20th anniversary screening with rare archival 35mm print!

After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, the filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression while searching for a replacement bass player and creating a new album confronting their personal demons.

Named one of the ten best music documentaries of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, this groundbreaking and critically acclaimed 2004 documentary, directed and produced by the award-winning team of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, takes you inside the studio and into the psyches of Metallica as they record their Grammy-winning album St. Anger.

Join us at Nitehawk Prospect Park for a rare, archival 35mm screening to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film Roger Ebert called, “Brilliant Oscar-level documentary filmmaking. Never a dull moment… fascinating…” and NPR’s David Edelstein cited as “One of the most marvelous rock documentaries of all time…”

Starring: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen Denzel Washington

Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum

Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.

The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda’s unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba’s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Starring:

Reuniting the director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the most relatable of human experiences. Zemeckis directs from a screenplay by Eric Roth and him. Told much in the style of the acclaimed graphic novel by Richard McGuire on which it is based, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter and life, all of which happen right Here.

Starring: Kyle Gallner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins to experience increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and pressures of fame, she must face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

Starring: Amanda Flowers, Summer Greenberg, Michael Madsen, Cherie Currie, Kansas Bowling, Parker Love Bowling

Preceded by the short film The Triangular Door

Two sisters are thrown out of their isolation and onto opposite coasts of America by a terrifying cosmic entity. While one sister suffers from memory loss and the other is too young to understand her own past, the girls discover they possess supernatural powers as they are pursued by the mysterious and unearthly being hell–bent on their destruction. Spirit Riser is a genre-bending fantasy with elements of horror, comedy, action, surrealism, and martial arts from rising New York City filmmaker Dylan Mars Greenberg. 

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jon Hamm, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Buscemi

Transformers One, the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.

Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Dolly De Leon, Caroline Aaron, Robert Smigel

In Between the Temples, Ben (Schwartzman) is a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers (Aaron and de Leon), Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. This warm and anxious comedy from prolific writer/director Nathan Silver explores the complexities of belief, connection, and what it means to be a real mensch.

Starring: Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley Jr.

In Strange Darling, nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

NoBudge is happy to present a new program of nine short films from a group of emerging indie filmmakers based in New York. In this edition, we’re focused on young characters searching for new lives or reckoning with old ones. Ranging from day-to-day struggles to dystopian visions, there’s an unsettled feeling running through the lineup, along with a sense of guilt or desperation. Each of the films are New York or Brooklyn premieres and all filmmakers will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A and Afterparty.

NoBudge is an online platform spotlighting the best in low-budget indie filmmaking. “One of the best places to sample what’s happening in low-budget cinema worldwide,” says Glenn Kenny of The New York Times. Its mission is to provide a supportive home for emerging indie filmmakers working with limited resources and without major industry connections, and to be a trusted discovery platform.

End of the Boardwalk
New York Premiere
Director Theo Belci in person.
A new Russian immigrant looks for life beyond busking at the Brighton Beach boardwalk
(9 min)

Working Summer
New York Premiere
Director Lily Weisberg in person.
When Deborah’s daughter Nora stops by unannounced she is taken aback to discover the fullness and independence of her mother’s life.
(14 min)

Discharge
New York Premiere
Director Aidan Macaluso in person.
A grandson relieves himself of guilt.
(3 min)

Recluse
New York Premiere
Director Alexis Sundman in person.
After a year of isolation, a young woman reluctantly ventures out from her small studio apartment to host a funeral for her friend’s pet.
(7 min)

Show Tonight
New York Premiere
Director Emily DeForest in person.
A story about a girl who has a show tonight that no one wants to go to.
(5 min)

Daughter of Wands
Brooklyn Premiere
Director Emma Hall-Martin in person.
On an afternoon at a skatepark, a 17-year-old girl makes an effort to fit in with her edgier friends while also tending to her shaky relationship with her younger sister.
(11 min)

Citizen Zero
New York Premiere
Director Veronica Rutledge and writer/star Isabella Jackson in person.
Set against an industrial wasteland sometime in the near future, Lulu desperately seeks a job. Her prospects aren’t great and rent is due.
(18 min)

Unturned
New York Premiere
Directors Jessica Apatow & Kyra McConnell in person.
An aimless young woman befriends an up-and-coming actress and their relationship grows strange and tumultuous.
(20 min)

Traveling Man
New York Premiere
Director Graham Mason in person.
A guy named Doug strikes a deal with a mysterious man he meets at the park.
(15 min)