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HILL STOMP HOTLAR/CAESAR'S PARKWEDNESDAY APRII 2,7:OO PM

(director: Brad Beesley, 60 min, $7; $5 student/senior/AFS) HlllStomp Hallar premiered at the 1999 SXSW Film Fesfival and wonfirst rumer-up in the feature documentary competition. The filmprofiles bluesman R. L. Burnside and two of his musical cohorts ofFat Possum Records. The musicians, masters of their styie andwealhered by their 701 )cdrs o[ ]i[e. are generally illilerate.obstinate, and suspicious. Each seems unaware of the camera,offering insight into their lives and music. Together, they take theblues to new younger audiences, bridging the gap from Mississippijuke joints to concerts with the likes of Jon Spencer. "Didn't mean tokill nobody. Him dying was between him and the Lord," R.L.Burnside recalls during an interview. In addition to surviving hardtimes and cotton fields, R. L. learned his blues from anacknowledged virtuoso, Mississippi Fred McDowell. R.L. stillresides in Chulahoma, Mississippi in a small home with over 20 ofhis relatives. Hill Stonp Hollnr represents a year-long cinematicexploration into the world of Fat Possum Records and MississippiHill Country blues. Using a variety of film stocks, Hrll Stomp Hollarrecords not iust the musical per{ormanceg but also gut-wrenchingtales of suwival in the racis! sharecropping system of Mississippi.Also screening is Sara Price's documentary Caesar's Park FilmmakerBrad Beesley will be live in person at the screening. Proceeds willgo towards the production of Beesley's new h7m Carnp Stories.

The Austin Museum ol Alt presenlsROBERT FRANK AND THE BEAT GENERATION

THURSDAY APRIL 3, 7:30 PMCurated by local filmmaker John Ausbrooks and the new mediaarts group: al*limbic systems. In conjunction with the AustinMuseum ofArt's presentation of Robert Frank Photographs

IN THE STREET(Dir. Helen Levitt, i952, b/w, silent, 16 min.) An urbandocumentary of the children of a neighborhood on Manhattan'sUpper ta\t 5ide. For them. the street is a playground. battleground.and theater. Still photographers Levitt, Loeb and Agei havecaplured Lhe feeling ot sLreet energy wilh a series oI ge5ture*yougchildren parade. wedr ma5k\, and fighl: old women ob,ervi Irofrtheir {ront stoops; and the young girls wait neruously on the stepsfor their dates.

FIRE lN THE EASTI A PORTMIT OF ROBERT FRANK(Dirs. Phillip Brookmary Amy Brookman, 1985, color, 28 min.) Anintimate view o{ four decades of Frank's life, films, andphotographs. Includes interviews with Allen Ginsberg, Emile deAntonio, Jonas Mekas, and Rudy Wurlitzer

THE WONDER RING(Dir Stan Brakhage, 1955, color, 6 min.) On a theme suggested byJoseph Cornell, New York's Third Avenue El (since demolished) asthrough the eyes of a child on a merry-go-round.

PUtt MY DAISY(Dirs. Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie, 1959, b/w 28 min.) Recognizedas one of Lhe mo.t important works ol:avanL-garde cinema, lull myDaisl is a classic look at lhe,oul o[ the beat generation. made withwriters Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and painters AlfredLeslie, Larry Rivers, and Alice Neel. Written and narrated byKerouag it tells the story of a bishop and his mother who pay ivisit to Milo, a railroad worker At the same time his poet friends,Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, and Gregory Corso, hang aroundquizzirg the bishop about lhe meaning of life and it. everydayrelationship to art and poetry

MOTHTIGHT(Dir. Stan Brakhage,1963, color, silent, 4 mir.) When he had nomoney to buy film stock, Brakhage conceived the idea of naking afilm out of natural material through which light could pass. Hecollected dead moths, flowers, leaves, and seeds and placed thembetween two layers of Mylar editing tape, a transparent, thin stripof 16mm celluloid with sprocket holes and glue on one side, todepict 'as a moth might see from birth to death i{ black werewhite.'Photo Credir Robed lranl, Poll My Daist 1959, Celalh silver phoiograph, 12 x 7 9/16 inches,The Mlseum of Fine Arls, Houston, Gifi of d1e ariist, 2000.468. O Robed frank, CourtesvPace/Ma€Giil Callery New York

WIIYWONKA & THE CHOCOTATE FACTORYFREE WONKA BAR WITH EVERY TICKET5 WITH GOLDEN TICKETS EACH NIGHT!APRIt 3-5 MIDNIGHT, APRII 6 4:30 PM

(1977, dir. Mel Stuart, 100 min, G, $6) It is time once again for whathas become an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema institution: WiIIv Wonkaand the Chorolafe f0(laru. Al the Alamo, howerer, it's alway. morethan a movie. For each screening, every patron receives a bonafideWONKA BAR" inside 5 of those bars each night is a magical goldenticket. Recipients of the golden tickets won't get a ride in a glasseleraLor and a lifetime qupply of chocolate, insLead. it'r the nextbest thing: toys and prizes from Hogwild Vintage Toys andClothing!

(198{ d. Herbert Ross, PG, 107 min.) Jac( get bac( 'cause it'sFoofloose, the sweet 80's story about a big-city, thinnie wearing rebeltrapped in a rural Midwestem tonry who dances his way into theheart' of the Ioca. hick'. ild into the pant- of rhe loca ciricl.. S"eKevin Bacon compete in a deadly slow gme of "chicken" usirgkactors...see Sarah Jessica Parker talk about diaphrams...see SeanPem's little brother breakdance...and see a whole lot of Coca-Colaproduct placement. So kick off your Sunday shoes, and let's hear itfor the boys, Johr, Jem and Owery as they promise to fry a lot ofBacon with this one!

AINT IT COOL NEWS & SAFEPTACE OF AUSIIN PRESENT

TEVITY . REGIONAT PREMIERE!SUNDAY APRIT 6 7:00 PM

DIRECTOR ED SOLOMON IIVE IN PERSON!(2003, d. Ed Solomon, 100 min, & 98.50, 100/o of door proceedsbenefit SafePlace of Austin) We have the next in a series ol Ain't IlCool Neros sponsored Regional premieres coming to the AlamoDrafthouse Cinema Downtown on April 6. The way these screenhgswork is that Harry makes the contact and lines up the film and talent,the Alamo donates the space, and 100ft of the door proceeds bene{itchariry None of this "portlon of the proceeds" on this one, noadministrative fees, nothing. 100ft of the door goes to charity. So openup your pocketbook and shell for this extremely affordable event, andknow that while you are induiging yourseli in a great movieexperience, you are aiso making the world a better place. - Tim

Film description: Lraity was directed by Ed Solomon, who authoredmuch lighter fare such as Bill & Ted's Excellent Aduenture, Men inBlack and Charlies Angels. This was the opening film ofSUNDANCE (a prestigious spot) this year and was met withwonderful response. After 22 years ir jail for murder, Manual (BillyBob Thornton) returns to his old neighborhood. He is drawn into acommunity center with Pastor Evans (Morgan Freeman) where hemeets Sofia (Kirsten Dunst), a wreck of a young girl. Manualwrestles with his pas! pursuing a tenuous relationship with Adele(Holly Hunter), the older sister of his victim. When Adele's son getscaught in a cycle ot violence, he sees hi\ Iast opportunit) lorredemption.

(1996, dir. Arturo Ripstein, free admission) Based on the sameevents as the 1970 exploitation frlm The Honeymoon Killers,Ripstein's tale unfolds in northern Mexico in the 1940s. A fat andpassionate nurse, Coral, is hopelessly in love with a vain gigolo.She discovers that the surest way to his heart md groin is throughmurder. Like a Bomie md Clyde of dusty boudoirs, they plowthrough a series of lonely hearts beating within unhappy widows,A trail of dead bodies and empty bark accounts is left in theirwake. Profundo Carmesi won Eight Adeles, the Mexican Oscar

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M"S'Tl(1987, d. Bigas Luna, & 85 miry free admission) I love movieswithin movies, but this one really hammers home the mind-fuckpotential of the Mobius strip movie. If ever there rvas a movie thatdeserves to be seen in a theater, this is it. Director Bigas Luna(lamon lamon) plays on the viewer's most elementary fears in waysyou've never seen or imagined. It's impossible to describe themany convolutions of reality and fantasy at play here withoutruining the movie for you. So for once just trust me. Would I beshowing a 1987 movie on Wednesday night unless it's real good?Featuring eye trauma, sick gore, and Zelda Rubinsteiry that creepymidget from Poltergeist. - Lars

The Auslin Museum of Arl presenls

ROBERT FRANK AND THE BEAT GENERATIONAn evening o{ filnr, music and poetry highlghting works by

Robert Frank and his contemporaries (description next column)

JOURNEYS INTO THE SHADOW WORLD:THE FITMS OF ARTURO RIPSTEIN

PROFUNDO CARfvlESlTUESDAY APRIL 8,7:00 PM

The Austin Film Sociely presenls

THE TEXAS DOCUMENTARY TOURARTHUR DONG: COMING OUT UNDER FIRE

WEDNESDAY APRII 9, 7:00 PMAFS Texas Documentary Tour: Arthur Dong Presents Caming OutUnder Fire, a powerful examination of gay and lesbian veterans ofWorld War IL With mabashed interviews, declassified govementdocuments, photographs, film clips, military propaganda, andmedical documents, the film explores the sometimes delightful,often difficult lives of soldiers fighting on several fronts (militarysociaf and psychological) during wartime.

(1979, d. George McCowary R, 98 min, free admission) Evil spaceemperor Jack Palance and his army of low-budget robots is hording asuper space drug stash away from a colony of moon citizens. JohnIreland and the ultra-zesty Carol Lynley lead a proletariat revolt withtheir own lovable robot to get their fair share of these much coveted

space drugs. A produci of one of the most important exploitationgimmicks of the modern er4 post-Star Wars sci-fi bandwagonin&The Shape of Things to Come spares every expense, except,inexplicably, the casting department. It also manages to capitalize onyet another age-old exploitation trick, the title bait and switch. Folkexpecting a retelling of the classic H.G. Wells Things to Come (1936\

will be staring goggle-eyed at a very di{ferent animal. - Tim

HOGWITD VINTAGE TOYS AND CTOTHING PRESENTS:

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARKSqe Bruce Compbell in Woders ol lhe Losl Pqrk belore lhe lilml

APRIL lO-12 MIDNIGH! APRIL l3 4rOO PMBrand new restored and remastered prhtl Steven Spielberg's Ralders

of the Lost Ark plays like an anthology of the best parts from all theSaturday matinee serials ever made. It takes place in Afric4 Nepal,Egypt, at sea md in a secret submarine base. It contains trucks,bulldozers, tanks, motorcycles, ships, subs, Clippers, md a Naziflying wing. It has snakes, spiders, booby traps and explosives. The

hero is trapped in a snake pit, and the heroine finds herselfassaulted by mummies. The weapons range from revolvers andmachine guns to machetes and whips. It's a Boy's Own Adventure, a

whiz-bang slamarama, a Bruised Forearm movie (you squeeze thearm of your date every time something startles you). It's done with a

kind of heedless joy. Spielberg was old enough (34) to have the cloutto mal<e the film, and young enough to remember why he wantedto. All of the reasons why he wmted to. Roger Eberl, Chicago Sun

Tlnes. Vintage Spielberg trailers before the film, Also, see Bruce

Canpbell's Waders of the Lost Park as folks are seating. Also, wintickets to the AMAZING Raiders remake (shot by 12 year olds over6 years) premiering at the Alamo on May 30.

