DAWN OF THE DEAD mall screening is...canceled.

It is with great sadness that we report the following news:

Due to reasons entirely beyond our control, the Rolling Roadshow screening of the original DAWN OF THE DEAD at the Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh will not be taking place. We sincerely apologize to everyone who was excited to attend, and assure you that no one was more excited about this show than we were.

We also look forward to joining you for countless exciting and uncanceled film events in the future.

Your friend,
the Original Alamo

Public Flickr Account Created...

Were you at the 2008 Rolling Roadshow Tour: the Leone Edition? We've set up a public Flickr account for everyone to post their photos so there is one central location for all the images and memories. I've started with a few of mine and will update more over the next few days.

Log in at flickr.com. Username: leoneroadshow, password: dollars. Upload everything you have that you want to share.

I have to say that this tour was the most magical experience in roadshow history for me personally, and I thank all of you for being a part of it. I hope to see you all again next year, in whatever locale fate takes us. In the meantime, please stay in touch and visit us in Austin anytime!

Cheers,


Tim and Karrie League
founders, the Rolling Roadshow

Photos from the first Spain Roadshow screening

Things could not have gone better at our first roadshow screening in Spain: a tremendous crowd, great weather, exceptional projection and a fun party after the film. We screened A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS at the Cortijo el Sotillo under the stars in Spain on June 6 to kick of the 4th annual Rolling Roadshow Tour. The Cortijo el Sotillo was used as Ramon's "small house" throughout the film, including the opening shot of the film. I've posted a few photos to the Alamo Flickr site. We'll be posting up more in the next few days, so check back again soon! Tonight we're off to the whitewashed town of Los Albaricoques, which was used in all three films, but most extensively in FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE.

We have landed in Spain! - shows begin in 2 days!

We landed in Madrid this morning and had a very Spanish lunch with our old pals Eugenio Mira (THE BIRTHDAY - Fantastic Fest 2005) and Nacho Vigalondo/Nahikari Ipiña (TIMECRIMES - Fantastic Fest 2007). After a brief siesta, we hit the road for Almeria. We have a press conference with the Diputacion tomorrow at noon (The Diputacion is a sort-of county municipal office who is helping to promote the screenings in the region). After that, a technical run-through with the projection company and a dry-run of the Spanish subtitling system we created. Still no idea at all on how many folks will make it out to these free screenings, but I think it's going to be pretty big. At the very least, we'll have fellow Austinites Ron Deutsch and Marc English to hang with at the after-party.

The tour was promoted on Julie Moody's KUT program last week - you can check it out the interview online here.

We'll be taking lots of photographs and posting them to the Alamo Flickr site and on Facebook and I also packed the karaoke machine for the after-party, so God only knows what videos may also surface.

First up is A Fistful of Dollars on Friday, followed by For a Few Dollars More on Saturday and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on Sunday. By the way, the Spanish title for For a Few Dollars More translates to "Death Used to Have a Price." I think I like that title better.

Quentin Tarantino cancels Spain appearance

(June 2, 2008) In an interview at the Cannes Film Festival, Quentin Tarantino told the press that he had finished his draft script for INGLORIOUS BASTARDS and was ready to begin gearing up for pre-production so he could have the film ready for Cannes 2009. (Read the report on JoBlo).

Quentin deeply apologizes to his fellow Leone devotees for having to pull out of his commitment to the Roadshow Tour in Spain. We understand that work on the film comes first, and we wish him luck in the project ahead.

The Rolling Roadshow screenings will instead be introduced by regional Leone experts.

Karrie and I are boarding the plane tomorrow morning to meet up with the production crew in Almeria the day after tomorrow. We hope to see you in southern Spain for what will be the greatest Leone fan gathering ever!

Complete information on the Rolling Roadshow Tour: the Leone Edition

Leone Rolling Roadshow Radio Spot

The Sergio Leone Rolling Roadshow mini-tour is coming up fast. Here's how people are getting jolted out of bed in the morning all over Spain! Yee-hah!!!

DL that radio commercial here.

The original DAWN OF THE DEAD at the Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh!!

They said it couldn't be done. So we did it!

As you well know, mankind's battle against zombies has been raging for generations. But the finest chronicle of the war between the dead and the living is undeniable George Romero's flawless 1978 epic: the original DAWN OF THE DEAD!

