THE WRESTLER premiere LIVE WRESTLING BLAST!

Rated R; 109min; Director:Darren Aronofsky  

Location: Alamo Downtown

LAST MINUTE UPDATE ADDED ON THURSDAY NIGHT: THE WRESTLING EVENT IS TAKING PLACE AT THE FORMER SALVATION ARMY RETAIL SPACE RIGHT NEXT TO THE SOUTH LAMAR ALAMO. IF YOU READ THIS BEFORE EMBARKING, GO TO OUR SOUTH LAMAR THEATER! GO DIRECTLY TO THIS SPACE WHERE THEY WILL CHECK YOU IN. THERE IS NO NEED TO COME DOWNTOWN AND THERE IS NO NEED TO CHECK IN WITHIN THE SOUTH LAMAR THEATER.


All right, Austin WRESTLEMANIACS! The Alamo Drafthouse is pleased to ally with The Texas Wrestling Federation to bring you ACTUAL LIVE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING preceding the Thursday, Jan 8 midnight opening of THE WRESTLER at the Alamo at The Ritz! For the price of your ticket, you'll have a seat for Austin's premiere screening of this flawless cinematic suplex, PLUS you'll have a top-notch seat for an exclusive pre-screening, full-scale, white-knuckle WRESTLING EVENT to take place nearby, where REAL LIVE PRO WRESTLERS will be having a no-holds-barred BRAWL for your entertainment! This is clearly the only way to experience the greatest thing to happen to wrestling since the Hulkster slammed Andre the Giant! Seats are limited, so GET THOSE TICKETS NOW, or spend the rest of your life kissin' canvas!

This Live Pro-Wrestling throw-down will take place at The Alamo Arena at 1142 South Lamar Blvd (the old Salvation Army) in the same complex as Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar.

"A kind of harmonic convergence of player and part that happens once in a blue moon- the actor vanishing so completely inside a role that our sense of his "real" identity is permanently altered."
- David Ansen, Newsweek

"Aronofsky keeps his camera steadily on his star, knowing that Rourke brings everything the movie needs - himself, and his intimate knowledge of failure. It's one of the decade's great performances."
-Ron Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

This may be the first time we've ever seen the toughest critics and fans unanimously deem a new film perfect. With his battle scars and failing heart, retired professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) jumps back into the squared circle to prove to himself that he's more than just a used-up piece of meat. A simple premise, but apparently Rourke's performance and the script are so strong, compelling and real that audiences across the world are going haywire, calling this the best film in the critically acclaimed director's entire career. There hasn't been a new American drama this exciting since the WWF was king!

With an incredible classic wrestling preshow that you won't find anywhere else. Don't miss this!