This screening of Fist of the North Star will feature a 35mm print of the U.S. theatrical dub of the film produced by Streamline Pictures.
A full-scale nuclear war has left the planet a burned-out wasteland with the remnants of humanity are picked apart by murderous marauders. Wandering alone in the wastes is Kenshiro, the Fist of the North Star, a master of the Hokuto Shinken – a powerful martial arts style that basically amounts to punching bad guys so hard they explode. A hyper-violent classic from director Toyoo Ashida (Vampire Hunter D).
35mm original theatrical print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
The psych-out nightmare feature directorial debut from Steve, the filmmaking alter-ego of Steve Ellison, better known as acclaimed musician Flying Lotus, KUSO takes those brave enough to tag along on a wild ride. Broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions, KUSO depicts the aftermath of Los Angeles’s worst earthquake nightmare. Viewers travel between screens and aftershocks into the twisted lives of the survived, experiencing a hallucination that feels like David Cronenberg meeting Ren & Stimpy.
Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are back to serve up some of their all-time greatest VHS finds, with newly discovered footage and updates on the people in these videotaped obscurities. Highlights include:
-An arts & crafts instructional video by a woman who is psychotically enthusiastic about sponge painting
-A montage of exercise video weirdos, including Angela Lansbury, Traci Lords, and a Rastafarian rooster
-On-air mishaps from a local pet advice call-in show called Petpourri
-Never-before-seen footage from Pickett and Prueher’s news pranks, include Kenny “K-Strass” Strasser, Chef Keith, and Chop & Steele
Filmed in black-and-white and set to the music of Chet Baker, Julie London and other jazz greats, Bruce Weber’s documentary captures the world of the Mount Scott Boxing Club near Portland, Oregon. At the small, successful club, former Golden Gloves boxing champion Andy Minsker devotes himself to training hopeful young athletes as they rise through the boxing ranks. As the film’s main focus, Minsker is unwavering in his enthusiasm and support of his protégés.
Beneath Modern London Lives a Tribe of Once Humans. Neither Men nor Women… They are the Raw Meat of the Human Race! When a prominent politician and a beautiful young woman vanish inside a London subway station, Scotland Yard’s Inspector Calhoun (Donald Pleasence of HALLOWEEN) investigates and makes a horrifying discovery. Not only did a group of 19th century tunnel workers survive a cave-in, but they lived for years in a secret underground enclave by consuming the flesh of their own dead. Now the lone descendant of this grisly tribe has surfaced, prowling the streets for fresh victims…and a new mate.
Norman Rossington (A HARD DAY’S NIGHT), David Ladd (THE WILD GEESE), Sharon Gurney (CRUCIBLE OF HORROR), and the legendary Christopher Lee (HORROR OF DRACULA) also star in this heart-stopping horror classic co-written and directed by Gary Sherman (DEAD & BURIED). Originally recut and released as RAW MEAT in the United States, now DEATH LINE has been freshly transferred and fully restored in 2K from the original uncensored camera negative
Nitehawk Cinema presents Make Love Not War! Erotic Animation from the Heart. Join curator Willy Hartland and his sexually liberated friends, for this raunchy and historic program of animation.
PROGRAM
1. George Griffin’s “The Club,” 1975 (4 min)
2. Michaela Pavlátová’s “Carnival of Animals,” 2006 (9 min)
3. Lisa Craft’s “Desire Pie,” 1976 (5 min)
4. Signe Baumane’s “ Five Fucking Fables,” 2002 (7 min)
5. Willy Hartland’s “Mister Smoothy,” 1998 (2 min)
6. Bill Plympton “How to Make Love to a Woman,” 1996 (5 min)
7. Leah Shore’s “Boobatry,” 2010 (3 min)
8.) Mike Sullivan’s “Sex Life of Robots” trailer, 2006 (2 min)
9.) Pez’s “Roofsex,” 2002 (1:30 min)
10.) Jun Cen’s “Mutual Tunnels,” 2013 (5 min)
11.) Brett thompson’s “One Minute Fluidtoons on Paper Four,” 2013 (1:30 min)
12.) Laurence Arcadias & Juliette Marchand’s “Tempest in the Bedroom,” 2011 (11:30 min)
One of the most notorious films of all time! An evil cult unleashes an undead zombie sex killer! Unbelievable graphic violence is mixed with dark comedy in this twisted masterpiece. Two Seattle cops, a satanic cult and a flying demon fetus try to stop the lust-crazed ghoul before he can kill again. Truly an extreme nasty!
The Necro Files is co-presented with Horror Boobs who will be providing exclusive content for the pre-show.
In Zombie Bloodbath, the U.S. Government builds a subterranean nuclear power plant on top of an ancient Indian burial ground. As radiation brings the deceased natives back to life as zombies and turns everyone at the plant into blood-crazed zombies, a group of teenagers defends the area from imminent attack.Todd Sheets’ 1993 SOV Epic Zombie Apocalypse, Zombie Bloodbath, is a sprawling effort to dangerously smush Day Of The Dead into Dawn Of The Dead.
Zombie Bloodbath is co-presented with Wild Eye Releasing who will be providing exclusive content for the pre-show.
Wholesome Christian woman, Helen Black, is browsing through a local antique shop when she spots a ventriloquist doll. She is oddly drawn to the doll and decides to purchase it after being forewarned about the dolls mysterious past. Unbeknownst to her, the doll is Black Devil Doll from Hell. The devil doll comes alive and gives Helen her heartfelt wish, a wish she may soon regret!
Quite possibly the most notorious, mysterious, & sought after shot on video movies this one must be seen to be believed.
Black Devil Doll From Hell is co-presented with Massacre Video who will be providing exclusive content for the pre-show.
A police officer becomes obsessed with a sadistic killer called “The Zebra Killer” who has kidnapped his girlfriend and discoveries many murders along the way while tracking him down.
