Movie Theater To Go On Tour 112
ilsie writes "The Austin, TX based Alamo Drafthouse theater is undertaking a massive 6000 mile, 21 day tour across the western United States. They will be screening "12 famous films in their original shooting locations, chosen specifically to intensify the viewing experience," using their 20'x40' inflatable rig."
Why not....... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why not....... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why not....... (Score:2)
This sounds like a fun idea for them, and since they're expanding beyond Austin, it'll be good to get their name out there.
Re:Why not....... (Score:1)
Brilliant idea, genius - it would work beutifully until one of the sharks sinks it teeth into a nice bite of inflatable screen [originalalamo.com].
Brilliant, Watson, just brilliant. ;-)
Re:Why not....... (Score:2)
Wrong story. "Sarcasm" was a couple posts ago. This is the "inflatable doll jokes" story.
Re:Why not....... (Score:4, Informative)
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/paper410/ne
"...played host to eccentric events - like a showing of "Jaws" at Lake Travis, where moviegoers watched the film from inner tubes while swimmers under the water pinched their legs."
Lake Travis is just outside Austin, TX. It's not shark-infested, the most fearsome creature I've ever seen while scuba diving there was a giant catfish maybe 4-5 ft long. Hard to tell, it was dark and murky, scared the willies out of me coming up from behind!
Re:Why not....... (Score:2)
I'm assuming that you mean the most fearsome creature *other* than the dreadful Drunkassicus waverunnicus, known to infest the waters of Lake Travis, particularly during the summer months.
Re:Why not....... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:High End Audio? (Score:1)
http://www.originalalamo.com/rrs/frames.asp?b=/onl ine_tix/show_details.asp?show_id=2668 [originalalamo.com]
Re:High End Audio? (Score:2, Informative)
Their solution to the sound is to use a low power FM broadcast.
All the cars at the drive-in just tune to it to listen to the goings on.
(This may already be standard practice in America, but the drive-in movie experience is still novel in the UK.)
Re:High End Audio? (Score:1)
Inflatable screens are made in the UK by www.harknesshall.com
Re:High End Audio? (Score:2)
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Re:High End Audio? (Score:2)
Fortunately (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:Fortunately (Score:1)
I went to the Rolling roadshow premiere of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre a few years ago.
The movie was shown on the grounds of the abandoned state mental hospital where part of the film was shot.
The best part was the Q&A session with R. Lee Ermy afterwards.
Re:The Films: (Score:2)
Talk about a road show!
Re:The Films: (Score:1)
Re:The Films: (Score:4, Funny)
I'm just hoping that WASN'T the inflatable rig. *swoosh*
Re:The Films: (Score:5, Informative)
The real list:
LAST PICTURE SHOW IN ARCHER CITY, TX (RRSHOW)
Friday, August 19
8:00 pm (No Passes)
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE - 3D! in ROSWELL, NM (RRSHOW)
Sunday, August 21
8:00 pm
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST IN MONUMENT VALLEY (RRSHOW)
Tuesday, August 23
8:00 pm
PLANET OF THE APES AT LAKE POWELL, UT (RRSHOW)
Wednesday, August 24
8:00 pm
REPO MAN ROAD RALLY IN LOS ANGELES, CA (RRSHOW)
Friday, August 26
8:00 pm
NORTH BY NORTHWEST IN BAKERSFIELD (RRSHOW)
Sunday, August 28
8:00 pm
BULLITT ROAD RALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA (RRSHOW)
Tuesday, August 30
8:00 pm
THE GOONIES IN ASTORIA, OR (RRSHOW)
Thursday, September 1
8:00 pm
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS AT DEVILS TOWER, WY (RRSHOW)
Saturday, September 3
8:00 pm
CAT BALLOU AT BUCKSKIN JOES, CO (RRSHOW)
Monday, September 5
8:00 pm
HUD IN CLAUDE, TX (RRSHOW)
Wednesday, September 7
8:00 pm
Re:The Films: (Score:2, Redundant)
LAST PICTURE SHOW IN ARCHER CITY, TX (RRSHOW)
Friday, August 19
8:00 pm (No Passes)
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE - 3D! in ROSWELL, NM (RRSHOW)
Sunday, August 21
8:00 pm
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST IN MONUMENT VALLEY (RRSHOW)
Tuesday, August 23
8:00 pm
PLANET OF THE APES AT LAKE POWELL, UT (RRSHOW)
Wednesday, August 24
8:00 pm
REPO MAN ROAD RALLY IN LOS ANGELES, CA (RRSHOW)
Friday, August 26
8:00 pm
NORTH BY
Re:These are the Films (Score:1)
Question for moderators (Score:1, Funny)
Is it because you are driving a car and can't RTFA and mod slashdot at the same time??
