Hit the Road
NEVADA THEATRE 6/8: The Onyx Downtown presents our Wandering Souls series, a globetrotting cinematic odyssey that highlights the transformative and transcendental nature of the road movie. Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of embattled filmmaker Jafar Panahi and apprentice to Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami, makes a striking feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. HIT THE ROAD takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns. It follows a family of four – two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old – as they drive across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog. Unspoken tensions arise as the film slowly reveals the furtive purpose for their journey. The result is a humanist drama that offers an authentic, often comedic, and deeply sincere observation of an Iranian family preparing to part with one of their own. In Persian w/ English Subtitles
Duck Soup (1933)
SUNRISE CINEMA 6/14 - The Marx Brothers invade Sunrise Cinema with their riotously funny musical DUCK SOUP! When the tiny nation of Freedonia goes bankrupt, its wealthy benefactor, Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont), insists that the wacky Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) become the country's president. Sensing a weakness in leadership, the bordering nation of Sylvania sends in the spies Pinky (Harpo Marx) and Chicolini (Chico Marx) to set the stage for a revolution. As Firefly clashes with the Sylvanian ambassador (Louis Calhern), plenty of mayhem ensues, and the countries verge on all-out war.
Little Shop of Horrors
AFTER HOURS 6/6 - After Hours joins The Onyx Downtown in celebration of movie musicals with 1986’s LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS! Seymour, who works in a run-down flower shop on Skid Row, spends his time doing menial tasks and dreaming of his co-worker Audrey. Then, just after an eclipse of the sun, he discovers a strange plant. The exotic species draws customers, saves the flower shop from bankruptcy, and makes Seymour a hero in Audrey's eyes. But the plant has a rather unique appetite and it's getting interested in her, too.
