Alamo Drafthouse Launches 'Time Capsules', a Year-Long Retrospective of Classic Films

The program, featuring nearly 150 films from 1974 to 1999, begins with a focus on 1999 and includes special merchandise, custom menus, and events.

The Alamo Drafthouse cinema chain has launched a year-long retrospective program called 'Time Capsules', featuring curated films from 1974 to 1999.
The program will include nearly 150 different films, with each collection spanning six to eight weeks and focusing on six landmark cinema years: 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1979, and 1974.
Time Capsule collections will include special merchandise, custom Alamo Drafthouse menus, and special events.
The program begins with films from 1999, including 'Being John Malkovich', 'The Iron Giant', 'Cruel Intentions', 'Pretty Woman', 'Jawbreaker', 'The Matrix', and 'Run Lola Run'.
The Alamo Time Capsules program was developed by John Smith, Jake Isgar, and Jenny Nulf from the company’s Alternative Content department, with distribution partners including the American Genre Film Archive, Janus Films, Kino Lorber, Lionsgate, Paramount, Park Circus, Rialto Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Repertory, and Warner Bros. Classics.