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!
Warning: Images are not from the movies we’re showing. Trust us, you can’t imagine what we’re showing!
Hungry? Then grab a table for this installment of Sundays on Fire that’ll dazzle your eyes, tickle your funny bone, and fill your belly.
This movie came a little later in Hong Kong movie history (the mid-90s) but it features one of the city’s biggest stars co-directing a movie that’s basically Iron Chef except funny. Constantly chopping, slicing, dicing, and searing, it’s a fast-moving fireball of a film that introduces you to a man who is quite literally a god of the kitchen. We aren’t going to tell you the title of this movie until it appears onscreen, but be prepared for one of the funniest, hungriest films you’re going to see this summer.
Starring: John Abbott, Noah Hathaway, David Comfort
A child has only an 8 day life-span to complete a mysterious journey from the dim cave-dwelling society where he is born to a final gateway, the object of folklore. The abstract learning-games taught to the child bear an eerie resemblance to mammoth tasks and obstacles that hinder him in his journey. Can he complete the quest before his 8 days are up, and what lies at the end of this arcane sunless world? The gray, stagnating civilization place all their hope in a future they cannot comprehend and learned tasks whose meaning they no longer understand.
A psychedelic new-age short about what a spiritual human being might find after death.
Starring: Tony Vogel, James Gibb, John Young
A knight finds his village destroyed and abandoned. He tries to track the attackers down and avenge his family, but almost drowns. A maiden, prisoner of Black Knight, saves him, so he vows to free her, even though she warns him not to.
Starring: Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner, David Colin Jr.
A woman (Daria Nicolodi) returns to her former home with a new spouse (John Steiner) and a son (David Colin Jr.) possessed by the ghost of his father.
The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of Victor Fleming’s The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt David Lynch’s art and filmography — from his very first short, The Alphabet, to his latest series, Twin Peaks: The Return. Arguably, no filmmaker has so consistently drawn inspiration — consciously or unconsciously — from a single work.
Is David Lynch trapped in the land of Oz? If so, can we derive a new appreciation for Lynch’s body of work from taking a closer look at how it intersects and communicates with The Wizard of Oz? In turn, do Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway or The Elephant Man have something to say about the enduring resonance of America’s most beloved holiday movie? Through six distinct perspectives, and narrated by some of contemporary cinema’s most exciting voices, Lynch/Oz will take us down the proverbial rabbit hole, help us re-experience and re-interpret The Wizard of Oz by way of David Lynch, to deliver a whole new appreciation for Lynch’s symbolism through the lens of his greatest influence.
Starring: Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Oliver Platt, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden
35mm print in I.B. Technicolor courtesy of the Chicago Film Society
Jay Bulworth (Warren Beatty), a financially ruined senator, is now disillusioned with politics. The forlorn statesman orders a contract killing — the target himself — so his family will be able to collect a fortune from his insurance policy. Facing imminent death, a devil-may-care Bulworth speaks his mind in public, forsaking platitudes for honest but controversial observations. But when he falls in love with a hip young woman (Halle Berry), Bulworth urgently rethinks his impending murder.
