When you’re new to Austin, one of the first things you keep hearing is how YOU HAVE to check out Alamo Drafthouse, and considering the typical cinema experience you may be like, “Really guys, an absolute must-do is a movie theater?” more ›

Wouldn’t it have it been lovely to see Ryan Reynolds and Won Bin compete shirtless in the ring Sunday night during the Fantastic Debates? more ›

When a group of college students decide to cross the border with a group of illegals as part of their thesis film for school, they find themselves held captive by these patriots and forced into filming the horrific activities on the compound—an abandoned cattle slaughterhouse. more ›

Prepared to blitzkrieg the entire film industry with bombs of awesomeness, the Alamo Drafthouse is getting into the film distribution game and will be releasing the brilliant Chris Morris jihadist comedy, Four Lions, which had its Austin premiere as the closing night film of SXSW 2010. Carrying the moniker of its flagship, Drafthouse Films is set to bring Four Lions to LA, New York and Austin in the fall. more ›

By now we all know that Shark Week is in full effect. In order to keep the action going, the folks at Weird Wednesday decided to join in on the fun by screening Mako: Jaws of Death tonight! If you haven’t seen it, we wouldn't advise skipping out on this shark movie gem—and for the low price of just one buck to reserve a seat, why would you? True shark fans will delight in this rare opportunity to see this under-the-sea cult flick on the big screen. more ›

This year, the Alamo Drafthouse decided have their own special week: seven days of totally awesome shark events with beer, nachos, pizza, milkshakes, friends ... and SHARKS. more ›

Is watching people gyrate and dance like animals in heat your favorite part about going to the club on a Saturday night? Or do you prefer to participate instead of observing? Either way, this event is probably for you. Last year Air Sex toured North America, was featured on Bill Maher and Bad Girls Club and the first ever Air Sex World Champion was crowned. In 2010 we expect all participants to take Air Sex to the next level with the raunchiest performances the Alamo Drafthouse has ever witnessed. more ›

Tuesday night, the lovely Ms. Rebecca Havemayer is bringing her brand new Celluloid Handbag to the Alamo Drafthouse downtown for a screening of the 1962 shocker Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? more ›

If you’re planning a date for this Wednesday and don’t want to fork out the cash for a new release, then why not go to Weird Wednesday? This week, the Alamo Drafthouse is featuring the perfect summer flick to take a would-be mate. It’s called Hollywood High, and everything we’ve read about it says it’s a raging stink-bomb of a film, filled with loads of nudity and a script that will put all other 70s teen sex comedies to shame. more ›

There are many great art events taking place around town this weekend. Here is a rundown of the highlights: Yard Dog Art will be hosting an opening reception for their latest exhibit from 7-9pm on Friday. Over and Under is a group show curated by Jenny Hart from Sublime Stitching. Austin's embroidery queen first exhibited her work at Yard Dog and has now selected work from a list of stitching all-stars. Over and Under showcases the wide range of styles and techniques that stem from the simple stitch - from Emily Eibel's quilt squares that depict modern folk scenes to the delicate hoop-framed work of Veronica Fuentes. The truly inspired can pick up a Sublime Stitching kit and do the over and under all night long. more ›

That's right, the Hamburger Bed is for sale on eBay. Inspired by the 1986 movie, Hamburger: The Motion Picture, in which dorm room beds were hamburgers, Austinite Kayla Kromer cooked one up for herself. More accurately a Cheeseburger Bed, the handcrafted original quickly became an internet sensation and has appeared in seven magazines. After months of warding off would be buyers, Kromer sites a series of personal setbacks requiring her to make sacrifices as the reason she is finally willing to sell her masterpiece. Since the burger is large (8 feet in diameter!), Kromer is nor arranging for shipping, which puts Austin area residents at a great advantage should they want to sleep between a slice of memory foam American Cheese and a sesame seed bun. more ›

Hit up the Alamo Drafthouse this Sunday for a Father's Day Feast while watching Wes Anderson's dysfunctional family masterpiece, The Royal Tenenbaums. Sure, Royal might be a shitty dad. Okay, maybe he's an asshole and has disappeared for several years. And, true, he fakes his death to force his family closer together. But whatever, it'll just bring you and your dear ol' dad closer together as you can say, relatively, "You are such a great dad, Dad!" more ›

Whether you think Y2K really did bring down a musical apocalypse or not, you might want to check out the Alamo Downtown’s 90’s Alternative Sing-Along, presented this Thursday night. more ›

Reported just days ago on the their own blog, The Alamo Drafthouse revealed two bits of interest concerning their future transition down the street to take over the famous, and schizophrenic, Ritz on 6th. It's looking like the final day at The Original Alamo on 4th & Colorado will be Wednesday, June 27th, 2007. more ›

Tonight is the last night to catch , a documentary about extraordinary feats of drinking coupled with agony-inducing physical contests, at the Alamo South Lamar, at 10:15 p.m. more ›

Moretempo is going on tomorrow night. We’ve been fans of the DJs behind this party for quite some time, and we really respect what it is that they are trying to do by bringing out the more odd & interesting dance selections from their crates. An expansion of music awareness for you to drink and dance to. If Austin has a DJ culture, this should be its mantra. more ›

Did you ever think you’d go to Round Rock to experience one of the most intense rock and roll events of your life? Neither did we, but leave it up to the Alamo Draft House to bring you Zaireeka at Old Settlers Park this Saturday and Sunday. 4 state of the art sound systems. 4 40’screens filled with eye candy. And one of the most original rock albums of all time from the one... more ›

FRIDAY:: [music] Neo-Catastrophism, 9pm @ Gallery Lombardi [books] Phil Lesh, 7pm @ Bookpeople [music] Of Montreal Instore, 5pm @ Waterloo, CD Release Party, 9:30 @ The Parish [music] ROCKIT 4: Dance party, 8pm @ Big Red Sun - $7 [comedy] Margaret Cho, 8pm @ Bass Concert Hall SATURDAY:: [music] Keren Ann, 8:30 @ The Parish SUNDAY:: [volunteer] Danskin Women's Triathalon, 7am @ Travis County Expo Center ALL WEEKEND:: [theater] Holes Before Bedtime, 8pm @... more ›

In conjunction with the exhibit, the Alamo Draft House Downtown will be showing Metal Storm: The Scandinavian Black Metal on Monday, May 9 at 9:45pm ($1 night!). Non-satanists are encouraged to attend both events. more ›

Have you ever wondered how old timey folks viewed marijuana in the days before true scientific method and rigorous analysis? Have all your questions answered by the Bedlam Faction's comedic stage rendering of the 1930's classic "Reefer Madness" at the Hideout Theatre at 617 Congress: more ›