Mondo, the collectible side of Austin’s beloved Alamo Drafthouse, consistently makes kick ass posters that sell out immediately.
Well, they just released their limited edition Lord of the Rings poster in anticipation of The Hobbit and it’s still in stock!!!
Never mind, it sold out in the five minutes it took me to write this, but look how cool it is!
The poster is by artist Olly Moss.
Wait a minute, WHY THE FUCK DID I NOT BUY THIS?!
It’s already going for 5 times as much on Ebay!
Pop-up movie theaters seem to be the craze as of late. Austin is no stranger to the format; the city’s beloved independent theater chain, Alamo Drafthouse, has been showcasing their Rolling Roadshow screenings for years. All over the U.S., movie fans have had the pleasure of seeing films such as Blue Brothers at the Old Joliet Prison, Rocky at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Goonies in Astoria, Oregon and Texas Chainsaw Massacre at the original house of slaughter in Kingsland, Texas courtesy of the Rolling Roadshow.
It appears that another pop-up movie theater might make a guest appearance in the Capital City soon. Bike-In-Theater debuted on an abandoned riverside street in Brooklyn last summer to much fanfare. The gang behind the bike-friendly screenings are looking to expand and Austin is on their list! Read more about the project here or donate to the cause here.
Below are some of the best pop-up movie theaters from around the globe. What is your favorite?
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On my CultureMap column, I’ve written a number of posts about how wonderful Austin is and how much I love this adopted city of mine. For this, I’ve received comments telling me to “go home” and that “I’m the problem with Austin’s recent changes.”
These comments make me think of a conversation I had with a waitress at relatively new neighborhood restaurant here in town. The restaurant does not stay open late and caters towards respectable diners, but that hasn’t stop a disgruntled neighbor from chasing down patrons who park in his neighborhood with a hammer.
I think it’s fair to say that some Austinites don’t like change.
The only other town where I saw physical opposition towards not just newcomers, but visitors too, was Marfa, Texas, where a man in a cowboy hat stalked us down Main Street giving us a sermon about the evil city dwellers from Austin, New York and LA.
Change can suck ass. No ifs, ands or buts about it.
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