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DITITIER . DRIilKS . MOUIES"BEsr THEATen rru Ausrrn" - AuslN cHRoNtcLE & Erurpnrarruuerur werxlv

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Mffi,(1989, d. Bob Balaban, 81 miq & Freel) Opening film of the 2002

Cannibal Film Festival. From Bob Balaban, best knorvn {or his

character actor work (Gosford Par( Best in show), comes this black

comedy so dar( it really had no hope of bor oifice success rvith

mainstream audiences. Michael Lamele is an ordinary boy, living inan ordinary suburb, with his ordinary parents (Randy Quaid and

Mary Beth Hurt). His {ather plays golf {or leisure, u'ork a rune to five

at the factory and enjoys his supper promptly at 5:30. The funny thing

is, dinrer alilays seems to be the same thing,leftovers.. Are Michael's

parents bloodthirsty cannibals who also engage in ritual animalistic,

bloody sexual inteicourse or is Michael, as suspected by the chain

smoking school guidance councellor, a seriously mesed up_kid who

rvould 6e better ierved by institutional care We'Il never tell Aclual

human ilesh (not leftovers) will be served during the screening ol

Parenls as well as ail other Cannibal film festival screenings.

LIVE MUSIC BY SHORTY LONG

BUSTER KEATON'S THE NAVIGATORSEPTEMBER 12, 7:00 & 9:30

(1921, d. Buster Keatory 59 miri NR) In The Natigntor, Buster Keaton

plays a character who, by freakish chance, gets set adlift 1n a ship with a

*,ornan - neithet one k-nowing the first thing about sailing or self-

suf{iciency. Solo-piloting the giint steamship, Keaton grounds the ship

near shoie, only to be pursued by a gang of enraged and hungry

can-nibals. Live music for the filmper{ormed by Slorfy loirg, a ukulele'

based novelty jazz act founded by former Asylun Streef Spankers

Mysterious John and Pop Bayless. Slorfy lorg implernent all manner of

4-stringed instruments, from the smallest of ukuleles to the upright bass

2OO2 CANNIBAL FILM FESTIVAL

BTOOD FREAKTHURS, SEPTEMBER I2, MIDNIGHT

(1971, d,. Brad Ginter, Steve Harvkes, 86 min, $5)Herschell, a

straightlaced peacenik biker Jalls for a sweet young Bible-thumper

nami<J Angel. After oifending her hippie:ister Ann by saying "l don't

like a girl who acts like a tramp", Herschell is targeled by Ann's_ dope-

pushing pals, who wani to make him an addict The musclebound

do-gooier falls into their trap and is soon cackling and fooling

arorlnd hke a pro. Unfortunately, Herschell gets a job at a local

poultry farrn uid ends up eating pesticide-contairinated meat, which

ieacts-with the pot to tum him into a giant blood+ucking turkey.

That's righ! I said "a giant blood+ucking turkey", and it's the silliest-

looking thing you've ever seen. The angry gobbler then gets gory

revengi on tfie'evil dope-dealers, by which time most viewers will be

rollini on $e floor. The uhole thing ir meant a5 a religious parabJe,

although one wonders what sort of supreme being would use

vampir"e turkey-people to do his bidding. - the Anazing Warld of Cult

Mouies, Seriousl). you golta see thi' onel

2OO2 CANNIBAL FILM FESTIVAL

CANNIBAT HOTOCAUSTFRr, SEPT 13, MIDNIGHL SUN, SEPT 15,4:30

(d. Ruggero Deodato, 1979, X, 98 mio $5) The all-time second-most

popular film in Japan (immediately behind E.t) The film is bamed inover 50 countries, which is quite believable in that it is a blatant attack

on society and also very, very disturbhg. Absolutelv no refunds will be

given due to sickness, r'omiting, light-headedness, recurringnightmares, iainting spells, delerium, seizure or death. Noone withexisting heari conditions will be allorved to vie$' this film. Medical staff

wjll be on hand to assist with those patrons rvho fajnt or fall ill due to

the content of this film. Barf bags will be provided wjth every tickei

Pepto Bismol will be availabe at no charge upon request. If you want to

watch someihing which is going to have a much longer lasting effect on

you than say Titsrtic, this is the film. People may claim films change

their 1ives...l can pretty much guarantee Cqnxibnl Holocnust\|'|li'.

THE ALLEN OTDIES BAND AND ANIMAL HOUSESoturdoy Seplember 14,9:45 PM

Combine Texas' favorite oldies band and the nation's favorite

fratboy comedy, and the results could be damn near explosive.

Check out the award winning Allen Oldies Band perform the

hits oi the movie, enjoy a spoonful of peanut butter delivered to

your seat by AIIen himself during his heartfelt rendition of the

classic hit Peanut Butter. Then hunker down in your seat and

enjoy what has proven to be a timeless treasure of American

comic cinema, Atlimal House.

2OO2 CANNIBAT FItM FESIIVAL

BIG MEAT EATER5AI, SEPTEMBER I4, MIDNIGHT

(1982, d. Chris Windsor, & 82 min, $5) "Too endearing and eccentric

to be dismissed as trash, too smart to be dismissed as camp... a

triumph oi deliberate badlle.'.::r;rnght stuiidiil =.jcheapskate invention that vou riil ei:::.: l'. e e\ en'rrr,ute .1: ;:react to in astonishment, There are a'c!ru: :..: ;ierent ploL;; none

of which make any sense, and a handrul tri i'er endearirtperformances... It's not easy to explain rvhr ihrs L. one oi the best

films of the year..." Tiwe Out Bob Sanderson is the mildmannered butcher of the small, sleepy town of Burquitlam. Hi.motto is "Pleased to meet you, meat to please you." Bob's life is

throrvn into turmoil when he decides to hire Abdullah (The Big

Meat Eater) - a massive human blockhouse of a man - as an

apprentice in his butcher shop. Unbeknownst to Bob, Abdullahhas just murdered the Mayor of Burquitlam in a fit of pique - and

the corpse is hidden in Bob's freezer. An alien spacecraft arrives

in search of a rare {uel - Bolonium - which is deposited in large

quantiiies underneath Bob's butcher shop. Meanwhile, Jary a bov

genius, has stolen the Mayor's cadillac, installed a cyclotron and

is set to launch it into outerspace... Abdullah sings the blues

while he charcoal grills gangsters and turns dalmation dogs iniospotted spam... Alien robots desperate for bolonium possess the

defrosted Mavor as their zombie agent... Bob and Jan are in turnthe victims of repulsive temporarlr mutations... and Burquitlamitsell becomes lust another excuse for a bizarre musical comedv

sci-fi/horror film,

CINEMATEXASINTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

SEPTEMBER I7-22The 7th Annual Cinematexas will continue it's tradition of

bringing to Austin new and rare cinematic gems mined from the

corners of the earth. This year's programs at the Alamo include

the international competitior-L screenings, featuring the ever

popular and and disturbing CNTX Midnight Shows; the

animated films of Ladyslaw Starewicz \'vith live music scores

provided by Tin Hat Trio; a very special Cable Access Alvareness

Progtor.r',; and morel For more information or to pulchase tickets

on line, go to http:/ /r,r'wrv.cinematexas.org/

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 7:00 & 9:45

MUSIC AND FILM

ffitEr$MErerraFRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 7:00 & 9:45 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20,7:0O &9245

