Alamo Guide

KISS ME KATE - THE 3-D RENAISSANCE FEAST
presented by BALLET AUSTIN!

Ballet Austin presents a Renaissance Feast with a 3D screening of KISS ME KATE in celebration of their April 6-8 production at Bass Concert Hall, The Taming of the Shrew. Three years after its Kennedy Center debut, and over 400 years after Shakespeare first penned the story, The Taming of the Shrew ballet returns from a national tour to Austin for one weekend only. More info on that show here.

For our part, we're unleashing chef John Bullington to create a full on Renaissance Feast that'll bring some of the original Shakespearan flavors rushing into your mouth. He told us about some of the menu recently, and look what we've got to offer:
First course
Oystres en Grauey - Oysters steamed in almond milk and Ale Bread
Second Course
Duck in Sawse Madame - Duck cooked in a sauce of grapes and garlic
Third Course
Tart de Bry - Sweet Saffron and Brie Pie

So for $35 you get all that tastiness, admission to a full on 3D feast for your eyes (the real, awesome 3D, not the crappy red and blue kind), AND, as if that wasn't enough, you also get a ticket to the Ballet Austin production of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. If you need a better deal than that, you're going to have to go visit the SLASHER.

Showtimes good for the week of Fri, 3/30/07 - Thurs, 4/5/07

300
1:10 pm (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 3:50 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:45 pm

BLADES OF GLORY *
12:00 Noon (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 2:25 pm (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 4:45 pm, 4:50 pm, 7:35 pm, 10:05 pm, 11:55 pm

PREMONITION
12:05 Noon (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 2:30 pm (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 7:30 pm (No show Mon, Weds), 9:55 pm (No show Weds)

SHOOTER *
1:00 pm (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 3:55 pm, 7:05 pm, 10:00 pm

NOW! THAT'S WHAT HENRI CALLS SING-ALONG!! *
11:59 pm (Fri)

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
11:55 pm (Sat)

TV party: Lost *
9:30 pm (Weds)

Showtimes good for the week of Fri, 3/30/07 - Thurs, 4/5/07

300
11:00 am (Fri, Sun, Tues), 1:40 pm (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 4:30 pm (No show Tues), 7:30 pm (No show Tues), 10:15 pm

BLADES OF GLORY *
11:10 am (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 1:35 pm (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 4:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:30 pm, 11:50 pm (Fri, Sat)

REIGN OVER ME *
12:30 Noon (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 3:30 pm, 7:05 pm, 10:00 pm

PANS LABYRINTH
1:55 pm (Sat, Sun, Tues), 7:40 pm (Fri, Weds), 10:20 (Sat, Sun, Tues, Thurs)

TMNT *
11:05 am (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 1:25 pm (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 4:05 pm, 6:55 pm, 9:25 pm

THE HOST *
1:00 pm (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues), 4:25 pm, 7:35 pm, 10:30 pm

Kids Club: PUFNSTUF
11:00 am (Sat)

KISS ME KATE 3D RENAISSANCE FEAST *
7:00 pm (Thurs)

DIONYSIUM *
7:00 pm (Tues)

THURS 29
White & Nerdy: the WEIRD AL Sing-Along
7:00 pm, 9:45 pm

Terror Thursday: THE RISE AND FALL OF IDI AMIN
11:59 pm

FRI 30
Master Pancake Theater: MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME
7:00 pm, 10:00 pm

SAT 31
HOT FUZZ-TIVAL w/ Edgar Wright & Nick Frost live!
12:00 Noon

SUN 1
B.I.K.E. - Black Label Bicycle Club doc!
7:00 pm

The JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Singalong
9:45 pm

MON 2
SERGE GAINSBOURGs BIRTHDAY FEAST!
7:00 pm

EL DUCE VITA w/ The Mentors live!
9:45 pm

TUES 3
AFS Essential: THE SEVENTH CONTINENT
7:00 pm

2007 AUSTIN AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS
9:45 pm

WEDS 4
HAROLD & KUMAR w/ all-you-can-eat mini-burgers
7:00 pm

8-BIT: A Film about Art & Video Games
9:45 pm

Weird Wednesday: KILL OR BE KILLED
11:59 pm

THURS 5
THE PRINCE SING-ALONG
7:00 pm, 9:45 pm

Terror Thursday: HELL NIGHT
11:59 pm

the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR SING-ALONG
Opens Sunday, April 1 at the Alamo Downtown
Sponsored by Tom's Tabooley, who will be running a "What Would Jesus Wear" contest! Come dressed as your own personal Jesus, or dressed as Jesus in modern-day apparel, and win prizes from Tom's Tabooley!

Apparently there are two warring sects in the religious musical world - GODSPELL and SUPERSTAR. And much like real-world religious conflicts, this battle between the musicals has to come to a peaceful solution if we're ever going to have any real hope of peace on earth. After all, isn't our musical preference primarily a symptom of how we were raised? Owen performed in the stage production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in high school, so as an adult he finds it to be far superior to the infidel's musical. Henri sang the songs of GODSPELL in a high school choir concert, so he thinks that "Day By Day" is the most sacred stage hymn of all time. But in order to maintain the peace and stop the Alamo Downtown from becoming a theater of conflict, Henri conceded to Owen that SUPERSTAR would be the more fun show to put on this Easter season. Besides, after 2004's excessively violent PASSION OF THE CHRIST, don't we all need a more light-hearted version of the savior's last days on earth? One with singing, and 70s fashions? Yes. Yes we do need that.

THE BRAND NEW FILMMAKING CHALLENGE!
UNNECESSARY SEQUELS!
Filmmaker registration goes live April 22 at UnnecessarySequels.com!

With BLOODSHOTS, we gave filmmakers the chance to make a horror movie in 48 hours. The BLANKS ON A BLANK competition asked you to envision what other animal/vehicle disaster movies would follow in the vapor trail of SNAKES ON A PLANE. But the newest filmmaking challenge is the one we've been the most excited about for months now - THE UNNECESSARY SEQUELS CONTEST. Now, plenty of people will argue that most of the sequels that Hollywood tries to shove down our throats every summer are unnecessary, but for this contest we're looking for films that are even more unnecessary than PREDATOR 2. We're talking about things like TITANIC 2. Or ROCKY III: Part II. Or APOCALYPSE NOW: AGAIN. Ooh! Or a SCHINDLER'S LIST 2. But I don't want to say anymore, because for this contest YOU get to choose what Unnecessary Sequel you want to make into a reality. That's right, this time around we aren't going to assign you a genre or make you trust a computer-generated program to decide what sort of sequel you'll have to make. Our only rule will be that no two filmmaking teams can do a sequel for the same movie, so when you register your team on the website, we'll confirm your sequel idea as assigned to each team on a first come, first served basis. Registration will be live at 3pm on April 22nd and teams will then have until May 22 to complete a three- minute trailer for their movie, as well as designing a poster to go with it. For more info, check out www.unnecessarysequels.com. The site's still under construction, but we've got the basic rules all posted there already!

COMING SOON TO THE ALAMO:

Next week, one of the most anticipated Sing-Along Extravaganzas EVER will finally make its way to the Alamo's screen! It's the show that's formerly and once again known as THE PRINCE SING-ALONG! Start shopping for your purple outfits now, and get ready to dance the night away, even if you don't have an attitude.

I just want your extra time and your kiss,

Henri
drafthousehenri@originalalamo.com