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Alamo Drafthouse moviegoers are in for a treat The best theater chain in the land will be screening Ari Aster's Midsommar Director's Cut on Saturday, April 1st The screening will be in all of the chains theaters in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, and at the Downtown Brooklyn location, a live conversation[...]

Alamo Drafthouse, the theatrical company that started Mondo out of a closet with Tim League and Rob Jones, is expanding nationally, which is an excellent thing for theater-goers This cash from the Funko sale will help that Also, Funko usually stays pretty hand-off with creative and more with their other purchases, like Loungefly, so I[...]

One of the biggest questions I have been asked since seeing it is, "What do I need to know from the other films before walking into the theater?" Well, Alamo Drafthouse is here to help They produced a 17-minute recap video of the entire franchise leading up to the new Scream to properly prepare you for[...]

Austin mayor Steve Adler decided to go out of his way to…wait for it…rename West Anderson Lane, dropping the first "t" and declaring it "Wes Anderson Lane." The street is located north of the downtown area, which also happens to be where the oldest remaining Alamo Drafthouse in the city is[...]

The Alamo Drafthouse chain of theaters, known for their zero-tolerance of theater talking, their chips and queso, fried pickles, and cocktails paired with movies, and especially known for their avant-garde programming, are declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be purchased by Altamont Capital and Fortress Investment The Texas-based chain has theaters in 40 locations from[...]

Editorial credit: rblfmr / Shutterstock.com Regal Cinemas, AMC, Alamo Drafthouse…Lets Go Cinemark "Our ultimate goal is to create a safe environment for our guests and employees This is a change to our previous policy on masks based on feedback received from our customers As related to our employees, guests will also be required to wear masks[...]

This afternoon Alamo Drafthouse has announced that they will in fact be requiring people to wear masks in their theaters, while also throwing some shade at their competitor "When we open, the safety of our teammates and guests cannot be compromised This is not political," Alamo Drafthouse said in a statement on Twitter "We will[...]

Alamo Drafthouse has closed down their Brooklyn and Yonkers New York locations, becoming the first movie theaters in NYC to close over Coronavirus outbreak The theater chain let people know very late on Friday night that they would be shuttering immediately The Yonkers Alamo Drafthouse opened in 2013, while the Brooklyn location opened in 2016[...]

That one will also be available at Alamo Drafthouse locations later this year The orange is limited to 850 pieces for $52, the Black only 250 pieces at $60, and the brown has no listed number available That one costs $50 All three feature Michael Myers on the backside Check out all all three below,[...]

Fans of HBO's True Detective who live within sane traveling distance of an Alamo Drafthouse are getting the opportunity to watch the first two episodes of the crime anthology's third season – nearly a month before its broadcast premiere On December 18, the cable giant is partnering with the theater chain to host screenings at 18 theaters across[...]

What the film also does is tell the story from Tonya's point of view, using several instances in her past that fill in some of the media-created blanks in her personal narrative. Tonya Harding and Dana Han-Klein during the Q & A at the Alamo Drafthouse San Francisco Photo by Bill Watters Last night, the Alamo Drafthouse[...]

Hey, it happens to the best of us. Francavilla tweeted about the glasses after they were revealed on Alamo Drafthouse's website: Excited this cat is outta the bag!One of the most exciting things I've done recently was the design for @MarvelStudios @theblackpanther movie for @drafthouse Not only an honor as BP has a special place in my[...]

Take a look at the Last Jedi pint glass, to be sold by Alamo Drafthouse, which clearly depicts bearded Old Man Luke wielding the Jedi weapon The pint glass was discovered by users on Reddit, and picked up by desperate sites like ScreenRant… and now Bleeding Cool You can see a photo of it here. So[...]

As Ain't It Cool News founder Harry Knowles steps back from the website in the wake of multiple sexual assault and sexual harassment allegations, who will step up to defend him? The Toxic Avenger will! No, wait, sorry, it's Lloyd Kaufman! The Troma co-founder and director of films such as The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and[...]

The screening has been criticized for not letting people know about the content of the film before the event, potentially putting people into an uncomfortable situation, especially in light of the multiple sexual assault allegations swirling around this year's Fantastic Fest. Fantastic Fest has been embroiled in scandal this year, following a series of allegations of sexual[...]

Another woman has made allegations of sexual harassment at Alamo Drafthouse and failure by management to take appropriate action to prevent it. Fantastic Fest has been embroiled in scandal this year, following a series of revelations about festival co-founder and Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League, Ain't It Cool News founder and Fantastic Fest co-founder Harry Knowles, and former Alamo Drafthouse employee Devin Faraci. Faraci parted ways with[...]

The CEO of Alamo Drafthouse and co-founder of Fantastic Fest, has responded to the multiple claims of sexual assault and sexual harassment that have plagued this year's festival. Fantastic Fest has been embroiled in scandal this year, following a series of revelations about festival co-founder and Alamo Drafthouse owner Tim League, Ain't It Cool News founder and Fantastic Fest co-founder Harry Knowles, and former Alamo[...]

In a widely shared public post, Todd Brown, ScreenAnarchy founder and former longtime Fantastic Fest programmer who resigned in response to news that Devin Faraci was still working for Alamo Drafthouse, wrote: So at a festival currently wrestling with issues around sexual assault and sexual harassment you've just taken multiple cinemas full of people who don't know what[...]

Alamo Drafthouse officially parted ways with Devin Faraci today, for the second time in the past year. Faraci originally resigned in October, 2016, after tweeting about then-candidate Donald Trump's sexual assault bragging tape only to have a former acquaintance allege that he had done exactly what Trump was talking about Bleeding Cool reported at the time:   Faraci responded[...]

On May 25th the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain announced they were holding women-only screenings of the upcoming Wonder Woman It seemed innocent enough It seemed like it wouldn't be a big deal since the Drafthouse chains have done screenings like that for veterans and other groups We were wrong, we were so wrong, and it[...]

In celebration of Wonder Woman the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain announced that they will be hosting a women-only showing of the upcoming movie according to Entertainment Weekly The Drafthouse made the announcement about the one night only event but then had to add a second showing because the first sold out so quickly. Apologies, gentlemen, but[...]