MASTERPIECE THEATERVINTAGE KUNG FU, IIVE DUBBING, SCORE, EFFECTS!

UTTTMATE DRAGON (1973)SAL APRIL 12, 7:OO PM, SUN, APRIT l3 9:45 PM

(1973, d. Jim Markovic, 72 min, PG, $10) Dragon Lee stars in thisblatmt Brucesploitahon rip-of{. In the feeding freuv that was1973-1974, every exploiteer worth his salt n'as finding some kungfu expert, giving him a bow'l haircut, tossing him a pair ofnunchucks md racing to create the heir-appaent to the Bruce Leefranchise. Dragon Lee (star o{ last qutter's Deadly Silrcr Nirla),wa' arguably the most talented of rhe bunch. cdpturing notnecessarily the physical look, but more importmtly the style (mdsounds) of Bruce's om Jeet-Koon-Do. At Buzz Moran's Kung FuMasferpiece Thenler, we will screen this seminal kung {u classicwithout any audio from the film. Every ringle eeeeyah, whooowalmd whoosh will be lovingly recreated by these live foley artists, it'sas if the spirit of Bruce Lee were being channeled through Buzz andcompany, live in the theater Truly a one-of-a-kind entettaimentspectacle, Buzz Moran's Kung Fu Masteryiece Theater rs a treat that isnot to be missed!

SATURDAY APRII I2,9:30 PMThe Alamo Drafthouse and Two Note Solo have teamed up toprovide filmmakers and wamabes alike with a chmce to finallyshow off their best material. At Open Screen Nlghf we play justabout anything, because you get to bring in whatever sort of videosthat you want to make everyone else watch. Did you make a greatshort film once? Bring it. Is there a part of a family video that'sreally funny because your dad sat on something? Bring that toolChurch youth group training videos, a Lego animation you shotwhen you were eight, a discarded tape found outside a frathouse-we wanl Lo put it all on the big r6rssn. We're also gi\ ingaway $t00 to whoever brirgs ir the video lhe audience [ike. Lhe

best, so either make sure that your tape is super amusing or bring a

crapload of your friends so you can cheat and swing the vote inyour favor.

THEY CAIL ME TRINITYSUNDAY APRIL I3, 7:00 PM

SPAGHETTI WESTERN MOVIESAtt YOU CAN EAT SPAGHETTI

(1977, d. Emo Barboni, PG 109 min, $14 includes all you can eat-paghetti. focaccia and Caesar salad) My iirst exposure to theTerrence Hill/Bud Spencer team was a 35mm tailer of Watch OutWe're Mad!, rvhich still leaves me speechless every time I see it.Since then, I have gone out o{ my way to acquaint myself with thiscomedy duo oddity ftom Italy. This comic/action duo, at theirpeak, were the most famous actors in the world,.. except forAmerica. Mr Billion md Superfuzz, both early Showtime staples,were {eeble attempts to launch their names in the United States,both flops, and eventually their stars faded. Bud Spencer andTerrence Hill also starred in the wildly popular (agairy popularabroad, not stateside) Lucky Lule comedy western series. At thepeak of their career, howevel, the Hill/Spencer duo created theTrinity movies, classics of the Spaghetti Westem geroe. They CalI MeTrinity lollows a common Spaghetti plotline: a pair of drifters whohelp to defend a family of farmers from urocrupulous ranchers.What tums this into a classic, however, is the undeniable chemistrvol the lead pajr and the behveen them. /hry Catl MeTrinify. also, i,very self-aware, turning many of the then-standard Spaghetticonventions upside down for comedic relief. What results is one ofthe all-time-great popcorn flicks and one of the most popularspaghetti westerns ever made. I'm smiling now just thinking of thechance to watch it again. We hope you will join usl As always, wewill be offering all you can eat Spaghetti, Focaccia and Caesar Saladfor this Spaghetti Western/Spaghetti Feast. - Tim

(1967, d. Jose Maria Elorrieta, 88 miru & free admission) Like aEuropean conflation oI Bewitched md The Time Tunnel A dumbAmerican professor gets dragged backwards and forwards throughtime by a foxy novice witch who's not sure hou' to get back home.''Wacky' adventures ensue, a\ the pair is trilsported from one erato another in cheap, cheesy fashion. A stupid, stupid movie.Perfect for late-night inhalant abuse. Won't win any awards forcoherence but packed to the gunwales with swinging '60s musicand ambience. And of course more stupid-ireslr, midriff-baring,go-go honeys than you cm shake a can of Redi-Whip at. - Lars

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CTEOPATRA JONES"She's "Ten Miles ol Bod Roqd" For Every Hood in Town!"

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CLEOPATRA JONES"She's "Ten Miles ol Bod Rood" For Every Hood in Townl"

APRIT l7-19, illlDNlGHt APRII 20 4:30 Pltil(1973, d. Jack Stilrett 89 mtrr & $7 includes 40 oz. malt liquor...Secret agent Cleo Jones (Tamara Dobson) protects herneighborhood from the drug industry, whether she must flyoverseas to supervise the torching of a poppy field, or simplycombat thugs on the city streets. Her main opposition? "Mommy"(Shelley Winters), a Ma Barker parody with a pendrant for youngwomen and a deep-seated need to hook up all the street kids withsmack. This movie is some of the {inest blacksploitation out there.Priceless dialogue, dozens of costume changes, big haiq, and a lot oflame kung-fu don't miss lt. - badmodes.net. Written by Max "T,he

Mnck" Jrlien, directed by Jack "Dukes of Hazzard" Starrett.

MASTERPIECE THEATERVINTAGE KUNG FU, IIVE DUBBING, SCORE, EFFECTS!

UTTTMATE DRAGON (1973)FRI,APRII 18,7:00 PM & 9:45 PM

(1973, d. Ir\ Markovig 72 mn, PC, $10) Dragon Lee stars in thisblatant Brucesploitation rip-off. In the feeding frenzy that was1973-1974, every exploiteer worth his salt was finding some kungfu expert, giving him a bowl haircut, tossing him a pair o{nunchucks and racing to create the heir-apparent to the Bruce Lee

franchise, Dragon Lee (star of last qtafier's Deadly Siber Ninja),was arguably the most talented of the bunch, captudng notnecessarily the physical look, but more importmtly the style (and

somds) of Bruce's own ]eet-Koon-Do . At Brzz Moran's Kung FuMasterpiece Theatel, we will screen this seminal kung fu classic

without any audio from the film. Every single eeeeyah, whooowahand whoosh will be lovingly recreated by these live foley artists, it'sas if the spirit o{ Bruce Lee were being chameled through Buzz andcompany, live in the theater. Truly a one-of-a-kind entertainmentspectacle, Buzz Moran's Kung Fu Masterpiece Theater is a treat thatis not to be missed!

SKIP ELSHEIMER IIVE IN PERSON!

BEST OF THE AV GEEKS RETROSPECTIVESAT & SUN APRIL T9 & 20

During the day a mild-mannered computer tech supporttechniciary Skip Elsheimer, 36, spends most of tjme and moneycollecting, archivirg and presenting old 16mm educational films.What started as a hobby ten years, the collection has grown to over13,000 films gathered from school auctions, thift stores, closets mddumpsters. Skip recently purchased an old boarding house witheight bedrooms - five of which are filled with films. He presentsmonthly themed film shows in his home base of Raleiglr, NC mdDurhm, NC - shows like "Bratsl" - a collection of films showingearly brat development and how to prevent it; or "Televised Teen

Traumas" - a showcase ofABC Afterschool Specials.

This year we are offering a three program mini-retropsective ofSkip Elsheimer and his nindblowing films. Before the film show,

Skip will show a filmstrip which the audience will read - sort of mice breaker for the crowd.

BEST OF THE AV GEEKS 45AT & SUN APRII l9 & 2O 7:00 PM

A collection of the best of the best amazing films from the A/VGeeks library. Titles include:

Are You Listening? - Children learn how to listen after theytum into gimt ears and their teacher turns a giant mouth. Thenthey go to the zoo.

Toothsche ol o €lown - An ether-induced look at dental hygienewith a clown. Great unless you are afraid of clowns and/or dentistsl

Ploslics Exciting and beautiful footage of plastlc manufacturerassembly lines accompanied by a wacky synth soundtrack.

Solly ot I 3 - Puberty is tough, especially {or Sally who's curiosityabout sex is always getting her into trouble.

Morolity for Youlh - Made by the Church of Latter Day Saints,this film spells out all the temptations will lead teens to hell.

THOSE NAUGHTY DRUGGIESSAT APRIL I9 9:45 PM

Those Naughty Drugs - Drugs behaving badly. Films include -Cose Study: Amphelomines, Drug Attock, Morijuono:Greol Escope, Drugs Are like lhot, Drugs ond theNervous Syslem.

KIDDIE MINDWARPSUN APRIL 20 9,45 PM

Baffling films that warped and traumatized kid's little minds. Titlesinclude:

Porenls: Who Needs Them? An evil puppet tums a little boyinvisible until he learns not to be a spoiled brat.

Dirt-Wilth Cleons Up An angry witch wreaks havoc oneverybody, until a little girl gives her a bath.

Sole Plqces A merciless mime plays hide-n-go seek with childrenwho are lead to their deaths.

Cipher in lhe Snow A lonely kid gets off a school bus, falls intothe snow and dies. This film has traumatized kids for almost twogenerations!

