/tags/alamo-drafthouse Alamo Drafthouse en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /business/2025-01-17/alamo-drafthouse-layoffs-austin-tx-sony-pictures-texas Austin's own theater chain is letting folks go months after a buyout by Sony Pictures last year. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /business/2025-01-17/alamo-drafthouse-layoffs-austin-tx-sony-pictures-texas Andrew Weber /business/2024-06-12/alamo-drafthouse-an-austin-institution-is-bought-by-sony-pictures It's unclear what the acquisition means exactly for theaters in Austin. Representatives said they wish to preserve the movie dining experience and won’t add Sony to the name. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:34:19 GMT /business/2024-06-12/alamo-drafthouse-an-austin-institution-is-bought-by-sony-pictures Katy McAfee /business/2024-06-06/all-5-north-texas-alamo-drafthouse-locations-close-file-for-bankruptcy All Alamo Drafthouse locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area abruptly closed and sought bankruptcy protections. Alamo Drafthouse confirmed to KUT that no closures are currently planned for Austin's locations. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:49:47 GMT /business/2024-06-06/all-5-north-texas-alamo-drafthouse-locations-close-file-for-bankruptcy Megan Cardona /business/2022-07-08/an-alamo-drafthouse-worker-was-fired-after-workers-protested-for-more-pay-union-calls-it-retaliation Workers at the South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse organized a strike this week after their demands for increased pay by the end of June weren't met. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:16:23 GMT /business/2022-07-08/an-alamo-drafthouse-worker-was-fired-after-workers-protested-for-more-pay-union-calls-it-retaliation Skye Seipp /austin/2022-05-20/baker-school-austin-isd-leagues How did AISD sell a piece of public land on a promise that never materialized? The answer involves the City of Austin, a movie theater company hamstrung by the pandemic and a school district left rethinking how it should manage valuable property. Fri, 20 May 2022 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2022-05-20/baker-school-austin-isd-leagues Audrey McGlinchy /business/2021-03-03/alamo-drafthouse-files-for-bankruptcy-permanently-closes-downtown-austin-theater Alamo theaters in New Braunfels and Kansas City are also closing. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:19:38 GMT /business/2021-03-03/alamo-drafthouse-files-for-bankruptcy-permanently-closes-downtown-austin-theater Andy Jechow, Jimmy Maas /texas/2020-01-17/stuck-on-vhs-celebrates-lost-culture-from-the-video-store-era From Texas Standard:Thanks to video streaming, gone are the days of going to the video store, strolling the aisles in search of the perfect title. Gone,� Fri, 17 Jan 2020 21:38:40 GMT /texas/2020-01-17/stuck-on-vhs-celebrates-lost-culture-from-the-video-store-era Alexandra Hart /austin/2018-03-29/alamos-new-hq-will-include-affordable-housing-wont-just-be-a-development-project After confusion about whether property the Alamo Drafthouse bought from the Austin Independent School District would include affordable housing, the� Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:01:00 GMT /austin/2018-03-29/alamos-new-hq-will-include-affordable-housing-wont-just-be-a-development-project Claire McInerny /education/2017-12-01/what-is-alamo-drafthouse-going-to-do-with-an-austin-school-property-in-hyde-park Austin Independent School District’s board of trustees voted this week to sell property in the Hyde Park neighborhood to Alamo Drafthouse for $10.6� Fri, 01 Dec 2017 11:01:00 GMT /education/2017-12-01/what-is-alamo-drafthouse-going-to-do-with-an-austin-school-property-in-hyde-park Claire McInerny /austin/2017-09-26/sexual-assault-allegations-have-roiled-austins-film-scene-heres-what-happened Editor's note: This post contains explicit language.A series of sexual assault scandals has prompted an intense debate in Austin’s independent film� Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:42:27 GMT /austin/2017-09-26/sexual-assault-allegations-have-roiled-austins-film-scene-heres-what-happened Matt Largey