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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Alamo Drafthouse, the Texas-based theater chain that’s popular for its in-theater dining and fan-forward approach to moviegoing, is exploring a sale. Several Hollywood studios were approached to assess their interest in buying the company, according to two sources. It’s unclear if the talks are ongoing or how close the company is to a potential acquisition.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Alamo Drafthouse is heading to the Sunshine State. The movie theater chain’s first Florida location will open in Naples in the spring. Alamo Drafthouse Naples will include a mini golf course in the lobby with each of the nine holes inspired by classic films.

We remember the Alamo. Now, the Alamo Drafthouse is going to remember for you.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Alamo Drafthouse is closing its New York City locations due to a rainstorm that’s left streets and subways flooded across the five boroughs. The theater chain said its venues in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten “will be closed until further notice.” On social media, the company said, “Please everyone stay dry & stay safe, and we hope to have you back at the movies very soon.” Rain has blanketed the tri-state region throughout much of the week, but it intensified significantly on Friday, making the city and its surrounding area difficult to navigate and bringing traffic to a standstill.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema said CEO Shelli Taylor is retiring in August and named president Michael Kustermann as its new chief executive.

Enough Said, to spin small-scale moral conflict into sharply observed, well-constructed comedy in You Hurt My Feelings (★★★★☆).In their previous outing, Louis-Dreyfus sparkled onscreen opposite James Gandolfini, playing an L.A. divorcée who discovers that the divorcé she’s dating happens to be recently divorced from the woman who’s become her new best friend.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Drafthouse Films has acquired global distribution rights to Alex Winter’s documentary “The YouTube Effect.”The film, which made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022, explores the ascension and potential fall of YouTube, the world’s most popular video-sharing website. In the docu, YouTubers, reporters, and experts weigh in on the platform, its algorithms as well as privacy and ethical issues the site presents.“The YouTube Effect” will open exclusively with Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas on July 7 before expanding to theaters nationwide on July 14. Several films directed by Winter, who starred alongside Keanu Reeves in the original “Bill and Ted” movie and its sequels, have played at Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in recent years, including “Zappa,” “Panama Papers” and “Deep Web.”

CinemaCon as theatrical exhibitors descend upon Las Vegas for the annual event, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is kicking off the week with a promotion announcement: Chief experience officer Michael Kustermann will now serve as president of the Austin-based chain.As president, Kustermann “will take a larger role in supporting the organization to evolve and execute the strategic vision, accelerate key initiatives and further Alamo Drafthouse’s commitment to culture and engagement with their teammates,” the company said. Kustermann will continue to report to CEO Shelli Taylor and oversee the Strategy, Marketing & Creative, Product & Digital, and Development Teams.Under Kustermann’s leadership as chief experience officer, the company touts strides in the digital and marketing team structure and talent development, a new Silent Service ordering platform, Alamo Season Pass, Rolling Roadshow, Fantastic Fest and culinary efforts.“With moviegoing coming back in force, Alamo Drafthouse is back in growth mode! Our plan is to bring the movies we love to movie lovers everywhere.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has promoted its Chief Experience Officer Michael Kustermann to the newly created post of president, taking on a larger role in supporting and accelerating the growing chain’s organization and strategic vision.

Dracula, where he’s been memorably portrayed by greats like Alexander Granach (in 1922’s silent Nosferatu), Dwight Frye (as a wide-eyed madman in 1931’s Dracula), and Tom Waits (chewing the scenery, and bugs, in 1992’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula), Renfield is perpetually overshadowed by the blood-sucking count.Universal’s new Renfield (★★☆☆☆), a big-budget spinoff of the Dracula story, set in present-day New Orleans, promises to give the character his overdue shine. Unfortunately, the film is an overcooked clash of genre and tepid grasps at modernization, whose greatest asset is — you guessed it — Dracula himself, played by a glammed-up, fang-gnashing Nicolas Cage.

William Shatner is proud of his Canadian passport.

The trailer for Alex van Warmerdam’s’ “Nr. 10” opens by creating an unsettling element of doom with just a simple handshake.

here.“Nope” stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as siblings and residents of a Black-owned ranch in inland California, who try to capitalize on the chilling, extraterrestrial activity they witness. Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea and Barbie Ferreira also appear in the Monkeypaw Productions and Universal Pictures film.“Signature events like these are always energizing for the whole team,” said Shelli Taylor, CEO of Alamo Drafthouse.

told The West Side Rag. Since being built in the 1930s, the two-story building has housed an art house cinema, pornography theater and two national movie chains, and still boasts the same landmarked exterior.

Digital Distributor Giant Pictures has acquired Drafthouse Films and announced its first two acquisitions, NR. 10 and Masking Threshold.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDigital distributor Giant Pictures has acquired Drafthouse Films, the genre movie label formed by Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League.Giant Pictures general manager Nick Savva will serve as CEO of the company, which will continue to operate under the title Drafthouse Films. League will become the chairman of Drafthouse Films.“Giant Pictures’ investment enables Drafthouse Films to continue releasing the provocative, visionary, and artfully unusual genre films from around the world that have always defined the Drafthouse brand,” Savva said.

