Film Series

USA, 1964, distributed by MGM Studios, 35mm, B&W, 2.35:1, 125 min.
A small-town songwriter tries to interest a famous Hollywood-Las Vegas singer in his songs by hiring a hooker to pose as his wife and seduce the performer. It's even more complicated than that.

Essential Cinema is a continuous program of common-themed films from around the world, including rare films,sure to expand your cinematic horizons.  Unless otherwise noted, all screenings are at 7pm at Alamo South Lamar. Free for AFS members, $6 for all others.  The current series is Censors, Drop Your Scissors! Billy Wilder’s Later Comedies Sept 8 – Oct 6, 2009.

09/08/2009 One, Two, Three
09/15/2009 Irma La Douce
09/22/2009 Kiss Me, Stupid
09/29/2009 The Fortune Cookie
10/06/2009 Avanti!

USA, 1963, distributed by MGM Studios, 35mm, color, 2.35:1, 147 min.  A priggish cop loses his job and his heart to a Parisian prostitute with a heart of ... copper alloy flecked with gold.

Essential Cinema is a continuous program of common-themed films from around the world, including rare films,sure to expand your cinematic horizons.  Unless otherwise noted, all screenings are at 7pm at Alamo South Lamar. Free for AFS members, $6 for all others.  The current series is Censors, Drop Your Scissors! Billy Wilder’s Later Comedies Sept 8 – Oct 6, 2009.

09/08/2009 One, Two, Three
09/15/2009 Irma La Douce
09/22/2009 Kiss Me, Stupid
09/29/2009 The Fortune Cookie
10/06/2009 Avanti!

USA, 1961, distributed by MGM Studios, 35mm, B&W, 2.35:1, 115 min.  James Cagney is hoping to launch Coca Cola into the Soviet Union while simultaneously trying to stop the romance of his boss's daughter with an East Berlin Communist firebrand. Please note that this screening is at Ritz even though the rest in the series are at Alamo South.

Essential Cinema is a continuous program of common-themed films from around the world, including rare films,sure to expand your cinematic horizons.  Unless otherwise noted, all screenings are at 7pm at Alamo South Lamar. Free for AFS members, $6 for all others.  The current series is Censors, Drop Your Scissors! Billy Wilder’s Later Comedies Sept 8 – Oct 6, 2009.

09/08/2009 One, Two, Three
09/15/2009 Irma La Douce
09/22/2009 Kiss Me, Stupid
09/29/2009 The Fortune Cookie
10/06/2009 Avanti!

Quote-Alongs are an Alamo staple, where you're *required* to yell out your favorite lines, stand up and dance to the best songs from the soundtrack, and play with a series of props that are handpicked for most movies. Usually at Alamo Ritz. 

9/10/09 7:00pm Old School Quote-Along and Keg Party
09/17/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along
09/24/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along
10/01/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along 

Quote-Alongs are an Alamo staple, where you're *required* to yell out your favorite lines, stand up and dance to the best songs from the soundtrack, and play with a series of props that are handpicked for most movies. Usually at Alamo Ritz. 

9/10/09 7:00pm Old School Quote-Along and Keg Party
09/17/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along
09/24/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along
10/01/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along 

Quote-Alongs are an Alamo staple, where you're *required* to yell out your favorite lines, stand up and dance to the best songs from the soundtrack, and play with a series of props that are handpicked for most movies. Usually at Alamo Ritz. 

9/10/09 7:00pm Old School Quote-Along and Keg Party
09/17/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along
09/24/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along
10/01/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along

Quote-Alongs are an Alamo staple, where you're *required* to yell out your favorite lines, stand up and dance to the best songs from the soundtrack, and play with a series of props that are handpicked for most movies. Usually at Alamo Ritz. 

9/10/09 7:00pm Old School Quote-Along and Keg Party
09/17/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along
09/24/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along
10/01/09 7:00pm Office Space: The Quote-Along 

Master Pancake  Comedians John Erler and Joe Parsons along with special guests skewer bad movies with live comedy in an Alamo tradition that never fails to draw capacity crowds.   Alamo locations vary.  

Shows in August through early October: 
Master Pancake Theatre: The Breakfast Club
Master Pancake Theatre: Titanic
Master Pancake Theatre: Total Recall

Master Pancake  Comedians John Erler and Joe Parsons along with special guests skewer bad movies with live comedy in an Alamo tradition that never fails to draw capacity crowds.   Alamo locations vary.  

Shows in August through early October: 
Master Pancake Theatre: The Breakfast Club
Master Pancake Theatre: Titanic
Master Pancake Theatre: Total Recall

Master Pancake  Comedians John Erler and Joe Parsons along with special guests skewer bad movies with live comedy in an Alamo tradition that never fails to draw capacity crowds.   Alamo locations vary.  

Shows in August through early October: 
Master Pancake Theatre: The Breakfast Club
Master Pancake Theatre: Titanic
Master Pancake Theatre: Total Recall