MR. SINUS STUMBER PARTYSAL SEPT 21, MIDNIGHT TIL SUN, SEPI 22,8:00 AM

You are invited to attend the official 2-vear anniversary of Mr Sinus

party, n hich is in fact an all-night Pajarna Jarnmv Jaml For one special

night, join Olvery John and Jerm for an entire 8 hours o{ slumber partvmadnessl Pajamas required, pillows recommended, although sleepingis not on the agenda, Come celebrate all things Sinus, beginningappropriately with a performance of the very first Sinus movie, Nudeon the Moonl ReJive some of your favorite Sinus moments as the boysperform highlights from EVERY Sinus piece ever created, conduct one

off-site recon mission of mischiel play bawdy party games (it is a co-

ed slumber party after all), see vrdeo clips of the past lives of the Sinus

Boys (Owen as telemarketer and Jerm as eye-patch-rvearing rapper-

iust to give you an idea), see the guys skewer clips from John's privatevideo collection (including late-night beanie-baby salesmen), watchscenes lrom the Sinus boys'{avorite gurlty and not-so-guilty pleasure

movies, win fabulous prizes rvith your knowledge of Mr, Sinus trivia,eat smores, play games and much much morelllll Your ticket also

includes an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8:00 AM filled rvith allthe sugary confection ceteals vour well-meaning mom would neverbuy. Check the websrte for more detailsl

SAL SEPT 2l-THURS, SEPT 26 9:45 PM(1939, d. Victor Flemming, G, $6/$4.50 stu/sen/AFS, 112 min)Again this September, we are scheduling what has become anarurual tradition at the Alamo, The Dark Side of the Rair&oar, rvhich isTheWizard of Ozplayed with no volume synched up to Pink Floyd'sDark Side 0f the Moon played with much volume. When 1,e1 s1n1

the Dark Side of the Moon album on the third roar of the MGM lionir the Mzard of Oz, all kinds of synchronicity hijinks ensue. We

will provide you with a complete play by play list of all 100+

synchronicity "events" fiee with admission. Pink Floyd denies anypremeditated scheme, bui maybe that wily Roger Waters schemedthe whole thing unbeknownst to the rest of the band. That's DnrkSide of the Rainbow conspiracy theory #47.

BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD DO AMERICATHURS.SAL SEPT 26-28 MtDNtcHT

SUN, SEPT 29 4:00 PM(1996, d. Mike Judge,81 min, PG-13) Beavis and Butt-head, pop-culturephenomena that they are, are still an acquired taste. Either you )ove

thern or you hate them and Benais nnd Butlhead Da America is unlikelvto make ioo many converts to the cause of their inspired lunary but f&those who consider themseives squarely on the side of lowbrowshenanigans, Judge's feature debut is all that and more. When theirmost cherished possession - their television - is stoleq the boys (both

voiced by Judge) embark on a cross-country trek to retrieve it... Judgeand co-witer Joe Stillman keep the iilm moving at roughly the pace ofan old Three Stooges two-reeler, and amazingly, 90fl' of the gags hithome. There's very little that falls by the wayside here, and eventhough the film really doesn't expand our already considerableknor'vledge of these two losers deluxe, it manages to never feelredundant or contrived. Buoyed by a power{ul soundtrack featuringWhite Zombie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a host of othen (the

openhg title sequence with Isaac Haves skerverrng his iamous "ThemeFrom Shaft" is worth the price of admission alone), Bentsis and Butt-hendDo Amenca rs awellspring of lowbrow comedy that leaves you gigglingin spite of yourself. Truly, it does not suck. - Marc Savlov, ArisillChronicle. See vrnlaee Beavis and Butthead clips before the fi1m.

Almost evely day at 9:45 for the next week, we will be offering upfree, encore performances of the best of Weird Wednesdays, a favoritepet pLojeci series at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Every rvee( forthe past hlo vears or so, the Psvchotromc devotees have been comingto the Aiamo io erplore the nether-reaches ol erploitation film. Wehave suffered through a lot oi crap, but also have 6een rewarded withsome raw jewels, It is these fabulous nuggets that we are offering upto you now in this besi of series. There is no risk, every singleoffering is guaranteed crap-free, pure cinema jov If you like nhatyou see, we lvelcome vou to join us on the front iines as we mine forlost cinema gold, every Wednesday night, Alamo downtown, and it'sab'olx1sly free. Check the wrb ior moie detail..

Firslrp: Darkdown Strutters (d. Mlliam Whitnev 1975, R) AKA GetDown nnrl Boogle. Trina Parks, leader of an outrageouslv dressedgang of female bikers is on a quest to find her mother Cinderellaand expose a plot by a racist Colonel Sanders look-alike to clone thenations black leaders, Sanders runs a chain of overpriced mediocrenb restaurants, stages black{ace minstrel shows in his back diningroom and occasionallv runs around in diapers. Nothing in your lifewill prepare you for the bizarre intensity of thrs movre, Directed bvWlliam Whitney, who directed Dick Tracy/ Spy Smasher seriais rnthe 40's as well as a slew of Roy Rogers pictures. As the postersays... this movie r,r,ill fry your eggsl

WHAT'S NEW AT THE ALAMO!The cover shot this quarter shows an underlying theme, its /,1tr\5time here at the Alamo, Weird Wednesdays features 2 hack larrs rip-ofls: Tinotarea and Mako laws of Denth; We are shorving l.ras i, rn

glorious 3-D o{ course, and it all culminates with our most ambitiousRolling Roadshorv project to date, the Llltimnte lnws Expo iti,ce tn thewatel at Lake Travis. Also this quarter, we are continuing ourerploration of the Iilms oi the Japan s hottesf new director iaka.hiMiike. We have added Sr"rndav matinee screenings of our midnightcult classics, and football returns to the big screen l ilh all oi the LiIgames on the rnovie screen (free admissionl). lVe are teaming upwith the Austin Museum of Art to present several circrs-themedfilms to compliment their current exhibit. Mr. Sinus Theater 3000

turns two years old this quarter, and we are celebrating rrith a 2 vearanniversary all-night Sinus pajama partyl And last, but not least, the4th Annual Cannibal Film Festival triumphantlv returns inSeptember, Cannibal films on the screen and actual human flesh onyour plate, the ultimate in food/film programmingl

