I realize this is late notice, but I wanted to quickly mention that Eagle Pennell's little-seen classic Last Night At The Alamo will be shown on IFC tomorrow, which is Friday, January 9, 2009, at 5:30 central/6:30 eastern.
I've sure as hell never seen it. Since I live in Austin, TX, this has been a source of shame for me.
Here's what Jen Scoville says in The Texas Monthly:
With more cussing in the first five minutes (and throughout the film) than you can shake a stick at, this one offers an authentic insight into culture of the Texas barroom. Texas Chainsaw Massacre scribe Kim Henkel again puts a darkly comedic spin on a terrifying subject -- a group of drunk, potty-mouthed good ol' boys trying to keep their favorite Houston watering hole, the Alamo, from closing down. These realistic urban cowboys are colorful to say the least, and for such a low-budget enterprise, the acting is uniform and the black-and-white camera work dramatic.
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