Never been to a Skip Elsheimer show? Please don't miss it. Ipersonally consider this amual event to be a programming highlightfor the entire year You will exit a changed human being. - Tim

(1962 d. Stuart Rosenberg, PG, 126 min" $7.50, includes all you cmeat hard boiled eggs) "Three performances stand as the purestdefined enduring epitome of cool and they are all in trouble withthe law in their first five minutes. James Dem rn Rebel Without a

Cquse, Elvis Presley in lnilhause Rack, and Paul Newman in Cool

Hand Luke,bftI'm not so sure I wouldn't put Newman for that oneslice of time eternal on top of them all. Newman even manages tolook unbelievably cool lying flat on his back shoveling beans intohis mouth." Brad Laidmarq Filnr T/rreal. Newman's sidekick GeorgeKennedy won an Academy Award for best supporting actor in Cool

Hanrl Luke. Newman himself remained Oscarless untrlThe Color ofMoney. Hardbolled eggs will be stacked high on every table for thescreening linit 50 per customer. We will hold a timed hard-boiledegg eating contest before the filml

The Austin Film Sociefy Presents

DRIVEN INTO PARADISEEuropeon Emigr5 Filmmokers in Hollywood, 1933-1950

TUESDAYS, APR1L22-MAY 27 7;OOWhen Hitler's iron grip fastened around the neck of Germany in1933, many artists realized what would happen to them if theystayed in their homeland, so they fled to other parts of Europe orthe US. When Nazi troops began spreading over Europe in 1939,

many of the same artists, particularly film directors, sought saferclimes, including Hollywood. By the time the US entered the warin 1941, there was an astounding oasis of world olture withinmiies o{ the American film capital. Among the 6migr6 noviedirectors who gahed entrde into the heart of the cultural factorywere Fritz Lang, Otto Premingea Max Ophuls, John Brahm, RobertSiodmak, Billy Wildea Rene Clai4 Edgar G. Ulmer, and AnatoleLitvak. This AFS series will present six American films by some o{these directors driven into paradise by the bloodshed anddestruction raging through Europe. At the time of this printing,titles have not been confirmed. The series runs Tuesdays, April 29-May 27, admission is free.

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M@ q'i"(1972 d. William Allen Castleman, produced by the LEGENDARYDavid F. Friedman, R, free admission) Anyone who's spent anytime at all around rock music knows one thing. Bass players arethe scum of the earth. Here's a movie with the courage to come outand say it. A small-time rock band with aspirations towards the bigtime is derailed by their psychotic four-stringer's crime spree. Theelectric bass may provide the bridge behveen the melody md therhythm but if we have to put up with this sort of behavior we'rebetter off without it! And this bassist is even worse than most.He's raping and killing all the groupies. A band this bad should bedown on their knees thanking God every night for even havinggroupies at alf let alone groupies this hot. Fortunately Carol(Abby:The Black Exorcist) Speed is on hand to take care of business in theexplosive, double-barreled ending. FuckBass Players! - Lars

CINE tAS AMERICAS PRESENTS:6lh lnlernotionol Film Feslivol of the Americqs

APRtt 23, 24 & 26Now in it's sixth year, Cine Las Americas will be presenting award-wiming features from Latin America at the Alamo Drafthouse. Thisis the only chance you will get to see most of these regionalpremieres, representing New Cinema from Brazil, Cuba, Chile,Argentina, Mexico and the US. Visit www.cinelasamericas.org forcomplete information about the festival and to purchase tickets.

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ATAMO TO OPEN TWO NEW TOCATIONS!The Alamo is full o{ good neu's this quarter for residents of far-offCedar Park and even farther-of{ Houston, who would like toparticipate in Alamo fun and games, but just can't make it into theciry We are pleased to announce the pending arrival of two newAlamo Drafthouse Cinemas; Alamo Lake Creek will be located offHwy 183 near 620 in the Lake Creek Festivai shopping center It'sconvenient for residents of Cedar Park and Round Rock as well as

Lake dwellers. Also Alamo West Oaks will be opening in thethriving metropolis of Houston this spring. Located in the West

Oaks shopping center off West I10, it's the first step h bringing theAlamo Experience to the rest of Texas. These two theaters are ourmost ambitious effort ye! with 7 and 6 screens respectively. We'llhave new release films and the original programming you've come

to expect. All theaters will be equipped with new state-of-the artfilm projectors, digital sound, as weil as video projectors (or

preshow entertainment (and Ior private parties and venue rentals).We'll feature vintage film trailers before each feature, wacky videosand the award u'imi.ng iquestionauthority interactive games. Lookfor us this Spring! We are currently hiring for all positions at bothLakecreek and West Oaks, log onto u'wwdrafthouse.com for detailson enpkryment opportunities.

coMrNG sooN!MORE EAT, DRINK, WATCH MOVIES!

The Alamo Drafthouse, The Capital Area Food Bank and the AustinChronicle are up to even more gourmet surprises this quarter. The Eat,

Drink, Watch Movies Series, which perfectly matches menus to the

greatest foodthemed menus of all time, is coming back. Its too early

to say at press time all the speciiics, but we will be ieaturing one event

at each of the Austin Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, dolvntom, Villageand Lakecreek this quarter. We are looking at several Iilms, but no Iinaldecisions have yet been made, so suggestions are welcome. Menus are

conceived and created bv Austin's top restaurants, and served to you inthe theater whiJe 1'ou watch the movies that inspired them. Past events

have included Likt \Nster Far Chocolafe, menu bv El Meson, MosflyMnrfha: menu by Portabla, Brg Nighf: menu by Asti Trattoria and LaTraviata, and many more. Proceeds from the event benefit the CapitalArea Food Bank. Check wrvrv.drafthouse.com for more details.

Look for our 40' inflatable screen to pop up in the most unlikelyof places, not the least of which being... the moon* (June 28)! Weare also taking the screen out to the site of the keg party fromDazeri anri Cont'trsed for a 10 year high school reunion of sorts(May 31). The cast and crew will be there, and if you show up,you may end up as an extra on the special edtlion Dazed anrlCont'used DYD... details later We are celebrating the six yearanniversary of the Alamo and the 2 year anniversary of theRolling Roadshow with ov Delioerance canoe tdp (May 10), ticketincludes roasted pig (slow roasted for 12 hours on site at thescreening area), ice cold beer, canoe rental, transportation back tothe canoe launch and a screening of Deliaerance along the banksof the Colorado. Also look for us June 3-6 in Cuero, Texas at theShakespeare Festival. We will be screening a selection ofShakespeare screen adaptations. Also look for us on July 4thweekend in Roswell New Mexico at the world's largest UFOconvention. We are also working again with the Time WarnerCable to bring free screenings to the parks around Austin. Al1

movies begin at dusk. At the tjme of this printing the schedule issubject to change, so check www.drafthouse.com to confirm:

Austin, ot Republic Squore PorkMay 7d1 Grease

May 14th, CasablancaMay21st, The SevenYear ttchMay 28th, Singin'in the Rain

Round Rock, ol Old Settlers PorkJune 19th, Back to the Future

June 26tlr" Jimmy Neutron-Boy Genius

July 17t[ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsjuly 24th, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

Bdslrop, ol Fishermon's PorkJune 20th, Men in Black 2

July 18, DaredevilAug 9, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Son Morcos, ot the Plozo Stogejune 2, E.T.

June 16, Back to the Fuhrre

June 30, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Cenius

Juiy 14 , Spider Man

Juiv 28, Scooby Doo

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I6 CANDTESAPRIL24-25, MIDNIGHI' APRIL 27 4:30 PM

(1934 d. John Hughes, 93 mirr, PG, $5) Sammtha Baker (Molly

Ringwald) is walkrng through a living nighbnare. Her sister ic

about to marry an uncouth Italim hood. both seB of grandparents

have invaded her house, and in all the insanity surrounding the

wedding everyone has forgotten her sixteenth birthday- "Sixteen

Candles-' was ihe first effort by writer/ director John Hughes on hisway to becoming the WilUam Shakespeare of teenage angst One

reaily ha. to be aware of the climate of the earJy 80s to trulyunderstand the impact that this fitm had among teens At the time,

teen movies were merely a reason for 15 year old boys to sneak intotheaters and see a bunch of healthy unclad co-eds See: Porky's,

Sping Break, or countless others. Hughes' movies were

revolutionary because they understood high school and got all $edetaiis right - what shoes kids wore, how couples walked together

from clasi to class, the scary bus drivers, bored study hall monitors,

and the romantic sex suffeys of secretly passed notes. No movie

since Kazan made cinematic love to James Dean in Etst of Edenhad

ever so closely chronicled the moping euphoria of teendom, the

esctatic highs and tlre horrors oi embarrassmenl. Hughes klewhow kids 6lked, he knew how they parlied and he krew the huge

chasms of difference between Freshmert, Sophomores, and Seniors,

AIN'T IT COOI NEWS, THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE & BIGBROTHERS/BIG SISTERS PRESENN

IHE SATURDAY MORING FltM CLUB

A BOY NAMED CHARTIE BROWNSAL APRTL 26, NOON, FREE ADMISSION

(1969, dir. Bill Melendez, G, 88 mrn, free admission) Things get ofito a bumpy start. Firs! Charlie fails to make anything profound outof the cloud {ormations above, just a "ducky" and a "horsy." (But

that's always been one of his best qualities-he calls them as he sees

them.) Then he has a disastrous kite experience, followed byfurther humiliation on the baseball field (with its dandelion-covered pitching mound). Just when it seems as if things couldn'tget much worse-they don't. Charlie {inds something he's good-at.

iucy, Violet, and the rest of the Peanuts gang doubt that his

speiling bee winning streak can possibly la:t, but Chadie proves

them oll wrong and makes it to the national championships ir New

York City. Hii best pal, Linus, and free-spirited pooch, Snoopy,

mrive shortly aftemaids and provide their support Along the way,

there are numerous pleasures lo enioy: Vince Luaraldi'5 classic

Oscar-nominated score (fealuring lyrics by Rod McKuen), the

brightly hued, clean-lined mimation (which occasionally erupts

into impressionist md pop art flights of fanry), Schroeder's lovelyrendition of Beethoven's Pathetique Sonat4 Snoopy's ice-skating

escapade at Rockefeller Plaza, and Linus's Fred Astaire-inspired

danie with his long lost blarket. -Kathleen C. Fennessy

bus. A select party of 56 guests will be racing all over Austin on aspecially equipped Sinus bus: TV's apleniy md microphones forthe boys. When Keanu makes the riders shift to the right side ofthe bus going around the turry damned if we won't make you shiftover as well. When the thug shoots the bus driver in the film,damned if Jerm don't pull out the nine and cap our own driverExplosives mounted to the chassis of the onscreen bus, explosiveson ours. You get the idea. Unlike the city bus seen in the movie,however, our bus will have a keg. Without a doubt, this is one busride you are not going to want to miss! Full details are available alwww.d raf thouse.com-Tim

PHOTOGRAPHERWEDNESDAY APRIL 30 7:30 & 9:30

($6; $a.50 student/senior/AFS) In 1982 about 400 color slidesphotographed between 1939 and 1943 in the Lodz Ghetto inPolmd, sur{aced in mint condition in Viema. They were taken bythe ghetto's top Nazi administrator: Walter Genewein. InPhotographer, director Dariusz Jabl6nski juxtaposes the color slideswith Genewein's detailed notes on the color quality of the slidesmd the ghetto's production figures, never reflecting on the humantragedy he is recording. The film is narrated by Dr. ArnoldMostowicz, a Lodz Ghetto survivor whose firslhand accountprovides a chilling testimonial to one of World War II's darkestchapters. Wimer of the PRIX ELT{OPA. 56 minutes.

