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The 1983 American version of Breathless, on 35mm at Nitehawk Prospect Park

Richard Gere is electrifying as Jesse Lujack, a small-time criminal obsessed with the rockabilly tunes of Jerry Lee Lewis, the Silver Surfer and Monica (Valérie Kaprisky), the beautiful French exchange student he spent a passionate couple of nights with in Vegas. High-tailing it to Los Angeles to rendezvous again with Monica, Jesse steals a fast car and accidentally shoots and kills a highway patrolman. Now the most wanted fugitive in L.A., Jesse should get across the border to Mexico as…

Domino on 35mm at Nitehawk Williamsburg

A vastly underrated film within Tony Scott's filmography, DOMINO is all at once a heist film, a satire, a biopic, and a time capsule of the early to mid 2000's. With Tony Scott's signature 2000's style (perhaps used best in MAN ON FIRE, released a year prior), a wonderful performance from Keira Knightley (who had just been in PRIDE & PREJUDICE earlier that year), and a frenetic, contagious energy, this box office bomb and criticial misfire is very worthy of re-evaluation…

March: Go DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE with us!

This March, follow us DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE as we present several cinematic odysseys into the night. Some of these existential journeys are city-based, some are other-worldy, some are dark and gritty, and some are driven by romance. Many of these films take place over a single night, so in true thematic fashion they will all be screened for one evening only.

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A vastly underrated film within Tony Scott's filmography, DOMINO is all at once a heist film, a satire, a biopic, and a time capsule of the early to mid 2000's. With Tony Scott's signature 2000's style (perhaps used best in MAN ON FIRE, released a year prior), a wonderful performance from Keira Knightley (who had just been in PRIDE & PREJUDICE earlier that year), and a frenetic, contagious energy, this box office bomb and criticial misfire is very worthy of re-evaluation…

“It’s like his dick just…talked to me.” - Nina Mosley (played by Nia Long)

This month’s Adventures in Black Cinema screening brings us to Chicago, IL for an Adventure in “Art & Amour” with the 90’s Black Cinema classic, LOVE JONES. 

Featuring dynamic lead performances from Larenz Tate and Nia Long, Theodore Witcher’s debut feature film (and his only feature film to date) explores the complicated natures of love, friendship, vulnerability, and communication. Along with these themes, Witcher also does a beautiful…

There are some things you can count on when a stunt coordinator turns to directing: plenty of people smashing through windows, lots of fire, people on fire smashing through windows. Fresh off his gig on Predator, Craig R. Baxley put erstwhile sidekick Carl Weathers front and center as the titular Jackson, and delivers the wild and wonderful goods of glass and flames, plus absolutely insane stunts with cars. With other legends on board including Prince protege Vanity as co-star and…