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SAI, SEPT 28, TIME TB& FREE ADMISSION(1950, d, Compton Bennett, 103 miry G, freel) Deborah Kerr playsthe lovely heroine who hires the best "white hunter" in A{rica(Stewart Granger as dashing Allan Quartermain) to help her findher husband, who was lost searching for the legendary KingSolomon's diamond mines. Skeptical abouL her motives and abouther ability to survive the trip, Quartermain accepts the job forpurely mercenary considerations, but her strength of character anddetermination win his respect. This is the best of the many versionso{ the classic adventure novel by H, Rider Haggard. It is an old-{ashioned technicolor spectaculat with breathtaking and Oscar-winning cinematography. Filmed on location in Kenya, and thethen- Tangynika and Belgian Congo, the footage of the landscapesand of the animals is strikinglv clear and vivid, especially anunforgettable shot of a jusluncurling brand-new babv alligator andthe scenes of the Watusi dancing.

(1975, d. Martin Campbell, R, 85 mio free!) Who else but theAlamo is going to bring you a raucous British sex comedy fromthe '70s? I'm thinking hardl My head just exploded! The answerof course is: NOBODYI Only the Alamo. And only on WeirdWednesday. This one is about three hapless first-time film-makerstrying to film their versjon of the classic ribald ballad Esktmo NeIl.But money's tight and they have to get financing from fourseparate backers. As a result they end up making four separatemovies: a hardcore XXX versiory a children's rnovie, a gay westernand a martial arts musical. What a great concept for a movie! Heyand lots of foxy birds tool Did I mention that we sell beer? -Lars

KING SOTOMON'S MINES

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27,7200 &9245 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29,7t00 &9245

cinematic history throughout: Jean Douchet's little {ilm aboutAmerican girls who get taken for a ride by French playboysperfectly portrays many nuances that had never before beincapfured on film. Documentary master Jean Rouch, one of thegod{athers of the New Wave, is represented in a spectacularlyauthentic and resonant segment that's one long continuous takefor about 15 minutes siraight, following its protagonist from thebreakiast table argument with her boy{riend into the streetwhere she meets a mysterious man who wants her to go awaywith him. A wonderfully hilarious 10 minute segment"by JeanDaniel Pollet feahrres Michelline Dax playing the experiencedParisian prostitute to per{ection as she affectionately makes funo{ her inexperienced john who looks like a French version ofBuster Keaton. Rohmer's piece is about a salesman who gets intoan altercation with a drunk man on the street and tiinks hemight have accidentally killed him; it is very different fromanything else Rohmer has ever done and, needless to say, quietlvmasterful. In Chabrol's interesting and typically Hitchcockish'horror-underthe-prim-bourgeois-surface' eipose piece Chabrolhimself acts as the 'bourgeois' father of a miichievous boy whostarts putting ear-plugs in his ears to keep from hearing hisparents' constant arguments.

THE APPTE DUMPTING GANGtuly 27, Noon - Free Admission

(1975, d. Norman Tokar 100 miry rated G, free!) In the 1970's, Disneychurned out cheap film after cheap film meant to draw children inrvi$out spending much money. Thel had mediocre acting, mediocrelaughs and olten obscure and pointless plots. Out of all there films.I.he Apple Dunpling Ca,rg i* one of the lew that succeeds in cdpturjnglhe audience. This i, almo't entirely due to the 'plendiiperformances by Don Krotts and Tim Conlvay. These accomplishedcomedv actors give hilarious perfotmances as a pair of bumbling badguys trying to steal the huge gold nugget found by the kids of theApple Dumplittg Gang. The kids hold their own too, as a group o{tough orphans trying to hold their little family together

JUIY 29-AUGUST l, 7:00Sh In Austin is a feature length movie comprised of six shortnarratives set in Austin, Each story js written and directed by localfilmmakers' Kat Candler (Cicndas\, Gonzdo Gonzalez \Moonl'ight bytne Sen\.Ceo{( Mar>lett (Monkey us. Robof). W;att and Zack p6illip.\Sone Place Nrru), Bob Ray (liock Opera) aid David and NathinZellner (Plnstic Utopin, The Frontier). "Six ln Austin, the brilliant,funny and in (one)... case, creepy six-directors-in-one anthology...isone of the best micro-budget, DV pictures thus far " Marc Sivlov,The Austin Cltonicle, Six in Austin drew it's inspiration from the1965 French New Wave classic Sir ln Pnrls. Come back for a specialscreening of Sir ln Parls on August 3.

THE ULTIMATE TEBOWSKI EXPERIENCEJULY 30, AUc 5 & 6 9:00 PM

(1998, d. Joel Coery 117 mirr & $16, 980 for a lane of 5) Watch Tfte

Big Lebowski on a 40 ft. outdoor screen onsite at Showplace Lanes.Immediately following the film, enter the lanes for 2 hours ofbowling and a free White Russian. Belore the film see a vintagebowling short Ten PinTour plus a killer Coen Brothers trailer reel. ltdoesn't get any more Lebowski than this. 916 ticket includes, shoerental, 2 hours of bowling, a White Russian, and the movie. "TheCoen Brothers go for broke inThe Big Lebowskt, and we the viewersare the winners. With The Big Lebowski they take their now-familiarbrand of ab:urdist myster) /crime/thriller - writ visually large --and turn the rvhole mulange into a fresh new affair. It's pived ir,,ithdelightiully irregular and unanticipated bits of buiiness thatshmulate the viewer to stay fully alert, while renewing our faith inthe .heer iov of natchins movie', ln its uonderhrl titlp sen,,"n.o

MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWNJULY 20,21 7100 PM

(1936, d. Frank Capra, 115 min, c, $6/$4.50 stu/sen) Long beforeAdam Sandler ever lvalked the earth, there rvas another M/.Deeds. Come experience the original 1936 Mr. Deeds in the wakeof the modern reinterpretation. Capra's Mr. Deeds received fivemajor Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, BestActor (Gary Cooper with his first Oscar nomination), BestScreenplay (Robert Riskin), Best Sound Recording, and BestDirector (Frank Capra). Mr Deeds Goes to Town is Frank Capra'sclassic screwball comedv about a village innocent who inherits$20 million, only to discover it's more trouble than it's worth.The screwball in question is Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper), a

small-town greeting-card poet and tuba player transplanted tothe big city to administer his newly inherited wealth, where {ast-pattering, wised-up cynics, sneering society denizens, andcorrupt lawyers lord it over the ingenuous and straightforward.Deeds' idiosyncrasies are amply magnified in the tabloids byjournalist "Babe" Bennett (Jean Arthur), dating Deeds as a cover,only to discover she's the sap when she falls irresistibly for him.But the damage has been done, when Babe's column is used by apack of corrupt lawyers, Cedar, Cedar, Cedar & Budington, toprove Deeds mentally unfit. The miracle o{ this unforgettablecomedy is how it embraces dark material, calling into questionsome common assumptions about capitalism while maintaining.an approachable atmosphere o{ light comedy, and deceptivelyso. You'llbe so pixilated by its charm, you won't rest until you'vedoodled your way to a rhyme for "Budington." -Jim Gay

MURDER BY MUSICTUES, JUIY 23 7:00 PM - FREE ADMISSION!

(1969, d. Julio Buchs, 91 min, R, free!) Austin Powers certainly hasit's fair

'hare of in fluences, Otor Mnn f lirri. Dean Vartin s :n ingin

superspy Matt Helm, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and of courseno small dose of 007. In the 1960's, however, action spy thrillersset amid the mondo-mod sea o{ colors and style were not iust aproduct of the big budget studios. The genre was initiated insmalleq, independent films, and because of their popularity thestyle began to be absorbed by Hollywood studios. Murder by

Maslc is a classic example of this obscure sub-genre: wild coiors,wild villains, wild clothes and wild style, and a murdeq, all setamid the backdrop oI a sazy psychedelic 60's go-go club. Forbetter or worse, get ready for the next installment of the, r.rsfln

Pozrers franchise with a dose of the real-deal original, Murder ByMuslg a pristine prinf in mind-blowing color and mondo-vision!

ASIAN CINEMA AND CUISINE

DEAD OR ALIVEAUGUST 4,72O0 &9245

(1999, d. Takashi Miike, & 105 min, 96.50/94.50 stu/sen) WhenAudition graced the Alamo Downtown screen viewers weretreated to a subtle atmospheric tale of psychological horror.Those who vtalchDead or Alioe wlll notice a'distinct 180 degreehrrn in style and pacing from critically acclaimed Japanese cultdirector Miike. The first 10 minutes will leave you slack jawed.Not your typical Yakuza flic( Do,A is a cops and robbers iilm fullof hard-boiled macho posturing, morbid-comedy, and slapshckviolence. DoA's universe is a dar( hyperkinetic reflection of ourown, a universe where the unpredictable can and will happen atany moment. This time slot is traditionally used for thi HongKong Cinema and Cuisine. This month, we are altering theprogram slightly with an offering {rom Japary we will beieaturing a Japanese influenced menu for this screening.

/azrrs.. This is about a 1'achtful oi frequently nude '70s swingerswho have to contend rvith killer shark and raging hormoires.This is just the sort of amoral, over-the-top exploiiation we'vecome to expect from Cardona, director of N(li o/ the Bloody Apes,Guynna - Cult oJ the Damned, Hostages, Night of a Tlnusand Catsetc. Cardona would make any movie on any subject as long asthere. was money in it. This one has hilarious dubbing,indifferent photography, a record amount of gratuitous nudityand sex, and somer,r,here in there, a shark or two. With world-class sex bombs Susan George, Fiona Lewis, and Priscilla Barnes.Make no mistake; this is a sleazy fun movie {or only the mostdepraved and degenerate filmgoers. In other words, expect a

full house.

Long Before Adom Sondler, There Wos

(1c77 d. Rene ( ardona lr., 8a mLn,

condition that makc it uff\-is€ ior 1-ou to laugh your ass ot ioran hour and a half, then we urge you: PLEASE STAY HOME.Becatse Freeze Bomb cottld be your grim reaper. This AlAdamson classic may well be the worst action movie ever madenot starring a chimp, a midget or Lorenzo Lamas. It's the kind ofbad bad movie that makes you feel so very good inside. Jim"Black Belt /ones" Kelly and Myron Bruce Lee (Myron?) are thekung fu fighting heroes out to stop a supervillain named The Pigfrom developing the "freeze bomb" which turns victims intocheesy looking snowmen. Along the way Kel1y and Lee have todeal with various double-dealers and scumbags who are alsoafter the secret formula. With George Lazenby, Aldo Ray, TerryMoore, and Harold "Oddjob" Sakata as The Pig. Oh yea[ there'sa mean-ass snapping turtle too. If you miss this one you betterhave a doctor's note. Forreal. - tdrs

TOD BROWNING'S THE UNKNOWNTHURS, JULY 25, 7:00 & 9:30

LIVE MUSIC BY THE GOLDEN ARM TRIO(1927, d. Tod Browning, 65 min, NR, $10/$8.50stu/sen/AFS/AMOA) What is so startling aboui Tod Browning's T/re

Unknown rs its resonant quality oi perversity, There's a wonderfullycontorted melodrama of motivation to it that extracts maximumeffectiveness from the irony of the tale. A very young Joan Crawfordis a circus star who hates men touching her - there's no motivationoffered for such, she just has a pathological fear of men's hands. EnterLon Chaney Sr., an armless knife-thrower who believes that thismeans hope for him, His dilemma: he's really a murderer who isjust posing at being armless as a disguise., and he despairs in theknowledge that if he ever attains his hearts desire, she rvill know hissecret and he wili lose her. Chaney gives an amazing petformancethroughout. For the part Chaney actualiy learned how to use his feetas arms and throw knives. There's an amazing opening scene wheiehe shoots Crawford's outer clothes off with a gun and then tosses

knives at her, all with his feet. In one sublime scene we see him sittingat a table, idly scratching his forehead and lighting a cigarette withhis feet. You can guarantee none of today's brg name/big ego stars

would ever go to such parnstaking lengths for a performance.