(1975, d. Sergio Martino, R, {ree admission) As Freud sayt "fetishes

are cornplicated things." So who knows why the suave killer in thisItaLian giallo thriller likes to saw the arms and legs off his victims?I'm just glad he does! Nobody but the ltalians could blend sex andviolence so thoroughly and with such serendipitous results. Thesex is ripe, lush and decadent. The violence is jagged md shocking.Yet it all flows together seamlessly md the whole amounts to morethan the sum of its parts. Sergio Martino was and is a capable hacksusperue director and this may be his best work. The tension issurprisingly well hmdled md even the most jaded viewers will bebiting their nails during the climactic sequences. It's a sexy, excitingmovie and a complicated thing. Starring Suzy Kendall and everyother hot chick in Europe. -Lars

IHE AUSTIN RECORD CONVENTION AND THE

ATAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA PRESENT

VINYTSATURDAY APRIL 26 9:45 ALAMO NORTH

SUNDAY APRII 27,7100 & 9:45 AIAMO DOWNTOWN(2000, d. Alan Zweig, 110 mirL not rated) Alan Zweig painstakinglycaptures the struggle of record addiction in his bittersweetdocumentary Vinyl. Coming off like Gilbert Gottfried's more dourmd fuazzled. older brothet, Zweig laconically coaxes his subjects

into revealing the disturbing effects of their obsessions and thenastier side of their personalities. For Zweig, the filming of Virylserved as a cinematic 12-step program out o{ downhill spiralgreased with every god-awful 60's easy listening record he couldfind. That mindstate is why Vinyl tums out to be as much anunsettling portrait of Zweig hitting emotional rock-bottom as a

document o{ a kitschy phenomenon. Zweig's fearlessly carefree

approach - appearing at his subject<'doorstep mere moments aftercontacljng them - and nodring-ioJose lire o[ que:tionhg results in

an altemately absurd and dowmight tense conftontations. - StuartBermn,CMl Monthly

BAD GIRI./GOOD WOMAN PRESENTS:

DEMON OF THE DERBYAPRIL 28 7:00 & 9:45, APRII 29 9:45, MAY I 7:00

($6; $a.50 student/senior/AFS - $8 Monday with Am Calvello livein person) Body slamming, elbow-jabbing, hair-pulling AnnCalvello has been Roller Derby's "Meanest Mama on Skates" since

1948. Now in her 70's, Ann is still rolling around the banked track,

bashing heads with the best of them. From her heydey in MadisonSquare Garden to her more recent matches in high schoolglmnasiums, this documentary portrait covers six decades of anageless rebel's pursuit of fame, glory, and the tltirnalejam. Demon

of the Derby is sponsored by Austin's own all-girl roller derby(bggw.com). If you bring proof of admission to the April 27 boufreieive $1.50 off admission to any Denon of the Derby showingl

PUN.SMOKEIHURS, MAY l,9:45 PM

($6; $4.50 student/senior/AFS) In the war o{ the words, they're t}reinfmtry Every spring in Austin, people travel from far md wide tocompete in a sophisticated dash of wits known as the O. HenryPun Off. This event is host to some of the worlds mostaccomplished manipulators of the English lmguage. We followfour contenders through arduous competition as they battle head tohead in their quest to claim the world championship. There are no

cash prizes at stake- the punsters compete solely to be krown as the

best of the worst. Watch the three-time reigning champiory Alex"the machine" Ramirez intimidate and best competitors with his

lightning wits. Watch newcomer, Brim Snider attempt to ffieatthe chmp with his lexicon of puns. With a lascinating cast ofcharacters whose minds are as twisted as their use of language,

Pun-Smoke will elicit groans beyond precedent. Don't miss thishilarious look at the annual celebration of the lowest form ofhumor. Proceeds will benefit the O. Henry museum. Don't missthis years O. Heroy Pm Off, happening in Aushn the weekend o{

May 3. Check our website for details.

,EWISH COMMUNIW ASSOCIATION OT AUSTIN PRESENTS

BMND NEW 35mm PRINT

mAY I -3 MIDNIGHL MAY 4 4:00 PM(1983, d. Nicholas Meyer, 113 min, $5) It is nearly gospel nowamong Trekkies that the second Star Trek sequef Slnr Trek II: The

Wrath of Khan, is the undisputed best of the series, md will likelynever meet its equal. Inspired by classic literature: Moby Dic(Paradise Lost, and King Lear - along with classic naly {ilms -Nicholas Meyer's major directorial debut is indeed the best of theseries and it's a classic sci-fi flick on its own, outside the Trekmythology altogether. The classic story follows an old Treknemesis named Khm (Ricardo Montaiban in the greatest role of hiscareer), who is chasing Kirk and crew through the galaxy as hehunts for "Genesis," a life-generating device used to create life ondead plmets (o1, as we leam, destroy existing life where it exists).It's a classic cat-and-mouse story with our Khan on the heels of ourhumble heroes all the way until the climactic finale.

HONG KONG CINEMA AND CUISINE

KINO OF BEGOERSSUN, MAY 4 7:00 & 9:45

(1992, d. Gordon Charu $6.50; $4.50 student/senior/AFS) StephenChow is hands down the most famous actor in Asia, the equivalentof Bill Murray, Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy all rolled into onetightly wound ball of comedy. Find out why this fanbase isdeserved as Chow portrays the real life Chinese legend So-Hat-Yi,the King of Beggars, as he transforms from ne'er-do-well layaboutto master of the lazy, layabout sleeping kung fu fist. King of Beggnrs

earned HK Film Awards nominations for Best Picture, DirectotScreenplay and Music. Look for a cameo by action directing legendYuen Wu Ping. As always on Hong Kong Sundays, we will have a

fulI Chinese menu to compliment the onscreen Chinese action!

ABEI FERRARA'S DRILLER KIttERWlTl{ HIS SHORT FIIM: COUID THIS BE IOVE

TUES-THURS MAY 6-8, 9:45 PM(7979, d. Abel Ferarr4 89 min, R, g6; 94.50 student/senior/AFS)Driller Killer is a film that had developed quite a reputation.Originally, it was intended as little more than a Times Squareexploitation film. But its notoriety grew when it was declared aVideo Nasty in England and bamed in several countries. Even inthe countries where it wasn't bamed it was mavailable on video,which only served to increase its notoriery It has had a reputationas sadistic and nastily exploitative. But this has been all second-hand. Finding a copy of the film for first hand viewing has beenalmost impossible. But then in the early 1990s a fumy thinghappened. Director Abel Ferrara began to develop a reputation as istrong and mcompromising director with King of New York (1990)and Bad Lieutennnt (1992). And now Driller KiIIer is a "sharp mdstriking early effort by a major talent". Our friends at CUUI EPICShave struck a brand new 35mm print of Driller Killer lor yourenioyment. On lhe same amazing double bill, we will alsb bescreening a film print of Ferrara's 1973 short film CoaLl This Be Looe.

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(1977 d. Graydon Clark, R, free admission) It's the all-Americanstory It's corny and old-fashioned. It's etched into our nationalconsciousness like the simple prosaic scenes painted by WinsiowHomer or the folk wisdom of Will Rogers. But deep down we loveit. Like that favorite bedtime story we wanted to hear over andover again as children. Not that I need to bother recapping theplot: a cheerleading team is pursued and abducted by Satanistswho use them in unspeakable demonic rituals, then the girls usetheir newfound powers to help the team win the big game. WthYvome De Carlo, John lreland, and John Carradine as America'smost beloved lecherous wino. Come share the warmth. -Lars

ARMY OF DARKNESSMAY 8-10 MIDNIGHL MAY I1,4:30 PM

(1993, d. Sam Raimi, 81 min, & $5) STILL haven't seen Army ofDarkness? From an Alamo perspective, it's a pillar in every self-respecting moviegoers cultural literary and, Bruce's most insane,lovable, over-the-top performance to date. Because ol Army ofDnrkness, Bruce Campbell, an otheruise unknom B-movie actorsecured a rabid frothy-mouthed fan base that rivals that of BritneySpears. The plotline is morc Xena than Etil Denrl, md the perfectbalance of comedy and hoffor established in Ezll Dead 2 has skewedoff the charts to the side of the uncontrollable laughter, Picking upwhere Eall Dead 2 lelt off, Army of Darkness finds Bruce Campelltrapped in the middle ages. He must find the recover the book oIthe dead, battle the literal Army of Darkness (a well,executed RayHarryhausen homage) and return back to modern times. The lean80 ninute plotline, however, is predominantly a backbone for Bruceto showcase his physical humor and zing out more quoatable one-liners than a generation of Schwarzenneger movies. Each night, fiveautographed hardback editions of Bruce's book IF CHINS COULDKILL will be given out by raffle... Save your ticket stub!

MAY IO & iNAY II,3 PM6 years ago in mid-may, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema opened itsdoors at the original downtown location. 2 years ago, with a screeningevent oI Delioerunce: fhe Cnnoe ?ip, the Rolling Roadshow wailaunchedi Since then, ne have been on the hdter, in d cave under Iheearth, at the racetrac( at the bowlling a1ley and in numerous parksaromd the state. To commemorate both the amiversary of the Alamoand lhe amiversary oi the Rollirg Roadshow. we are presenting anencore screening of our very first rolling roadshow adventure. We willlaunch canoes in the mid-afternoon along the Colorado River, enjoy a

lazy day of paddling and beer, pull the boats out at a remote rollingroadshow theater set up along the banks of the river, drink more beer,and wait for the sun to set and watch the ultimate hillbilly canoeingmovie: Delioerante. Aq thi5 i. back country, we may run irto sominatives along the way, but iust stare straight ahead and don't showthem your teeth. We will have at least one live inbred banjo picker {oryour entertainment, and we are doirg an upgrade on the food: Aslow-roasted spit cooked pig! We are limitied in the number of canoesavailable for this event, so get your tickets early!

