Alamo Drafthouse Launches Alamo On Demand Service

May 7, 2020

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As the enforced and voluntary lockdowns continue, the entertainment industry is taking some hard hits. While most movie theaters remain closed, companies are looking at creative ways to get content to us, while also trying to bump their revenue. Alamo Drafthouse is not immune to industry issues (I say sadly, as a frequent Alamo-goer), and has launched Alamo On Demand as a way to stay connected to movie fans.

The service is available now via ondemand.drafthouse.com, while apps for iOS and Android are in the works. They shared their launch lineup, and answered a few FAQs.

Launch Lineup

The Friday, May 8th premiere of Spaceship Earth, the acclaimed new documentary film exploring the story of Biosphere 2, a pilot for Mars colonization. There will be a live followup Q&A moderated by Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League featuring several of the original BioSpherians. It streams via YouTube on Sunday at 4pm CT.
The May 22nd exclusive premiere with a livestream Q&A of Kate Nash: Underestimate the Girl, about the punk renegade, TV wrestling queen, and DIY leader of an all-girl band.
From Lionsgate, upcoming titles include director Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, plus John Wick 3, La La Land, A Simple Favor, Apocalypse Now Final Cut, and Dirty Dancing.
Recent titles that blazed through Alamo Drafthouse theaters, like the landmark Best International Film, Screenplay, Director and Best Picture Oscar-winner and cultural phenomenon Parasite, the period romance Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and the comedy-horror Extra Ordinary, starring Will Forte.
Over a dozen restored genre titles from the American Genre Film Archive, including Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda, the incomparable Bad Black, and an exclusive release:The Neon Slime Mixtape.
In addition to Parasite, a closer look at the work of Bong Joon Ho, with The Host, Mother, Tokyo!, and Barking Dogs Never Bite.
A Friday night premiere of Austin comedy legends Master Pancake Theater’s very first direct-to-streaming movie riff, an all-new MST3K-style riff on the Tiger King of the 1980s, Roar.
A bingeable curated bundle of “Ozsploitation classics” covering the low-budget/less than highbrow exploitation films Australia turned out in the 1970s, anchored by the documentary Not Quite Hollywood.
Well Go USA’s 2018 South Korean masterpiece Burning, starring Steven Yeun.
Drafthouse Films’ entire catalog, including Academy Award nominees The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, and Bullhead, the acclaimed Riz Ahmed breakthrough film Four Lions.

More titles will be added from Sony Pictures Classics and other studios. They also plan to pair Severin Films’ upcoming “Brucesploitation” documentary Enter the Clones of Bruce with “a deep collection of those referenced films.”

FAQs

Do I get Victory points for renting or buying a VOD title? That’s the plan eventually, but we’ve still got some wires to untangle. Expect more on that down the road.
Can I use an Alamo Drafthouse gift card to rent or purchase? Unfortunately, no.
Can I pay with the credit card stored in the Alamo mobile app? They’re different apps with different settings. You’ll need to enter your payment details into Alamo On Demand separately – Alamo On Demand doesn’t know about the credit card you use to buy movie tickets.
Can I use Season Pass to pay for VOD? No, right now Season Pass is only for use for tickets to theatrical screenings.

For more into, visit the official Alamo Drafthouse website or their Alamo On Demand site.