SANTA SANGRETHURS-SAL IULY 25-27 MIDNIGHT

wLY 27 & 28 4:00(lq8q, d. Alejandro Jodorohskj. l2l min, R, g\) Santa Sangre is a

thron'back to ihe golden age. to the days whenfilmmakers had bold individual visions and were not timidlvtrying to duplicate the lale't ma>s-market iormula,. This i: a movielike none I have seen before, a wild kaleidoscope of images andoutrages, a collision between Freud and Fellini. It contains bloodand glory saints and circuses, and unspeakable secrets of the night.And it is all wrapped up in a flamboyant parade of bold, odd,striking imagery, with Alejandro Jodorowsky as the ringmasterWhen I go to the movies, one of my strongest desires is to be shownsomething new I want to go to new places, meet new people, havenew experiences. When I see Holiywood {ormulas mindlesslyrepeated, a little something dies inside of me: i have lost two hoursto boors who insist on telling me stories I have heard before,

Jodorowsky is not boring. The privilege oi making a film is tooprecious to him for him to want to make a conventional one. It has

been 18 years since his last wor( and all of that time the frustrationand inspiration must have been building. Now comes this release,

in a rush of energv and creative joy. -Roger Ebert

to*u,; .;h;;i;J.'n?, u"tt.' i. J.' r; l'iii "il''"; ;'il;than a go-with-the-flow character like the Dude (Bridges)? The Dude

is a lazy, crumpled leftover from the Sixties whose Iaid-back dailyroutine has been pared down to the essentials: weed, WhiteRussians, and bowling with his pals Walter (Goodman), a hotheadedand hazily militaristic vet fuIl of hallbaked ideas and an ability tobring any discussion back to 'Nam, and Donnv (Buscemi), a dim butgood-hearted schlub who always lags a beat or two behind anyconversation. Some viewers have cnticized the movie for being tobmuch of a shaggy dog story lacking a cohesive point or purpori. yet

lo lool for the point is to miss it entirely. Coen-head: hop aboard forthe ride. \4arjorie Baumgarten. Ah>tin Chraqi(lc

THURS-SAL AUG l-3 MIDNIGHL AUGUST 4 4:30(d. Danny Boyle, 1994, R, 93 mirL $5) In his directorial debufDanny Boyle burst upon the world as a reincarnated AlfiedHitchcock with this macabre thriller filled with exhilarating twists.Shailow Grave is a tale of pitch-black, fiendish humor withenough nerve tingling suspense to tweak even the most horror-hardened backbone. The film opens with a trio of nolvery-niceroommates holding interviews for their flat's empty room. Theyhaze the applicants with questions like "What on earth makes youthink we would want share a flat with someone like you?" Afterlhey maLe their {untortunate} choice, we 5ee the ioommatestransform from smug, anti-social elitists to desperate, murdering,double-crossing thieves, a change that scares the hell out of them -

and you.

IHURS-SAT AUG 8-10 MIDNIGHL SUN, AUG I I 4:30 pM(d. Trey Parker, 1999,81 min, R, $5) Trey Parker and Matt Stonehave done an amazing job of mixing social commentary with fartjokes and created a scathing satire on American mindlessnessthat takes on a chilling appropriateness in light of our cLrrrentwar against terror. Soafh Park, Bigger, Longer, and llncut ispossibly the first film since Kubrick's Dr. Stiangelooe to tackleimportdnt socio-political i:sues u ith such ruLhlessly furury flair.Raunchy, universally offensive, and record-breiking in itsproianity, Soutlt Park pleases the masses on shock-value humorfrom the start. Once the rnovie get's rolling and the realizationhits that the raunch is integral to plot and theme, it takes thingsto a whole new level. "Brilliant" is not too strong a word. As inadded bonus, this is no question the best musical to come alongin years, with catchy tunes you'll be humminf ("nd;.r;;;;ficatching yourself if in public to make sure no-one caught you)for days. Beiore the {ilm, check out a compilation of rareS outhp ark oddities and shorts.

ctTY oF rosT soutsAUGUST 9-10, 12-14 9:45 PM

"Japanese wunderkind (and strong contender for the GreatestLiving Film Director title) Takashi Miike, working on a

frequency transmitted between the avanlgarde and action iilmbliss, concocts deranged, \,iolent tales of cops, criminals, andkillers that bear as much resemblance to Hollywood's thrill ridesas spaghetti westerns do to the John Wayne oaters of yesteryear"

- David Fear, SF Bay Guardian

(2000, d. Takashi Miike, 102 min, & 96/94.50) City of Lost Souls(a.k.a Hazard Clfy) is another tour de force from Japan's premiervisual stylist of the moment, a turbo-charged piece of blood-drenched gangster lunacy set against the backdrop of Rio,Okinawa and Tokyo's Shinjuku district. Loosely adapted fromthe novel by Seishu Hase, Miike's latest but one of thit year (itsbox-office release in Japan at the tail end of 2000 was rapidlyfollowed up by Dead or .Alite 2) plunges straight into the actionin his own inimitable style, a practically wordless ten minutesequence in which our hero Mario (played by the Brazilian-Japanese non-actor Teah) is unleashed from jail and sets outstraight away on an airborne mission by helicopter to retrieve hisChinese moll, the beautiful Kei (Michelle Reis) from a busload ofillegal aliens on their way to being deported. Once back in Tokyothe two get caught in the crossfire between a cocaine smuggJiigChinese Triad and a sadistrc Yakuza boss and his henchman in ibrutal stand-off that will ultimately leave the streets of Shinjukusirewn with corpse5 before the films gri:ly re>olulion. There.no pretense about what this film's all about, a fast-paced actionerwith its tongue firmly planted in cheek. Miike, never one to behampered by audience expectations, bends the {ramework to hisown needs to create another skewed piece of entertainment, a

relentless flurry o{ images which alternate between thegrotesque and the absurd. Shinjuku is rendered as acosmopolitan haven for the cast of colorful multinationalreprobates that inhabit it, a garishly vibrant portrait o{ thedistrict made up of smoky Latino caf6s and sleazy cellar barsinhabited by corrupt vodka-swilling Russian business men andsultry Brazilian hookers - are we really still in Tokyo? - MidnightEye

i stx tN PARtsSAL AUG 3 7:00 PM

(1965, 95 miru N& $6/$4.50 stu/sen/AFS) Six in Paris is acollection of six vignettes set in different sections of Paris, by themost acclaimed directors of the time. In the best tradition of theFrench New-Wave, most of the films come as close todocumentary as possible. There are moments of

m ,/5/ exploltatlon lLlmmakers scrambled to put sharks on thescreen. They hotted out every exploitation cliche, added waterand sharks and made boatloads of money. It was a cheap trick,but these were cheap, tricky people and it's doubtful any of themhave cried even a single tear of remorse over hoodwinking thepublic with substandard entertainment product. This one atleasthas a pro-shark angle. Here it's the people who are bloodthir.styand vicious and the sharks are the good guys. Richard Jaeckelplays a good guy who loves his shark buddies and takes a chillingshark-related revenge on the unscrupulous scientists who exploitthem. Also stars fory Jennifer Bishop, gross sweaty Harold"Oddjob" Sakata and Milton "Butterball" Smith as "Butteri'.