Or is it because you can't free up your hand because it is holding a bong, or are you too busy shooting up smack??
Or is it because you are about to pass out after three cases of beer and can't read anyway??
I miss Austin (Score:4, Insightful)
They frequently have free showings of B-movies at midnight. Like a comedy club, they usually expect you to buy a drink or two, but it's always a memorable experience.
Not to mention, I've never been to another theater that has 'Bucket O Beer' on the menu.
Re:I miss Austin (Score:1)
Now you can get into that pissing contest with a race horse eh?
Repo Man in East LA (Score:2)
Awesome (Score:2, Funny)
(/sarcasm)
close encounters (Score:1)
SoCal? (Score:2)
They have a history of creative events (Score:4, Interesting)
http://www.originalalamo.com/archives/photoarchiv
They had a Mullet Premiere with free admission if you agreed to get a mullet (http://www.originalalamo.com/archives/mullets200
Re:They have a history of creative events (Score:5, Interesting)
In other words, after going to the Alamo, I rarely see movies elsewhere. They survive by selling some pretty decent food (nothing spectacular, but it beats Chilis) for about the same price you'd pay at a normal restaurant, except you get to watch a movie while eating. Pray they open one in your town, the Alamo is run by film buffs for film buffs without that snooty film buff atmosphere.
it's the norm in Portland, OR (Score:1)
I live in Austin, and I used to be very enthusiastic about the Alamo Drafthouse formula. Then I visited Portland, Oregon and found that basically every movie theater there is also a bar and restaurant. I think restaurants in other cities are going to pick up on this formula eventually. The thing that will continue to distinguish the orignal alamo theaters is their programming. So far as yet, the Alamo franchises don't have unique programming, so there's not a whole lot of benefit they get from buying a fra
Re:it's the norm in Portland, OR (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:it's the norm in Portland, OR (Score:2)
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Re:They have a history of creative events (Score:2)
I do think the idea is great, esepecially if they are willing to boot you if you are talkin on your cell.
Re:They have a history of creative events (Score:2)
Definately stop by if it comes anywhere near you (Score:2, Insightful)
Animal House? (Score:2)
Or maybe the Chamber of Commerce of Eugene would rather forget that episode.
Re:YES! (Score:2)
Re:YES! (Score:1)
Re:YES! (Score:1)
Interesting Idea... (Score:2, Interesting)
Someone's gotta say it (Score:3, Funny)
Next up..... (Score:1)
Wait!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wait!!! (Score:2)
will it really be like a theater? (Score:1)
last picture show (Score:1)
And it gives another view of the fifties. One is which young people do what they have always have done, and were as insensitive as they always will be.
Reality -- What a Concept! (Score:3, Interesting)
They will be screening "12 famous films in their original shooting locations, chosen specifically to intensify the viewing experience,"
Sounds like a great idea. "Close Encounters" made me want to visit Devil's Tower, and I've considered taking the "Vertigo" tour in the San Francisco area. As time goes by, we'll need to depend more on classic older movies for terms like "original shooting locations" to mean anything. Somehow I can't see them showing "Revenge of the Sith" in cyberspace.
Re:Reality -- What a Concept! (Score:3, Informative)
See this story. [austinchronicle.com]
Harry Knowles... (Score:1)
He will eat, oh yes, for that is what he does...
