The Alamo

In this round of historical revisionism there's not much to remember except, maybe, Davy Crockett becoming a fiddler on the roof.

"...rumors to sink most projects twice its budget, Disney/Imagine’s The Alamo has finally arrived, cut down to a manageable..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

First Night at the Alamo Ritz

Notes from the first night at Austin's newest oldest cinema.

"...than founders Tim and Karrie League had originally hoped, the new Alamo Ritz finally opened last night (see Marc..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Dog Days at the Alamo

Special Isle of Dogs screenings for National Dog Day

"...We already know this. But humans don't always treat their canine pals so well, so this August 26, in..."

Aug. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cinemapocalypse at the Alamo Ritz: Die, Nazi, Die!

Quentin Tarantino premieres Inglourious

"...debut as part of Saturday night's Cinemapocalypse event at the Alamo Ritz. We bailed at eight in the morning,..."

Aug. 16, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Terror Tuesday Continues to Be the Alamo’s Bloody Beating Heart

Horror series send shivers up the aisles

"...Once upon a time in Austin, there was a scrappy little movie theatre with a grotty..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse

After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing

"...It started off as a cute phrase, purloined from the movie Antichrist. "Chaos reigns," a fox declares as it..."

March 2, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Drafthouse Launches the Alamo 100

League and company create the ultimate desert island viewing list

"...What do you get when you put six Alamo Drafthouse programmers in a room and tell them they..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'Banned Toons' at the Alamo

Kansas City's Chucky Lou AV Club brings a collection of banned Looney Tunes shorts to the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown.

"...suicide, a "Sambo" jazz band, and Bugs in blackface. These are a few of the jawdroppers on display in..."

June 13, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals Shines Anew at the Alamo Drafthouse

Steve Young reveals the hidden world of uncanny corporate razzmatazz

"...From roughly the 1950s to the 1980s, corporate America commissioned tremendous numbers..."

July 29, 2016 Screens Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Alamo's Action Man

Programmer Greg MacLennan on the world's most ridiculous job

"...If you're a regular at the Alamo Drafthouse, you've probably seen one man's work more..."

Oct. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Don't Everybody Panic, but Online Sketch Troupe Backpack Picnic Has Definitely Gone What They Call 'Viral' and Is Also About to Contaminate the Alamo Drafthouse

Online sketch troupe Backpack Picnic has definitely gone viral

"...Sometimes, in order to keep yourself from obsessively contemplating the possibility of a local terrorist attack based on the..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Abbott Starts His Campaign Battle At the Alamo

The gubernatorial candidate is armed with a $21 million war chest

"...Attorney General Greg Abbott officially threw his hat into the ring as a candidate for governor in the 2014..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Closing Credit for The Alamo at 409 Colorado

June 27

"...It was the million-to-one shot that turned out to be a trifecta...."

June 22, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Martyrs of the Alamo

"...T. Dillon and Douglas Fairbanks. This silent feature is the oldest surviving cinematic depiction of the defense of the..."

June 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gates of the Alamo Reviewed

Mark Busby reviews Stephen Harrigan's The Gates of the Alamo.

"...The Gates of the Alamo: A Novelby Stephen Harrigan..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Remember the Alamo (Is Moving!)

The Alamo's putting on the Ritz.

"...After a famous run, the Alamo Drafthouse is moving from its original location. But..."

March 21, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo

In this excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo, the Texian forces at the Alamo, under the command of Jim Bowie and William Travis, have suffered the first cannon attacks from the newly arrived Mexican army.

"...Excerpt from The Gates of the Alamo..."

March 24, 2000 Books Feature

That Dirt Candy Feast Made the Alamo's Mouth Water

Now Austin reels in the implications of a perfect portobello mousse

"...1. Your hunger has a relationship with the health of your body, and what you ingest has..."

Nov. 8, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Also at the Alamo

Luke Savisky's Rolling Roadshow 'Film Actions V,' 'Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth,' with the P-Funk All- Star in attendance, and Peter Bogdanovich live in person screening 'The Last Picture Show,' 'Paper Moon,' and 'Mask'

"...Also on the Alamo horizon, direct from the Sundance Film Festival and..."

April 8, 2005 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

You Do 'The Alamo' Math

"...Letter to the editor and all Americans everywhere, John Wayne brought us..."

April 13, 2004 Postmarks

Classic Comedy Sketches Come Back to Life at the Alamo Ritz

Local troupes re-enact faves from SNL, Monty Python, Mr. Show, and more

"...These guys may not be those geeks, but they probably..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Adventure Time at the Alamo

Cartoon Network's smash comes to Drafthouse and Mondo

"...Mondo Gallery and a special feast and showing at the Alamo Drafthouse later this month...."

April 12, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Trapped in the Alamo

Trapped in the Closet's new chapters at the Alamo.

"...Tonight, R. Kelly awaits you at the Alamo South Lamar, where chapters 13-22 of Trapped in..."

Aug. 20, 2007 Music Post by Audra Schroeder

Big 'EW' for the Alamo

Where does the theatre rank in 'EW's best of the best?

"...This week's Entertainment Weekly names the Alamo Drafthouse as the No. 1 theatre in the..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

LoneStarCon, Episode III: The Alamo Strikes Back

"...When last we left the Worldcon in San Antonio, Bill Clinton had just begun..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Alamo Schools Letter

Superintendent's letter remembers the Alamo

"...It's been dubbed "The Alamo Schools Letter." On Feb. 11, Superintendent John Kuhn,..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature

At the Alamo Downtown: Two Star Symphony does 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'

At the Alamo Lakecreek the Docuweek Multicity Documentary Tour

"...look like, thanks to German director Robert Wiene and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, his 1920 masterpiece of expressionist..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Graham Reynolds Is Doing What, Exactly, to the Alamo Drafthouse?

The Sound of Science and the science of sounds

"...Got a press release for this Golden Hornet event the other day. Seems there’s going to be a listening..."

Jan. 16, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Alamo Drafthouse Is Seeing Stars

Long-lost 'Astrologer' lands this weekend

"...means of positively endorsing a feature. But Craig Denney's The Astrologer (1975), not to be confused with the Glickenhaus..."

June 14, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Nicolas Cage Takes Over the Alamo

Watch the mega-acting star perform Edgar Allan Poe

"...Alamo Drafthouse booker Greg MacLennan rarely looks jittery. But this..."

Jan. 31, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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