Starring: Parker Posey, Omar Townsend, Sasha von Scherler, Guillermo Díaz, Donna Mitchell, Liev Schreiber, Anthony DeSando

New 4K restoration

Although Mary (Parker Posey) has little income, she still finds ways to spend her nights at clubs. After being arrested for throwing an illegal rave, she asks her aunt Judy (Sasha von Scherler) for bail money. Judy then finds Mary a job at her library so that Mary can repay her. Initially, Mary finds the job as a clerk boring and stifling, and prefers to get to know a street food vendor (Omar Townsend) whom she likes. However, Mary must refocus her life once she loses her job and apartment.

NoBudge is happy to present the World Premiere screening of Eyeballs in the Darkness, the sequel to 2019’s cult animated film Tux and Fanny, directed by Albert Birney (co-director of Strawberry Mansion). NoBudge Presents is a new series of feature films made by young and emerging filmmakers with limited budgets and uncompromising visions.

Tux and Fanny are back and they’re looking for a new home. Come along as they discover VHS tapes hidden under beds, forgotten statues in the desert, and brain biting ladybugs. Will they find a place to call their own or are these two friends destined to roam the land forever?

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Bo Hopkins, Ned Beatty, Jennifer Billingsly

1972’s Deliverance proved that Burt Reynolds was an actor, but it was the following year’s White Lightning that announced Reynolds as a movie star; foreshadowing his box office dominance for the remainder of the decade.

Setting off on a revenge quest, Gator McKlusky (Reynolds) is granted release from federal prison, following his brother’s murder, to infiltrate the nefarious backcountry dealings of the man he suspects is responsible — a corrupt county sheriff (Ned Beatty). Featuring a lean, pulp-y script by William W. Norton (Night of the Juggler, Big Bad Mama), a propulsive southern-fried score from Charles Bernstein, and bruising car chases and stunts that would come to define Reynolds’ oeuvre, White Lightning stands as, perhaps, the sweatiest movie ever made, all of it basking in Reynolds’ star power and macho, good ol’ boy sex appeal.

Adam Bartlett started Gilead Media in 2005. His first releases were small runs of LPs and CDs, but fast forward to the present, he now runs a celebrated underground label that is renowned internationally for putting out black metal, doom, and noise rock releases of well-known bands.

Dave Adelson from 20 Buck Spin and Adam, put on Migration Fest every two years, a place where heavy music fans from around the world come together to perform, hang out, and create strong personal bonds. Through live performances, interviews, and behind the scenes footage, we meet musicians, learn how they write and perform music as a means to cope with issues such as sexual abuse, depression, childhood indoctrination of Christianity, and grief from loss of loved ones.

Features appearance from members of Thou, Neurosis, Enslaved, HIs Hero Is Gone, Panopticon, Emma Ruth Rundle, Yellow Eyes, Couch Slut, Blood Incantation, Krallice, Mizmor, Wiegedood, Hell, Leech, Mania, Inter Arma and more.

Afterparty in our Lo-Res bar featuring DJ Sarabeth

NoBudge is happy to present new work from a group of emerging indie filmmakers mostly based in New York. These nine short films tackle a variety of subjects including the frustrations of a creative life, awkward sexual experiences, and would-be digital utopias. Several of the films incorporate self-documentation or self-reflection, mostly in comedic fashion. Five of the films are NYC premieres and each director will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A and Afterparty.

NoBudge is an online platform spotlighting the best in low-budget indie filmmaking. “One of the best places to sample what’s happening in low-budget cinema worldwide,” says Glenn Kenny of The New York Times. Its mission is to provide a supportive home for emerging indie filmmakers working with limited resources and without major industry connections, and to be a trusted discovery platform.

The movies:

I’m At Home
Director Philip Thompson present.
The host of a children’s television show aimed for creativity starts experiencing burnout after needing to force that creativity every day.
(13 min)

The Self Tape
New York Premiere
Directors Ruby Ulla Jerins and Katie Prael present.
Aspiring actors and family friends, Ruby, Sterling, and Katie, all receive a next-day audition request for the same role.
(16 min)

Valentine’s Day
New York Premiere
Director Sam Dinerstein present.
In 2013, during a bizarre double date, Wade wants to vlog and make some memories.
(15 min)

Horny Kid
New York Premiere
Director Josh Whiteman present.
A filmmaker’s mother recalls stories of her son’s lustful youth, causing him to reflect on his current love life at the age of 30.
(7 min)

