Fact and fiction collide in Maura Axelrod’s playful profile MAURIZIO CATTELAN: BE RIGHT BACK.
Q&A with director Maura Axelrod following the screening.
An art world upstart, provocative and elusive artist Maurizio Cattelan made his career on playful and subversive works that send up the artistic establishment, until a retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2011 finally solidified his place in the contemporary art canon. Axelrod’s equally playful profile leaves no stone unturned in trying to figure out: who is Maurizio Cattelan?
Part of Nitehawk’s TRIBECA SUMMER DOC SERIES.
OBIT is a first-ever glimpse into the daily rituals, joys and existential angst of the New York Times obit writers, as they chronicle life after death on the front lines of history.
Q&A with director Vanessa Gould following the screening.
Within the storied walls of The New York Times, a team of writers is entrusted with reflecting upon the lives of luminaries, icons, and world leaders of our day. Often hours before newspaper hits doorstep—and the world’s eyes devour words marking the end of a momentous life–endless detail is gathered and impossible choices must be made. Vanessa Gould’s fascinating documentary, Obit, introduces us to the unseen women and men responsible for crafting the unequaled obituaries of the NYT. As we’re taken through their painstaking process of digging through years of accomplishments, we learn about the particular pressures that accompany a career spent trying to elegantly and respectfully shape the story of a life for an audience of millions. From notorious politicians and beloved musicians to unknown personalities who have advanced the worlds of science, literature, and sports, the obit writers are in the unique and often unenviable position of spotlighting individuals whose impact and influence is near impossible to measure. —Liza Domnitz
Part of Nitehawk’s TRIBECA SUMMER DOC SERIES.
ALL THIS PANIC takes an intimate look at the interior lives of seven teenage girls as they come of age in New York City.
Q&A with filmmakers Jenny Gage and Tom Betterton following the screening.
A potent mix of high art portraiture and vérité, All this Panic follow the girls as they navigate the ephemeral and fleeting transition between childhood and adulthood. Shot over a three-year period in a lush and cinematic style, all this panic is a meditation on the mysterious, often painful, yet ultimately exhilarating period of a teen’s life. In a world where, as one teen remarks ‘they want to see us, but they don’t want to hear us’ this film is comprised entirely of young women speaking to their own experiences.
Part of Nitehawk’s TRIBECA SUMMER DOC SERIES.
September 8, THE DEUCE backflips to the New Amsterdam on November 16, 1979 for a screening of THE 7 BROTHERS MEET DRACULA, the Hammer Studios / Shaw Brothers co-production, starring Peter Cushing!
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!
THE DEUCE Bozos welcome back guest curator TEMPLE OF SCHLOCK , as we get down-and-dirty with the ultra-rare Spanish shocker SEX & VIOLENCE, a notorious bit of nastiness that should’ve been titled LAST YACHTON THE LEFT!
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!
While vacationing in the Mediterranean, unhappily married perfume magnate Charles (Xabier Elorriaga) and his beautiful wife Andrea (Marina Langner) let two sadistic creeps board their yacht for a party and spend the rest of the film getting the screws put to them until…D’oh! We almost gave away the surprise ending!
Filmed as ENSALADA BAUDELAIRE in the Catalan language by award-winning photographer Leopoldo Pomés, this sadistic slice of Eurosleaze first hit the U.S. in 1979 as ANDREA and sucker-punched audiences and critics expecting another boring EMMANUELLE imitation (Guess they missed those giant manacles on the posters and newspaper ads, huh?)…
When it finally reached the New York City area in October 1983 under its more familiar title, a sub-distributor too embarrassed to put its name on the ads opened it in a half dozen mainstream theaters in a half-assed attempt to attract an arthouse kink audience that no longer existed. A week later it was on the Deuce where it belonged, playing the Selwyn on a double bill with THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN (Yes, that Australian thriller about the fashion model being terrorized by a stalker who drives a Mr. Whippy ice cream truck!). If you look around online you can probably find a copy in Catalan with no English subtitles, but we’ll be showing the extremely rare English-dubbed version that appalled drive-in and grindhouse audiences across the U.S. for four straight years! Don’t miss it!
THE DEUCE invites you once again to Nitehawk Cinema – for our 35th screening …on 35mm!!
For July, it’s a VERY special “Evening with Jonathan Demme” featuring a long-form discussion with the legendary filmmaker that will be followed by a screening of his debut feature CAGED HEAT – which opened at the Harris on October 23, 1974, on a double bill with WOMEN IN CAGES!!
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!
Join THE DEUCE on October 13 for ALICE, SWEET ALICE, which opened at the Lyric Theatre on April 3, 1981 as HOLY TERROR – on a double bill with TALES FROM THE CRYPT II (Dynamite re-release of VAULT OF HORROR)!!
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!
Steven Soderbergh, Singani 63, and Nitehawk present a very special evening of film, HAYWIRE, and inspired cocktails.
Director Steven Soderbergh will be in conversation with Aaron Goldfarb (novelist and contributor to Esquire and The Daily Beast) following the screening.
Featuring an inspired Singani cocktail menu:
- Essential Element – Singani 63, demerara sugar, Angostura bitters, orange peel
- Government Issue – Singani 63, Dolin Blanc, Campari, Pur Blood Orange Liqueur, fresh grapefruit
- Last Word On The Rocks – Singani 63, Green Chartreuse, Luxardo Maraschino, fresh lime, tiki bitters
Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) is a highly trained operative for a government security contractor. Her missions take her to the world’s most dangerous areas. After Mallory successfully frees a hostage journalist, she’s betrayed and left for dead by someone in her own agency. Knowing her survival depends on learning the truth behind the double-cross, Mallory uses her black-ops training to set a trap. But when things go awry, Mallory knows she’ll die unless she can turn the tables on her adversary.
The legendary Singani 63: National Spirit of Bolivia, imported by devotee filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, has a history dating back 500 years but has never made it stateside until now. Singani is made exclusively from the Muscat of Alexandria grapes. Coming from vineyards that average 6,000 feet in elevation, picked at optimal ripeness, the spirit is meticulously distilled to preserve the intense aromatic notes and a remarkably smooth finish. Salut!
Nitehawk’s ART SEEN welcomes writer/director Li Lu as she brings her debut feature THERE IS A NEW WORLD SOMEWHERE for a New York City premiere.
Supported by the New York Foundation for the Arts, Out of the Binders, and Film Fatales .
Come experience an award winning film that critics call “indie, off-the-beaten path, and mesmerizing” and “cinema, by and about women, that strives to capture a new look on the American South.” Q&A with writer/director Li Lu.
There is a New World Somewhere is a coming of age story about self-revelation and the solitary struggle of an artistic soul. An unsuccessful artist, Sylvia escapes New York City and problems of mind and money to attend her friend’s wedding in her Texas hometown. In Austin, Sylvia meets Esteban, an electrifying stranger. Instantly, they are enamored with each other. He proposes a road trip back to New York and dares her to leave town with him. Eager for a careless adventure, Sylvia is forced to trust her heart, even if it leads her down dark and mysterious paths. It is the debut feature film by writer/director Li Lu.
