The Room w/ special guest Writer/Director/Star Tommy Wiseau

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » April 10th, 2009, 2:35 pm

''[The Room] makes Vincent Gallo's The Brown Bunny seem the apotheosis of cinematic self-restraint.'' -- Scott Foundas, Variety

“This is the best thing I’ve ever seen.” – David Wain, Director, Roll Models

“It's not like there's one or two or three things that are bad about it. There are several hundred.” – David Cross, Arrested Development

THE ROOM at the ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE, MAY 6th at 7pm!

Austin's premiere venue for alternative comedy, ColdTowne Theater, cable access's Cookin’ Good, and the Alamo Drafthouse presents this once-in-a-lifetime cinematic event– an evening with Writer/Director/Actor Tommy Wiseau inside THE ROOM! May 6th at 7pm, at the Alamo Ritz.

If you're one of the select few who've had the good fortune to see THE ROOM, your mind is already blown and you are quite possibly unable to read written language. But if you haven't, you may be wondering how a humble independent feature -- albeit one shot simultaneously with both 35mm and high-def digital cameras because the director wanted to compare the two formats -- could have so quickly become a cult sensation on par with THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.

Let's just say that no matter how much you think you know about what a movie is, THE ROOM will prove you wrong. Wiseau says that he intentionally shot this movie as a "black comedy" and we say, "Sure, what the hell." We're just happy he made it, and we're ecstatic that he's personally coming down to Austin to share it with us. People will be talking about this for years, guaranteed, so don't miss it. We would quote the film, but the most repeated line in the whole movie is "Don't worry about it," and we want you to worry about it.

For more information about ColdTowne Theater and the comedy gold they're mining in Austin, go to coldtownetheater.com. Tickets can be purchased at originalalamo.com.

More about The Room phenomenon:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-room,25723/
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20246031,00.html

Watch the trailer:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCj8sPCW ... r_embedded[/youtube]

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » April 10th, 2009, 2:36 pm

Also, my favorite thing about this trailer? The fact that the "quirky new comedy" is clearly pasted on well after the fact...

Lants · Post by **Lants** » April 10th, 2009, 4:13 pm

SEE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After watching this movie, I thought we might have to retire Bad Movie Night because I was afraid it could never be as awesome again.

The choices he makes are amazing.

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » April 11th, 2009, 12:09 pm

EDIT! Date Changed to MAY 6th DUE TO PARAMOUNT PUSHING THE STAR TREK PREMIER BACK A DAY....

Who knew that a month of emails and putting this together could be undone by my old friends Kirk and Spock.

May 6th!

Justin D. · Post by **Justin D.** » April 11th, 2009, 12:37 pm

Jastroch wrote:EDIT! Date Changed to MAY 6th DUE TO PARAMOUNT PUSHING THE STAR TREK PREMIER BACK A DAY....

Who knew that a month of emails and putting this together could be undone by my old friends Kirk and Spock.

May 6th!

Ah, that's why you were hating on Star Trek yesterday. Bah, it's a better day anyway. We will definitely be there. My girlfriend has been talking about wanting to see this for about two years now. And the director is going to be there? Even better.

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » April 11th, 2009, 12:45 pm

Ya. I got the word three seconds after I hit send on all the press and invites too :>

Justin D. · Post by **Justin D.** » April 11th, 2009, 1:03 pm

Jastroch wrote:Ya. I got the word three seconds after I hit send on all the press and invites too :>

Okay, I understand the annoyance then. They rudely and spontaneously beamed you back in time.

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » April 23rd, 2009, 3:00 pm

Tickets available now at http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=6349

This melted Arthur Simone's mind. If that's not a ringing endorsement, I don't know what is.

bilbo · Post by **bilbo** » April 25th, 2009, 11:19 am

i'm not gettin' it...

is there something i am missing from the trailer?

Post by **Jon Bolden** » April 25th, 2009, 11:33 am

Saw this at Bad Movie night. Somehow the trailer makes it look better than it actually is. But it's actually "better" (if you catch my drift) than that.

themoss · Post by **themoss** » April 27th, 2009, 1:43 pm

this movie will change your life!

Justin D. · Post by **Justin D.** » May 6th, 2009, 9:49 pm

That. Was. Amazing.

arthursimone · Post by **arthursimone** » May 7th, 2009, 4:19 pm

24 hours of Tommy Wiseau
nothing else matters anymore
everthing has changed

Curtis + computer · Post by **Curtis + computer** » May 7th, 2009, 4:37 pm

arthursimone wrote:24 hours of Tommy Wiseau
nothing else matters anymore
everthing has changed

I know the Coldtowne crew will need to rest their minds after this experience, but I sure hope that we'll be hearing a full Wiseau debrief in the days to come...

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » May 7th, 2009, 4:47 pm

Oh. My. God. Don't make direct eye contact with me for a few days. It was amazing. I know so much more than I did a day ago about the universe.

Some choice photos: http://www.flickr.com/coldtowne