moviegoing experience, and the addition of the acclaimed score, performed live on stage by Austin's best known and loved composers makes it a must for everyone with ears, eyes and a brain.

Get your tickets here, or be sorry.

The HAPPY GILMORE Quote-Along

THE HAPPY GILMORE QUOTE-ALONG
Thurs, June 4 and Weds, Jun 17 at the Alamo Ritz
Advance tix available here

"You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?"

With HAPPY GILMORE, Adam Sandler had the perfect opportunity to run wild with his favorite character - a lovable loser who loses his girlfriend in the opening act and is prone to excessive bursts of ecstatic violence. Placing that character into the world of the hallowed genre of sports films just makes it all the more golden, because the underdog HAS to win in the end, even if he gets his ass handed to him by Bob Barker along the way. Christopher McDonald's Shooter McGavin tries to stop him, but Happy's 400 yard drive just proves to be too much.

We loved the BILLY MADISON Quote-Along last year, and have been itching for an excuse to bring HAPPY GILMORE into the mix as well. We'll have subtitles on screen so we can all yell out our favorite lines (and oh my god, the moment when we scream, "The price is wrong, bitch!" will be worth the price of admission all by itself), and we'll start the show with a special golf ball driving competition. That should help draw a crowd.

Of course, you know what else would draw a crowd? A golfer with an arm growing out of his ass... Let me know if you know where I can find one of those. (Henri)

METROPOLIS with Live Score

METROPOLIS with Live Score by the Golden Hornet Project!
Sunday, June 7, Alamo South Lamar
Advance tickets available here

The Golden Hornet Project scored a huge splash at South By Southwest 2008 with a special new score for METROPOLIS, composed by GHP co-artistic directors Graham Reynolds and Peter Stopschinski. Since so many people missed it, or are clamoring to see it again, we are bringing it back for two mighty encore performances.

The film itself (presented here in 35mm!) is one of the touchstones of cinema history, but unlike so many other films of overarching importance in the development of the medium, it's extremely entertaining too. Huge in scope, bold in execution, gigantically relevant to the anxieties felt by the human race with the onset of industrialization and modernization, this is a memorable moviegoing experience, and the addition of the acclaimed score, performed live on stage by Austin's best known and loved composers makes it a must for everyone with ears, eyes and a brain.

Get your tickets here, or be sorry.