THE AUSTIN FII.M SOCIETY PRESENTS:

THE TEXAS DOCUMENTARY TOURMAy 14,7:00 pM

($6; $4 student/senior/AFS) "Ten Under Ten," the best shortdocumentaries by UT Documentary students in 2003.

asked visitors to their website (www.mrshus.com) to elect the nextmovie for them to sinusize. The hands-down wimer was JamesCameron's breakthrough feature: TheTerminqtor. Sure, you loved itas a kid, but is it really beyond ridicule? Arnie's silent dispositionis just itching for a redubbirg and the uncontrollably 80's coitumes,hairdos and set design contrast the intensely serious tone o{ thefilm, giving it a veneer of ridiolousness. And when you considerthe defleshed T-800 Model 101 as a transfomer mecha-skeletor,well there is no questions that the popular vote has it right, the timeto stnustze the Terminator is nowl

FW'-r\::,w(1973. d. lheodore Ger'huny, R, rree admrscion) Atmospheric NewYork p'ychoserual thriller starrine the sreat Varv Woronor andYork psychosexual thriller starring the gteat Marydirected by her then-husband Ted Gemhuny. Mary and Ted madeseveral films together and all of them are nastv little thines, full olseveral films together and all of them are nasty little things, full olmind-games, kink, md hateful, argumentative chmacters who live tomind-games, kinh md hateful, argumentativescrew over everyone in sight. This is the best of their coilaborations. Ittakes place ir the (oit white mderbelly of the Neu Yorl porn induslry.A scumbdg pomo producer accidentally tlr .hs615 hjs biggesr .tarwhile she fellates his revolver and enlists his lesbian inforcer(Woronov) to help him cover up the crime and find a new star Shecomplies with vigo1, and even has a long sex scene with the new starlet(a high point of the movie to say the least.) It's a tense, sick melodramalull of shitting alJegiance., revenge, and triple-crosses. Alco (tarringLym Lowry and a bunch of lhe Warhol :tock company. Olirer Stonewas an associate producer but was unable to fuck up this movie. -Lars

DETIVERANCE: THE CANOE TRIP!

guys from Mr. Sinus

STEVE McQUEEN RETROSPECTIVE

BUTLITTTHURS, MAY l5 7:00 & 9:45

(1968, d. Peter Yates, 113 min, PG, $6; $4.50 student/senior/AFS)The following is the official tagiine of Bullitt: "BilIitt comes to thistheatre soon. That ought to shake up the place pretty good, Notmany {reaky cops like Ballifi around. You look at the Italian shoesand the turtleneck and you have to wonder. You listen to the officialbeefs about 'personal misconduct', 'disruptive influence', you figurehe's got to be up for trade. But rvhen some rare Chicago blood startsspilling in San Francisco, ihe,v give Bullitt the mop. They weren'texactly doing him a favour But they've done a great big one forvou". If a TACLINE gets vou as juiced up as that did me, youknow you are in for a good ride. Considered by Mcqueenenthusiasts to be his best role ever, Balllff is pumping on all 8 well-timed cylinders.

Cusack) is stuck in a personal hell. A compulsive, adolescentEverymm grolvirg up in Suburbia, USA, not only does he fail tomake the prestigious high school ski team (again), but his belovedsrveetheart, Beth, also leaves him for Roy, the team's popular, arrogantcaptain. If this isn't bad enough, he's stuck with a mother whofrighteningly experiments-rather than cooks-with {ood, a brotherrvho builds rockets out of models, and a best friend so desperate lordrugs that he settles for snorting porvdered snorv. Faced with theseprospects, Lane opts to end it a1l... until he comes up rvith a

ridiculous plan to gain acceptance and win Beth back. Director SavageSteve Holland warps this simpie, clich6d premise, letting his wackylmagination twist it into a fairly original, slightly dark, andcompletely hilarious'80s teen comedy. Not as serious a "suicide-

attempt" movie as, say, Harold and Maade but just as fumy, the film'smore a collection of screwball sketches than a narrative. Hollandlivens the high jinks with surrealistic fantasy touches, including JelJ-Othat crawls, a hamburger that sings Van Halen, drawings that mockits creator, Japanese race-car ddvers who only speak Howard Cosell,and a psychotic paperboy seeking blood over a missing $2. Cusackputs the whole thing on his shoulders and carries the insanity withanother one of his touching, obsessively romantic performances,whic[ along wrlh Say Anything, The Sure Thing, and One CrazySnruner, made him the quintessential (and appealing) personificationo{ lovestruck adolescence and suffering. -Dave McCoy

(1974 d. William Grefe, R, Free admission) Certain stars loom so largein our personal mythoiogy that we know them by one name. Thinl<GARBq BOGART, CAGNEY and yes: SHATNER. A lot of peopieput down Shahrer's acting but he's never boring to watch. Here heputs on an acting clinic, playing a murderous psychopath constantlyon the verge of exploding. Shatner demonstrates fear, pair; dementia,demon rage - the lvhole gamut of unsavory emotions, in his owninimitable Shatner way. It's always fury when watching Shatneremole, to imdgine lhdt Captain Kirk has beamed lnto somr sort oialtemate reality. Here Kirk is transported into a metaphysical '70s

South Florida, decked out in the finest polyester psycho-gear, andrequired to deal with a pulshg walnut-sized tumor throbbing againstthe aggression center of his brain, As you rvould expect, Shatnercarries it off with ail the wit and aplomb we expect from America'sGreatest Living Actor. -Lars

STEVE McQUEEN RETROSPECTIVE

THOMAS CROWN AFFAIRTHURS, ,VIAY 22 7:00 & 9:45

(1968, d. Norman Jewisory PC, 102 min) Millionaire businessnanThomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is also a high-stakes thief; his latestcaper is an elaborate heist at a Boston bank. Why does he do it? Forthe same reason he flies gliders, bets on golf strokes, and races dunebuggies: he needs the thrill to feel alive. lnsurance investigator MckvAnderson (Fave Dunaway) gets her own thrills by busting crooks,and she's got Crown in her cross hairs. Tlrc Thomas Crown At'fair is a

catalog of'60s conventions, {rom its clipped editing stvle to itsphotographic trickery' (the inventive Haskell Wexler behind thecamera) to its mod design. It's like a "What Kind of Man Reads

Plai'boy?" ad come to life. When compared to the stunning orlginal,rhe lqqq leircc Brosnan rcmale look. nuthing *horl ol anemic.

THURS-SAI MAy 22-24 MtDNIGHI MAy 25 4:00(1979, d. Ridley Scott, 113 min., R, g5) A landmark of science fictionand horror, A/ler arrived in 1979 between Star Wars and The EmpireStrikes Back as a stylishly malevolent alternative to George Lucas's.pace Jrnta-\. lartially in.pired b1 1o58. Iti The Terror from BeyondSpace, this instant classic set a tone of i15 su,ry offering richly detailedsets, ominous atmosphere, relentless suspense, and a flawlessensemble cast as the crew of the space freighter Nostromo, who fallprey to a vicious creature (designed by Swiss artist H.R. Giger) thathad ge-trted in,ide one of the ill-tated cren member". ln a,tar-making role, Sigourney Weaver excels as sole survivor Ripley,becoming the screen's most popular heroine in a lucrative movie{ranchise. To measure the film's success, one need only recall themany image. thal have been burned into our collectire p.yche.including the'facehugger," the' chestburster," and Riplev's climacticencounter rvith the fuil-grown monster. impeccably directed byRidlet' Scott, ,41lrn is one of the cinemas most unforgettablenightmares. -Jeff Shamon

DEADTY SIIVER NINJASUN, MAY 25, 7:00 PM

($10) Buzz Moran, the mastermind behind kung fu masterpeicetheater, is getthg maffied on May 25. Shce Buzz doesn't want toinflict his stag night foley effects on the new in-laws, Buzz hasscheduled an encore performance of our family friendly Kung FuMasterpiece Theater production ol Deadly Siber Nlnfn. Head foleyartist Buzz Moran wdtes of the film: "Traveling around and fightingevil-doers in what looks like a homemade Space Ghost costume, theDendly Silaer Ni{a hides this secret identity by pretending to be anordinary traveler who fights evil-doers. But when the evil-doershatch a scheme to steal an exact copy of a treasure map that they hadalready stolen five years previously (and hadnt bothered to use), thewhimsical Ninja joins forces with an old, blind kung fu expert and hisbeautiful kung fu expert daughter to stop the evil-doers with expertkung fu! Sound convoluted? You don't krow the half of it! Thismasterpiece will receive the full attention it deserve when BuzzMoran (self) and crew perform all of the dialog, sound effects, andmusic live in the theater!"

DAVID LYNCH'S BIUE VETVETMAY 27,9:45, MAY 28, 7:00 & 9:45

(1986, d. David Lynch, R" 118 min, 96.50, includes Pabsi Blue Ribbon)It's easy to forget why Lynch is heralded as an avant-garde genius.Thc rca.on. oi cour.c. i- Bttil V?lwt hr' rvidely acclaimed masterpirceabout the loss of innocence in suburban Lumberton

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THEATER

BRAND NEW 35mm PRINTI

(BIue Veluet continued...) (theme song: "Logsl Logs! Logsl"), whereMaclachlm, Rossellini, and Dern form a bizarre love triangle andare sucked into a web of deceit. The now-immortal missing earsequence and Hopper's gas-sucking loony are only a few of thesurreal touches that distinctively brand the film, from its openingshots of picket fences to the strains of Rossellini singing the titulararia. Whether or not Lynch is severely messed up is not in question.Whether or not you can figure out the intricacies and deepsymbolism of his finest film may be, but either way, you shoulddefinitely give it a try - Christopher Null, asfir Chronicle Belorethe {ilm, check out lhe new Alysteries of Looe dorumentary featuringnew interviews with Isabella Rossellini, Kyle Maclachlm and othercast and crew members.

(1973 d. Neil Yarema) Half corpse...All Killer Another made-in-the-PhiLippines exploitation classic. One of the most insane revengemovies ever made. An American platoon leader is shot in the faceand his body is dumped in a ditch but his thirst for revengeaninates his corpse md he wanders the countryside looking for theman who shot him. The bloody, gory, partially decomposed deadmary who has gone insane to boot, is a pretty wild sight. Whereverhe goes he's pursued by torch-wieldhg villagers who think he's awitch. His only friend is a hunchbacked kid until he finallyreunites with his squad to kill anything that moves. Completelyhorrifying. You won't believe your eyes. Staffing john Gamoodand the legendary Mlliam Smith. -Lars

STEVE'I/ICQUEEN RETROSPECIIVE

PAPIttoNMAY 29, 8:00 & l0:00

(1973, d. Franklin J. Schaffner, 150 min, R, $6.00; $4.50student/senior/AFS) Franllin J. Schaffner (Patfor) directs this truestory of Henri Charriere (better known as "Papillon" or "thebutterfly") a prisoner so determined to escape the notorious Devil'sIsland that he attempted it continually mtil he reached old age.

Steve McQueen plays Charriere, and Dustin Hoffman is the hero'sanxious, delenseless friend. Based on Charriere's own memoir anduncompromisingly adapted by screenwriters Dalton Trumbo(lohnny Got His Gun) and Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Thru Days of the

Condor), the film is tough going (it is se! after all, on Devil's Island)but not gratuitously violent. There are sequences that stay with onefor a long time, such as Papillon's brief stay at a leper colony andthe long periods of starvation and solitary confinement he enduresa{ter each attempted flight. --Tom Keogh

ffiWAIN'T II COOI NEWS, THE AUSTIN CHRONICTE & BIG

BRO'HERS BIG SISTERS PRESENT

THE SAIURDAY MORNING FIIM CIUB

CHITTY CHITW BANG BANGSATURDAY |ilAY 3l NOON, FREE ADIliltSStON

Dick Van Dyke, a charming, daydreaming invento4 fixes up an old

lalopy and, wilh the vivid imaginations of his two children and alady friend, transforms it into a flying, floating wonder car thatcarries them to a magical kingdom. The novel was written by ImFleming, better known for peming the James Bond series, and thescreenplay was developed by Roald Dahl, oI Charlie and the

Chocolnte Factory fame.

