Alamo

Rare cannonball emerges from ground at the Alamo, likely untouched for nearly 190 years

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Rare cannonball emerges from ground at the Alamo, likely untouched for nearly 190 years

Archaeologists have uncovered a cannonball that may have been fired during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo — just three months after making a similar rare discovery. The cannonball was discovered on June 2.  The Alamo Trust, the nonprofit organization that oversees the Alamo Mission, announced the discovery on June 16. It was found outside the northeast corner … Read more

Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse in Lifeline to Cinema Chain

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Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse in Lifeline to Cinema Chain

Sony Pictures Entertainment is acquiring Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and will manage the theater chain’s 35 cinemas, marking the first time in more than half a century that a traditional Hollywood studio has gotten into the theater business. The deal, announced Wednesday, was made possible by the Justice Department’s decision in 2020 to rescind the so-called … Read more