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Orphaned on Thanksgiving?
21 November 2008 1:37 PM, PST
What's better than spending Thanksgiving Day cooped up with the Family, stuffing your face just to keep from having to carry on a bitter conversation spiked with decades of repressed resentment after you just spent 9 hours in a car with no heater driving to Houston- Houston!- of all the miserable son of a bi... alright Mom, alright, I heard you the first time, Mom, don't, Mom, I can't believe you just, I can't, I'm not wasting my... Dad stay of out of this...
Lots of things are better! But the best way to spend the holiday this year is with us at the Alamo! We've got all the traditional fixin's prepared by our chefs to perfection so you have a real Thanksgiving Feast without all the work, boredom and relentless judgment!
Thanksgiving at the Alamo!
Every movie playing at the Ritz and Village on Thanksgiving Day will offer you
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Brad Parrett
Inside the Mind of the Muscles
20 November 2008 10:53 AM, PST
This week, Marc Savlov from the Austin Chronicle had, what I have to assume, was a rare and sumptuous treat: the honor of interviewing legendary ass-kicker Jean Claude Van Damme. His new film Jcvd, a Charlie-Kaufman-esque meta-comedy/drama/action hybrid features Jean Claude Van Damme playing Jean Claude Van Damme, an aging, broke action star who in one day loses a big role to Steven Segal, is being divorced by his wife and disowned by his daughter. The day really spirals out of hand, however, when he finds himself in the middle of an actual bank heist.
Check out Marc Savlov's interview "Inside the Mind of the Muscles" in this wee's Austin Chronicle, read the glowing external reviews on the Alamo show page, and most importantly, come and check out the film at the Ritz starting this weekend. Whether you side with the art house or the action flick, this
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Tim League
"Actual" blood with your vampire flicks
20 November 2008 9:00 AM, PST
Buzz is swirling around the upcoming release of Twilight, the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's cult vampire novel of the same name. Pairing the right snack to new film releases has been an Alamo staple since the beginning, so why should we stop now, even when vampire food is a bit more esoteric. Nocturnal patrons who come to see Twilight at the Alamo South Lamar or Alamo Village will have the option of drinking actual blood that was stolen from the Alamo Blood Bank. Kinda like the "tastes like chicken" cliche, if you haven't ever sipped a cocktail of real blood before, it tastes a lot like sangria.
We're also bringing back our popular Bat Wings (not made of actual bat) and for those wanting to ward off the vampire throngs, try out our garlic heavy "Love at First Bite" pizza, with roasted and fresh garlic, with a sliced "stake" topping.
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Tim League
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