Alamo Drafthouse is partnering with distributor FilmRise to bring Prince’s concert film Sign O’ The Times back to the big screen for its 35th anniversary.

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced a major expansion with seven new theaters including three new regions, Chicago, Birmingham, and St. Louis, and expansions in Washington, D.C. and New York City — with a kung fu-themed Staten island location opening this spring. The move also includes locations in Colorado and Texas.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAlamo Drafthouse, the specialty cinema chain that’s famous for in-theater dining and a strict no-cell phone policy, is expanding its North American footprint.The Texas-based exhibition company plans to open four additional venues in new regions, including Chicago and Birmingham, as well as markets with existing Alamo Drafthouse locations, such as Grand Prairie, Texas and Glendale, Colo. It intends to welcome those venues — and previously announced in-the-works multiplexes in Staten Island, N.Y.; Crystal City, Va.; and St. Louis, Mo.

Alamo On Demand worldwide. The Six Pack includes all five silent films plus Snarky Puppy’s music documentary of “We Like It Here,” which is only available on Alamo On Demand as part of the Six Pack.The GroundUP Music artist and film pairings are as follows:“This began a pandemic silver lining,” Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League said.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA bankruptcy auction for the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain has been canceled, after no rival bids were received for the company.The cancelation clears the way for Fortress Investment Group and Altamont Capital to take control of the company, in a deal that also includes Alamo Drafthouse co-founder Tim League.Alamo Drafthouse Cinema filed for bankruptcy on March 3, among a wave of theater chains that have gone under due to the pandemic.

Alamo Drafthouse was riding high.The Austin, Texas-based theater chain had managed the difficult feat of expanding its footprint nationally, popping up in major metropolises such as New York and Los Angeles without losing its indie spirit. Its unabashed love of all things cinema, menus crammed with craft beer and locally sourced snacks, and themed events with A-list talent like Wes Anderson and Rian Johnson made Alamo the envy of the exhibition industry.

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In a world filled with subpar cinema chains, where watching a film can be more of an annoyance than the enjoyable experience it is meant to be, the Alamo Drafthouse is supposed to be different. The chain has more than 40 locations in the US and is supposed to be focused on making the theatrical experience much more enjoyable than other places, with better food and stricter movie-watching policies.

here.Currently, the private option is only available in two locations, one in Austin, Texas and the other in Denver, Colorado. The $150 gets you the private theater rental and an online portal in which you can invite your friends to each purchase their own ticket and select their own seats.

Jordan Moreau Movie fans who are missing the big screen experience with their friends can get their fix at an Alamo Drafthouse.For just $150, guests can invite up to 30 of their friends to rent out an entire Alamo Drafthouse theater in certain locations. There are more than 40 movie options to choose from, ranging from family fare to classic dramas to big-budget action movies.The “Your Own Private Alamo” program launched this week, and fans can book their spot on the company’s website.

When movie theaters reopen and everyone can rush back to see Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” the question remains whether or not it’s actually safe to do so? Sure, the large cinema chains have released statements about the precautions they’re taking to ensure the safety of the customers, but there’s no denying that it seems a bit crazy to sit in an enclosed space with a bunch of other people for more than two hours while some wear masks and others don’t (taking them off to eat popcorn and drink

We’ve already seen the news about what guidelines the large theater chains in the US—AMC, Cinemark, and Regal—will be using to make sure movie-goers are kept safe during the COVID-19 pandemic when they reopen in July. And now, it appears that Alamo Drafthouse has come forward with its plan, and the cinema chain is probably taking the most aggressive stance towards safety of everyone so far.

Well, that certainly didn’t take long. AMC Theatres and most of the theatrical chains were playing a disingenuous game of “hey, don’t look at me, we just play movies, talk to your Governors” bullshit with the whole COVID-19, theatrical re-openings and face-masks conversation (if a business can refuse you with “no shoes, no shirt” policy, they sure as hell can do a similar mask one during a pandemic if they choose).

Recently, we saw AMC Theatres, the largest cinema chain in the world, follow the lead of Regal Cinemas and Cinemark with announcing that facemasks will not be required by customers when the theaters reopen in July. This comes after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world’s cinemas to shut down for months.

The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to leave the theatrical business on unsure footing for the near future, leaving tensions running high between studios and exhibitors. During a Thursday evening virtual panel,Viral: A Film Industry Conversation, Alamo Drafthouse founder and executive chairman Tim League offered his thoughts.

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In wake of coronavirus, Alamo Drafthouse has put together a $2 million emergency relief fund for staff members who were furloughed, Variety has learned exclusively. The reserve extends to those who work in company headquarters and corporate-owned venues.

The Alamo Drafthouse chain has abruptly closed its theaters in Brooklyn and Yonkers amid the coronavirus epidemic.

The AMC, Regal, Cineplex and Alamo Drafthouse chains have imposed limits on sales as a safety precaution in response to the coronavirus pandemic.