WATTSTAXSUN, AUGUST I l, 7:00 PM

(1973, d. Mel Stuart, 98 min, & $6; $4.50 stu/sen/AFS) It sounds likea hoax: Schlitz beer heips Iinmce a soul music concert to celebrate theseventh anniversary ol the i965 Watts dots, and the director of WlllyWonka 8 tlLe Chocolate Fnctory (1971) makes a fiery black-nationalistnLovie about it. But Mel Stuart's Wrilsfrx (1973) is for real, and itdelights in its own conceptual confusion. Rarely seen since its release

in 1973 and never released on video, Wattstax is a hidden treasureamong the concert films of the rock and soul era. It's a documentaryof an August 1972 concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseummeant to commemorate the 1965 Watts riots; the concert drew anoverwhelmingly A{rican-American crowd of 100,000 and turned intoa memorable black-pride event, Director Mel Stuart not only focuses

on the big names on the Coirseum's stage but also takes his camera

out into the communitl', rvatching and listening to Watts residentstalk about everyday life in the inner city. (Look for Ted Lange, laterLooe Bont's Isaac the bartenderl) The film's highlights include R&Blegend Rufus Thomas wittily corralling the crowd after it abandonsthe bleachers to dance to his "Do the Funky Chicken"; the Bar-Kaysencapsulating eve4'thing that was screamingly excessive about '70s

funk with "Son of Sha{t"; and Richard Pryor playing Greek chorus-and reminding us how beautiful he was. - Bnltimore City Paper.

Schlitz on special during Wattstax. August 11 marks the 37thamiversary of the Watts Riots, and the 30th anniversary of Waf fs/n:r.

(1969, d Ernest Pintolf,T6 mirl R, {ree!) Second in a double bill ofobscure early Richard Pryor comic films. In Dynanite Chicker',

Pryor is the commentator and interweaving thread joining togetherdisparate clips loosely dealing with the peace movement of the late

60's, including images of John and Yoko, Muddy Waters, JimiHendrixl Leonard Cohen reciting a poenl the Velvet Underground,Alan Ginsberg, Lenny Bruce, old newsreel footage and lots ofnaked women. A very strange cultural time-capsule oddity.

flavtE$ - t,yE gaffiny

SPIKE AND MIKE'S2OO2 CTASSIC FESTIVAI. OF ANIMATION

AUGUST 24,26,28,29 7:00 & 9:30(2002, $6; $4.50 student/senior/AFS) This year's eclectic mix of artand film showcases world class premiere animated short films byanimatols from over ten countties, Several prominent Amencancompanies are featured as well, including PIXAR (Toy Story) andPDI (Antz). The 2002 program feaiures breathtaking, comical,moving, high-iech and arvard-winning animated shorts iromaround the world. Spike and Mike, who are also noted for their Sickand Twisted Festival of Animation, have assembled a ClassicFestival of Animation featuring some of the highest qualitl'animation ever seen. Featured films include Academy Award@WINNER for Best Animated Short Filnl Father and Daughter. AIsoincluded is Academy Award nominee and WINNER of the 2000

Chicago International Film Festival's Gold Hugo: Rejected,by five-time Spike and Mike participant, Don Hertzfeldt; yet anothercomic masterpiece from PIXAR and 2001 OscarN Winner, Ior l,te

Birds and British Academy Award WINNER, The Man With the

Benutifi,Ll Eyes.

(1980, d. Bobby Suarez, R, free) Gunpowder, sweat andpolyester From the Philippines comes a textbook example of theinsane revenge movie. It's about a guy named Ortega who getseven with the thugs who killed his wife and chopped off hisarm. In true payback-movie fashion, Ortega at first becomes a

hopeless drunk. But then he nreets a kung fu master whoteaches him how to become a human killing-machine. And youcan guess what happens next. This is some crazy violent nastyshit, with plenty of action, slow brutal killings, funky musig andenough polyester to get the fire marshal involved. It even{eatures a midget being drowned in a tollbooth. Damn. Iwouldn't want to go out like that. - Lars

THE UTTIMATE JAWS EXPERIENCEFRI-SUN, SEPT 6-8 8 PM

(1975, d. Steven Spielberg, PG, 724 min) lnzus was the first movie Isaw that did damage to my psyche. My mother was at the oper4my dad took me to see /ozrrs. I was 6 years old. Every family beachouting {or the next 5 years left me inr,vardly petrified of the razorsharp teeth of the great white shark. We here at the RollingRoadshow wondered, if a movie alone can deliver that level ofemotional wallop, what would happen if you were watching Jawson a 40' floating screen in the middle of the night with your feetdangling in a vast expanse of deep, dark water? The time for thisquestion to remain hypothetical has ended. Welcome to theULIIMATE JAWS EXPERIENCE. To commemorate the striking ofa brand new 35mm print of the original /nl's, the RollingRoadshow is taking the traveling rig to Lake Travis, patrons wilbe taken to an undisclosed secret location on the lake, given aninner hrbe and left to observe the most intense movie experienceof the summer Now we're not necessarily going to stock the iakewith man-eaters and chum the surrounding water, but let's justsay, the horror on the screen is not all you'll have to watch out for.Due to the dangerous nature of this even! we will not allow ANYdrinking of alcoholic beverages before the screemng. To calm yournerves a{terwards, however, your trcket includes a free drink at theCarlos and Charlie's after-part)', and there will be a bar on theboatride back to shore Check www.drafthouse.com for moredetails. -Tim

SUPER SOUI BROTHER ATSO PTAYS TOR FREE ON THURS, SEPT 5!(1980, d. Rene Martinez Jr, 80 min, R, free) OK now, we all loveRudy Ray Moore but he wasn't the only funnv comedian workingthe black comedy circuit. Get ready to laugh your ass off at WildMan Steve. Mld Man Steve can say anything and make it funny.He has a slow, stoned delivery that makes even the stupidestdirty jokes gut-bustingly hilarious. In a way \{ild Man Steve isthe ultimate cult comedian and this is an actual WILD MANSTEVE STAR VEHICLE! It's about a mrdget mad scientist (with afull-sized D-cup girlfriend) named Dr Dippv who helps the mobdevelop a formula that makes users super-stron& bulletprool,and, after about two days, super-dead. Obviously it's hard to getsensible people to sign up for this treatment, so the mobsters grabthe nearest wino, played to perfection by Wild Man Steve, Sieveis hilarious, ad-libbing like crazy, stepping all over his costars'lines. He even gives a little speech in favor of iegalizing pot that'sa small masterpiece of reason and logic. By the way, the originaltitle ol Super Soul Brofher is so offensive we can't put it on theschedule or the marquee so ;re11'|l h2vg to show up to find outwhat it is. See you there.