RAIDERS OF IFIE L0SI ARK: THE ADAPTAIIONFITMMAKERS IIVE IN PERSON!

FRI & SAL MAY 30-31 MIDNIGHL JUNE l,4:00 Pill(1982-1988, d. Eric Zala, PG, 115 min, $7.50) In 1932, Eic Zala,Jayson Lamb and Chris Shompolis began filming a shotfor-shotremake of Raiders of the Lost Ark. They were twelve years old. Sixyears late1, the film was in the can. Fifteen years later still, theAlamo Drafthouse Cinema is proud to amounce, the theatricalworld premiere of Raiders of the Losl Ark: the Adaptation No other{ilm experience will prepare you for thrs, Raiders of the Lost Ark: The

Adaptation rsIlke no other film you have ever seen (except of courseRaiders of the Lost Ark\. This trio of Iilmmakers showed moretenacity, originality, hearf courage and skill thm ten independentproduction teams put together, and all belore puberty! SEE lndianaJones grow six inches, drop into a baritone and grow facial hair!SEE Marion Ravenwood develop breasts! SEE the meanest pack ofprepubescent nazis ever recorded on film! Eric Zala, Jayson Lamband Chris Strompolis are flying in to Austin for this screening fromall corners of the US. There will be a Q&A after each screeningwhere they tell all about the unbelievable six year adolescentadvenhrre that is Raiders af the Lost Ark: the Adnptation! Specialthank goes out to Eli Roth (Cabln Feaer) for 1) introducing us to thefilm 2) tracking down the filmakers and 3) initiathg the tallr toset up this world premiere screening! -Tim

THE AUSTIN FIUN SOCIETY ANDTHE ROIIING ROADSHOW PRESENT

DMED AND CONFUSEDTHE TO YEAR REUNION

SAL MAY 31, 8:00 PM(1993, d. Richard Linklateq 103 min, R) It's hard to believe that 10

years has passed already stnce Dazed and Cont'used first hit thescreens in 1993. A box-office mediocrity in its intial rcIease, Dazed

and Cont'used, through word of mouth and video, has gone on tobecome on of the few natural cult classics of the decade. Seeming tostrike a common chord with those who went to high school anytimefrom the 60's io the 90's, Dnzed and Cont'used captures the everydayfears, joys, boredoms md nervousness of smail-town adolescence.This film means a great deai to me personally, and I am proud to beassociated with the celebration o{ its 10 year amiversary We will betaking the Rolling Roadshow out to the site of the keg party fromthe third act of the film and recreating the scene with the cast andcrew. When the sun sets at this kegger, howevel, we'll watch aa

archive 35mm print of what has become the galvmizing film of mygeneration. More details on the party/screening atwww.drafthou'e.com. Proceeds benefit the Austin Film Society.Tickets available online beginning at 5 PM on April 30.- Tim

HONG KONG CINE'I/IA AND CUISINECOMPTETE CHINESE MENU AI EACH SCREENING!

DRUNKEN WUTANGSUN, JUNE I 7:00 & 9:45

(1983, d. Cheung-Yan Yueq 9Omiry 96.50/94.50 student/senior/AFS) Iwas entirely unprepared for this movie. It is a confusing but hilariousroller coaster of Kung Fu mayhem! Words can hardly describe thenumber of cazy kung fu, oversized weapons, spiming fat ladies andanthropomorphic monsters you are treated to. And now for theequally absurd plot. Rat Face is tasked with finding a virgin male bornon the 15th ofAugust to perform a temple ritual, Cha Le (a virgin bornon the 15th of August) is learning the art o{ being a martial-arts-usingwitch fiom his manly grandmother He must retdeve the "secretdocument" from a hidden room. Reaching the room involves manydangers, not the least of which is the dreaded Watermelon Monster. It'sconfushg enough to begin wit[ and you'll be laughing so hard you'llmiss what plot clarification points do exist. Never in my life have Iseen so mmy people being pulled or suspended by wires, or shrffeddumies being thrown against walls, etc... ...and The WatermelonMonster, who in the heck thought this thhg up? You really have to seethis movie my friends. - Bad Motie Report As always on Hong KongSunday, we will {ealure a complete Hong Kong menu to complimentthe onscreen insanity.

FIVE EASY PIECESJUNE3&4,7100

(1970, d. Bob Rafelson, USA, 96 minutes, R, $6; $4.50student/senior/AFS) Road movies were much in vogue in the latelqoOs and early la70s md Bob Rafelcon's Fiue Lasy lieces is. alongwith Monte Hellmm s stupendou' Two-l ane Blacktop, the best of thebunch. Jacl \icholron plays ersr,while classical pianist Bobby Dupea.Disenchanted with his bourgeois background, he takes to the roadand drifts. He finds a job as an oil-rig worker in Southern Califomia,spending his evenings at the bowling aliey. Very much his own mar!he starts an uneasy relationship with a sluttish waitress (Karen Black).It is only when he hears, from his sister, of his father's stroke that hedecides (reluctantly) to visit home. This is an inspired, emotionallyresonant movie, It asks us to look inside ourselves to discover ourown desires. It's packed full of delightful set-pieces, including thelegendary scene in the diner Each character is finely sketched and thedialogue is brilliant. lack Nicholson gives a real depth to hischaracterisation of a lonely iconoclast adrift in the world, sieking, butunable to find, a self-understanding. Iiae Ensy Pieces establishedRafelson md Nicholson as unique talents of the very first order ,Edinburgh Unitersity Eiln Society ProgramNotes Wimer of best picture,best director and best suppofing actress 1970.

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(1989 d. Robert "Freddie Kurger" Englund, R, 105 miry free admission)Stars Stephen Geo{freys, better knom as major gay pom character SamRitter, plays Hoax, a nerdy outcast who calls the'horrorscope (976-evil)"

for spiritual guidance. What he receives instead is marching orders fromthe big red man himselJ to basically slaughter every bully and ne'er-do-well he has encomtered since birth. He begins to dress better, his hairgrows longer, his confidence increases, and he starts hanging out withpmk rockers. All h all, things really start to look up for young Hoax. If itweren't for his over-the top bible-beating mom on his case, a school of fishdropping from the sky and an ever mounting body count linked to hiswrat[ he d be on easy street. Watdl out for a steady sheam of undiluted80's to assault your eyeballs: "pmk" clothing, gratuitous neo4 mulletsgalore and a color palate nearly as offensive as Tinsletown's. - Tim

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HEtt IS FOR HEROESTHURS, JUNE 5 7:00 & 9:45

(1962, d. Don Siegel, PG, $6; $4.50 student/senior/AlS) Don Siegel

brings his tough worldview and cdsp, no-nonsense direction to this

quintessential World War II drama of an undermanned Americanplatoon in France holding off a German advance through sheer blufland bravery Steve McQueen is curt and surly as the insubordinateloner whose tactical skills and soldiering savvy make himindispensable to his nen' unit. His reputation precedes him, butcommander Fess Parker is in no position to be choosy when he learns

that his tired platoon will not be shipping home as rumored, but tossed

into a ragged new offensive. James Coburn is the slow-ialking, forever-

tinkering mechanic; Bobby Darin is the scavenger with a small fortunein tdnkets; and Nick Adams is the Polish orphan and unit mascot. Bob

Newhart makes his feature debut as a hopeiessly lost typing clerkdrafted into the undermamed unit md re-creates his nightclub shtickmaking phony phone calls near a Nazi listening post in the pillbox.Like Pork Chop Hill, this film is less a patriotic flag waver thm a "waris hell'drama that frames the battle not in its tactical importance(which is negligible) but in its cost in human life. McQueen's taciturnperformance as a ruthlessly effective soldier and Siegei's tough, lean

direction make it a classic of the geroe. --Sean Axmaker

DORIS WISHMAN TRIBUTE NIGHT

tET ME DIE A WOMANTHURS-SAT, JUNE 5-7 MIDNIGHL JUNE 8, 4:30 PM

(1978, d. Doris Wishmaru 78 miry & $5) One of my fondest memories

of 42nd Street was seeing this at the Anco Theater and watching the

audience go absolutely berserk. And who could blame 'em? This, God

help us, is a Doris Wishman mondo-stvle documentary on sex change,

complete u'ith surgical footage I still cant watch. A sort ol Clen or

Glendn goes to Hell. Dr. Leo Wollman, "MD, PHD. doctor. surgeon.

psychologist, minister, and medical u,ritet" lechrres us from cue cards.

discusses dildos. and acts as tour guide through a rather motley groupof transsexuals, occasionally prodding them with his pointer -Frank

Henenlotter, exploitation historian, director ol Basket Case. The lovelv,one-of-a-kind Doris Wishman joined us at the Alamo DrafthouseCinema live in person in 2000, and rsas one of oul favorite guests of alltime. She passed away in August of 2002. At this screening, I'e wouldliLc lo rri* a gla.s the cron ned queen o[ erploitation. I rm .ure -he i-playing nudc rollryball wilh deedlct-bobbcr. on her head. ir the

special section of heaven reserved for the saints of the cinema.

