Nitehawk’s ART SEEN and frieze magazine present a special New York preview screening of the documentary on British artist David Hockney, HOCKNEY. Program includes screening new frieze videos and an introduction by Evan Moffitt, Assistant Editor at frieze.
Hockney weaves together a portrait of the multifaceted artist from frank interviews with close friends and never before seen footage from his own personal archive. This film is the definitive exploration of one of the most significant artists of his generation. For the first time, David Hockney has given access to his personal archive of photographs and film, resulting in an unparalleled visual diary of his life. The film chronicles Hockney’s vast career, from his early life in working-class Bradford, where his love for pictures was developed through his admiration for cinema, to his relocation to Hollywood where his lifelong struggle to escape labels (‘queer’, ‘working class’, ‘figurative artist’) was fully realized. The documentary traces the artist’s journey to live the American and Californian dream, yet paradoxically reveals that he never broke ties with the childhood that formed him.
Acclaimed filmmaker Randall Wright offers a unique view of this unconventional artist who is now reaching new peaks of popularity worldwide, and, at 78, is as charismatic as ever, working in the studio seven days a week.
Los Angeles really overheats in the erupting VOLCANO!
Angelenos are prepared for earthquakes but what happens when an earthquakes releases a hidden volcano?! That’s what happens in Volcano: a massive quake erupts in downtown Los Angeles and rocks the city so hard that Emergency Management department head Mike Roark (Tommy Lee Jones) returns from his vacation to help with the city’s response. Just as geologist Dr. Amy Barnes warns of a lurking volcano, another earthquake hits and unleashes the molten lava! Roark and Barnes work to figure out how to divert the lava while the inhabitants of the city learn they have much more in common than in differences.
Part of Nitehawk’s April WHEN NATURE ATTACKS brunch series.
Starring: Don Francks, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rodger Bumpass
This December, ride out 2022 with The Deuce and your one-way-ticket to midnight – HEAVY METAL!! A heady flight of fantasy and phantasia into the future, the past – and beyond! Buxomy bombshells and putrefying bomber pilots… beauties and beasts! All set to the hot-boppin’ beats of a gamut of disparate rock-and-rollers: Devo! Blue Oyster Cult! Cheap Trick! Black Sabbath! DON FELDER!??!
A doozy of pulpy pleasures – torn from the pages of the cult comic magazine to mesmerize your eyes and ears! And just as those haze-addled hopped-up heads in Times Square’s Harris Theatre were – YOU’LL be satisfied – fied – fied… on HEAVY METAL!!!
A superstar is on a quest for power in the animated rock fable ROCK AND RULE.
In this explosive rock & roll movie, aging superstar Mok plots to raise a demon and unleash its powers for his own diabolical purposes. Mok’s plan to release the demon involves a search, a kidnapping, a singer named Angel and a trip to the post-apocalyptic metropolis known as Nuke York. The action accelerates when Angel’s band, led by Omar, attempts a daring rescue. Featuring original music by Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Cheap Trick and Debbie Harry, Rock & Rule is an award-winning animated cult classic.
Part of Nitehawk’s April MIDNITE MARAUDERS midnite series.
Starring: Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi
4K restoration
From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking imagination, exhilarating battles, and deep humanity.
Inflicted with a deadly curse, the young warrior Ashitaka heads west in search of a cure. There, he stumbles into a bitter conflict between Lady Eboshi, the proud people of Iron Town, and the enigmatic Princess Mononoke, a young girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the humans from destroying her home and the forest spirits and animal gods who live there.
Brace yourself as a killer comet heads to Earth for a real DEEP IMPACT.
On a dark night, a scientist discovers a comet is hurling itself towards earth but dies in a car crash before he can alert the world. Fast forward a year…the U.S. government keeps the crisis under wraps but crack reporter Jenny Lerner (Tea Leoni) uncovers the truth which forces U.S. President Beck (Morgan Freeman) to announce his plan. That plan is to nuke it in space and, when that doesn’t work out, hide and pray. According to astronomers, Deep Impact is actually the more accurate of the two killer comet films released the same year (other is Armageddon, naturally) while, according to us, it’s scientifically proven fun.
Part of Nitehawk’s April WHEN NATURE ATTACKS brunch series.
Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jami Gertz
The house rips apart piece by piece. A bellowing cow spins through the air. Tractors fall like rain. A 15,000-pound gasoline tanker becomes an airborne bomb. In this adventure swirling with cliffhanging excitement and awesome special effects, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists on the brink of divorce but who share the same love of pursuing the most destructive weatherfront to sweep through mid-America’s Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain enough data to create an improved warning system. But to do so, they must intercept the twisters’ deadly path. The chase is on!
All aboard the SS Poseidon’s final voyage as Nitehawk sets sail for 1974’s POSEIDON ADVENTURE!
It’s New Year’s Eve on the high seas and there’s a big rogue wave coming to destroy all of the fun. Making one last voyage, the old luxury liner ”SS Poseidon” has left New York City towards Athens when she gets overturned by a freak wave leaving passengers and crew trapped inside. Poseidon Adventure follows a rebellious preacher as he tries to lead a small group of survivors to safety…and air! The cast is a veritable who’s who of awesome: Leslie Neilson, Ernest Borgnine, Shelly Winters, Gene Hackman, Red Buttons, Roddy MacDowell, and Jack Albertson (aka “Grandpa Joe” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory). Don’t stay on dry land and miss hugely successful, cult favorite.
Part of Nitehawk’s April WHEN NATURE ATTACKS brunch series.
The big one is coming to Nitehawk…EARTHQUAKE on 35mm!
Inspired by the real-life earthquake that rocked San Fernando in 1971 with a 6.6 on the Richter scale, Earthquake shows the shocks and shakes as the big one hits Los Angeles. But it’s not just the quake that’s rocking the city! Various personal dramas in this ensemble movie unfold before, during, and after Los Angeles is reduced to ruins. At the center of it is philandering architect Stuart Graff (Charles Heston), his jealous wife (Ava Gardner), his mistress, daughter, father-in-law and more! A “a feast of feats of destruction,” Earthquake hit at the end of the disaster phase in the early 1970s, was nominated for Academy Awards, and even became Universal’s log running themepark attraction. Disaster goes iconic!
Note: Nitehawk is screening the television version on 35mm featuring footage not included in the original theatrical release.
Part of Nitehawk’s April WHEN NATURE ATTACKS brunch series.
Just in time for the latest blockbuster, Kevin and friends attempt to answer, once and for all, Batman or Superman? Arguments are presented with supporting comics, TV clips and film footage.
With co-host Nick Nadel (IFC.com and MOVIES MY FRIENDS HAVE NEVER SEEN podcast)
Plus, special guests:
Chris Cummins (Den of Geek, Sci Fi Explosion, Uproxx)
Lindsay Ellis (The Mary Sue, Tor.com, Loose Canon)
Bill Scurry (Filmmaker)
Jay Stern (Writer/Director/Producer “The Adventures of Paul & Marian”)
Alexander Zalben (Host of the Nerdist podcast Comic Book Club – Live!)
