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One Brand to Rule Them All

Over on the Original Alamo Drafthouse blog, Tim League announced today that he's taking over as CEO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, which means the Original Alamo locations (the Village, the Ritz, and South Lamar) will be merging with the Drafthouse mothership, which the Leagues sold back in 2005.

12:40PM Tue. Jun. 1, 2010, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

WWE Versus Kutcher

Almost exactly a year after the last time it came through Austin, World Wrestling Entertainment is back and it's bringing Ashton Kutcher with it. Really.

11:35PM Sun. May 30, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Blood Lust

Days before its new season premiere, HBO offers a taste of what’s coming with a free public event: the True Blood Ultimate Fan Experience.

4:34PM Thu. May 27, 2010, Belinda Acosta Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Showgirls

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

Summer Storytime at the Blanton at The Blanton Museum of Art

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

This Week's Waste of Time

I started this whole endeavor with a simple game from Yoshio Ishii called Cursor*10, which, embodied everything great about indie games: A focus on innovative play and a unique artistic style. That's an oversimplification ("indie gaming" is as elusive as "indie rock"), but Ishii wields a unique artistic eye and innovative sense of what a game can do.

3:27PM Thu. May 27, 2010, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

Wheel! Of! Fish!

The Highball has been getting a pretty good reputation for its high-end bar food, but on Saturday night there was a new addition to the menu: Twinkie Wiener sandwiches, specially prepared in tribute to Weird Al Yankovic.

11:08AM Tue. May 25, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

Hellraiser on Wheels

It's never easy to get your indie flick noticed. So how is Bob Ray planning to promote Total Badass, his documentary about Austin author/singer/actor/forger Chad Holt? Road trip!

12:44AM Sat. May 22, 2010, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

This Week's Waste of Time

Having stumbled upon a browser version of God of War that plays like an LCD handheld game of yore ("yore" largely falling into the 80s), I figured I'd use this as a chance to take a trip by memory lane ("trip" meaning "Wikipedia, Google searches, and YouTube excursions").

2:45PM Thu. May 20, 2010, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

Game Developers Give Great Five

The Austin arm of the International Game Developers Association had a brilliant idea. Developers love to share their knowledge of the business, and they love to drink. But when a speaker goes on too long, the risk of alcohol poisoning increases exponentially. The solution? Limit the speakers (nine altogether) to five minutes and cross your fingers.

1:40PM Thu. May 20, 2010, James Renovitch Read More | Comment »

Attack of the TV Production in Texas

Just a few short weeks after Belinda Acosta's Chronicle cover story on Friday Night Lights wondered if Austin could become a sustainable center for television production, all signs point to yes. Okay, one sign.

3:21PM Fri. May 14, 2010, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

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