Violet Crown Cinema: King Of Film

One of Austin’s oldest nicknames is “The City Of The Violet Crown,” and that unlikely moniker gives this exceptional independent movie theater its name. Austin has long been known as a city that fiercely supports the arts, and the Violet Crown Cinema is one of the city’s best places to catch independent, foreign and documentary films on their first run. And they offer a number of amenities to make seeing movies here even more pleasant. Most interesting is reserved seating for every show – when you buy your ticket, you can pick your seat. Buy early enough and you can snag the super-comfortable front row seats. Prices are on par with other city theaters, and the concession stand is excellent. In addition to the typical popcorn and soda, the café features some truly awesome food, including the ginger pork tapas and some really good paninis. They also have a full cocktail bar with a top-notch beer and wine selection.

Violet Crown Cinema
434 W. 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 495-9600
http://www.yelp.com/biz/violet-crown-cinema-austin

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in: Cinema Time Machine

Drive-ins aren’t dead! It wasn’t more than a year ago that a guy named Josh saw an empty lot on Austin's Cesar Chaved Boulevard and thought the vacant space would be better utilized as a cinema time machine. Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In has since taken on three additional employees, added capacity for 20 cars, and now sports a full 22’ x 10’ widescreen. Blue Starlite typically shows movies that are appropriate for a public throwback venue from another decade. For example, Star Wars, Back to the Future, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Pedestrians get in for $5, and cars are $25. Feel free to pile in as many people as you want to listen in to the FM radio speaker. Just know that the price does not include that drive-in friendly ‘61 Cadillac!

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in

2326 E. Cesar Chavez Boulevard
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 522-1278

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