![]() “We started out as a mom and pop single-screen theater many many, years ago, and we tried to keep those sensibilities in a lot of ways,” League said during a theater tour on Monday. While dine-in theaters like Nitehawk and iPic may have beat Alamo to the punch in New York City, Alamo founder Tim League says the company’s unique approach to expansion is one of the things that sets it apart from the competition. Some of the long-running Alamo series that will be coming to Brooklyn include Video Vortex, which shows movies made exclusively for VHS, Terror Tuesday, and Weird Wednesday. Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to SeeĪt any given time, the theater’s program will include six new releases, some of which will be studio films, plus a combination of art house films and repertory titles. Kim's Video Survives at Alamo Drafthouse Alongside the Story of the Filmmaker Who Owns the Collection Strange” but also indies like Andrea Arnold’s Cannes Jury Prize winner “American Honey” and Chan-wook Park’s “The Handmaiden.” Repertory screenings like “Suburbia” and “Heavenly Creatures” will complement the first-run programming.įantastic Fest Headlined by 'Bones and All,' 'Triangle of Sadness,' and a Park Chan-wook Tribute Upcoming new releases include blockbusters like “ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and Marvel’s “Dr. The cinema’s mix of studio movies, independent films and repertory titles can’t be found under the same roof at other theater of this size in New York. The 25th Alamo Drafthouse to open since the company’s founding in 1997, the Downtown Brooklyn location has seven screens with in-theater food and beverage waiter service. READ MORE: iPic’s Big Gamble: How a High-End Theater Chain Hopes to Change the Way We Go to the Movies ![]() ![]() Everything about the new location, from the gourmet culinary offerings to the diverse programming, suggest that the Austin, Texas-based chain’s first New York City venue is going to be a big hit with moviegoers. On Monday, IndieWire got a sneak peek of the new dine-in cinema, whose opening was originally scheduled for this past summer before being delayed due to a fire alarm control panel that exploded. ![]() It’s been a long time coming, but Brooklyn’s Alamo Drafthouse finally opens for business on October 28. ![]()
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