I make no attempts to hide my unabashed love for the Alamo Drafthouse, the Austin-born theater chain that is, hands down, the best theatergoing experience in America.
So far, though, the Alamo Drafthouse has yet to march across the shores of this great nation. Theaters locations are only found in Texas and Virginia. Don’t fret, though. Tim League, founder and CEO of the Alamo Drafthouse and god to movie geeks everywhere, is bring the Alamo experience to a city near you. The Drafthouse has formally announced its 2010 Rolling Road Show tour dates.
Teaming up with the Levi’s brand, the Alamo Drafhouse will soon set off on a nationwide tour of free 35mm screening experiences — bringing some of history’s best films with the famous locations they were either shot or set.
All Rolling Roadshow screenings will be free and open to the public. Some of the screenings are even planning surprise celebrity guests and each of the nights will feature fun extra events including city-wide scavenger hunts hosted in partnership with social networking platform Gowalla, after parties and more.
Check out the full screening lineup below:
JACKIE BROWN in Los Angeles, Calif. — August 6
Del Amo Fashion Mall — Director Quentin Tarantino’s beloved old stomping ground, the South Bay, serves as the backdrop to the climactic sting operation. The Del Amo Mall parking lot, where one chatty character meets her end, was handpicked by Quentin Tarantino for this very special screening. Schedule permitting, the director will be in attendance.
DIRTY HARRY in San Francisco, Calif. — August 7
Washington Square Park — The sniper serial killer scouts the park from a rooftop in this park, lining up his next victim in crosshairs in this chilling scene.
THERE WILL BE BLOOD in Bakersfield, Calif. — August 8
The Oil Experience, Kern County Museum — Oscar-nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson frequented this museum, dedicated to the early oilmen in Bakersfield, CA, for inspiration and research while adapting Upton Sinclair’s Oil! The film’s wooden derrick was modeled after the museum’s replica and the screening will be held under the shadow of this derrick.
CONVOY and RED DAWN in Las Vegas, N.M. — August 8
Ft. Union Drive-In — In the name of blue collar masculinity, here is a double feature of desert action and power! CONVOY, a Sam Peckinpah-directed movie about truck drivers, and RED DAWN were both filmed in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
THE BLUES BROTHERS in Joliet, Ill. — August 13
Old Joliet Prison — In the film’s opening, “Joliet” Jake Blues exits these prison gates to be picked up by his brother Ellwood in their iconic battered police cruiser.
ROBOCOP in Detroit, Mich. — August 14
Russell Industrial Center — Betrayed by his corporate creator, Robocop takes refuge at an abandoned industrial complex and sets the stage for the bloody (and toxic waste-infused) showdown with Clarence Boddicker and his gang of cop killers.
ROCKY, ROCKY II and ROCKY III in Philadelphia, Penn. — August 19
Philadelphia Museum of Art — Moviegoers will sit on the same steps where Rocky made his triumphant ascension at the conclusion of one of the most epic training montages … ever. Frequent fist-pumping encouraged.
ON THE WATERFRONT in Hoboken, N.J. — August 20
Pier A Park — Watch one of the all time greats, Marlon Brando in ON THE WATERFRONT, on the waterfront. The classic film was shot on location on the piers of Hoboken, N.J. Adjacent to Pier A is the Hoboken Historical Museum with detailed information about the filming locations.
THE GODFATHER II in New York, N.Y. — August 27
Rooftop Near Little Italy — An ambitious young gangster named Vito Corleone earns the “Don” after taking down a local crime boss. In a spectacular sequence from the inarguably best sequel of all time, Robert De Niro tracks his target from the rootops of Little Italy.
For more information visit http://www.rollingroadshow.com