Mommy
New York Premiere
Director Sophia Smith present.
During their first hookup, a new couple works their way through a mommy kink.
(6 min)

La Piscina
Filmmakers Simple Town present.
Three touchy siblings invite a man who’s visiting America to spend the day with them at their pool.
(12 min)

Welcome to the Enclave
New York Premiere
Director Sarah Lasley present.
Two sisters fight to save their digital utopia from demise.
(12 min)

Prep
Director Raymond Knudsen present.
A bodybuilding fever dream fueled by childhood trauma, food porn and acid techno music.
(14 min)

Modern Man
Director Guy Kozak present.
A man who just wants to eat pizza and watch Monday Night Football with a good group of guys is looking for love.
(8 min)

Starring: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside, John C. McGinley, Allan Rich

Note: this will be a print of the original theatrical version

In the year 2024, Connor MacLeod, an aging man in mortal form, is bemoaning his life’s work. The electromagnetic shield that once saved the earth from the scorch of the sun after the ozone thinned out has now, 25 years later, created a brutalist environment with a miserable populous. But the corporation that maintains the shield is unwilling to give up its cash cow, despite emerging proof that the ozone has repaired itself.

As flamboyant as it is bloated, Highlander II: The Quickening is brimming with pleasures for the cinematically adventurous. You need not know or care about the Highlander canon (but it’s okay if you do) – show up for the ever-villainous Michael Ironside’s Katana, wreaking havoc over all modes of transport, and Sean Connery’s Ramirez, marveling at the modern world, plus a well-placed bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace,” and multiple decapitations. It’s the kind of pile of nonsense we crave.

Warning: Images are not from the movies we’re showing. Trust us, you can’t imagine what we’re showing!

Back by popular demand, Sundays are on fire again! For the second year in a row, Subway Cinema joins forces with Nitehawk Prospect Park to unleash an action classic from the golden age of Hong Kong cinema on the second Sunday of every month.

And because we’re kicking off on Mother’s Day, we’re starting with the mother of all action movies, featuring one of the greatest mothers in all action movies. This tale of a real life Chinese folk hero, played by one of the biggest action stars on the planet, also stars a middle-aged woman who was one of the biggest Hong Kong movie stars of the ‘50s and ‘60s whose comeback in this flick rejuvenated her career and taught audiences the immortal lesson: whenever things look their worst, Mom will save the day.

We’re not revealing the title until it appears onscreen because it’s more fun that way, but trust us, there’s no better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than this action classic in 35mm.

Starring: Brad Pitt, Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne

B-Sides, Brad Pitt: The 90s were a prolific time for Brad Pitt, where as a start he averaged three films a year. Ralph Bakshi’s Cool World remains an interesting outlier as a comedy that pairs Pitt with animated characters.

After a bizarre incident, Frank Harris (Brad Pitt) is transported into the cartoon realm of Cool World, where he remains the only human among various animated characters for years. Eventually, artist Jack Deebs (Gabriel Byrne) also enters Cool World and sets his lustful sights on his own creation, a blond bombshell named Holli Would (Kim Basinger). However, excessive intermingling between cartoons and humans is said to lead to dire consequences, a risk Jack seems ready to take.

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane

B-Sides, Nicole Kidman: One year before she would have her Hollywood breakthrough with Days of Thunder, Nicole Kidman starred in this solid Aussie thriller that effectively showed off her dramatic range.

Rae Ingram (Nicole Kidman) and her husband, John (Sam Neill), struggle to overcome the sudden death of their young son. In an attempt to move past their loss, the couple take their yacht out for an extended vacation trip. While far out at sea, they come across a sinking schooner and rescue the ship’s sole survivor, Hughie Warriner (Billy Zane). Hughie claims the crew of the ship died from food poisoning. Though Rae is empathetic towards Hughie, John is suspicious of his story.

Starring: Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Jim Caviezel, Paula Patton, Adam Goldberg

B-Sides, Denzel Washington: Denzel Washington collaborated with director Tony Scott on several films, and Déjà Vu is often overlooked among the others. It is a powerfully emotional experience that makes for an effective sci-fi thriller.

The team of top-secret program brings ATF agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) into its midst to capture the terrorist (Jim Caviezel) responsible for a ferry bombing that left hundreds dead. Its amazing technology lets the team fold time four days backward and see the madman’s movements as he plots to kill a woman who could give him away. Doug realizes that the technology could allow him to do what law-enforcement officers dream of — go back in time to prevent the crime.