Starring: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Dagmara Domińczyk
Bottoms, a refreshingly unique raunchy comedy, focuses on two girls, PJ and Josie, who start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. Their bizarre plan works. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed.
Starring: Chuck Handy, Terri Heater, Larry Frampton, Les Rigwood, Steve Overbay
After a chance encounter with a female bodybuilder – who is also an alien – loner and reluctant hero Percy “Spider” Leibowitz falls madly in love. She soon goes missing, and he turns to his military pal to find her and battle the army of deadly, intergalactic trash cans who he thinks are responsible – trashcans that also happen to be hell bent on taking over earth.
This wildly obscure, never-released homemade sci-fi opus from Oregon’s Chuck Handy is stunningly hypnotizing in its simplicity and weirdness, dropping you into a lo-res otherworld from the first frame and leaving you there to marinate in the thick, hazy syrup of a one-of-a-kind consumer grade VHS universe.
Hosted by Matt Desiderio of Horror Boobs with free giveaways of Blu-rays, DVDs and collectibles. Followed by an after party in Lo-Res where Desiderio will DJ an all-vinyl set.
Starring: Todd Michael Smith, John Polonia, Mark Polonia, Marion Costly, Jeff Seedon
A pair of twins are sent off to spend time at their aunt’s farm, but they have stepped into a nightmare as the farm’s handyman turns out to be a sadistic serial killer who’s been slaughtering locals and keeping a collection of body parts out in the barn.
Made by teenage twin brothers Mark and John Polonia in rural Pennsylvania, Splatter Farm is a 1980s’ shot-on-video fan favorite and a gore-drenched testament to the DIY spirit that has endured over time and led the brothers to a decades-long career in filmmaking that is still thriving today.
Hosted by Matt Desiderio of Horror Boobs with free giveaways of Blu-rays, DVDs and collectibles. Followed by an after party in Lo-Res where Desiderio will DJ an all-vinyl set.
Starring: Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman
Environmental illness sends a California wife (Julianne Moore) to a New Age guru’s (Peter Friedman) clinic in New Mexico.
Starring: Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo, Grégory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz
Special midnite sneak preview!
Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius’ remake of Shin’ichirô Ueda’s cult hit One Cut of the Dead follows a director (Romain Duris, L’Auberge Espagnole) charged with making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie flick in which the cast and crew, one by one, actually turn into zombies. Featuring hysterically unhinged performances from Oscar nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz (Revenge), and Finnegan Oldfield (Corsage), Final Cut is a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking and a blood-soaked, hilarious genre farce with a meta-to- the-max premise.
Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael, Ramy Youssef
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Starring: Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, Larry Owens, Catalina Saavedra
Alejandro (Julio Torres) is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast (Tilda Swinton) becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream. From writer/director Julio Torres comes a surreal adventure through the equally treacherous worlds of New York City and the U.S. Immigration system.
Starring: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Cliff Curtis, Sienna Guillory, Skyler Samuels
Get ready for the ultimate adrenaline rush this summer in Meg 2: The Trench, a literally larger-than-life thrill ride that supersizes the 2018 blockbuster and takes the action to higher heights and even greater depths with multiple massive Megs and so much more!
Dive into uncharted waters with Jason Statham and global action icon Wu Jing as they lead a daring research team on an exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean. Their voyage spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival. Pitted against colossal Megs and relentless environmental plunderers, our heroes must outrun, outsmart, and outswim their merciless predators in a pulse-pounding race against time. Immerse yourself in the most electrifying cinematic experience of the year with Meg 2: The Trench — where the depths of the ocean are matched only by the heights of sheer, unstoppable excitement!
Starring: Annie Parisse, Gus Birney, Constance Shulman, Paul Sparks
After having her identity stolen online, Diana Dent leaves her family and goes on a road trip with her son’s pregnant girlfriend to track down the perpetrators. The mismatched travel companions form an unexpected bond as they concede to the hardships of their own lives, and their hunt for answers becomes a surreal journey of self-discovery and empowerment.
Before Giving Birth to a Butterfly, we’ll screen Theodore Schaefer’s short “I Fell in Love with the World,” which was part of Nitehawk Shorts Fest 2023.
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The variety show is the thing! Comedian Kevin Maher returns to Nitehawk Williamsburg with an evening about Shakespeare in Pop Culture. This 90-minute video variety spectacular features guest speakers, audience Q&A, a play-along game, and rare video clips that you won’t find on streaming. See why SyFy called Kevin “an insane genius” in the series DailyGrindhouse.com described as “TED Talks for Midnight Movies.”
With Co-Host John-Paul Spiro (Professor of humanities at Villanova)
And special guests:
Emily Intravia (co-host of The Feminine Critique podcast)
Victoria McNally (creator, NeedlePop Crafts)
Desmond Thorne (Film Programmer, Nitehawk Cinema)
William Shakespeare (author of things, collector of antique dentistry equipment)
And don’t miss Camila Jones’ custom 30-minute video that plays once the house opens. Arrive early and soak up the Shakespeare as it was meant to be seen – on the big screen!