PRIZEWHORESTHURS, SEPT 5, 7:00 & 9:30

(2001, d. Jenn Carrison, 80 min, $6; $4.50 stu/ sen) PrizeltVnores is an80-minute documentary about a group of people who have formedtheir own 'community' based upon their extreme hobbl' ofattending radio-station remotes, movie premiers and rock concerts.101X/KGSR radio personaLity and local filmmaker Jenn Garrisonhas gained an inside look into the lives of a very unique below-radar subculture, the Prizelftores. The screening is also a live radioremote with plent]' of prizes, so listen diligently to the radio and.'^,, i,,"+ -l-Lr *-;- li.t.+" r,, D"l-"I{r,,.,,". .,-l - -----^,! r. - ,..L^r..

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(1975, d, Andrew Mclaglery 97 min, R, free) "Joe Don Baker, a bigsweaty hog of a man much beloved by drive-in enthusiasts {or hisgreat performance as Sheriff Buford Pusser in the phenomenallyhuge hit Wnlking TalI, stars here as Mitchell, a hardboileddetective who (stop me if you've heard this one before) plays bothends against the middle in an obsessive quest to bdng racistscumbag murderer John Saxon to justice. Joe Don Baker doeshis best, but frankiy, the plot seems to be more centered aroundhis quest for ample portions of Schlitz, greasy food and sex withhis pothead prostitute sweetheafi Linda Evans (Dynasty). Anyattendees who insist on recycling Mystery Science Theater qtipswill be shackled and placed in an internment camp where theyl'ill receive'culturally appropriate meals."llars

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-lliria Newton-John(Grease,Physicnl) as a muse brought to life from

: mural, who inspire* a paintei(Mjch,lel Beck of flp Wnrtiot')who

.dns5 to break iree from his mind-numbing iob painting album

.-.r"er arL. \ewtonlohn leam' with a retired clarinelist (Cene Kelly

rom Slrgln' in the Rain) to lullill Beck's fantasy of converting an old

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into a roller-disco. Jeff Lynne and E.L.O. provide

.rcellent musical accompaniment to the insanely bad dance

-quences, including one involving a clash between the 40's.and the

!0s (featuring onelhit-wonders,-The Tubes) The special..fr' are

,harming, anJ fans oi pre-Disney renaissance animation will enjoy

*re cartSon interiude by Don Bluth (Pete's Dragon, the Secref of

\iirir), As always, the Mr Sinus crew [erm, John, Owen) pro','ide

1151314-st1le quip:, s[.jt", and 'ongs during the movie l'2 off

admisrion for ihose in roller cldlesllidbilitY uairer requiredt, iree

leg warmers to the first 5 ladies each night.

rHURS-SAL AUG I 5-l 7 MIDNIGHT; SUN AUG l8 4:00

-31, d. Luc Besson, PG-13, 125 min, $5) Luc Besson's elaborate,

:.:ir campv :cience fiction ertravagdnla boas[. some ol Lhe h ittie't

-:r..t. ,ni 66,1 sepfiisticated pro"duction and costume design tby

=:r, Paul Gautier) you could ever hope to see But superb eye.candy

. rot the only reison to revisit this sci-fi action packed thrilier.

..:Jing man Bruce Willir i' in peak [orm a, a retired military

..*ri',io turned cabby uhos rugged loughne's hide' the 'mart:.

:':nor and tenderness necessary to save the world Gary Olman

:tdoes himself as over-the-top evil personified. Chris Tucker bursts

:.to the scene with a frenetiC energy that he hasn't matched since'

r-:J \1illa Jovorich c gorgeou. rdiot-c,rvant role_predaled ihe public s

:.rarene.5 that :he'. rrot aclual)y acting Together' they conquer the

:jlerse io grand e{fect.

(d. Tamra Davis, 1995, PG-13, 89 mirL $5) Universal hatred from

critics across the country can have no impact on those rvho truly

understand the brilliance oI Billy Madison. Never before have

total randomness of image and dialogue coalesced into the

sublime with such gut-bustingly funny effect. While up to par in

all the juvenilia, raunchiness and general silhness of vour

standard Adam Sandler {are, Billv 'VlcL/isorl rises above the rest

with hallucinaton'disjorntedness and an anarchic spirit Eugene

Ionesco, Jean Genet and Samuel Beckett should be spinning in

their graves at this bastard ofispring of their theater of the absurd,

but they're probably laughhg too hard

BIG BROIHERS/BIG SISTERS PRESENT

THE BLACK STALIIONSAI, AUGUST 3I, TIME TBA" FREE ADMISSION

(1979, d. Carroll Ballard, G, 118 miry free admission for kids and

accompanying adults) The Black Stallion is a far cry from the

standard'tidi ana animals" fihns that are so sugary sweet that

they can send a viewer into a lifethreatening diabetic coma.

Instead, we get a bittersweet, complex storyline, trulybreathtaking cinematography, and a talented cast of actors The

:lory cenlei, around a loung boy n;med Alec and hi' Ii[e-

changing relation:hip wiih the wild Arabian 'tallion that :aves

him irorn drowning following a disastrous shipwreck. The bond

they forge while alone together on a deserted coastline saves Alec

from the grief he sufiers over the loss of his fathet and continues

to be his only consolation even after they are rescued and returned

sa{ely home. Legendary film critic Pauline Kael wrote of The Black

Sfnllron that it "may be the greatest children's movie ever made "

"Nobody puts Baby in a corner!"

MR. SINUS THEATER 3OOO . DIRW DANCINGOPENING NIGHT, SEPT 6 &7 7t00 &9245

(1987, d. Emile Ardolino, PG-13, 96 min, $9 50/$7.50 stui sen) Let the

mocken' of \lr. Sinus Theater be the ercuse vou need to frnall,v see

(or see again) Patdck Swarze recite these immortal tvords Starrrng a

pre-nosejob Jenniier Grer' (Ferris Bueller, It s Like..You (rroa') and a

iestosterone-laden Srgavze (Red Dalrt, Poitt Brenk), this sizzlingly

cheesy tale of love and dance t as the one movie iohn (of Mr' Sinus)

,*orc h.'d n."rt tubject to the Sinus treatment. UNTIL NOWI Drrfy

Dnrclng tells the story of a young girl's coming oi age at a Catskills

Resort in the early 60's. Grey is adorable as Baby, an idealistic young

Jewish princess, and Swayze is at his ridiculous best as the macho

dance instructor fiom the wrong side of the tracks. Featuring JerryOfuach(Lnu anrl Order), Wayne Knight (Newman from Seint'eld) and a

bevy of cheesy 80's hits on the soundtrack ("The Time of My Life",'She s Like the Wind'). Break oul the capri pants and perms for this

perfect end-of-summer movie.

