In an announcement sure to make everyone from Circle C to Oak Hill grin, the Alamo Drafthouse finally affixed an opening date to the eight-screen Slaughter Lane location that has been in the works for over two years. Dubbed simply (and cheekily) Alamo Slaughter, the cinema will open on Thursday, March 22nd - just around the time that most of you emerge from post-SXSW hibernation. The theater will fill a longstanding movie (and bar) void in Southwest Austin, and will anchor a new shopping area at MoPac and Slaughter that looks likely to include more restaurants and shops in the future. more ›

Tired of staying in your house to watch the Oscars, all seventy hours of them? Want to heckle in the company of others? Couture make you really hungry? more ›

We're just about to head to the grocery store to stock up on champagne and salty snacks for this weekend's award show marathon, but for those of you who like to venture beyond the comfort of your living rooms for these kinds of events, here are some party options: Tomorrow, you can join the Austin Film Society at Ringer's Sports Lounge where they'll be hosting a viewing party for the Independent's Spirit Awards. Two Austinites... more ›

Fantastic Fest kicks off tonight at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar. The big events lined up for opening night include: an advance screening of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning attended by the director and cast-members, including R. Lee Ermey (Full Metal Jacket) The Full Moon Travelling Roadshow hosted by Puppetmaster creator Charles Band, who promises a “live” decapitation a 3-D screening of Parasite 3-D, one of the worst movies ever made about an... more ›

First things first. Alamo Drafthouse EAT DRINK WATCH MOVIES events pretty much always kick ass, but the bar just may have been raised with the upcoming showing of Stephen Chow’s God of Cookery, loosely based on Japanese wundershow Iron Chef. Alamo South Lamar Exec Chef John Bullington and Alamo Village Exec Chef Trish Eichelberger face off Wednesday, August 30 at 7pm at The Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. The stakes? The title of Alamo Iron... more ›