AIAMO FAVONITE ALI-TIME MOVIES:

MAN BITES DOGTUES, JUNE l0 7 & 9:45, WED, JUNE I I 9:45

DEAD BABY BOYS (THE COCKTAIT)WILI BE AVAIIABIE AT EACH SCREENINGI

(1992, d. R6ny Belvaux, tj6; $4.50 student senior) Is it a comedy? Adorumentary? An underground goreJest? Mnn Bites Dog, the first featureftlm from Belgian director R6my Belvaux, is all of these md much more, a

ghastly', shocking and explosive debut lvith a1l the genuinely ruthlessability to disturb as an oily blue-barreled revolver jammed in your mouth.And it's fumy, too. Taking on the increasingly omnipresent trend ofreality-based television shorvs such as COPS, Rescue 911 and others, MalBifes Dog follows ihe self-reflexive exploits of a docunentary Iilm crew as

they attempt to shoot a sort of "dav in the life" piece on a Brussels serialkiller, Ben (Poelvoorde). A far cry from Michael Rooker's take on a similarsociopath in Henry: Poriait of n Sertnl Kilkr, this easygoing maniac has theuptorvn charm of that worldly Republican tiaternitv Joe: he's handy witha wine list, is an erudite conversationalist, and tcnds to recite really au'fulpoetry u'hen he's in his cups. He's also a bit of a racist and the inventor ofa mixed drink charmingly knolvn as the "Dead Baby Boy." (the Alamoversion will not be spirit-based). As the {iln crew acquaint themselveswith the daily rituals o{ this monsier ("1 like to start off each monlh with a

najlman," he comments as he empties his gun into a hapless mail carrier),they begin to {ind themselves inerorably sucked into the naelstron o{ oithanded violence - when they announce that they have run out oi funds{or the projec! their subject dreerfully consents to loan them money fromthe corpses that are piJing up all over the place. Eventually - andunsurprisingly -- they become more than rvitnesses and actuallycommence to aid Ben in his increasingly repugnant crimes. For all its TLis

Is Spinal Tap in-jokes, Belvaux's film can be a dif{icult thing to n'atch (one

scene in parlicular has managed to send record numbers oi vierrers

scurrying from the theatre in revulsion, and although the Austin print ofthe tilm is medited, the national djstributor has removed the olfendingbit from most versions). Shot in black-and-lvhite, Marr Brfrs Dog has thefeel of a genuine documenta$i which makes it all the more grisly The

questions raised - Where is the line behveen reaiity and fiction? Howmuch is too much? and, of course, That s Entertainment? - are dodgyenough in themselves but the film never resorts to preaching - it doesn'thave to. Shocking, audacious, compelling, and more than a littlehunorous, Man Bttts Dog is a stunning original: love it or hate it, you'llnever Iorgei it. Bang. - Marc Sar,lori Arsiln Chranick (note: flrc Alatno's''d'nd bnby bav, .till nat h >pti, l1p'eit

OK, after an not-so-exhaustive search oi the rvorld rride rreb, I havefound the following out about lVe Are No Arigels from an auto-translated Italian site: "Two siblings gain the contest betweenautomobiles and diligenze for the conquest of one concession o{transports. Westem in key of commedia directed from GianfrancoKind u'ords (other pseudonvms: lohn Eastwood, Cehett Grooper) ihatevery a lot amuses, thank to the hvo protagonists to the Spencer/Hill.For the rest already it has been looked at a11." That's about all I need.Auto-race, spaghetti westeffL reference to Bud Spencer/Terrence Hill.I dont know if the comparison is favorable or not, but the meremention of the ultimate comedy/action duos name in a poorlytranslated film capsule is enough to get me out on a Wednesdav for a

free movie, the same should be said for evervone. -Tim

STEVE MCQUEEN RETROSPECTIVE

JUNIOR BONNERTHURS, JUNE l2 7:00

(1972, d. Sam Peckinpah, PG, 100 min, $6; $4.50student/senior/AFS) lunior Batuter is director Sam Peckinpah'slovely, elegiac look at the rvorld of the rodeo-and his only filmrvith narv a bullet wound. Steve McQueen, engagingly easygoingbut determined, is the title character, a rodeo rider out to win a bigbull-riding contest in h:is hometown. Even as he confronts hisdwindling days on the circui! he also must deal rvith his feudingparents, marvelouslv played by Roberi Preston and lda Lupino.Preston is particularlv good as the randy o1d con artist; he andLupino strike real sparks. Peckinpah's slow-motion camera is put toparticularly good use fi1ming the balletic violence of the rodeo, atonce more terrifying and awe-inspiring than any gun battle. Alovely country-rvestern valentine to a dying breed. -Marshal1 Fine

ATAMO 3.DEMENTIA!

FRIDAY THE I3TH 3-D!THURS-SAL JUNE l2-14 M|DN|GHT, SUN, JUN r5 4:30

(1982, d. Steve Miner, 95 miry R $7, includes 3-D glasses) You krorvwe can't just let a Friday the 13th pass us by lvithout exploiting itr,ith the hands-down BEST of the seriesl You will be sheildingyour eyes in horror hen you see:

EYES POPPING FROM THEIR SOCKETSIARROWS BEING SHOT RIGHT AT YOU!

PITCHFONKS COMING THROUGH THE SCREEN! EMETY

CLOSE POPPING CORN!HEtt, THE TITIES ATONE WItt HAVE YOU CHEERING!!!I!Haven't seen 3-D at the Alamo? We're not talking that crappy

red/blue junk they pawn off on TV, this is the real deai: silverscreenpolarized 3-D action, and there is only one theatcr in Texas

dedicated to showing you classic 80's horror jn all it'smultidimentional glory... that's right, the Alamo Drafthouse, baby.

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SWINGIN SIAG NIGHT

SEX ON THE RUN!THIS AIN'I YOUR MOTHER'S TONY CURIIS!

FRl, JUNE l3 7:00 & 9:45($10) We at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema are proud to unveil ourlatest concept in movie entertaiment: STAG-O-VISION! Vintagestag films from the 1970's with the original audio completelymuted. In its place, our precision sound-effects ctew will berecreating ALL of the sounds from tie movie, redubbing all of theoutrageous dialog, and delivering all the requisite gritty wah-wahguitar licks 100% LIVE IN THE THEATER! This mondl we arefeaturing the German softcore sexy romp Ser 0n fhe Run, slatti\gnone other than the inimitable Tony Curtis. A notorious skirtchaser and party boy, Tony Curtis was lured into this low-budgetgrindhouse {eature by the prospect of continually beingsurrounded by topless Alist Eurotrash starlets. Curtis piays thelegendary lover Casanova with aplomb, prancing from bed tobosom and back again as if he were the man incarnate (which, aftersix wives and countless real-life tabloid sexcapades isn't far fromthe truth!) - Tim

BANNED TOONSSAL JUNE 14 TzOO &9:45

($7.50) What comes to mind when you thbk of Looney Tunes?Daffy, Porky and Elmer Fudd? Or camibalism, suicide and BugsBunny in blackface? Not if Warner Bros. can help it! A threat toyoung minds, racial harmony and nerchandising revenue, WB hasdisowned much of the early work of some of animation's greatestdirectors; Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Frank Tashlin and the late,irreplaceable Chuck iones. The Chucky Lou AV Club comes to theAlamo to present two hours of uncut, uncensored irresponsibilityfrom these hidden vaults. All in the public domairy so the WamerBrothers don't show up and kick our asses (we hope). Preceded bvmellow 16mm performances from Fats Waller and Cab Calloway,and interrupted by a live musical salute to the mad mind behindsome of cartoons, looniest tunes, Raymond Scott! Noted filmhistorian and archivist Gary Huggins from Kansas City's notoriousChucky Lou AV Club will be on hand to discuss the collectionbefore and after the screening.

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SUN, JUNE l5 7:00 & 9:45School filmsl Cartoons! Commercials! Soundiesl Meaningless clipslT&Al lropagmdal Peanut brittlel Scourge of clas.rooms. *uccor ofnerds, SIXTEEN MILLIMETER has long been the celluloid

'tepchrld, .humed and abu,ed: while iG bigger, glossier brother35mm was off living it up in Hollywood, 16mm was stewing inAnytown, USA, amassing all the secret weirdness of the 20thcentury Now the Chucky Lou AV Club passes that weirdness on toyou as we open our vaults and invite you inside to meet:

Mr. Whiskey, every boy's nightmarelCorrie Escorus, a bad worm, ugly and mem!

J.J. Armeg the double-amputee detective, new from Kemer!Chucky [ou, the cross-dressing woodchuck (our namesake)l

And so many more. This is ourbest and most ambitious show yet,an AV Club Pu-Pu platter made fresh from only the finest deadformat l6mm. Plus, in the lobby at 11:45, fifteen minutes of boring"sponsor messages" from Midgeville, Lawrenceville, Sabina,Westbore and Rushsylvania, OH, circa 1955. And one luckycustomer will go home I'ith a wheelbarrow full of 16mm films anda projectorl

SCHMETVISTHE SEARCH FOR THE KING'S JEWISH ROOIS

TUES & WED, JUNE 17 & 18,7:00 & 9:45(2002, d. Max Wallace, 80min, $6; $4.50 shrdent/senior/AFS) Nobodvknew Elvis was Jewish until the influential Wall Streei JournJlpublished an article h 1998, 'Ail Shook Up in the Holy Land' exposingthe King's improbable lineage. Elvis was very aware of his Jewish roots,according to Gracelmd spokesman Todd Morgan who told the Journal,'lt was something Elvis was aware of and certainly was sensitive to.'Schmeluis is the story of a true life Montreal-based Jewish Elvisimpersonator named Dan Hartal. For years, Hartal has worked as anentertainer at Jewish senior citizens' homes in his incarnation as

Schmelvis - singing his own versions of Elvis songs in a Jewish musicalstyle. Schmehls follows Hartal on a bizarre odyssey to Elvis's Gracelandhome in Memphis to say Kaddish - the Jewish prayer {or the dead atElvis's grave. Stopping at roadside diners in his Winnebago downHighway 61, Schmelvis mingles with rednecks, truckers, white trashand middle Americans. Bizarre and unpredictable reactions result as hetries to convince his fellow travelers that Elvis was a Jew. Schmelais

sheds fascinating light onto contemporary idol worship and the seriousquest of an Orthodox Jew in an Elvis costume.

(1973 d. Robert V O'Neill, & 82 mirl free admission) We're thrilledto finally be able to offer you this holy grail of made-in-the-Philippines madness. Everything is hyper-seventies in a great way.In fact, i{ the seventies were a drug this would be the ultra-potent,smokable, rock form of it. The music is great. The clothes are great.

organs she sells to wealthy senior citizens in search of the fountainof youth. Loaded to the brim with incompetent kung fu, recklesscar-chases, cockfights, and even an electronic "brain sex" scene thatwill blow your mind. Features Ross Hagen, Sid Haig, RobertaCollins, and Maria De Aragon (Greedo {rom STAR WARS.)

STEVE McQUEEN RETROSPECTIVE

THE CINCINNATI KIDTHURS, JUNE l9 7:00 & 9:45

(1965, d. Norman Jewison, PG 102 min, 96; 94.50student/senior/AFS) Considered by many to be the best pokermovie of all-time (please don't menttonRounders and Cincinnati Kidin the same breatlr), The Cincinnati Kid follows the arrogant upstartcardsharp Eric Stoner (McQueen - The Cincinati Kid) as he tries toprove his skills against an older, wizened poker champion. There'sof courre a love .tor). with the erer-reireshing Am Margaret. butit's included merely for convention's sake. The real action in thisfilm takes place on the green felt, md it's there where McQueen'sundeniable charisma really shines. Similar in many ways to TleHustler hom fow years earlier, The Kld, nonetheless, stands strongon its own merits. - Tim

SEE THE ORIGINAT BOTTTE ROCKET SHORT BEFORE THE FI[i/I!THURS-SAL JUNE 19-21 , MIDNIGHL SUN, JUNE 22 4:30

There is a great divide about this film: A limp2 stars from Ebert,Mick LaSalle from the San Francisco Chronicle (whom I generallyrespect) gives it one star and calls it wretched. Did these people seethe same film I did? Of all the movies I have seen in the last 10years (and that is a LOT of movies), no other film has made melaugh so convuisively that I had to forus all power not to wet mypants. Everything that is wonderful about Wes Anderson and theWilson brothers, every subtlety, every comic sensibility, everynonsensical character quirk is at peak form in Botfle Rockef. Thiiisn't a matter of "taste," not a matter of "evervone has their ownopinion." Bottle Rocket is flat out hysterical.' It is a universal,mdeniable truth, and those who disagree are simply wong. As anextra bonus before Bolfle Roc,tef, check out the ultra-rare short fiLm(also called Botfle Rocket), thaf when seen by producer AlbertBrooks, inspired him to sign a check then and there for 95 millionso these boys could get started with their careers.

