August 2015 Calendar

4 TUEKids CampTHE PARENT TRAP

Anime at The Alamo:DRAGON BALL Z:RESURRECTION F

5 WEDKids CampTHE PARENT TRAP

the SECRET SOCIETY:THE DAMNED:DONT YOU WISH THAT WE WERE DEADAnime at The Alamo:DRAGON BALL Z:RESURRECTION F

6 THUKids CampTHE PARENT TRAP

Anime at The Alamo:DRAGON BALL Z:RESURRECTION F

7 FRIKids CampTHE PARENT TRAP

8 SAT Only at The Alamo:COP CAR with Kevin Bacon Livestream

10 Kids CampKUNG FU PANDA 2

Action Pack:WEIRD SCIENCE Quote-Along


Food & Film:BLUES BROTHERS Dinner Party


Mondo x Chiller: the SECRET SOCIETYMANIAC COP 2


Video Vortex:BLOOD MASSACRE


15 The Late Show:RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD

17 Kids CampFOLLOW THAT BIRD

Girlie Night:SAY ANYTHING


Summer Cinema: BOYZ N THE HOOD

EVOLUTION BEER DINNER in Glass Half Full


Double Feature with Patton Oswalt:DEATH BED / DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III

20Kids CampFOLLOW THAT BIRD

NY Film Critic Series:DIGGING FOR FIRE

21Kids CampFOLLOW THAT BIRD

22 The Late Show:FRIGHT NIGHT

24 Kids CampHOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

Action Pack:BETTER OFF DEAD Quote-Along


Action Pack:BETTER OFF DEAD Quote-Along


the SECRET SOCIETYDO THE RIGHT THING



29 The Late Show:LIFEFORCE

31 Free IFC:BEST IN SHOW

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29 The Late Show:LIFEFORCE

3 MONKids CampTHE PARENT TRAP

Action Pack:WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER Quote-Along

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BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991)Teen angst, neighborhood politics and institutional racism ignite in the powder keg in this debut feature from John Singleton, a film that made him the youngest person to ever be nominated for a Best Director Oscar. Tre Styles, Doughboy and Ricky are figuring out what to do with their lives during a hot springtime in South Central Los Angeles. Navigating gang allegiances, girlfriends and family histories, the trios futures are laid out for them in a few pivotal weeks. 8/18

SAY ANYTHING (1989)He wears a trench coat! He drives a blue Chevy Malibu! He kickboxes, which everyone knows is the sport of the future! Hes great with kids! He watches COCOON with old people, for goodness sake! And, as if all of those amazing qualities werent enough, heres the kicker (literally!): he will always, with-out fail, protect you from broken glass on the street. In other words, Lloyd Dobler is perfect, and for Girlie Night, well give him the celebration he deserves. 8/17

the SECRET SOCIETY of FILM-MASONS | Session XIXTHE DAMNED: DONT YOU WISH THAT WE WERE DEAD (2015)The story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, the first U.K. punks on wax and the first to cross the Atlantic. Includes appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones, Lemmy, Pink Floyd, Black Flag, GNR, the Sex Pistols, Blondie, Buzzcocks, and more. Shot over three years, the film charts the bands complex history and infighting. 8/5

the SECRET SOCIETY of FILM-MASONS | Session XXMANIAC COP 2 (1990)At this screening, well be giving away a Mondo MANIAC COP 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP!Violent, whiplash-paced, supernatural, and completely insane. It was written by horror legend Larry Cohen and stars Robert Davi, Robert ZDar & Bruce Campbell. You dont need to have seen MANIAC COP, as the basics are quickly recapped. This film stands on its own. We have the ultimate confidence in MA-NIAC COP 2s power to entertain you beyond all reason. 8/12

the SECRET SOCIETY of FILM-MASONS | Session XXIDO THE RIGHT THING (1989)Set on the hottest day of the year arond a Bed-Stuy pizza parlor, Lees compact tale of racial and social aggression is told through gorgeous production design by the legendary Wynn Thomas and an equally engaging cast of characters including ghetto-blasting Radio Raheem, slick shock jock Mister Seor Love Daddy, and the kookie Buggin Out. 8/26

WEIRD SCIENCE Quote-Along (1985)Its hard to believe been 30 years since WEIRD SCIENCE first joined a couple of maniacs with bras on their heads. John Hughes gives us another classic 80s film that takes us back to the days of house parties gone wrong, annoying older brothers, and creating hot chicks with a computer in our bedroom. Gary and Wyatt attempt to create the perfect woman, Lisa, who turns out to be more than that by teaching them if you want to be a party animal, you have to learn to live in the jungle. 8/10

WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER Quote-Along (2001)WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER is not only the most ac-curate portrayal of our years at summer camp created on film EVER, its secretly how we wish every day of our life could really be like. Plus this movie is veritable before they were stars, whos who in the modern Hollywood and cult com-edy scene. Everyone from Paul Rudd (ANT-MAN), Bradley Cooper (AMERICAN SNIPER), Christopher Meloni (LAW & ORDER), Amy Poehler (PARKS & REC), David Hyde Pierce (FRASIER), as well as comedians Janeane Garofalo, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Molly Shannon, Ken Marino, Joe Lo Truglio and more. So as the summer comes to a close, The Action Pack wants you remember the good ol days of talent shows, swimming in the lake, art & craft time and fridge humping. 8/3

Funimation PresentsDRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION F (2015)DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION F is the second film personally supervised by the series creator Akira Toriyama, fol-lowing BATTLE OF GODS.

