Unfortunately, we generally have to wake up super early on weekdays, and we're too weak-willed to attend many midnight screenings (you don't have to tell us how lame we are... we're well aware). So we tend to miss out on a lot of great movies, and a lot of great lobby conversation.
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Tomorrow's screening of Real Genius with John Gries in attendance is totally sold out (*sad face*). But cheer up--you can still enter our contest for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the 9:45pm screening of Napoleon Dynamite AND a pair of pajamas autographed by Laslo Hollyfeld himself!
WEDNESDAY [6] film • "Gunga Din" at The Paramount film • "The Man Who Would Be King" at The Paramount film • "5-25-77" at Alamo Downtown film • "Welcome Home, Brother Charles" with Jamaa Fanaka at Alamo Downtown film • Weird Wednesday: "Penitentiary" at Alamo Downtown film • Austin Film Festival screens "I'm Reed Fish" at Regal Arbor music • Ozma, Eastern Conference Champs, The Actual, The Laughing at The Parish Room music • Chris...
Tonight, Alamo Music Mondays presents an encore screening of Philippe Puicouyoul's 1980 New Wave love story La Brune Et Moi. The story revolves around a hot young French girl who's desperate for punk-rock superstardom, and a rich businessman who tries his best to buy it for her. But of course, the underdeveloped plot is just an excuse to showcase a long list of French punk bands, including Ici Paris, Artefact, Astroflash, Edith Nylon, The Questions,...
WEDNESDAY [30] booze • "Sir Chris" and "Lord Gates" from Car Stereo Wars and Learning Secrets guest bartend at The Mohawk (5-8pm) music • Locals @ La Zona Showcase Two wih AM Syndicate, The Drawing Board, Jets Under Fire at La Zona Rosa music • Hawnay Troof, Best Fwends, The Carrots at Emo's music • Pompeii, Ryan Lindsey, Gazelles, The Heirs at Emo's music • Tribute to Sublime with Badfish, Indofin, Under the Gun at...
WEDNESDAY [23] film • The Onion A.V. Club Movie Night with "Network" at Rio Rita (9pm) music/film • Jo's Rock and Reel with Broke Beads and "Gleaming the Cube" at Jo's Coffee (Free, 7:30pm) music • Austin Discovery School Benefit with Quien es Boom, Foot Foot, The Lennings at Emo's music • Prom Nite, Boo and Boo Too, The Unbearables, Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk at Emo's music • Doo-Wah Riders, Merchants of Moonshine...
WEDNESDAY [16] music • Locals at La Zona Rosa Showcase with Zookeeper, The Laughing, A Pocketful of Deng at La Zona Rosa (Free with RSVP at Do512) books • The Intimacies Group with Guest Rick Lannoye discuss "Sex Drive" at BookPeople (7:00pm) film • "Willy Wonka" Chocolate Feast at Alamo Downtown film • Open Screen Night at Alamo Downtown film • Weird Wednesday: "Daydream" at Alamo Downtown food • (The Original) Willy Wonka Chocolate...
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.
WEDNESDAY [21] books • Jeff Stone presents The Crane at BookPeople (10:00am) books • The Intimacies Group at BookPeople (7:00pm) food • Angel Valley Organic Farm Farmstand at Asian American Cultural Center, 11713 Jollyville Road (10am-2pm) food • Market Days at the Farm at Boggy Creek Farm, 3414 Lyons Road (8:30am-1pm) food • Austin Farmers Market at Whole Food Parking Lot, 525 N Lamar (8:30am-Noon) drink • Mojito Tasting at Dona Emilia's, 101 San...
WEDNESDAY [28] film • Beats Per Minute, the 48 Hour Music Video Competition at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Premiere screening of Party 101: Consequences at The Paramount Theatre (7pm) film • Mardi Gras: Made in China at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Weird Wednesday: Massacre of Pleasure at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown music • Grizzly Bear, The Papercuts, Peter & the Wolf at Emo's music • This Life Electric, Goldcure, Starchild at Stubb's music...
WEDNESDAY [14] music • White Ghost Shivers Valetine's Day Party at Scoot Inn music • Bigwood, Street Light Suzie, Sedium, The Ivory Class at Emo's Lounge music • The Stags, Future Clouds and Radar, Radar Radar, The Strange Boys at Emo's music • Kitty Kitty Bang Bang Valentine's Day Party at Stubb's music • Anti-Valentines Day Second Halloween Party at Beerland music • Jimmie Dale Gilmore at Cactus Café (8:30pm) music • People Skills,...
FRIDAY [9] art • Joey "Jo E" Santori paints a 6'x3' piece live while DJ O'Cal spins at Canvas Bar and Gallery (10am-6pm) art • Contemporary Art Trunk Show thru Feb. 11 at Art on 5th (10am-6pm) comedy • Bog Saget at The Paramount Theatre film • Master Pancake Debuts with Titanic at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Weird Wednesday Reel One Viewing Party at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Spike & Mike's Sick...
