Starring: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph, John Philbin
The dead are back… The Return of the Living Dead features a group of scientists who accidentally release poisonous gas that reanimates the dead, eventually turning most everyone into zombies who crave BRAINS! Out the same year as Romero’s Day of the Dead, Dan O’Bannon’s dark horror comedy helped in inventing the modern vision of zombie life. Although Return may be remembered as kitsch, it’s a whole lot smarter (and fun) than that.
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson
New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation, relocating his wife and five children to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest — within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen almost immediately — animals turn malevolent, crops fail, and one child disappears as another becomes seemingly possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, family members accuse teenage daughter Thomasin of witchcraft, charges she adamantly denies. As circumstances grow more treacherous, each family member’s faith, loyalty and love become tested in shocking and unforgettable ways.
The Witch is writer/director Robert Eggers’ debut feature and won Best Director Prize in the U.S. Narrative Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
“Prepare to be liberated” with Michael Moore’s new documentary, WHERE TO INVADE NEXT.
Where to Invade Next is an expansive, rib-tickling, and subversive comedy in which Moore, playing the role of “invader,” visits a host of nations to learn how the U.S. could improve its own prospects. The creator ofFahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine is back with this hilarious and eye-opening call to arms. Turns out the solutions to America’s most entrenched problems already exist in the world—they’re just waiting to be co-opted.
Nitehawk presents a special one-nite midnite screening of BAND OF ROBBERS. Introduction by Co-director/talent Adam Nee along with fellow cast members Kyle Gallner and Hannibal Buress!
Mark Twain’s young heroes Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn spring vividly back to life, this time as modern-day grown men in Band of Robbers. When Huck is released from prison he hopes to leave his criminal past behind. But his lifelong friend and corrupt cop, Tom, has other plans having formed the Band of Robbers – a group of misfits dedicated to locating the hidden treasure that eluded the boys in childhood.
Starring: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth
Based on Stephen King’s chilling novel, Misery details how obsessive fandom can be a real killer. After deciding to concentrate on more serious material, famed romance writer Paul Sheldon gets into a car accident during a blizzard and his “number one fan” comes to the rescue…sort of. Annie actually holds him hostage in her cabin amongst the snow-filled landscape and forces him to write her favorite character, Misery Chastain, back to life. Locked in a room, then forcefully stuck in bed and with nobody knowing where he is, Sheldon only option is to write his way out to freedom. As you can expect from a King story, there are some truly terrifying moments that stick with you.
“Uncle” Bill Lustig joins THE DEUCE once again for his annual selection – and this time he’s taking us to the Times Square Theatre circa April of 1981, for Antonio Margheriti’s THE SQUEEZE – starring Lee Van Cleef and Karen Black!!
Plus: Prizes and surprises at the after-party with music by Maestro Jeff! Hosted and presented by THE DEUCE JOCKEYS: Jeff, Andy, and Joe!
Anthony Dawson’s (aka Antonio Margheriti’s) Italian crime-caper lensed on the surly streets of 1978 Manhattan! “Retired” cracker-jack safe-cracker, Lee Van Cleef, lured into “one last job” to “help a buddy out” … The ‘cliches’ are just the beginning of this bonkers brouhaha! Six million dollars worth of diamonds leads to double-crossin’ disaster … Hot-rocks and hot lead! All set to hot disco beats!! Karate-choppin’ muscle-men, the German Mafia (?) and … Karen Black!!! With bevy of veteran character actors chewin’ up the scenery, THE SQUEEZE (aka THE RIP-OFF) has more moxie and sleaze up its sleeve than you’re likely to see for some time!
All DEUCE screenings are 35mm presentations.
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Featuring drink specials courtesy of Fernet Branca
Starring: Marianna Hill, Michael Greer, Anitra Ford, Royal Dano, Elisha Cook Jr.
After receiving a string of unsettling letters from her father, Arletty arrives in a sleepy California coastal town called Point Dune. Dad is nowhere to be seen. Instead, Arletty finds a town full of drugged-out burnouts, barren shopping centers, and… something else. Echoing everything from Herk Harvey’s CARNIVAL OF SOULS to Mario Bava’s KILL, BABY… KILL!, MESSIAH OF EVIL is a swirling vortex of Lovecraftian terror, analog synth attacks, and grisly bloodshed from the team who’d later go on to make HOWARD THE DUCK. Marianna Hill (HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER), Michael Greer (FORTUNE AND MEN’S EYES), and Elisha Cook Jr. (THE MALTESE FALCON) star in this unjustly overlooked major work of independent American horror that’s primed for (re)discovery.
Starring: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay
Escaped convicts (Jon Voight, Eric Roberts) and a stowaway girl (Rebecca De Mornay) ride an unmanned diesel speeding out of control through Alaska.
This January THE DEUCE Film Series rolls into the New Year and the Liberty Theatre with Vernon Zimmerman’s 1972 raucous roller-derby riot-act: THE UNHOLY ROLLERS!
Plus: Prizes and surprises, Bronx Brewery Pale Ale at the after-party, and music by Maestro Jeff! Hosted and presented by THE DEUCE JOCKEYS: Jeff, Andy, and Joe!
Welcome to a world where Women rule – in and out of the rink – and Men are mostly dinks!! Claudia Jennings busts out of the boredom of barely livin’ and beats her way to the top of the roller-derby-dame-game … leaving broken bones, broken hearts, and a bounty of bruises in her wake on her rise – and sometimes falls – to “stardom”!!… Jammers, scammers, and a bevy of boisterous ball-bustin’ ladies… double dates and double crosses… the seduction of subculture… Rebels on wheels!!
Vernon Zimmerman’s zippy quickie for Roger Corman and American International Pictures has more guts and gusto than a barrelful of Drew Barrymore’s big-budget ‘Whip It’ bomb rip-off … with editing “supervision” by Martin Scorsese! Avengers for life!!!
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Complimentary drinks at the after-party courtesy of Bronx Brewery.
Starring: Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Bridget Fonda, Chris Tucker, Michael Bowen, Michael Keaton
In Tarantino’s adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s 1992 novel Rum Punch, we get the battle of the wits in Jackie Brown where a flight attendant, an arms dealer, an FBI agent, a detective, a bail bondsman, and a beach bunny are all out for that bag of half a million dollars. Things kick off when flight attendant Jackie Brown gets busted from smuggling money for her boss and is faced with a decision that will either set her free or end her life. Roger Ebert said in his review that it was, “a new film in a new style, and it evokes the particular magic of Elmore Leonard–who elevates the crime novel to a form of sociological comedy.” That, plus the magic of Pam Grier, Robert Forster, and Tarantino muse Samuel L. Jackson, pretty much define this Pulp Fiction follow up.
