Part of the Northside Film Festival, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm is a 1968 experimental docu-drama film written, directed, and conceived by African-American film director and documentarian William Greaves. Playing before Symbiopsychotaximplasm: Take One is the BFC Short film, Leal.

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop’s deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new exhibition. As their friendship develops and Frank’s obsession escalates, it becomes clear that she has unleashed a long-repressed compulsion to stalk and kill. A 21st century Jack the Ripper set in present day L.A., MANIAC is a re-boot of the cult film considered by many to be the most suspenseful slasher movie ever made – an intimate, visually daring, psychologically complex and profoundly horrific trip into the downward spiralling nightmare of a killer and his victims.

Part of the Northside Film Festival, The Look of Love includes the BFC short, Gawking Red, and a closing party after the film in Nitehawk’s downstairs bar.

The Look of Love tells the true story of British adult magazine publisher and entrepreneur Paul Raymond. A modern day King Midas story, Raymond became one of the richest men in Britain at the cost of losing those closest to him.

Part of the Northside Film Festival, the Kopfstand screening includes the BFC short film, Unstrung.

In Kopfstand, Markus Dorn (Christoph Waltz) does not get along with his mother. When an argument between then escalates and she calls the police, Markus refuses to cooperate. He is sent to a mental institution, where they administer unnecessary electroshock treatment.

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Part of the Northside Film Festival, All the Light in the Sky includes the BFC short, Amateur, and a Q&A after the film with Sophia Takal.

Jane Adams plays a woman living in a house perched precariously on stilts above the beach in Malibu who clings to her life’s ambitions in much the same way. With her age exempting her from more and more acting opportunities, her future is uncertain. That’s when her young niece — a superb Sophia Takal — comes for a weekend stay. The film captures their night conversations, fears and stories that emerge in the witching hours. Swanberg has become a master at eliciting inspired performances from his actors. Here, he’s working at the height of his powers and, with Adams, he’s clearly tapped into an actor with creative reserves. Negotiating the language and relationships of 21st century Americans, Swanberg’s alchemy is at its best. [Synopsis courtesy of Lane Kneedler and AFI Fest]

Part of the Northside Film Festival, A Teacher includes a Q&A with Hannah Fidell and Lindsay Burdge after the film.

Part psychological thriller and part provocative character study, A Teacher explores the unraveling of a young high school teacher, Diana (Lindsay Burdge), after she begins an affair with one of her teenage students, Eric (Will Brittain). What starts as a seemingly innocent fling becomes increasingly complex and dangerous as the beautiful and confident Diana gets fully consumed by her emotions, crossing boundaries and acting out in progressively startling ways. Lindsay Burdge delivers a deeply compelling and seamlessly naturalistic performance that brings us into the mind of an adult driven to taboo against her better judgment.

Nitehawk will be hosting the Opening Party for A Teacher in our downstairs bar after the film (9pm – 1am).

Nitehawk Cinema Presents Beer, Dinner and a Movie: The Goonies with our partner Captain Lawrence Brewing Company.

The discovery of a treasure map takes a group of young friends called “The Goonies” on wild adventure.

For Nitehawk’s June Beer, Dinner and a Movie, we’ve teamed up with Captain Lawrence Brewing Company to present The Goonies (and that includes a special Nitehawk collaboration beer brewed just for the event). This screening will include select delicious Captain Lawrence drafts paired with a food menu inspired by the film. The best part? You’ll be served each course during the specific moments that inspired the film so you can experience edible sensations while watching the action unfold on-screen!

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!

MENU with Beer Pairings by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company

First Course: Truffle Shuffle
Hen of the Woods and Truffle Arancini, lemon aioli
Beer Pairing: Sunblock

Second Course: Mama Fratelli’s Veal Scallopini
Veal Tongue, Pepsi braised Apples, Marion Berry Demi Glace
Beer Pairing: Golden Delicious American Triple

Third Course: “Baby Ruth” Tamale
Pork, peanut, masa, chocolate mole, savory caramel
Beer Pairing: Sloth*

Fourth Course: Captain Chunk
Fresh Baked Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Peanut butter ice cream
Beer Pairing: St. Vincents Dubbel

*Pilot Beer, brewed by Nitehawk staff especially for this film

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The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

Inspired by actual events, The Iceman follows notorious contract killer Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon) from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than 100 men. Appearing to be living the American dream as a devoted husband and father; in reality Kuklinski was a ruthless killer-for-hire. When finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters have any clue about his real profession.

Frances Ha is a modern comic fable that explores New York, friendship, class, ambition, failure, and redemption.

Frances (Greta Gerwig) lives in New York (Brooklyn to be exact) but she doesn’t really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she’s not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren’t really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness. Frances Ha is Noah Baumbach’s contemporary version of Woody Allen’s NY classic, Manhattan.

Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée, Yvonne Furneaux, Magali Noël, Alain Cuny

From the opening sequence of two helicopters transporting a Christ sculpture over Rome to the very last vision on the beach, Fellini’s La Dolce Vita is a captivating sequence of events revolving around one man, Marcello Rubini. A playboy both confident and unsure, we follow one week of his “sweet” life of bizarre characters such as fading aristocrats, second-rate movie stars, aging playboys and rich women. There are suicidal fiancees, alluring mistresses, and a lecherous father; all of these people affirm the centering around a man who is fruitlessly looking for love and purpose.

La Dolce Vita straddles Fellini’s previous neo-realist films and his future carnivalesque style of filmmaking. Some narratives are straight while others are winding out of control. A comedy-drama, it is expressive in design (those costumes!) and in eccentric characters who wear them. One can never visit Rome without wanting to dive into Trevi Fountain crying, “Marcello! Marcello!” An unforgettable Italian cinematic experience.