Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Kirstie Alley, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Sam McMurray
The local boosters of Mount Rose, Minnesota proudly invites you to watch as their annual celebration of civic pride, wholesome achievement, teenage innocence and spirited camaraderie all go up in hilarious flames over the course of one vicious, nasty, back-stabbing beauty contest. A wickedly colorful, twisted comedy, Drop Dead Gorgeous probes the heart of a small Minnesota town where a teen beauty pageant has unleashed a fury of very unladylike behavior. Here in the hallowed American heartland — amidst the cow fields, pork sausage factories and Lutheran churches, going after the tiara is not just a fairy-tale dream: it’s all-out war. Everyone involved in the contest – mothers, daughters, boyfriends, perverts – knows only one thing counts and it isn’t talent, physical fitness, current events or sportsmanship. It’s being Number One, “yah, you betcha!” Because in Mount Rose, you win any way you can . . . or you die trying.
Starring: Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, Judy Greer, Chad Christ, Ethan Erickson, Pam Grier
High school. A time of sweet innocence. Untainted youth. Goal-oriented teenagers. NOT! At fictional Reagan High School, these are the times of feeling awkward and discovering who you are while trying to fit in with everyone else. And belonging to a “clique” is a life or death matter, especially when that clique rules the school. Courtney Shane, Julie Freeman, Marcie Fox, and Liz Purr are all best friends. They are at the height of their popularity when an innocent birthday prank accidentally kills Liz, the sweetest member of the clique. During their panicked attempt to cover up the murder, the class nerd, Fern Mayo, stumbles upon them. In order to keep Fern quiet Courtney offers to make her popular, and the results are a dark, comical Faustian tale of corruption, redemption and makeover madness!
Starring: Kôji Tsujitani, Yumi Tôma, Masaaki Maeda
After a generation of peace, the Earth Federation has begun to build new space colonies to house humanity’s growing population. But a new force, the aristocratic Crossbone Vanguard, plans to seize the colonies of the newly-constructed Frontier Side for itself. As their home becomes a battlefield, a handful of young civilians struggle to escape the conflict. Armed with the state-of-the-art Gundam F91, Seabook and his friends put up a desperate struggle against the Crossbone menace.
Starring: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama
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One of the best-known examples of contemporary Japanese animation, this cyberpunk adventure takes place in the post-apocalyptic city of Neo-Tokyo. A teen-age boy is exposed to a mysterious energy source and develops telekinetic powers that place him at the center of a conflict that may destroy the world.
Starring: Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer
Three prim and proper sorority sisters undergo startling changes when a succubus shows up and turns them into voluptuous vixens with insatiable sex drives. Fortunately, the fraternity next door is filled with handsome hunks.
Starring: Andras Jones, Linnea Quigley, Robin Stille
As part of a sorority ritual, pledges and their male companions steal a trophy from a bowling alley; unbeknownst to them, it contains a devilish imp who makes their lives a living Hell.
Starring: Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran
In this sharp-witted sci-fi disaster outing, a comet smashes into California leaving a pair of Valley girls and a few others alive. When the ladies finally figure out what happened, the twosome embark upon an unprecedented shopping spree, for while all humans were vaporized, their clothing was left intact.
Starring: Alan Arkin, Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges, Angela Lansbury, Robert Klein, Tammy Grimes, Christopher Lee
In this animated musical, the villainous King Haggard plots to destroy all the world’s unicorns. When a young unicorn learns that she’s in danger and that she may soon be the last of her kind, she leaves the safety of her protected forest and enlists the help of Schmendrick, a gentle, albeit clumsy, sorcerer. Together, they embark on a long and dangerous journey with one goal: to defeat Haggard and save the unicorns from extinction.
Can you believe it’s been 20 years since Freaks and Geeks premiered? Nitehawk Cinema sure can’t. In honor of this momentous anniversary, we are proud to screen the full-length version of Brent Hodge’s Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary. This documentary explores all that went into making one of the most critically acclaimed television shows of all time that tragically only lasted one unforgettable season. Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, Jason Segal, Busy Phillips, James Franco, Martin Starr and many more revisit the show that launched all of their now explosive careers.
Our preshow will present never before seen footage only available from the archives of Freaks and Geeks writers and producers personal collections.
Sit back and enjoy all that was Parisian night suits, drum solos, and a healthy dose of teenage angst.
Self Discovery for Social Survival is a collaborative film between record label Mexican Summer and Pilgrim Surf + Supply, a New York-based surf and outdoor brand. Surfers in the film include seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore, Creed McTaggart, Ryan Burch and more. The film is accompanied by an original soundtrack featuring music by Allah Las, Connan Mockasin, Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT and Peaking Lights, plus additional tracks by Dungen and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma.
Self Discovery for Social Survival works as a triptych, with three separate vignettes filmed in Mexico, the Maldives and Iceland. The musicians and pro-surfers embark on a journey that combines a symbiotic relationship between music and the waves, the environment and local culture. Narrated by the legendary avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas, a voice holding as much depth as the ocean itself, Self Discovery for Social Survival captures the international, interweaving, and universal language of surf culture.
Before the Self Discovery for Social Survival, we’ll be screening the short Nu Rhythmo, directed by Sam Smith.
In TSJ 28.2, surfer Michael February, writer and filmmaker Sam Smith, photographer Alan Van Gysen, and cinematographer Wade Carroll land in West Africa to explore the local music scene, plus the rhythms and pacing of a sand-bottom point wave.