FRI & SAL SEPI 6 & 7, MIDNIGHT(Admission $5) Ladies: leave your penis enw at the doorl A night

of debauchery, rndulgence, and hilaritv with flicks made bvwomerL, for women. Centiemen: see the naughtt' side of the "fair

sex" that vou didn't know existed! Winner of a SXS}V Audience

Award, Lidyporn follows the journey of huo female sludents trying

to produce a porno for women. Elena Carr and N,{aggie Carey

muit struggle with amateur pom stars, an inexperienced crew, no

budget, and a "nervous" leading man. A11 the while, thev attempt

to iiee hard-core pornography from the male viewer and "re-

vision" the genre to embody and empot'ver women's desire. Adocumentarjt & a porno, Lndyporn propels viewers throughauditions, rehearsals, intimate inten iews, and hard-core sex.

CORBUCCI'S MINNESOTA CLAYSUN, SEPT 8,7:00 PM

All you con eql spoghelli, solod ond fococcio(1965, d. Sergio Corbucci, 90 rnin, & $15 inciudes all-you-can-eat

spaghetti) Another brilliant Spaghetti ftom "the_ other Sergio" our main

man Sergio Corbucc! director of over 30 Spaghetti Westerns betrveen

1961 and 7971. Minnesotn Clny features a blind assassin who shoots

foes down by his keen senses of smell and hearing. Cameron Mitchell,

veteran American character actor, plays the lead as the blind man Clay,

the necessary gringo hook for Amiriian audjences. Mitchell starred rn

a doren or sb italiin genre pictures in the 60's. MlnnesofaClny was the

first Spaghetti Western for Corbucci, who previously had made a

name foi himself with a string of Sword and Sandal pictures As

always with our ventures into the world of Spaghetti Westems, every

ticket includes all-you-can-eat Spaghetti, Caesar Salad and Focaccia.

(1976, d. Rrchard Hefron, 97 min, R, free) It's been ovel a year since the

last QT Fest, which leaves us at the Alamo a little parched for

overiooked gritty 70's action movies. For those in the same boat, we

offer up'a fiee icreening of Tsckrloun Brg lim Mllcluln stars as a

Montana rancher who travels to Los Angeles to find his lost sister, an

abducted runaway now turning tricks for a high rollirl Beverly H-ills

limp (Vince CannonJ. Look foi 'olid acUon qequence5. that Ereat 70 ':tvle ard pacr-ng, and a liller climar' Al'o feature: suPporting role'

Ui Cut\ iee C'rosby and a pre-CHIPS Erik Estrada Soundtrack by

Kenny Rogers and Del Reeves

(1971, d. Bruce Kessler, R, 91 min, free) This is a really strange

one. Andrew Prine, a familiar face from '70s movies and TV is

MIIVIES. T'VTFRIDAY AUGUST 30, 7:00 & 9:45

HONG KONG CINEMA AND CUISINEA CHINESE ODYSSEY I

SUN, SEPT 1,7:00 & 9:45(1994, d. Jeffrev Lan, 115 min, PG, $6,50; $4.50 stu/sen) The story of the

Monkel King is familiar to every Chinese youngster. Monkey King

was anarroging mischievous rogue who was cast down fiom heaven

to live amon'g mortals to learn the error of his ways. Of course Stephen

Chow was i shoo-in to play hin lf t,ou missed God of Cookay or

Forbiddur City Cop lhen CO1 is a great way to inlroduce yourselI to the

"Godfathe{" 0f the HK box-office, and also an excellent rvay to bone up

{or Chow's soon to be domestically released smash-hit Shaalitt Soccer\

Before the film, watch the ever-entertaining Hong Kong produced TV

version of the Chlirese Odysseyr MONKEY! As always with Hong Kong

Cinema and Cuisine, a fuli Chinese menu will be served.

great as a transient warlock who lives in L A's.undergroundItorm-drainase 5\stem. EverY time it rains he has to move'

Simon is balicallv a crazy homeless guy who p,oe* around

casting spells and getting ln cool adventures lt would have

made"a great TV sliow kind oi like Kung fir with witchcraft

Here he"spends almost the whole movie getting revenge on a

euv uho writer him a bad check. What a great ploll lhe movie

[ai a colorful, tacly pcychedelic lool and a fast-paced, fluid

style all its own. Look for Warhol superstar Ultra Violet as a

rival witch, A super-cool one-of-a-kind movie. I'm still waiting

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and the entertainment optioni of{er a perfect way to unwind following the business at hand.

AND NOW THERE's TIORE...The new Alamo Drafthouse North is also be available for private functions. Situated conveniently close to many of the hightech centers inAusdry our new location offers easy access from Mopac and Highway 183, and has ample parking adjacent to

the theater.

AND IUIORE AND MORE...The Alamo is famous for creating special events that have attracted nationwide attention. Now we can recreate some of these

events iust for you, for a truly memorable party. The Spaghetti Western Spaghetti Feast: Enjoy heaping all-you -can-eat

,paghutti ."ith u classic spagiretti western like The Good, The Bad and the Llgly or A Fistful of Dollars. (The spaghetti theme also

goes well wilhThe Godfatherl

Mr. Sinus Theater 3000: Based on the popular tv show Mystery ScienceTheater, our version combines live comedy with skits

and musical interludes. The Mr. Sinus comedians take some of the world's worst movies and turn them into a rollicking good

time by adding comedic dialog and commentary. This is one of the Alamo's most Popular special events, drawing sold-out

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Food themed movies: Many popular movies revolve around food. For the Alamo's two -year anniversary we created a five-course meal that followed the progression of dishes served in the romantic epicurean masterpiece LikeWater For Chocolate-

The possibilities are endiess, 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 movie Deliuerance inwhich {our city dwellers plan a canoe trip on the last wild river in the South, soon doomed to extinction by the construction of a

dam. They iaie the dangers of the river and the elements, and finally the ultimately terrifying encounter of man against man.

We pianned a canoe trip-on the Colorado River which ended up at a picnic by-the banks of the river with music, food and beer.

When the sun went down we had a massive 40 foot movie screen erected on the banks of the river and watched Deliaerance

under the stars. We also have in the works other {ilm outings, including a temporary drive-in for a week-long festival this

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