Phantom of the Opera with LIVE soundtrack by Invincible Czars
NEVADA THEATRE 9/14: Join the Onyx Downtown and Nevada City Film Festival as they celebrate Silent Movie Day with a special screening of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, with live musical accompaniment by The Invincible Czars! The Invincible Czars' live silent film soundtrack shows are a movie and a concert all in one. Since 2003, their tastefully-modern original silent film scores have wowed audiences all over North America. A combination of a chamber ensemble and a rock band, The Invincible Czars elevate silent films to new heights, and we couldn’t imagine any better way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! Tickets $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
Dog Day Afternoon
NEVADA THEATRE 9/21: The Onyx Downtown celebrates the “Al-iversary” of two cinematic gems, both starring the incomparable Al Pacino! When inexperienced criminal Sonny Wortzik (Pacino) leads a bank robbery in Brooklyn, things quickly go wrong and a hostage situation develops. As Sonny and his accomplice Sal (John Cazale) try desperately to remain in control, a media circus develops and the FBI arrives. Directed by the legendary Sidney Lumet, and based on true events, DOG DAY AFTERNOON is a crime drama fever dream that is best experienced on the big screen.
Heat
NEVADA THEATRE 9/28: The Onyx Downtown celebrates the “Al-iversary” of two cinematic gems, both starring the incomparable Al Pacino! Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) leads a group of professional bank robbers, taking down major scores around Los Angeles. But when McCauley and company botch a major heist, they are pursued by Lt. Vincent Hanna (Pacino) and his team of cops in the LAPD. Directed by Michael Mann and considered one of the most influential films of all time, HEAT is the ultimate game of cat-and-mouse, with deadly consequences.
Maximum Overdrive
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE - 10/5 - The first of our Schlocktoberfest double features at the Nevada Theatre, MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE and THE MANGLER both serve as zany adaptions of Stephen King short stories about inanimate objects coming to life – with a bloodlust! The only film directed by King himself, MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE stars Emilio Estevez as a low level employee of the Dixie Boy Truck Stop in North Carolina. When a rogue comet passes over Earth, fellow employees and customers alike must band together as machines everywhere spring to life, including a fleet of murderous 16-wheelers! A wild ride from start to finish, and featuring music from AC/DC, MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE is the perfect way to kick off a month of schlocky horror programming!
The Mangler
THE MANGLER - 10/5 - The first of our Schlocktoberfest double features at the Nevada Theatre, MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE and THE MANGLER both serve as zany adaptions of Stephen King short stories about inanimate objects coming to life – with a bloodlust! Directed by horror icon Tobe Hooper, THE MANGLER is a darkly humorous adaption of one of King’s lesser known works. When a series of horrific accidents befall the staff of a laundry company in Maine run by crotchety miser Bill Gartley (Robert Englund) , police detective John Hunton (Ted Levine) is called in to investigate. When he realizes that the culprit is a demon-possessed laundry machine that Gartley refuses to replace, all hell breaks loose!
From Beyond
FROM BEYOND - 10/12 - In our second set of Schlocktoberfest double features at the Nevada Theatre, we highlight the talents of Director Stuart Gordon, as well as actors Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, in two gloopy body horror adaptions of H.P. Lovecraft short stories. Dr. Edward Pretorius, an acclaimed physicist, has perfected his newest invention: the Resonator, a machine which allows those near to it to glimpse life not visible to the naked eye. Imagining the discoveries he could make, Pretorius begins to go mad, much to the concern of his young assistant, Crawford Tillinghast (Combs). However, after the machine malfunctions during a highly sensitive experiment and Pretorius is found brutally murdered, Crawford is fingered as the primary suspect. Crawford, now confined to an asylum, becomes the ward of Dr. Katherine McMichaels (Crampton), who takes a special interest in his tales of the strange creatures able to be seen while the machine is operating and convinces him to help her rebuild the device, woefully unaware of the terrifying, hidden world she is about to enter.
Re-Animator
RE-ANIMATOR - 10/12 - In our second set of Schlocktoberfest double features at the Nevada Theatre, we highlight the talents of Director Stuart Gordon, as well as actors Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, in two gloopy body horror adaptions of H.P. Lovecraft short stories. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the greatest body horror comedies of all time, with Stuart Gordon’s RE-ANIMATOR! Combs stars as Herbert West, a medical student obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. When he invents a reagent capable of re-animating deceased bodies, West and classmate Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) begin testing the glowing green substance on fresh cadavers. As it turns out, the dead are unpredictable and hard to contain.
Suspiria (1977) - 4K
SUSPIRIA - 10/26 - In the last of our Schlocktoberfest double features at the Nevada Theatre, we take a trip to Italy to celebrate two horror classics: SUSPIRIA and DEMONS! SUSPIRIA, originally released in 1977, returns to the big screen with a 4K restoration of the original uncut, uncensored Italian 35mm camera negative! Directed by legendary Italian director Dario Argento and featuring a wicked score from Goblin, SUSPIRIA is a vibrant, neon-drenched fever dream. When American ballet student Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) transfers to a prestigious European dance academy, she is initially overjoyed at the opportunity. But soon she realizes her new environment is not what it seems, and a series of brutal murders drives her to the brink of insanity. Dubbed in English.
