Fantastic Fest is knocking on the door of being, against all odds, one of the world's most important film festivals. That's not just hometown pride talking -- that shit comes from Variety and Texas Monthly. But there's more to it than just movies, and the recently concluded 2010 edition of the festival was a fine example: In addition to the film portion of the festival, attendees buzzed about the Fantastic Arcade, which featured independent games from around the world at the Highball. Less heralded, however, was the new inclusion of theater as part of the Fantastic Fest program. more ›

If you're like a good deal of us you may not have any kind of clue what you'll be doing for Halloween this year. Or, maybe it is just us. Regardless, over the the next few days we'd like to provide you with a hefty dose of options for you to partake around town that combines the wonderful world of film with a thematic relation to our country's greatest holiday that we don't get off from work. more ›

Every Friday and almost-every-Saturday for the next four weeks the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz will host Master Pancake Theatre as they board something science fiction-y on their way to Mars (which has been scientifically identified as the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz) and lampoon the world of Philip K. Dick. There will be California Governors, Kuatos, and Sharon Stones at the mercy of the comedic minds of the Pancake troupe. more ›