Alamo Drafthouse (Score:3, Interesting)
The people who work there are great- they love what they do, and it shows. I can't even mention all of the great events they put on. The giant inflatable screen Rolling Roadshows are also a lot of fun. They've done Goonies in a cave, Deliverance on the banks of the Mississippi, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre where it was filmed... My wife and I love those types of events. ^_^ We got to see Buster Keaton's The General out in the country with a live band and train participating in the background, and Mr. Sinus (formerly Mr. Sinus Theatre but ran into Trademark problems) mocking- yes, Xanadu, at a roller skating rink. Just this weekend we saw the Wizard of Oz synced to the Dark Side of the Moon.
The Alamo is an experience. They even have specials with their regular movies- you can order a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster when you see Hitchhiker's Guide, or a That Yellow Bastard hot dog when you watch Sin City.
Re:Alamo Drafthouse (Score:2)
Re:Alamo Drafthouse (Score:1)
Not to the matinee. (Not that I'm complaining, mind you -- they still kick ass).
Re:Alamo Drafthouse (Score:2)
arrr, pirates beware... (Score:2)
Bad movie insurance (Score:4, Interesting)
First off, they serve excellent food, but more importantly they serve beer. Amazingly, a pint of Guinness costs less there than a large drink at a chain theater.
If that weren't enough... You know how most theaters will show ad slideshows before the movie? Instead, each theater has a video projector in addition to the film one, and for some time before the movie (over an hour at a special event) they show related and often funny material related to the movie in question.
Example: I went to see Episode III at the Drafthouse on opening night (well, 12:01am opening day). Not only did I have the option of getting hammered if it turned out to be crap, I was entertained by the pre-movie screening of parts of the Cartoon Network Clone Wars short animations mixed between the likes of excerpts of Turkish Star Wars, Star Crash, various interviews, Mark Hamill's appearance on The Muppet Show, and (possibly worth the price of admission) the Star Wars Thanksgiving Special.
Re:Bad movie insurance (Score:3, Interesting)
It reminds me of particular cinemas in you find in Europe. For instance, here in Ireland there's the Irish Film Centre (http://ifi.ie/ [ifi.ie] which is government funded with a mandate to show varied and culturally relevant films, giving it the biggest variety of old and new films of any cinem
Re:Bad movie insurance (Score:2)
SXSW really encompasses all of central Austin, and most every venue is a unique local establishment.
The Arbor (Score:2)
The Arbor [fandango.com]
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Re:Bad movie insurance (Score:2)
I've got a story! (Score:2)
It was entitled "The 100 sexiest moments in film" and it will go down in infamy as the most misnamed show ever.
It was advertised with "Lady and the Tramp" and, to be honest, half of the 100 were somewhat innocent. The Graduate, that type of thing, but the other 50 or so were so over
An easy way to do this.... (Score:2, Funny)
Schindler's List??? (Score:1)
With short subject 405: The Movie (Score:2)
Too late! (Score:3, Funny)
Inflatable screens finally hitting the US (Score:2)
Now if only Zorb [zorb.com] would open up a site in eastern PA...
WOO! (Score:3, Interesting)
Keep Austin Weird!
Re:WOO! (Score:1)
Lucky for me this summer I'm down in Austin and last Friday I got to experience all the greasy goodness of the Drafthouse while watching the new Star Wars. Not only did the food turn out to be halfway decent, but the beer was cold and to top it all off, the company I'm working f
Re:WOO! (Score:2)
Re:WOO! (Score:2)
Tingler (Score:1)
The Conqueror (Score:2)
back to the past? (Score:1)
In the western US... (Score:2)
Best Brains, MST3K, etc. (Score:2)
/me rolls eyes,
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*formerly Mr. Sinus**
**formerly Mr. Sinus Theatre 3000
Go to one of them if you can (Score:1)
Alamo Rocks (Score:1)
Re:I will no surender (Score:3, Funny)