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SUPER HAPPY FUN MONKEY BASH DX!SAT,JUNE 21 7:00 PM

IHE BEST OF BIZARRE JAPANESE VIDEO ODDIIIESWe've been longtime fans of bizarre Japanese advertising, television and

video. We have teamed up with local Japanese pop-culture enthusiast

and archivist Tony Salvaggio to compile the definitive collection of

Japane.e oddihe.: strmge. surreal ilimation. A-li5l A.mericm celebritie'pimping lhem'elves out [or cheap lapane.e product* cruel and

inlmane game shows, bawdy situation comedies, unexpected nudity,

extreme pro-wrestling, bizarre anti-flatulence products, nonsensical

English phrases, supreme goofiness and more, more, more! We've

tempted you tastebuds in the past with Japanese preshow mixtapes

before midnight features, but now we are unleashing the {ull insanity of

the rising sun with SUPER HAPPY FUN MONKEY BASH DXI Be ihere!

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SUN. JUNE 22 9:30Have vou er er tried to make a'mor ie a{ter having a bit too mu(h to drinklYou ei,er wanted to give it a shot? Here's the delal: at 1 p.m. on June 21st,

we get together with a lot of filmmakers md share a keg of beer At 2:30

p.m., we give each team a di{ferent genre and a prop to use in a movie. Atiast call, (2 a.m.) they've all got to turn in their completely edited and

finished Drunken Films, and the next night at midnight we'll all get

together to watch them with an audience. In the end, the audience willpiak whicll film they liked best, and fhat team will win a suitable prize,

We just donlt know what it is yet, cause we were drinking when we

plamed this whole event. Wanna see the movies? Buy a ticket and come

on down on the 22nd. Wmt in on the competition? Get a group of 5

filmmakers together and sign up at M.h{onotesolo.com right nowThere's not a whole heck of a lot of space available, and there are a lot of

people in this town who enjoy beer md own video cameras.

(1976 d. Perry Dell, X, 89 miry {ree admission) A movie studio strapped

{or cash needs a sure{ire hit. What do they make? A western? A space

opera? A light romantic comedy? No No No They make an

undersea meimaid pornl Where's that kind of outside-the-box thinkingin today's Hollywood? I want to krow True to its titlg the film-within-i-film is'the bastard spawn of /arus and Deep Thtlnt Not that Ineed to waste any more time selling this movie, a guaranteed theater

pacler if eter there wa. one, bul it features big bu*t leli'h queen.

kitten \atividad md Cmdy Sample>. h the immortal words of Russ

Mever: "lt smells like breasts in herel" - Lars

An ofloverlooked aspect of hip-hop music gets its due in Brealh

Confral: The History of lhe Humail Beafbor. Beatboxing is the art ofproducing musical sounds, particularly percussiorl without the use ofinstruments. Filmmaker Joey Gar{ie}d traces beatboxing from the early

days, when the simple rhythms o{ Darren "Buff" Robinson helped make

The Fat Boys a household name, to the amazing techdcal skills of such

contemporily artists as Rahzel and Scratch ol The Roots, and AnthonyRiver4 also krown as Click tha Supah Latin. As one artist, Chris Jung,explains, beatboxing "stemmed {ron the need to make music now." Itgrew out of a necessity to produce music when instruments andturntables were not available. Doug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, and others

explain what they brought to the art, while Congo-born vocalist MarieDaulne o{ Zap Mama expomds on both the miversality and the ethnicdiversity of vocal rhythm-making. Breath Control won the FestivalChoice Award at the 2002 New York Underground Film Festival. It was

also featured at the 2002 Tribeca Film Festival and the 2002 UrbanworldFiln Festival. - Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

THURS-SAL JUNE 26-28 MIDNIGHL JUNE 29 4:30 PM(1980, d. Menahem Golm, 90 min, & $5 AKA Stnr Rock) In 1994 (as

envisioned in 1980!), almost all the world has become enslaved tothe hedonistic disco music of the BIM corporation, supervised bythe demonic Mr. Boogaloo (Vladek Sheybal ol Re d D awn). When Bibi

and Alfie, an Adam & Eve-ish folkinger duo, come on the scene, healternately sabotages and seduces them. Will they resist thetemptation of sex, success, and excess? Will you be abie to keep yourwits as you watch this jaw-dropping future-disco-biblical-glittermusical? Unseen for over 20 years in theatres, on tape, or on TV,

inJamous Camon Films mogul Menahem Golan's glitzy directorial

outing retums to shock a new generation. - Nuart Calendsr

When The Apple lirst played in theaters in 1980, patrons received a

free vinyl LP somdtrack album of The Apple, after the first screening,

exhibitors had to cancel the promotion for fear that the rain ofrecords hurled at the actors would damage their screens. In keeping

with this fine tradition, the Alamo will be hmding out free CD's of

The Apple soundtrack to the first 10 patrons each night (claim them

a{ter the movie, we have learned from history)! Be(ore the film,watch a barrage of trailers for other Golan/ Globus Camon Filmatrocities. The nuart screened the {ilm to a PACKED house in Los

Angeles last mont[ sparking a wave o{ revival for this glittery, hairy,

mind-bending disco fable atrocity. The Alamo is proud to pick up

the torch md continue the spread of APPLE-MANIAI -Tim

AIN'T IT COOI NEWS PRESENTSIHE SATURDAY MORNING FIIM CLUB

CAPTAIN BLOODSAT, JUNE 28 NOON, FREE ADMISSION

(1935, d. Michael Curtiz, 119 min, free admission) In anticipation of the

Phates 0f the Carribean rclease Ihts summer, Harry has programmed whatis argrably the best pirate adventure film of all t-ne, Caplain Bload Theswashbuckler had been around long before Errol llym drew a cutlass, butthe Tasmanian-born bit player reinvigorated the genre with his mix o{

dashing good looks, haughqr insolence, and alluring confidence. Adaptedfrom the novel by Ra{ael Sabatini (who also pemed The Sea Hauk\, t}us

rousing advenhrre chronicles the travaiis of Peter Blood (Flynn), a

righteous doctor mjustly sold into slavery for treating the wounds ofrebels, a kind o{ British Dr. Mudd. Sent to a Jamaican plmtation where he

toils under the brutal whip o{ Lionel Atwill and seethes with passion forhis fair niece (the astonishingly beautiful Olivia de Havilland), he escapes

from bondage with his feilow prisoners and becones the gentleman rogue

pirate o{ the Caribbem. Director Michael Curtiz builds Irom one set piece

io another, induding a nimble beachside sword fight with pirate nemesis

Basil Rathbone and climaring with a grand .ea battle (hat belies $e tiln s

msdsst budget. Flym. brarado and charisma are apparent from hisentrance, but once he leaps into action he takes command o{ the picture,

overcom:ing his still-green dramatic skills with sheer personality. Capfah

Blood made stars o{ Flym and de Havilland and catapulted Curtiz to the

top rank of Warner directors.

IHE UIIIMATE ROILING ROADSHOW ADVENTURE:

2001... oN THE MOON*SAI, JUNE 28, AT DARK

(1969, d. Stanley Kubrick, 134 miry PG, $8) -OK

so it's not really themoory but it's the closest geographic replica we could find iocally, theupper falls region of McKimey Falls State Park. We rented out thepark last year for an outdoor screening ol Nost'erntu. During thescreening, while looking at the vast lava field upon which we had set

up, we realized that our big black obelisk of a screen set upon thisminimalist lava plane was destined to reflect the image of Stanley

Kubrick's sci-fi masterwork. ]oin us for m afternoon of hiking,swimming and general frolicking about McKinney Falls, and whenthe sun sets over the obelisk" settle in for what we anticipate to be a

most pleasant little joumey... to the mooo Stanley Kubrick style!

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SVUI|IN It rSnOHr{VUq OWVIUWEryE SHOWN WHAT WE GAN DO...The Alamo Drafthouse downtown has come to be known as one of the premiere meeting and conference facilities in Austin.Our powerful audio-visual equipment makes for impressive presentations, our flexible iatering staff can set the tone you want,and the entertainment options offer a per{ect way to unwind following the business at hand.

A]{D NOW rHERE,g ltlORE...The new Alamo Drafthouse North is also be available for private functions. Situated conveniently close to many of the hightech centers in Austin, our new location offers easy access from Mopac and Highway 183, and has ample parkiig adjacenitothe theater.

AND ftTORE AND I[ORE...The Alamo is famous {or creating special events that have attracted nationwide attention. Now we can recreate some of theseevents just for you, for a truly memorable party. The Spaghetti Westem Spaghetti Feast: Enjoy heaping all-you -can-eatspaghetti with a classic spaghetti western likeThe Good, The Bad and the Ugly or AFistful of Doltars.lttrelpaghetti tlteme alsogoes well withThe Godt'atherl

Mr. Sinus Theater 3000: Based on the popular tv show lvlystery ScienceTheater, our version combines live comedy with skitsand musical interludes. The Mr. Sinus comedians take some of the world's worst movies and turn them into a roilicking goodtime by adding comedic dialog and commentary This is one of the Alamo's most popular special events, drawing sold-outcrowds almost every time.

Food themed. movies: Many popular movies revolve around food. For the Alamo's two -year armiversary, we created a five-course meal that followed the progression of dishes served in the romantic epicurean masierpiece Like Water For Chocolate.The possibilities are endless, and or kitchen staff is ready to prepare a menu specific to your event.

Alamo on the Road: Last summer marked the first Alamo off-site event ever! The outing was based on the movle Deliuer,nce inwhich four city dwellers plan a canoe trip on the last wild river in the South, soon doomei to extinction by the construction of adam.. They,face the dangers of the river and the elements, and finally the ultimately terrifying encounter of man against man.We planr.red a canoe trip on the Colorado River which ended up at a picnic by the banks of the river with music, fo'od and beer.When the sun went down we had a massive 40 foot movie screen erected on the bunkr of the river and watchei Deliaerrmceunder the stars. We also have in the works other film outings, including a temporary drive-in for a week-long festival thisspring.

From meetings and presentation to team-building sessions and awards ceremonies, or just a fun night out for a group, theAlamo has proven to be a perfect site for parties o{ all ages.

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