The future is here.
George Lucas’ THX 1138 depicts a dystopian future light-years from the far-flung, heroic mythologies that the young director would later explore in Star Wars. Stark and austere, the striking visual wasteland of Lucas’ faceless future floundered in its original release at the box office – but later gained traction among cult audiences and critics. The chilling exploration of a soulless future remains a compelling examination of the present, as it follows one man’s harrowing attempt to escape a world where thoughts are controlled, freedom is forbidden and love is the ultimate crime.
Part of Nitehawk’s September FUTURE COPS midnite series.
Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Ray Wise, Miguel Ferrer, Dan O’Herlihy
In the not-so-distant future, a fatally wounded cop comes back to life as part-robot in a dystopian Detroit to fight crime and find his killers. As with any Paul Verhoeven film, RoboCop has a certain “quality” to it. At once campy yet serious, this film is a mix of science-fiction, crime thriller, action, and black comedy. In this very Nietschean tale of being “more human than human”, Robocop (Peter Weller) struggles with his new role as an indestructible being who still can’t escape the emotional past. I mean, what good is being part robot if your human side (with all the love and revenge involved) keeps getting in the way? The socio-political reach of RoboCop is wide too as it comments on everything from the media, capitalism, gentrification, and gender issues. Plus, it’s a blaaaaaast!
Stop by the New Amsterdam Theatre circa November 20, 1974, for this month’s DEUCE presentation of Ivan Passer’s LAW AND DISORDER – starring Carroll O’Connor and Ernest Borgnine!
Plus: Prizes and surprises, Fernet-Branca cocktails featured at the after-party, and music by Maestro Jeff! Presented by THE DEUCE JOCKEYS: Jeff, Andy, and Joe!
Nitehawk’s MUSIC DRIVEN presents a screening of BREAKING A MONSTER.
Q&A with director Luke Meyer, and Unlocking The Truth band members Jarad Dawkins and Malcom Brickhouse.
Breaking a Monster begins as the band members of Unlocking The Truth are all in 7th grade, spending their weekends playing metal music in Times Square – often to substantial crowds. They take on a 70-year-old industry veteran manager. With his guidance they are soon on their way to a $1.8M record deal with Sony Music.
Anything feels possible, and the eyes of the world are upon them. The boys are coming of age, not only as they become professional musicians, but also as they transcend childhood and step into adulthood. The sudden breakout of any band, let alone one of pre-teens, is an extremely narrow and specific period in time – Breaking a Monster is the story of this rapid transformation.
Starring: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Jonathan Ke Quan, Kerri Green
With golf course developers threatening to displace an entire neighborhood, The Goonies set out to find hidden treasure in the hopes that they can buy off the construction. They find the map to “One-Eyed” Willy’s hidden pirate fortune but, unfortunately, it’s housed in a cavern underneath the evil thief Mama Fratelli and her sons. Traps, pirate ships, and danger awaits! Fortunately “Sloth” (one of the Fratelli brothers) befriends the group and helps them to vast treasures! Goonies never say die!
Comedian Kevin Maher and filmmaker Matthew Glasson present an obsessive look at shark movies from Jaws to Sharknado and dozens of films in-between. The hosts revisit early Shark cinema, Jaws rip-offs, sanctioned sequels, CGI monsters, and a hit TV show that literally jumped the shark.
Kevin and Matt have presented on Sharksploition in Boston, Brooklyn and Martha’s Vineyard at JAWSFEST.
With special guests:
- Filmmaker Ryan Arey (“Rick Pulsar: Galactic Knight of Space Justice”)
- Blogger/Podcaster Emily Intravia (DeadlyDollsHouse.Com & The Feminine Critique)
- Comedian Kevin Harrington (Boston’s GEEK WEEK)
The spotlight isn’t for everyone in Mike Birbiglia’s DON’T THINK TWICE.
New York improv Commune members Miles, Samantha, Jack, Allison, Bill and Lindsay invent comedy without a script and without a net. They’re ingenious, they’re fast, and they build on each others’ ideas like best friends – which they also are. Night after night they kill onstage and wait for their big break. Day after day they work menial jobs to support themselves. Then they get news that their theater is shutting down, and scouts from a hit TV show come to a performance looking for talent. Only two cast members get the nod, upsetting the dynamic of the group and leaving its future in doubt. Relationships begin to crack as six best friends face the truth that not all of them will make it, and for some, it may be time to give up on the dream and move on. Funny, insightful and honest, Don’t Think Twice looks at a common experience that’s an uncommon subject for a film: failure.
You know his name…JASON BOURNE.
Several years after his disappearance at the conclusion of The Bourne Ultimatum, Jason Bourne unexpectedly resurfaces at a time when the world is faced with unprecedented instability. At the same time, a new program has been created to hunt him down while he is still trying to find all the answers to his past and family. This former CIA operative is about to remember.
Starring: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora Jane Noone, MyAnna Buring
Once year after a tragic accident, six girlfriends meet in a remote part of the Appalachians as part of their annual extreme outdoor adventure, in this case an exploration of a cave hidden deep within the woods. Far below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes, and there is no way out. The group splinters and each woman pushes on, praying for another exit. But there is something else lurking under the earth. As the friends realize they are now prey, they are forced to unleash their most primal instincts in an all-out war against unspeakable horror.