The new movie showcases the return of Frieza one of the anime worlds greatest villains. Frieza has been resurrected and plans to take his revenge on the Z-Fighters of Earth. Goku and Vegeta must reach new levels of power in order to protect Earth from their vengeful nemesis. 8/4, 8/5, 8/6

BEST IN SHOW (2000)Join us for this FREE screening presented by IFC!

In honor of DOCUMENTARY NOW!, starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader and premiering August 20th on IFC, were de-buting an exclusive clip from the show followed by one of our favorite mockumentaries, BEST IN SHOW.

Christopher Guest has made some remarkable contributions to the satirical faux-documentary genre but none have quite as many adults with braces as BEST IN SHOW. This movie rips back the curtain on the oddball canine enthusiasts who enter highly competitive dog shows with an ensemble cast of amazingly gifted improvisers including Jane Lynch, Catherine OHara, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey and the incomparable Fred Willard. 8/31

BETTER OFF DEAD Quote-Along (1985)There are a zillion ways to earn a laugh, but one thing we can ALL agree on is that suicidal depression is HIIIIILARIOUS! Just ask Lane Meyer (John Cusack), a heartbroken teenager who just cant seem to catch a lethal break. Pills, nooses, carbon monoxide poisoningnothin does the trick. But when his ex-beloved Beth starts schmucking around with arrogant ski warrior Roy, Lane realizes that he must put his self-destructive powers towards a better purpose: the total decimation of The Enemy!

Enter French heroine Monique (Diane Franklin), who joins school scuzzbomb Charles De Mar in preparing Lane for the ultimate in downhill combatplus she gives him some inter-national language lessons along the way. THE quintessential anything-goes 80s comedy, with enough exploding neighbors, crawling dinners, racist zingers and guitar-shredding cheese-burgers to annihilate audiences across the universe. 8/24 & 8/25

Video Vortex: BLOOD MASSACRE (1991)This movie looks like an expired Polaroid. It feels like a student film that was made by John Carpenter after an H.G. Lewis binge. It features a video store bloodbath, deranged synth-pop, and enough shocking twists n turns to fill four movies. BLOOD MASSACRE is a nightmarish limbo where anything can happen, and often does -- all in the name of guts-chomping fun. VHS-only insanity projected from VHS for only $1! 8/13

New York Film Critics SeriesDIGGING FOR FIRE (2015)The latest from Director Joe Swanberg tells the tale of the discovery of a bone and a gun that send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend. Swanberg, one of the founding members of Mumblecore (a.k.a. The Slackervetes) movement brings his next micro-budgdet movie to the big screen alongside Jake Johnson (NEW GIRL, JURASSIC WORLD). As part of the New York Film Critic Series the film will be followed by an exclusive livestream Q&A with Director Joe Swanberg and hosted by Peter Travers. 8/20

EVOLUTION BEER DINNER in Glass Half FullJoin us in Glass Half Full for a four course meal expertly prepared by Executive Chef Matt Stickley and paired with five beers exclusively from Evolution Brewing Company. Tickets are available via BrownPaperTickets.com. For more informa-tion visit facebook.com/GlassHalfFullDC. 8/18

Double Feature with Patton Oswalt Live! DEATH BED: THE BED THAT EATS (1977)DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III (2015)Patton is headed back to The Alamo with a brand new project. He has teamed up with 5-Second Films to bring us a satirical twist on the gory and sexually charged 1980s slasher genre, DBPM III is presented as the only surviving VHS copy of the reviled horror franchises third, and final, installment.

In the wake of two back-to-back mass murders on Chicos frat row, loner Brent Chirino must infiltrate the ranks of a popular fraternity to investigate his twin brothers murder at the hands of the serial killer known as Motherface. As they are picked off one by one, Brent and his fellow Dude Bros must face the ter-rifying reality that their deadly foe, believed to have been killed (twice!), has returned from the grave (again!), and is hell-bent on the destruction of the Delta Bis.