Demons
DEMONS - 10/26 - In the last of our Schlocktoberfest double features at the Nevada Theatre, we take a trip to Italy to celebrate two horror classics: SUSPIRIA and DEMONS! Regarded by horror fans the world over as one of the greatest Italian horror films ever made, Lamberto Bava’s DEMONS films is not only major cinematic nightmare fuel, but also a hugely entertaining splatterfest of the highest order. In DEMONS, a masked man offers tickets to a horror movie sneak preview at the mysterious Metropol cinema. When a patron is scratched by a prop displayed in the theatre lobby, she transforms into a flesh-ripping demon. One by one, the audience members mutate into horrible creatures hell-bent on destroying the world! Can anyone escape this gory orgy of terror? Dubbed in English.
Chinatown (1974)
CHINATOWN - 11/2 - Noirvember heads to Los Angeles, as we highlight some of the greatest film noirs set amidst the sun-soaked streets of the City of Angels. When Los Angeles private eye J.J. Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities, he believes it's a routine infidelity case. Jake's investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and realizes he was hired by an imposter. Mr. Mulwray's sudden death sets Gittes on a tangled trail of corruption, deceit and sinister family secrets as Evelyn's father (John Huston) becomes a suspect in the case.
Devil in a Blue Dress
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS - 11/9 - Noirvember heads to Los Angeles, as we highlight some of the greatest film noirs set amidst the sun-soaked streets of the City of Angels. The bone-deep disillusionment of postwar film noir becomes a powerful vehicle to explore America’s racial injustices in Carl Franklin’s richly atmospheric DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, an adaptation of the hard-boiled novel by Walter Mosley. Denzel Washington has charisma to burn as the jobless ex-GI Easy Rawlins, who sees a chance to make some quick cash when he’s recruited to find the missing lover (Jennifer Beals) of a wealthy mayoral candidate in late-1940s Los Angeles—only to find himself embroiled in murder, political intrigue, and a scandal that crosses the treacherous color lines of a segregated society. Featuring breakout work by Don Cheadle as Rawlins’s cheerfully trigger-happy sidekick, this stylish mystery both channels and subverts classic noir tropes as it exposes the bitter racial realities underlying the American dream.
Deep Cover
DEEP COVER - 11/16 - Noirvember heads to Los Angeles, as we highlight some of the greatest film noirs set amidst the sun-soaked streets of the City of Angels. Film noir hits the mean streets of 1990s Los Angeles in this stylish and subversive underworld odyssey from veteran actor-director Bill Duke. Laurence Fishburne stars as Russell Stevens, a police officer who goes undercover as “John Hull,” the partner of a dangerously ambitious cocaine trafficker (Jeff Goldblum), in order to infiltrate and bring down a powerful Latin American drug ring operating in LA. But the further Stevens descends into this ruthless world of money, violence, and power, the more disillusioned he becomes—and the harder it is to make out the line between right and wrong, crime and justice. Steeped in shadowy, neon-soaked atmosphere and featuring Dr. Dre’s debut solo single, DEEP COVER is an unsung gem of the nineties’ Black cinema explosion that delivers a riveting character study and sleek action thrills alongside a furious moral indictment of America and the devastating failures of the war on drugs.
Mulholland Drive
MULHOLLAND DRIVE - 11/23 - Noirvember heads to Los Angeles, as we highlight some of the greatest film noirs set amidst the sun-soaked streets of the City of Angels. A love story in the city of dreams. Blonde Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia (Laura Harring). Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux) runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. David Lynch’s seductive and scary vision of Los Angeles’s dream factory is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium, a tale of love, jealousy, and revenge like no other.
Brazil -Director's Cut 4K
BRAZIL - 12/7 - Join us for a special screening of Terry Gilliam’s BRAZIL at the Nevada Theatre, featuring a brand new 4K restoration of his director’s cut! In the dystopian masterpiece BRAZIL, Jonathan Pryce plays a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish bureaucracy. This cautionary tale by Terry Gilliam, one of the great films of the 1980s, has come to be esteemed alongside antitotalitarian works by the likes of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, and Kurt Vonnegut. And in terms of set design, cinematography, music, and effects, BRAZIL is a nonstop dazzler.
Wolfwalkers
WOLFWALKERS - 12/14 - Directed by two-time Academy Award nominated Tomm Moore (THE SECRET OF THE KELLS, SONG OF THE SEA) and Ross Stewart, WOLFWALKERS is a visually stunning animated feast for the eyes. In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While exploring the forbidden lands outside the city walls, Robyn befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, a member of a mysterious tribe rumored to have the ability to transform into wolves by night. As they search for Mebh’s missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the WOLFWALKERS and risks turning into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
THE WIZARD OF OZ - 12/21 - Join us Sunday, December 21st at the Nevada Theatre as we bring this all-time classic back to the big screen! When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (Jack Haley) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) to earn his help.
WALL•E
WALL•E - 12/28/ - Screening one time only at the Nevada Theatre, The Onyx Downtown is delighted to present this all-time classic from Pixar! A high-water mark of digital animation, this prescient vision of a dystopian future is packaged within a dazzling pop-science-fiction love story, making for an urgent fable for our troubled millennium. It’s the twenty-ninth century, and humans have long since fled Earth for outer space, leaving WALL•E, the last functioning trash-compacting robot, to go about the work of cleaning up a pollution-choked planet, one piece of garbage at a time. When he meets EVE, a fellow automaton sent to detect plant life, the pair are launched on an intergalactic quest to return humanity to Earth. Transporting us simultaneously back to cinema’s silent origins and light-years into the future, WALL•E is a soaring ode to the power of love and art to heal a dying world.