WEDNESDAY [7] music • Hotel, Hotel, Haunting Oboe Music at Beerland music • The Matches, I Am Ghost, Escape the Fate, The Higher at Emo's music • Lotus, The Frequency at Stubb's music • David Garza at Continental Club (Midnight, $7) music • Todd Snider at Cactus Café music • Tiny Fox, The Offisaurs, Aspen Murder at Trophy's music • Pezz Perez, The Seas at The Chain Drive (10pm) film • A Portrait of...
WEDNESDAY [31] dj • fStar, a biweekly project about "living, breathing, moving graffiti" coupled with a live soundtrack at Jo's on 2nd Street (8-10pm, Free) dj • Cut Club at The Mohawk music • The Lymbyc Systym, This Will Destroy You, Loren Dent at Emo's music • Live Oak Decline, Sounds Under Radar at Stubb's music • Brother Will, Carley Wolf, Stoney's Spoken Word (featuring the Golden Boys) at Beerland music • Militant Babies,...
WEDNESDAY [24] books • Dr. Steven Moore presents Alternative Routes to the Sustainable City at BookPeople (7:00pm) books • Neal Shusterman presents Everlost at BookPeople (7:00pm) comedy • Bil Dwyer at Cap City Comedy Club DJ • Cut Club at The Mohawk DJ • Tighten Up at Beauty Bar film • Stroszek at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Ladies of the 80s Singalong at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown film • Weird Wednesday: Get Mean at...
WEDNESDAY [10] DJ • Cut Club at The Mohawk film • KLRU Presents: Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes with discussion led by UT's Dr. S. Craig Watkins at Carver Museum and Cultural Center (6pm, Free) film • Open Screen Night at Alamo Downtown (7pm, $5) film • Idiocracy at Beerland (7pm, Free) film • Transamerica at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm,Free) film • The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai at Alamo Drafthouse (9:45pm) film • Weird...
WEDNESDAY [20] film • Super Happy Fun Monkey Bash 5 at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm, $5) film • Danielson: A Family Movie at Alamo Downtown (7pm) film • Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story at Beerland (7pm, Free) film • Delicatessen at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) film • Weird Wednesday: The Magic Christmas Tree at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free) food • Austin Farmers Market at Whole Food Parking Lot, 525 N Lamar (4-7pm) music •...
WEDNESDAY [13] party • 3rd Annual Food Drive & Holiday Party at The Side Bar music • The Transgressors, Hello Lovers, The Dresses at Emo's music • Joanna Newsom & Her Orchestra, Bill Callahan at The Parish Room music • The Onlys, J Dimenna, Dolly Partners, Daughter at Beerland music • Pete Yorn, Sound Team, Starsailor at Antone's music • Tia Carrera, Flower to Hide, Damage Pants at Red's Scoot Inn film • Dinner...
WEDNESDAY [29] discussion • Patton Oswalt and Writers Present The Onion at Alamo Downtown (9:30pm, $15) music • Indian Jewelry, Cry Blood Apache, Wiggins at Emo's music • Real Live Tigers, Fourth War Boys Choir, David Israel, Pink Nasty at Beerland music • The Distant Seconds,The Late Fees & The Unbearables at The Parlor film • Third Coast Night: La Sierra at Alamo Downtown (7pm) film • The Devil's Backbone at Beerland (7pm, Free)...
We'll be mostly offline through the rest of this week to spend the holidays with our families. Happy Thanksgiving, Austinites! WEDNESDAY [22] film • "School House Rock" Sing&Learn-Along at Alamo Downtown (7pm, $10) film • The Syrian Bride at Congregation Beth Israel (7pm) film • Be Here to Love Me at Beerland (7pm, Free) film • A Woman Is a Woman at Spider House (8pm,Free) film • Moulin Rouge at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm,Free) film...
WEDNESDAY [8] film • Breathless at Spider House (10pm, Free) music • Daniel Francis Doyle, Health, Oh,Beast!, Nouns Group, Blonde Girls at Emo's music • Matt Nathanson w. Danny Malone, Brett Dennen at The Parish Room music • Guitar Shorty at Waterloo Records music • The Heirs, Rachel Goldstar, The Easies, Emily Sparks, serious daters at Beerland music • Juan Gabriel at Frank Erwin Center food • Angel Valley Organic Farm Farmstand at Asian...
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music • Minus the Bear, POS, The Velvet Teen, Russian Circles at Emo's music • Social Distortion w/ Blackpool Lights & The Chelsesa Smiles at Stubb's music • New Found Glory at La Zona Rosa music • The Mozart Requiem: A 250th Anniversary featuring Les Violons du Roy & La Chapelle de Quebec at Bass Concert Hall music • Capitol Years, The Lemurs, National Eye at The Mohawk books • Poetry on the Plaza: Greenwich Village Voices at Harry Ransom Center (12:00noon) film • Norman Mailer: Maidstone at Alamo Downtown (7pm) film • Tideland at Alamo Downtown (7pm) film • Weird Wednesday: The Glove at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free) food • Angel Valley Organic Farm Farmstand at Asian American Cultural Center, 11713 Jollyville Road (10am-2pm) food • Austin Farmers Market at Whole Food Parking Lot, 525 N Lamar (4-7pm)WEDNESDAY [25] music • Joseph Arthur with Annie Stela at The Parish Room music • Joseph Arthur at Waterloo Records (Free, 5pm) music • Gorch Fock, Green Milk From Another Planet Orange, The Mall, Skullening at Emo's Lounge music • Dean Station at End of an Ear (Free, 6pm) music • Capoeira Benefit at Flamingo Cantina music • Savion Glover at Hogg Auditorium dj • Cut Club with guest DJ Terry Diabolik (NYC) at...
