Last Month at the Alamo Updates

As part of the "Last Month at the Original Alamo" festivities, Ain't It Cool News and Fantastic Fest have just announced a special sneak screening of Eli Roth's highly anticipated new horror film Hostel Part 2 this coming Sunday night. A longtime friend of the Alamo, Roth will be in attendance to introduce the film, and the AICN announcement suggests that there'll be some other fun surprises as well. Though we have no idea what kind of fun.

The screening is free, but you can reserve a seat by pre-purchasing a food and drink voucher (are you really going to eat during this thing? What's wrong with you?). And once again, being a Fantastic Fest badgeholder pays off—FF registrants and Heroes of the Alamo can reserve seats starting at noon today (May 28th), while remaining tickets will become available to the general public on Wednesday (May 30th) at noon.

If we didn't see you in line at the Alamo box office yesterday morning, chances are you didn't get a triple-feature ticket for the final night celebration on June 27th. But there are still some double-feature tickets available though the Alamo website. They ain't cheap, but it's sure to be a ridiculously fun night.

In one last bit of Alamo news, Jette Kernion (Cinematical contributor and proprietress of the fantastic Austin film blog Slackerwood) and Blake Ethridge (of the similarly awesome Cinema Strikes Back blog) have recently announced the Alamo Downtown Blog-a-Thon, which will take place on Monday, June 25th. Basically, folks can share stories about their favorite experiences at the Alamo Downtown, and they'll all get compiled into one huge list for your reading pleasure. So if you've got a favorite Alamo memory, start typing it up! More details can be found here.

Hostel Part 2 w/ Eli Roth Live
Sunday, June 3rd
Midnight, Free
[Reserve Seats]

Final Night at the Alamo Double Feature
Wednesday, June 27th
9:45pm, $85 / $70 Fantastic Fest, Heroes of the Alamo
[Tickets]

Alamo Downtown Blog-a-Thon
Monday, June 25th
[More Info]

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By math in Arts & Entertainment on May 28, 2007 10:34 AM 0 Comments

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ol'pappy

Didn't they get those chairs from the old porno theater on South Congress?

Patrick

I really, really wanted in on the last night -- more than anything, for the chair -- but the $225 tickets were well out of my range. As a college student, as much as I wanted those seats and to be there on the final night, I simply don't have that kind of money, and if I did I'd rather spend it on something else.

This is not to blame the guys at the Alamo, though -- I know it's an in-demand night and an expensive one, and that's fine. They probably could've filled the place up even if the tickets were $500. Still bummed, though.