Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Is the Alamo Drafthouse the coolest or what?

If you haven't heard the latest cool move pulled by the Alamo, sit down and prepare to be impressed.  The Alamo had listed a free screening of Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan and they had a full house awaiting this Sci-fi gem from over 20 years ago!  I still think it was the best of all the Star Trek movies with the original cast... Before the movie starts, the writers of the new Star Trek movie get announced and they make a short speech, then the movie begins.  Or does it!?
Before it can get going the projector appears to jam and everything looks like it is over.  So the house lights come on and then... Mr. Spock, aka Leonard Nimoy appears to give the audience a lil pep talk!!  Then the Alamo did show the new Star Trek movie...a whole month before it is to be released!  Not only did the Alamo have the world premiere of this hotly anticipated movie, but they did it in such a cool way.  True Star Trek fans who packed the house to see an old Star Trek movie deserved to be there and to have the Mr. Spock cherry on top...nice!  Way to go Mr. League...the Alamo does it again!  "Live Long and Prosper!"

For more info check out this link from the Chronicle:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Blogs/Screens     

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