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Comedian Negin Farsad has written for, created, and appeared on various shows for Comedy Central, MTV, PBS, AOL, and Nickelodeon, among others. The director/producer of the feature film "Nerdcore Rising," which premiered at SXSW, Farsad recently co-directed (with Dean Obeidallah) and produced the feature documentary "The Muslims Are Coming!" in which she appears alongside Jon Stewart, Lewis Black, Rachel Maddow, Janeane Garofalo, and David Cross. Farsad wrote the following column about her experience touring the country to promote the film (which is now available on Netflix). Her main takeaway? "Bigots are bad fact checkers." Read on... Like most comedians, I made a comedy about Muslims. I know, how many of those do we really need? Premiering it and sharing it with the public has been endlessly fascinating (and occasionally scary). Here’s the deal with the film: Myself and Dean Obeidallah rounded up a bunch of Muslim-American comedians – in...

The Alamo Guide

for April 15th, 2010

It’S Kick-ass Week! That means, not only does our programming kick ass (as usual! Not to toot our own horn, but you know.. toot toot!), But, the movie that blew our minds at Butt-Numb-a-Thon last year (then again at SXSW) hits theaters Thursday at midnight! Oh! And speaking of huge blockbuster movies that promise to do gangbusters, Iron Man 2 Tickets Are Now On Sale! Click on that link to get yours!

We also have Aussie thriller, The SQUAREopening this Friday, The Action Pack is in it’s last week of The Wedding Singer Quote-along, continuing Ladies Of The 80s and starting The 40 Year Old Virgin Quote-ALONGnext week! Oh, and Street Fighter In Hecklevision! Master Pancakeis moving BRAVEHEARTto S. Lamar this week, Mc FRONTALOTis in town for a screening of Nerdcore RISINGand a performance at The Highball, Hey Homo! rocks Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert,...

The Alamo Guide

for April 8th, 2010

You guys, this weekend is Bonkers! We have packed it full of fun, I don’t know how you’re gonna schedule all this fun! The Indiana Jones Trilogy (yes, trilogy) Feast is 100% sold out at this point, so if you’re going to that, your Sunday is already tied up! If not, however, one of our favorite cult actresses, Susan Tyrrell is returning to the Alamo after she was here last at our Colorado St. closing night festivities! Susu will be in attendance at the screening of Forbidden Zone and then moving over to The Highball where her artwork, Susan Tyrrell’S Eyesores will be displayed and The Octopus Project will be dropping some amazing music! An event not to be missed for sure. But! If you just can’t bear to drive to S. Lamar, and would really rather be downtown, we...

Sure, it's hip to be square these days, but Mc Frontalot and his rap group take it to a whole new level with sweet beats about all things nerdly. Video games, blogs that suck, robots, a fondness for goth chicks, and so much more are just fodder for this Mc and his quick rhymes. Wear your pocket protector for the March 22 Tribeca Cinemas Doc Series screening of Negin Farsad's documentary about Frontalot and the nerdcore hip hop genre, Nerdcore Rising. Farsad gave us the scoop on the fans of nerdcore, hustling to raise money the project, and why Nerdcore Rising is for non-nerds too. TribecaFilm.com: Please describe the story you tell in your film. What inspired you to tell that story? Negin Farsad: The film basically follows the first national tour of Mc Frontalot and his band. They went on the road hoping to win over fans,...

Nerdcore Rising (2008, dir. Negin Farsad) Nerdcore Rising investigates the newest wave of hip-hop - nerdcore - as it follows the godfather of the genre, Mc Frontalot, on his first national tour. Beginning in South Carolina and culminating in nerd mecca - the Penny Arcade Gaming Convention in Seattle - masses of fans across the country come out to bask in the Front's geek glory as he strives to achieve mainstream success. Mc Frontalot fanatics are the real stars of the film. They are hackers and gamers, bloggers and podcasters, they play World of Warcraft, live virtually in Second Life, and of course, they love nerdcore hip hop. In short, they are hardcore nerds, and together, they illustrate the funny, fascinating, and unapologetically uncool cultural phenomenon that is nerdcore. Mc Frontalot wants to live in a world where nerdcore is a real genre of hip-hop and where other MCs take him seriously as a rapper-de-la-resistance!

Nerdcore Rising (2008, dir. Negin Farsad) Nerdcore Rising investigates the newest wave of hip-hop - nerdcore - as it follows the godfather of the genre, Mc Frontalot, on his first national tour. Beginning in South Carolina and culminating in nerd mecca - the Penny Arcade Gaming Convention in Seattle - masses of fans across the country come out to bask in the Front's geek glory as he strives to achieve mainstream success. Mc Frontalot fanatics are the real stars of the film. They are hackers and gamers, bloggers and podcasters, they play World of Warcraft, live virtually in Second Life, and of course, they love nerdcore hip hop. In short, they are hardcore nerds, and together, they illustrate the funny, fascinating, and unapologetically uncool cultural phenomenon that is nerdcore. Mc Frontalot wants to live in a world where nerdcore is a real genre of hip-hop and where other MCs take him seriously as a rapper-de-la-resistance!

It's Thanksgiving week, meaning the holidays are actually here now, in all their actualness. But even more exciting - the new holiday menus are in at all of our theaters! We've got turkey burgers, fried brie, samosas, and apple pecan turnovers on the holiday special menu, but it doesn't stop there. The innovations keep on going on the inside of the menu, too, with the return of this summer's batwings as well as brand new fried pork chops. And... Christmas beers are in! Oh, and of course we've got all sorts of Thanksgiving menu specials this Thursday, too, including complete turkey dinners at all of our theaters. In other words - don't fill up with your family meal, because that's sooooo just the beginning.

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- Jiggy Crunk: 90s Pop Rap Sing-along -

: Alamo Ritz : Fri, Nov 28 & Thurs, Dec 4:

The old school rap was great,...