WEDNESDAY [18] party • Cut Club with The Young Professionals (Prince Klassen, KidIndie) at The Mohawk dance • Requiem at Intel Shell (8pm, $20-$30) film • Bad Education at Arbor (1:10pm & 6:50pm) ® film • Live Flesh at Arbor (4:10pm & 9:30pm) ® film • Norman Mailer: Beyond the Law at Alamo Downtown (7pm) ® film • The Films of Joseph Cornell at The Space (8pm, Free) film • Back to the Future...
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film • Pee-wee's Big Adventure at Rounders Pizzeria (9pm, FREE) film • The Flower of My Secret at Arbor (2:45pm & 7:30pm) ® film • Talk to Her at Arbor (12:10pm, 5:05pm, 10pm) ® film • Texas Doc. Tour: 51 Birch Street at Alamo Drafthouse (7pm) ® film • The Blood of a Poet at The Space (8pm, Free) film • Kiss My Snake with director Tom Tavee live at Alamo Drafthouse (9:45pm) ® film • Weird Wednesday: Boss Nigger at Alamo Drafthouse (11:55pm, Free) music • AM Syndicate, Lomita, Just Guns, Bello Ragazzo, Abominatron at Emo's music • Mark Kozelek (Sun Kil Moon), Red House Painters, Pink Nasty at The Parish Room ® music • Breaking Benjamin, Evans Blue, Dropping Daylight at La Zona Rosa music • Band of Heathens at Waterloo Records (5pm) music • Grey Holiday, The Toast, Scorpio Rising at Flamingo Cantina music • Cut Club weekly DJ party with KidIndie, Prince Klassen, MegaGates at The Mohawk books • Poetry on the Plaza: Actor Terence Wilton performs the one-man play Ithaka at Harry Ransom Center (12noon, Free) ® books • Cindy Sheehan presents Peace Mom at BookPeople (7:00pm) food • Angel Valley Organic Farm Farmstand at Asian American Cultural Center, 11713 Jollyville Road (10am-2pm) food • Austin Farmers Market at Whole Food Parking Lot, 6th and Lamar (4-7pm)WEDNESDAY [4] film • "Lost" Season 3 Premiere at Alamo South (7:30pm, $10 -food and bvg. voucher) ® film • The War Symphonies: Shastakovich Against Stalin at Alamo Drafthouse (7pm) ® film • Kill Bill Vol. I at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) ® film • Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers at Jovita's (8:30pm) film • Tom Waits: Big Time at Alamo Drafthouse (9:45pm) ® film • Weird Wednesday: Shark! at Alamo Drafthouse (11:30pm,...
WEDNESDAY [27] books • Texas Monthly Author Series presents John Burnett, author of Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions at BookPeople (7pm) benefit/music/food • Celebration of Choice 2006, a benefit with Genevieve Van Cleve, Carolyn Wonderland, The Texas Sapphires; live & silent auction; light fare buffer; at Antone's (5:30pm, $35/advance, $50/door, $20/music only) ® party • Hot Dog Hump Day: The Peacock Celebrates Its First Birthday! at The Peacock (4:30pm-7pm, Free) music • Bitter Tongues,...
WEDNESDAY [20] film • Cinematexas Fest at Various (Various) ® music • Acid King, Black Cobra, The High Divers, Ghetto Princess at Emo's music • Lebanon (ISRAEL), Snake Trap, UME, Something Fierce at Beerland music • Five Times August, Stephen Speaks at Cactus Café music • Jet at La Zona Rosa ® music • Secret Weapons, Til We're Blue or Destroy and The Quicks at The Chain Drive (9pm) food • Angel Valley Organic...
WEDNESDAY [13] food • Angel Valley Organic Farm Farmstand at Asian American Cultural Center, 11713 Jollyville Road (10am-2pm) film • Terror Storm with Alex Jones Live at Alamo South (7pm) film • AFS Doc. Tour: The Trials of Darryl Hunt at Alamo Drafthouse (7pm, $4 members, $6 non) ® film • Once Upon a Time in Mexico at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) film • Get Carter at Spider House (9pm, Free) film • AICN...
WEDNESDAY [6] film • The Stunt Man with Richard Rush Live in Person at Alamo Downtown (6:45pm, $10) food • Angel Valley Organic Farm Farmstand at Asian American Cultural Center, 11713 Jollyville Road (10am-2pm) film • TerrorStorm with Alex Jones Live at Alamo South (7pm) film • Before Sunrise at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free) film • Zatoichi: 7 & 8 at Spider House (8pm, Free) film • Quai Des Ofevres at Paramount Theatre (7:15pm)...
