Chloë Sevigny is the protective assistant to one of Bill Murray’s former lovers in Jim Jarmusch’s beautifully original comedy, BROKEN FLOWERS.
A 35mm presentation.
Bill Murray stars in the comedic story of an aging Don Juan who hits the road on a revealing and humorous cross-country journey. When a mysterious pink letter informs him that he may have a 19-year-old son, he visits four former lovers, where he comes face to face with the errors of his past and the possibilities of the future. One of these women is Carmen, an “animal communicator” played by Jessica Lange, who has a protective ambiguous assistant played by Sevigny.
Part of Nitehawk’s THE WORKS: CHLOË SEVIGNY.
Nitehawk kicks off its retrospective series on Chloë Sevigny with her Academy Award nominated performance in the powerful and relevant film, BOYS DON’T CRY. Directed by Kimberly Peirce, the film is based on the real-life story of Brandon Teena, an American transgender man who attempts to find love in Nebraska but falls victim to a brutal crime perpetrated by two male acquaintances. Sevigny plays Lana, friend and eventual girlfriend to Brandon Teena, who continues her romance with him when she discovers Brandon was born female.
Starring: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Samantha Mathis, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon
In 1991, Bret Easton Ellis’ book American Psycho took the literary world by storm with its shocking depiction of the excesses of the 1980s as told through the devious actions of serial killer Patrick Bateman. Nearly a decade later, Mary Harron’s filmic adaptation of Patrick Bateman’s self-love, self-loathing, and precisely calculated murders took the narrative to the next level. The sterile performances of greedy capitalist nature of young Manhattan investment bankers, ambivalence mixed with serial killing, makes American Psycho makes 80s insanity a thrill to watch in any decade.
Chloë Sevigny leads an ensemble cast in Tara Subkoff’s directorial debut, #HORROR.
You’ve got followers…Cyberbullying goes offline during one deadly night. Based on a shocking true story, #HORROR follows a group of preteen girls living in a suburban world of money and privilege. But when their obsession with a disturbing online game goes too far, virtual terror becomes all too real. Set in a frosty and sterile environment where being distracted by virtual reality distorts actual reality, #HORROR is an art-meets-horror film that acts as cautionary tale for the dangerous effects the internet can pose to young women.
Part of Nitehawk’s THE WORKS: CHLOË SEVIGNY.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Chloë Sevigny, Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox, John Carroll Lynch
David Fincher’s superb thriller Zodiac is a searing and singularly haunting examination of twin obsessions: one man’s desire to kill and another’s quest for the truth. The film is based on the true story of the notorious serial killer and the intense manhunt he inspired. Roger Ebert wrote that it, “is a police procedural crossed with a newspaper movie, but free of most of the cliches of either.” It follows how the case becomes an obsession for four men, including editorial cartoonist at the SF Chronicle Robert Graysmith, whose personal lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues. Sevigny’s character plays his intelligent wife who questions yet supports his unwavering quest.
Comedian Kevin Maher hosts a 2-hour video variety show about Monkeys in Media.
The show celebrates some of the strangest tropes including: Gorillas vs. Nazis, Women who participate in forbidden monkey love, Chimps in Horror Movies, a defense of Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, a retrospective on Kong sequels (authorized and unofficial), plus the use of monkeys in art-house cinema and propaganda films.
See why Kevin Geeks Out show has been called “TED Talks for Midnight Movies” (DailyGrindhouse.com), as Kevin and his guests show clips, make jokes and make the world a better place through laughing with and/or at monkey cinema.
With special guests:
- John Cribbs (head writer, ThePinkSmoke.com)
- Chico Leo (co-host, THE SCREAM SQUAD podcast)
- Wendy Mays (host, PET CINEMATARY podcast)
- Paul Murphy (co-host, SCREEN PYSCHICS podcast)
- Marcus Pinn (writer, PinnlandEmpire.com)
- Nathaniel Wharton (SportsAlcohol.com)
Nitehawk presents a special screening of MEDAL OF VICTORY by NY filmmaker Joshua Moïse.
When Sergeants Floyd McMasters (Will Blomker) and Stu Cutshaw (Mason Hill) accidentally send nuclear fusion triggers to Malawi they decide to steal a car and go AWOL rather than suffer a court martial. Broke and on the run, they end up in Floyd’s hometown where they are mistaken for war heroes and dragged into the small town’s corrupt politics. Murder and mayhem are not far behind as they try to decide whether to make a run for it or stay and face Floyd’s fraught past.
Release Date: April 3, 1968
Planet of the Apes (co-written by The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling) is a futuristic environment that reverses the evolutionary track; apes are now running things and humans are the meaningless animals. As astronaut George Taylor, Charlton Heston ultimately proves to his simian keepers that not only is he a creature of worth but, also, very much in the wrong place. The horrible discovery that is actually is in the right place but truly at the wrong time is one of the most terrifying reveals in science-fiction films. Damn you all to hell!
To honor the passing of the great Bill Paxton, Nitehawk presents the late actor’s directorial debut: the bone chilling psychological thriller FRAILTY.
On a rain soaked night, a young stranger (Matthew McConaughey) wanders into the office of FBI agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe) with news that he knows the identity of the “God’s Hand” serial killer, a butcher who’s eluded the agent for years. When asked for proof, the young man tells the story of his father (Bill Paxton), a religious fanatic who believed he’s been tasked by God to hunt down and destroy demons disguising themselves as everyday people. The father recruits his two sons on his divine mission, leading them to become accomplices in a series of brutal killings. As the blood flows – the boys begin to wonder whether they are doing God’s work or heeding the ravings of a mad man.
A musical midnite double feature beamed from the other side of the galaxy with INTERSTELLA 5555 and WAVE TWISTERS.
INTERSTELLA 5555
2003 | Dir. Kazuhisa Takenouchi | 68min | Digital
Interstella 5555 is a visualization of Daft Punk’s landmark concept album Discovery brought to life under the supervision of anime godfather Leiji Matsumoto (Galaxy Express 999, Space Battleship Yamato). The film follows an intergalactic pop band as they’re kidnapped by evil Earthbound record execs, and a lone super-fan’s quest to rescue them.
WAVE TWISTERS
2001 | Dir. Syd Garon, Eric Henry | 46min | Digital
Wave Twisters is the first ever turntablism-musical from the addled mind of Bay-area skratch pikl DJ Q-Bert. Set in a galaxy where the five tenets of hip-hop are suppressed by a lucha-masked dark lord, the film follows a squad of rebels led up by DJ and space-dentist The Dental Commander as he and his crew goes to battle to save hip hop. Wave Twisters is a goofy, colorful assault on the senses with performances from faceless space invader Buckethead & turntablism gurus Q-Bert, Yogafrog, D-Styles and Flare.
Part of Nitehawk’s April MUSICAL MIDNITES series.
