Comedian Kevin Maher presents an obsessive look at wigs as they appear in movies, TV and real life. From toupee-wearing authority figures to hyper-glamorous drag queens, the evening crosses decades and genres to uncover a real fascination with fake hair.
Plus Special Guests:
Jon Abrams (Editor-in-Chief, Daily Grindhouse)
Tom Blunt (blogger, Word & Film)
Ariel Italic (Nobodies Hosting Drag Race)
Wendy Mays (host of “Pet Cinematary” podcast)
Tanya Smith (co-host of “Read It And Weep” podcast)
Kate Wilkinson (writer, Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy; WigWurq.tumblr.com)
Kseniya Yarosh (co-host, Bonnie & Maude podcast)
With support from his loving wife Gerda, artist Einar Wegener prepares to undergo one of the first sex-change operations.
The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables). Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
Nitehawk’s COUNTRY BRUNCHIN’ goes prospecting with Paul Thomas Anderson’s THERE WILL BE BLOOD. The screening includes a live pre-show serenade by DOKKVETUR.
A man. A boy. A milkshake. Paired with a hauntingly sharp score by Jonny Greenwood, Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood depicts a startlingly beautiful American landscape that’s both relished and destroyed by man. It time travels back to the ruthless American west at the turn of the century where a miner-turned-oilman, Daniel Plainview, does whatever it takes to achieve success. Plainview (played to menacing perfection by Daniel Day Lewis) has few moments of kindness seen when it comes to his “son” and partner H.W. whom he raised after his real father died on an oil rig. But it’s the battle for land against a conniving young preacher where the true colors of all the characters come into play.
Starring: Keith Carradine, Karen Black, Henry Gibson, Ronee Blakley, Lily Tomlin, Shelley Duvall, Ned Beatty, Barbara Harris
This cornerstone of 1970s American moviemaking from Robert Altman is a panoramic view of the country’s political and cultural landscapes, set in the nation’s music capital. Nashville weaves the stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—into a cinematic tapestry that is equal parts comedy, tragedy, and musical. Many members of the astonishing cast wrote their own songs and performed them live on location, which lends another layer to the film’s quirky authenticity. Altman’s ability to get to the heart of American life via its eccentric byways was never put to better use than in this grand, rollicking triumph, which barrels forward to an unforgettable conclusion.
Nitehawk’s COUNTRY BRUNCHIN’ goes Spaghetti Western with the Sergio Leone epic, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. The screening features a live pre-show serenade by ARTHUR VINT & ASSOCIATES.
In The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo) depicts three gunslingers competing to find fortune in a buried cache of Confederate gold. Arguably the most stylish and influential film of the western genre, it is the third and final installment in Leone’s Dollars Trilogy (following A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More). Clint Eastwood returns as the “Man With No Name,” this time teaming with two gunslingers (Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef) to pursue a cache of $200,000 and letting no one, not even warring factions in the American Civil War, stand in their way. From sun-drenched panoramas to bold, hard close-ups, exceptional camera work captures the beauty and cruelty of the barren landscape and the hardened characters who stride unwaveringly through it.
Come watch The Big Game 2016 on the Big Screen at Nitehawk as the DENVER BRONCOS and the CAROLINA PANTHERS teams battle it out for football’s biggest title!
You may have a large screen television but nothing beats seeing The Big Game on Nitehawk’s big theater screen with table-side service. Buying our $30 food and beverage voucher saves you a seat to watch the game with friends, family, and football fan strangers. We’ll be serving up our Housemade Hot Wings and will be featuring drink specials from the region of each team:
Panthers – Catdaddy Spiced Carolina Moonshine – $7
Broncos – Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale 12oz can – $6
To cap it all off, the Puppy Bowl with its saucy Halftime Kitten Show plays in the lobby. Go team!
Please note there will be a 20% service fee added to all food and beverage checks for this event.
Starring: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph, John Philbin
The dead are back… The Return of the Living Dead features a group of scientists who accidentally release poisonous gas that reanimates the dead, eventually turning most everyone into zombies who crave BRAINS! Out the same year as Romero’s Day of the Dead, Dan O’Bannon’s dark horror comedy helped in inventing the modern vision of zombie life. Although Return may be remembered as kitsch, it’s a whole lot smarter (and fun) than that.
BROOKLYN tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson
New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation, relocating his wife and five children to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest — within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen almost immediately — animals turn malevolent, crops fail, and one child disappears as another becomes seemingly possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, family members accuse teenage daughter Thomasin of witchcraft, charges she adamantly denies. As circumstances grow more treacherous, each family member’s faith, loyalty and love become tested in shocking and unforgettable ways.
The Witch is writer/director Robert Eggers’ debut feature and won Best Director Prize in the U.S. Narrative Competition at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
“Prepare to be liberated” with Michael Moore’s new documentary, WHERE TO INVADE NEXT.
Where to Invade Next is an expansive, rib-tickling, and subversive comedy in which Moore, playing the role of “invader,” visits a host of nations to learn how the U.S. could improve its own prospects. The creator ofFahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine is back with this hilarious and eye-opening call to arms. Turns out the solutions to America’s most entrenched problems already exist in the world—they’re just waiting to be co-opted.
