Here comes another awesome opportunity for you Austin-based Cinapsians! We’ve partnered with IFC films to offer tickets for a free early screening of The Trip to Italy.
Michael Winterbottom’s largely improvised 2010 film, The Trip, took comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon — or semifictionalized versions thereof — on a restaurant tour around northern England. In this witty and incisive follow-up, Winterbottom reunites the pair for a new culinary road trip, retracing the steps of the Romantic poets’ grand tour of Italy and indulging in some sparkling banter and impersonation-offs. Rewhetting our palates from the earlier film, the characters enjoy mouthwatering meals in gorgeous settings from Liguria to Capri while riffing on subjects as varied as Batman’s vocal register, the artistic merits of “Jagged Little Pill,” and, of course, the virtue of sequels.
Winterbottom trains his camera to capture the idyllic Italian landscape and the gastronomic treasures being prepared and consumed while keeping the film centered on the crackling chemistry between the two leads. The Trip to Italy effortlessly melds the brilliant comic interplay between Coogan and Brydon into quieter moments of self-reflection, letting audiences into their insightful ruminations on the nuances of friendship and the juggling of family and career. The result is a biting portrait of modern-day masculinity.
But you want the details, and here they are:
WHAT: Advanced promotional screening of The Trip to Italy in Austin, TX
WHEN: Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 7:15PM. Screening is at 7pm, but you’ll need to arrive quite early.
WHERE: Alamo Drafthouse: South Lamar, 1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704.
Yes, we’re ecstatic to welcome back Alamo S Lamar as a hosting venue for early screenings!
Click the image above to open the printable E-Ticket and bring it to the screening with you.
PLEASE note that entrance is not guaranteed. They will overbook this screening so plan to arrive EARLY with your passes in hand, and plan to wait in line, to secure your seats.