We at the Alamo are indeed proud soldiers in this conflict, and are heading out to the original shooting location of the Monroeville Mall in Pittsburgh, PA for a special JUNE 21 screening of the BEST ZOMBIE MOVIE THAT WILL EVER BE MADE!

Details are below!

MONSTERS HD presents a special screening of DAWN OF THE DEAD inside the infamous Monroeville Mall! For the first time ever, George A. Romero's 1978 horror masterpiece will play on a big screen in the famous Pittsburgh attraction where the movie was filmed! Beginning just one hour after the Mall closes on Saturday evening, June 21st, this special event tops an already stacked horror extravaganza planned for the upcoming HorrorHound Weekend event in Pennsylvania (located at the Pittsburgh ExpoMart in Monroeville, PA) the weekend of June 20-22nd, 2008!

The Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow will be projecting this screening inside the Mall as part of one of the largest collaborations the horror industry has ever witnessed; HorrorHound Weekend is a conjoined production of HorrorHound Magazine, Bloody-Disgusting.com (the web's #1 horror movie news site), and Re-Evolution Entertainment. On top of these top-tier horror entities, a number of other media and studio reps from the industry will be on-hand to celebrate three days of horror, including (but not limited to): Monsters HD, Anchor Bay, Rue Morgue Magazine, Dread Central, Night of the Living Podcast, Deadpit Radio, Amok Time Toys, Toe Tag Pictures, and Time and Space Toys.

During the weekend of June 20-22nd, 2008, these various horror heavy-hitters will be surrounded by one of the most impressive horror celebrity guest lists to hit the Mid-West, ranging from legendary horror director John Landis (AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON) and top tier stars such as Jason Mewes (CLERKS), Doug Bradley (HELLRAISER), and Bill Moseley (THE DEVIL'S REJECTS) to first-time convention guests: Ottaviano Dell'Acqua (the iconic worm-zombie from Lucio Fulci's ZOMBIE), Al Cliver (ZOMBIE), Darryl Ferruci (CREEPSHOW), and Griffin Dunne (AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON) - just to name a few! For three days, fans can meet their favorite celebrities and have the opportunity to obtain autographs and/or photo-ops! Special movie screenings and panels are planned to coincide with the many guests, including a special demonstration by Pittsburgh's own Tom Savini as well as a special panel from Toe Tag Pictures, and a screening of the upcoming documentary on AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON entitled BEWARE THE MOON (accompanied by the docu's director, Paul Davis, coming in all the way from London, England).

The DAWN OF THE DEAD screening will take place where the Monroeville Mall's old clock tower once stood, on a 50-foot screen, which will take over the Mall after closing time, Saturday June 21st. Over 500 fans will pack this special section of the Mall, right down the hall from Time and Space Toys' brick and mortar location, Toy Galaxy (who helped bring this event together), where refreshments will be available. Admission to this special screening is available at the HorrorHound Weekend event - located across the street, inside the Pittsburgh ExpoMart - for a modest $5, all proceeds of which will be donated to the Make-a-Wish Foundation! Toe Tag Pictures will be doing zombie make-up on guests all day leading up to the screening to help make this evening all the more memorable, as over ten DAWN alumni will be on-hand during the screening to ensure the night's authenticity.

On top of these amazing guests and events, a special Bloody-Disgusting.com Film Festival is planned over the course of Friday and Saturday, featuring first-chance screenings of new films (including horror legend Dario Argento's MOTHER OF TEARS), while a host of special fan-friendly shows and vendors will be on hand ranging from a 1930s-style Circus attraction and original film prop displays and photo-ops to horror-centric toy companies showcasing new prototypes of upcoming products and film studios teasing upcoming projects, not to mention the various new film promotional goodies (swag), posters, and contests being held all three days!! More information on our various celebrity guests, film screenings, vendors and events can be located on www.horrorhoundweekend.com!

About HorrorHound Weekend:

HorrorHound Weekend is a recurring convention seen in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, venturing outside of its "home base" for the first time to help bring this fun and excitement to the Pittsburgh area and the many horror movie fans in the surrounding area. To learn more about HorrorHound Weekend, please visit www.horrorhoundweekend.com today, or e-mail weekend@horrorhound.com for specific questions pertaining to the show, potential celebrity interview possibilities, a complete vendor and celebrity guest list, image requests, and promotional or sponsorship opportunities. Our Indianapolis events average between 2,000-4,000 fans, with the next big event in Indiana planned this August 29-31st.