The fine folks at the Alamo Drafthouse have just announced a special, last-minute QT Fest (kinda) to be held at the Alamo Downtown next week. As a tribute to the historic Colorado St. location, Quentin Tarantino will take over the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown for one last run of QT-style grindhouse triple bills, including a "Sex Comedies" night, a "Regional" night and a "Swinging" night. The series—dubbed "Last Night at the Alamo Grindhouse"—will run May 10th,... more ›

FRIDAY 28 [music] Ghostland Observatory, Glass Family, Clap! Clap! and Crash Gallery at Emo's (info) [music] White Ghost Shivers (CD Release Ball) with The Small Stars at The Parish Room (info) [music] Texas Sapphires at Waterloo Records (Free, 5pm) (info) [music] Joe Satriani at The Paramount Theatre (8pm) (info) [music] Southern Culture on the Skids at Continental Club (Through Sunday!, 11:30pm) (info) [music] My Education and Cue at Blue Theatre ($6) (info) [music/food] ATX Fest,... more ›

Anyone looking to start their weekend early can head over to the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, which is hosting a bevy of special screenings for both discriminating and very-non-discriminating moviegoers. The Shaw Brothers retrospective continues with The Five Deadly Venoms, arguably the pinnacle of 1970s kung-fu mythology, and the legendary Lon Chaney gives a genuinely chilling performance as The Phantom Of The Opera, a silent classic with live creepy-organ-music courtesy of Austin composer Graham Reynolds (who also scored the forthcoming A Scanner Darkly, among others). more ›

So, Quentin is back. While he wades through pre-production on Grind House, Mr. Brown is showing seven nights of highlights from past QT festivals. The main event is sold out, but tomorrow night's outdoor double feature still has tickets available as of 3pm today. more ›

MONDAY 24[music] TV On the Radio, Celebration, The Cocker Spaniels at Emo's (info) [film] Save Our Springs Alliance presents "Driving Sprawl," A 20-minute documentary about Advanced Micro Devices planned move to the Barton Springs watershed. at Ruta Maya (8pm) (info) [music] Josh Rouse at Cactus Café ($22, Through Tuesday) (info) [film/drinking] FuseBox Happy Hour/Nerve.com Screening at Blue Theater (6pm, $5, FREE beer and wine) (info) [books] Anthony Horowitz presents Ark Angel : An Alex Rider... more ›

Ain't It Cool News found out on Monday that the lineup for this year's QT Fest has been leaked on the Drafthouse's schedule of events. Full-access badges, priced at $145, have already sold out -- single screening tickets should still be available for most at $10/ea, or $20/30 for nightly passes. We've taken the liberty of linking the listings to their iMDB pages: MONDAY, APRIL 24TH [imdb] Kiss The Girls And Make Them Die [imdb]... more ›

As if SXSW didn't just bring enough film love into your life, the Austin Film Society and the Drafthouse have announced some new events to entertain you this spring. more ›