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I think that there is a lot going on with movies in New York City, and I feel happy to be a part of it. Can you talk a little bit about how Drafthouse is planning on making its mark and carving out a territory for itself in this pretty busy film landscape?ĬC: Sure. There are already established places like BAM, Film Society, places like that, as well as places like the Nitehawk that also offer food and unique movie experiences.
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Observer: In terms of coming into New York, compared to some of the other towns that the Drafthouse has been in, like Yonkers, the Drafthouse is very much not the only game in town. And then I just kinda, you know, was ready to get Brooklyn going. So they said, “Oh, you take care of the Yonkers theater for now and then Brooklyn will eventually open.” So I did programming for Yonkers, which was definitely different from what I was used to, but it was still fun. So they knew that Brooklyn was on the horizon, and they had just opened the Yonkers theater. It was when they were planning the Manhattan theater and they had brought me down to Austin and kind of in that time, they had realized the Manhattan theater wasn’t going to work out. Can you talk a little bit about your history with the Drafthouse?Ĭristina Cacioppo: Yeah, I got hired about three years ago. Observer: With Alamo Drafthouse coming to town, it’s a very exciting time for you and for film fans in general. To get a sense of what to expect in the coming weeks and months from the Downtown Brooklyn location, we spoke with programmer Cristina Cacioppo. For years, the success of the Austin-based chain’s mix of restaurant-quality food, drinks, and cinephilia has sparked rumors of an NYC location (in fact, plans for an Upper West Side location were nixed soon after Hurricane Sandy), but it is only this Friday, October 28, that New Yorkers will get their first chance to sip a Black & White Cookie White Russian, munch on Ropa Vieja Beef Tacos, and watch movies ranging from Park Chan-Wook’s newest, The Handmaiden, to the ‘80s comedy classic, Coming to America. There are two kinds of New York moviegoers: the kind who have been praying for years for the Alamo Drafthouse to finally open and the kind who don’t yet realize what the Drafthouse is.