Based on a true story… that isn’t over yet.
Presented in 35mm.
Late one evening, an invisible evil descends on Carla Moran, a young mother living in California. Attacked and raped in the night by her invisible assailant, the woman seeks help from friends and family; doctors and psychiatrists — all of whom think her more crazy than under assault. It’s not until she meets two parapsychologists that her case gets taken seriously. Desperate, Carla agrees to a dangerous experiment to lure the entity into a trap using her as the bait. Based on a true story (except not really).
Part of Nitehawk’s January BECAUSE I’M EVIL midnite series.
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone
Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Damien Chazelle, La La Land tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring actress, and Sebastian (Ryan Gosling), a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking hearts. Set in modern day Los Angeles, this original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing your dreams. This film is just what the doctor ordered.
Have yourself a dirty little Christmas on THE DEUCE, when the Jockeys – and guest curator Casey Scott – stop by the Capri Cinema for Shaun Costello’s THE PASSIONS OF CAROL!!
Plus: Prizes and surprises, Fernet-Branca cocktails featured at the after-party, and music by Maestro Jeff! Presented by THE DEUCE JOCKEYS: Jeff, Andy, and Joe!
From the twisted and brilliant mind of New York adult film legend Shaun Costello comes a novel take on Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol”, unlike anything ever produced before or since in the annals of X-rated cinema. Simultaneously opening at the Quad Cinema (yes, that Quad Cinema) and the Capri on March 24, 1975, the Quad audience wasn’t prepared for what hit them, and the film closed there within two weeks. But the Capri found great success with this unexpected erotic masterpiece, running the film for over two months, to the delight of Christmas fetishists city-wide.
Cult starlet Mary Stuart stars as Carol Scrooge, a haughty magazine publisher with a heart of ice who makes life hell for her most devoted employee (the legendary Jamie Gillis). Come Christmas Eve, Carol is visited by the ghost of former partner Lance Marley (Mr. 10 ½” Marc Stevens), as well as three spirits who show her the errors of her wicked, wicked ways. Costello, working under the pseudonym “Amanda Barton”, crafts a visually stylish and sexually provocative tale within his limited budget and shooting schedule, hinting at bigger things ahead in his lengthy and impressive directorial career. Featuring some of the greatest unsung names in New York adult cinema, including Alan Marlow, Ashley Moore, Susan Sloan, Day Jason, and future political candidate Sonny Landham, THE PASSIONS OF CAROL is a festive delight from start to finish.
MUSIC DRIVEN presents a screening of the new doc on Paul “HR” Hudson from Bad Brains in HR “FINDING JOSEPH 1.”
Include a Q&A with Paul H.R. Hudson & Director James Lathos.
HR “Finding Joseph I” is a documentary chronicling the eccentric life and struggles of punk rock reggae singer, Paul “HR” Hudson from Bad Brains. The charismatic frontman’s explosive live performances helped pioneer hardcore punk while delivering an enlightening message of positive mental attitude. HR’s heavy devotion to the Rastafarian faith guided him in a spiritual direction leaving the band several times to explore his love for reggae music. Over the years HR’s increasingly unpredictable and abnormal behavior has many convinced that he his suffering from mental illness. Finding Joseph I delicately illustrates the true story behind the legendary lead singers life, career and struggles with never before seen archival footage, photography and exclusive interviews.
Just in time for Thanksgiving. Nitehawk salutes the great Herschell Gordon Lewis with midnite screenings of his classic BLOOD FEAST.
Presented on 35mm!
Get ready for a splatter-feast! In the sleepy suburbs of Miami, seemingly normal Egyptian immigrant Fuad Ramses runs a successful catering business. He also murders young women and plans to use their body parts to revive the goddess Ishtar. The insane Ramses hypnotizes a socialite in order to land a job catering a party for her debutante daughter, Suzette Fremont, and turns the event into an evening of gruesome deaths, bloody dismemberment and ritual sacrifice.
GIMME DANGER in Jim Jarmusch’s in-depth look at the legendary punk band, The Stooges.
Emerging from Ann Arbor Michigan amidst a countercultural revolution, The Stooges’ powerful and aggressive style of rock-n-roll blew a crater in the musical landscape of the late 1960s. Assaulting audiences with a blend of rock, blues, R&B, and free jazz, the band planted the seeds for what would be called punk and alternative rock in the decades that followed. Jim Jarmusch’s new film GIMME DANGER chronicles the story of The Stooges, one of the greatest rock-n-roll bands of all time. GIMME DANGER presents the context of the Stooges emergence musically, culturally, politically, historically, and relates their adventures and misadventures while charting their inspirations and the reasons behind their initial commercial challenges, as well as their long-lasting legacy.
The feature documentary SOUR GRAPES, co-directed by Jerry Rothwell and Reuben Atlas, pops the cork on a the world’s greatest wine fraud.
Q&A with director and Cara Cusumano (Director of Programming, Tribeca Film Festival) to also include a special wine tasting presentation.
With youthful charisma and pockets full of cash, Rudy Kurniawan earns the reputation of a wine savant, ingratiating himself with some of high society’s most fervent connoisseurs. His Gatsbyesque path collides with US billionaire Bill Koch, and Laurent Ponsot, a Burgundian winemaker, resulting in a humorous and suspenseful investigation into one of the most ingenious cons of our time.
Part of Nitehawk’s LOCAL COLOR series, in partnership with Tribeca Film Festival.
In partnership with UNAIDS, Nitehawk Cinema presents a special screening of DALLAS BUYERS CLUB in recognition of World AIDS Day.
Featuring a post-screening Q&A with Jeremiah Johnson, HIV Prevention Research & Policy Coordinator for Treatment Action Group.
Best Picture Academy Award nominee, Dallas Buyers Club, centers on a son of Texas, Ron Woodroof, an electrician and rodeo cowboy. In 1985, he is well into an unexamined existence with a devil-may-care lifestyle. Suddenly, Ron is blindsided by being diagnosed as H.I.V.-positive and given 30 days to live. Yet he will not, and does not, accept a death sentence. His crash course of research reveals a lack of approved treatments and medications in the U.S., so Ron crosses the border into Mexico. With a growing community of friends and clients, Ron fights for dignity, education, and acceptance. In the years following his diagnosis, the embattled Lone Star loner lives life to the fullest like never before.
The MATINEE TWO section at the Nitehawk Shorts Festival features eight short films that deal with the power of relationships (of all sorts).
