Photo Essay: Blood and Bones at Drafthouse Sneak Previews

Austin film fans were treated to two very special events last week as the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar hosted advance screenings with special guests for both Fright Night and Conan the Barbarian.

At the Fright Night screening, stars Dave Franco, Anton Yelchin and Christopher Mintz-Plasse showed up for a post-movie Q&A, as shown in the above photo.

Mintz-Plasse, who was in Austin for his third Drafthouse premiere (Superbad and Kick-Ass were #1 & #2, respectively) dominated the Q&A with the comfort and confidence born of familiarity with Austin audiences, while Yelchin and Franco were generally more shy and reserved, as you can see in the following picture.

They may have just been mellow after drinking the "Blood Bags" of sangria served at the event.

In addition to the sangria, the menu for Fright Night included "bat wings" and "hearts and steaks" pizza.

Here's my review of Fright Night -- the movie, not the refreshments. If that's not enough Fright Night excitement for you, check out this video from the Alamo premiere, courtesy of Arts + Labor.

The following night, Lionsgate presented Conan the Barbarian at Alamo Drafthouse, including a Q&A with star Jason Momoa.

During the movie, guests could order a roast turkey leg or the "plate of bones," a meat-only plate including chicken, steak, and a pork chop.

Before the movie, five contestants battled in a barbarian pose-off judged by Momoa, who confessed during the Q&A that every scene that involved riding a horse was his best acting, because he was terrified.

Here's my review of Conan the Barbarian. Arts + Labor also put together a video from the evening's festivities.

[Photo credit: All photos by Jack Plunkett, courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse.]