We are teaming up this montage of horror madness with a rarely seen 1977s DEATH BED: THE BED THAT EATS. DEATH BED never had a theatrical release and only made it to DVD in 2003 after circulating on bootlegs for years. A long-ago failed seduction results in a demonically possessed four-poster that consumes lovers. Patton will be joining us live in the theater for a lively Q&A after the films. 8/19

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985)Two types of people exist solely to terrorize and/or extermi-nate all of mankind: zombies and punks! In RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, these colossal forces of terror unite for the most savagely entertaining horror/action/comedy of the new wave era! This is an unstoppable splatter-massacre of the highest order, a hyper-adrenalized nuclear shockwave of undead rampaging and mohawked raaaaaage! 8/15

FRIGHT NIGHT (1985)If Joe Dante and John Landis set the course of revisionist horror, then FRIGHT NIGHT drove it home. A reworking of Tod Brownings DRACULA with more neon, sexual tension, and teen angst, this movie has everything that you could want out of a 1980s fun-grenade that features a theme song by the J. Geils Band. When total hunk Jerry Dandrige moves to the neighborhood, his next door neighbor Charlie suspects that something is wrong. 8/22

LIFEFORCE (1985)This big-budget career-wrecker from the TEXAS CHAINSAW director tears through all competition and stands tall as the ultimate example of the tired old Naked Space Vampire genre. An astronaut crew investigating Halleys Comet run across a pile of batmonster corpses and three apparent humans encased in giant glass shards. When the Crystal Nudie Trio are brought back to our planet, their diabolical nature is revealed in a world-shattering bloodsucking shitstorm. These creatures devour life straight through your face, level entire cities in seconds and spread like Country Crock. 8/29

SUMMER CINEMABIG SCREEN FAVORITES & BOLD CINEMATIC ADVENTURE

ACTION PACKINTERACTIVE SCREENINGS AND CINEMATIC EVENTS



the SECRET SOCIETYA FILM CLUB FOR THE FILM FAN

ONLY AT THE ALAMO ONLY AT THE ALAMO THE LATE SHOW (30TH ANNIVERSARY)THE BEST OF THE BEST AND THE BEST OF THE REST

THE BLUES BROTHERS Dinner Party (1980)There are only a handful of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE mov-ies worth a damn and chief on that list is John Landis musical masterpiece THE BLUES BROTHERS. A free-wheeling, drug-fueled smash-em-up of music, comedy and action, THE BLUES BROTHERS is a movie that spits at boundaries and labels. Its refuses to be caged and smashes through expecta-tions with every scene change.

John Belushi and Dan Akroyd star as Jake and Elwood Blues, two brothers on a mission from God to save their old Catholic orphanage the only way they know how: by putting their old band back together performing a charity gig. Along the way, they dodge lawmen of every kind, neo-Nazis, and crazy ex-girlfriends. Featuring performances by James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles at their funky, late 70s best. If youre a fan of toe-tapping, knee-slapping and tail-shaking, this is a big screen experience you cant afford to miss.

To celebrate SNLs 40th anniversary year were pairing this first (and arguably greatest) sketch-to-film adaptation with an all SOUL FOOD Dinner Party created by our Alamo culinary geniuses! 8/11

IAnd I thought I had it bad in Joliet.

Cool Avocado Soup, Warm Jalapeno Cheddar Corn Bread, Honey Butter.

IIFive shrimp cocktails and some bread for my brother

Cocktail Shrimp, BBQ Cocktail Sauce, Dry White Toast

IIIBring me four fried chickens and a Coke.

Coke Brined Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Collard Greens

IVWho wants an orange whip?

Peach Cobbler, Orange Whip

This year we are doing things a bit differently and are handing over all box office proceeds to charity. We are giving you the option to choose a $1, $2 or $3 donation, receive your ticket for the show and help out a worthy cause.

THE PARENT TRAP (1961)Proceeds go towards Loudoun Humane SocietyBritish teen sensation Hayley Mills plays identical twins whose parents divorced when the girls were infants, each parent taking one of the twins. Sharon has been raised by her mother in Bos-ton, and Susan by her father in California. The girls are unaware of each others existences until they meet at camp. They switch places to get to know the parents theyve never met, then con-spire to re-unite the estranged couple. 8/3 - 8/7

KUNG FU PANDA 2 (2011)Proceeds go towards Loudoun Humane SocietyPo protects the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five. However, Pos awesome new life is threatened by a dangerous villain, who plans to use a secret weapon to wipe out the art of kung fu and conquer China 8/10 - 8/14

FOLLOW THAT BIRD (1985)Proceeds go towards Loudoun CaresAfter being sent to live with a family of dodos, Big Bird runs away from home and begins to make his way back towards Sesame Street. All of his old friends, including Bert, Ernie, Grover, Cookie Monster and the Count, set out to search for him, and their rescue mission turns into one big adventure as they follow Big Bird across the country. 8/17 - 8/21

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (2014)Proceeds go towards Loudoun CaresThe thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snout-lout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the islands new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. 8/24 - 8/28

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