Directed by Elaine May • 1976 • United States
Elaine May crafted a gangster film like no other in the nocturnal odyssey MIKEY AND NICKY, capitalizing on the chemistry between frequent collaborators John Cassavetes and Peter Falk by casting them together as small-time mobsters whose lifelong relationship has turned sour. Set over the course of one night, this restless drama finds Nicky (Cassavetes) holed up in a hotel after the boss he stole money from puts a hit out on him. Terrified, he calls on Mikey (Falk), the one person he thinks can save him. Scripted to match the live-wire energy of its stars—alongside supporting players Ned Beatty, Joyce Van Patten, and Carol Grace—and inspired by real-life characters from May’s own childhood, this unbridled portrait of male friendship turned tragic is an unsung masterpiece of American cinema.
Up Next in One Night
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Directed by Mike Nichols • 1966 • United States
Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George SegalMike Nichols’s taboo-shattering adaptation of Edward Albee’s groundbreaking Broadway play rips the façade of civility off the dysfunctional marriage between an alcoholic college professor (Ric...
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Nocturama
Directed by Bertrand Bonello • 2016 • France
Starring Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Hamza MezianiThis audacious teenage terrorism thriller from acclaimed director Bertrand Bonello recalls Robert Bresson’s THE DEVIL, PROBABLY as much as it does George A. Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD. We firs...
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Oslo, August 31st
Directed by Joachim Trier • 2011 • Norway
Starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Malin Crépin, Aksel ThankeAnders (Anders Danielsen Lie) will soon complete his drug rehabilitation in the countryside. As part of the program, he is allowed to go into the city for a job interview. Taking advantage of the ...
