Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Naples unveils packed slate of movie events for January
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Naples is ringing in the new year with an expansive lineup of movie events in January, featuring cult classics, filmmaker tributes, themed series, movie parties and nationwide rollouts of Alamo’s signature programming.
January programming includes the launch of In Memoriam, a new screening series honoring influential film icons lost in the past year, along with special film collections celebrating David Bowie and Dolly Parton. The month also marks the nationwide expansion of Alamo Drafthouse’s long-running cult series Terror Tuesday and Weird Wednesday.
Throughout January, In Memoriam will spotlight performances that helped shape modern cinema, with weekly screenings of films including RESERVOIR DOGS, REAL GENIUS, THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, REDS, BLOOD FOR DRACULA and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. The series pays tribute to actors and directors whose work left a lasting mark on film history, including Val Kilmer, Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, Gene Hackman and Rob Reiner.
Music and film collide in Art Decade: Films of David Bowie, commemorating the 10th anniversary of Bowie’s passing and his January birthday. Screenings include MOONAGE DAYDREAM on Jan. 11, CHRISTIANE F. on Jan. 27 and MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE on Feb. 1, highlighting Bowie’s diverse and influential acting career.
January also brings Dolly Weekend, celebrating Dolly Parton’s 80th birthday on Jan. 19 with a STEEL MAGNOLIAS movie party on Jan. 18 featuring themed props and giveaways, a screening of 9 TO 5 on Jan. 19, and a screening of THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS on Jan. 20.
January will also feature THE TWILIGHT SAGA returning to the big screen with a monthlong series of interactive Movie Parties. Beginning Jan. 5, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Naples will screen all five films throughout the month — TWILIGHT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1 and THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2 — each paired with a hosted Movie Party experience. Events include themed interactive props, exclusive giveaways and specialty cocktails, inviting fans to relive the iconic franchise in a lively, communal setting.
Horror fans can look forward to Januraimi, a monthlong celebration of filmmaker Sam Raimi, timed to the release of his new film SEND HELP, opening Jan. 30. Screenings include ARMY OF DARKNESS, EVIL DEAD II, DARKMAN, THE QUICK AND THE DEAD and DRAG ME TO HELL, offering audiences a chance to revisit Raimi’s genre-defining style on the big screen.
Rounding out the month, Alamo Drafthouse expands its cult-favorite weekday programming nationwide. Terror Tuesday will feature THE CAT on Jan. 13, a cosmic horror deep cut, while Weird Wednesday on Jan. 21 showcases GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH, Joe Dante’s anarchic sequel that has become a cult staple.
Tickets, showtimes and additional details are available at drafthouse.com. Moviegoers can also take advantage of Alamo Season Pass, the theater’s monthly subscription program offering unlimited movies for one low price.
About Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema was founded in 1997 as a single-screen mom and pop repertory theater in Austin, TX. Twenty-seven years later, with 41 locations and counting, Alamo Drafthouse has been called “the best theater in America” by Entertainment Weekly and “the best theater in the world” by Wired. Alamo Drafthouse has built a reputation as a movie lover’s oasis not only by combining best-in-class food and drink service with the movie-going experience, but also introducing unique programming and high-profile, star-studded special events. Alamo Drafthouse created Fantastic Fest, a world-renowned genre film festival dubbed “The Geek Telluride” by Variety featuring independents, international filmmakers, and major Hollywood studios. Alamo Drafthouse continues to expand its brand in new and exciting ways, including the American Genre Film Archive, a non-profit film archive dedicated to preserving, restoring and sharing film, and with several new theaters announced for this year and beyond.
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