Midnight Screenings

Sections of 53rd KVIFF

Archive of 53rd KVIFF

Big Trouble in Little China Velké nesnáze v Malé Číně / Big Trouble in Little China
Directed by: John Carpenter
USA, 1986, 99 min

Never take a guy’s wheels. Ripped-off truck driver Jack Burton sets out for Little China in order to do battle against the aged Chinese demon Lo Pan and rescue two green-eyed beauties. And, actually, save the world to boot. All in a day’s work.
Bloodsport Krvavý sport / Bloodsport
Directed by: Newt Arnold
USA, 1988, 92 min

At least once in his life, every boy has wanted to learn a martial art, and whoever denies this claim has never seen Bloodsport. The hero is Frank Dux, who has been training his whole life for just one thing – to battle to victory in an arena where boys become men.
Highlander Highlander / Highlander
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
United Kingdom, USA, 1986, 116 min

They come from the dawn of time, quietly traversing the centuries. They live among us, fighting and falling in love. Connor MacLeod, immortal, was born in the Scottish Highlands in the 16th century. Only another immortal can kill him. He and his challenger are battling their way to a final encounter. In the end only one can remain.
Mandy Mandy / Mandy
Directed by: Panos Cosmatos
United Kingdom, Belgium, 2018, 121 min

What happens when a religious sect and its demonic, tripping motorcycle gang take away the one thing you love? Simple, you forge a giant ax and set out on a bloody trail of revenge. Nicolas Cage unexpectedly returns as a lone avenger in the psychedelic ride of the year.
One Cut of the Dead Naneživo / Camera wo Tomeru na!
Directed by: Shinichiro Ueda
Japan, 2017, 96 min

A crazy horror comedy about the fact that shooting a zombie movie in one take is harder than you think. Especially when the actors are drunk. Or when they become real zombies. A flick about the pitfalls of the craft of filmmaking that shows what it’s really like to tear someone a new one.
Predator Predátor / Predator
Directed by: John McTiernan
USA, 1987, 107 min

“I ain’t got time to bleed.” A military commando team, hastily called up on a rescue mission to the Val Verde jungle, is made up of the toughest guys on the planet. Too bad, though, because their adversary is not of this world, and the cosmic carnivore has chosen Earth as its hunting ground.…