John Lurie Returns to Nitehawk Cinema for MEN IN ORBIT, Q&A and More, 4/17, 20 & 24

After hosting a very special one-night event with the estimable John Lurie last November, at which Nitehawk Cinema screened three episodes of his cult-classic television series Fishing With John to a sold-out crowd, Nitehawk is thrilled to have Lurie back to present more episodes as well as the rarely seen film he directed called Men in Orbit (1979), his music video Big Heart, and an artist video featuring his paintings called First and Royal Queen.

Lurie will also engage in a public discussion with Nitehawk's Cinema Department and audience members to discuss everything from the mysterious narrator of Fishing with John to the appalling 2010 New Yorker profile to his interest in painting. As with last time, this Q&A is sure to be heartfelt, candid, humorous, and touching.

As a musician, painter, actor, director, and producer, John Lurie is a prolific and important cultural figure. He led the band The Lounge Lizards, which went on to make music for 20 years and is responsible for the incredible music of Marvin Pontiac. Lurie recorded 22 albums and composed scores for over 20 movies, including Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, Mystery Train, Clay Pigeons, Animal Factory, and Get Shorty, which earned him a Grammy nomination. John Lurie also starred in three films directed by Jim Jarmusch, as well as a host of other films. He wrote, directed and starred in the cult classic "Fishing with John," a series that is now part of The Criterion Collection.. As a painter, his work has been exhibited in galleries around the world as well as P.S.1. Contemporary Arts Center in New York, Musee Des Beaux-Arts De Montreal, the Musee d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean in Luxembourg and the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. His work is included in the Permanent Collections of the Wadsworth Athenaeum in Connecticut and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

John Lurie PART 1

Wednesday, April 17 at 9:45pm

Fishing With John: Willem Dafoe

Fishing With John: Tom Waits

Short film: First and Royal Queen (2012)

Fishing With John: Dennis Hopper

Q&A with Nitehawk's John Woods

John Lurie PART 2

Saturday, April 20 at 12:05am

Fishing With John: Tom Waits

Men In Orbit (1979), 45 minutes

Short film: Big Heart (1987)

Short film: First and Royal Queen (2012)

Q&A with Nitehawk's John Woods

John Lurie PART 1

Wednesday, April 24 at 9pm

Fishing With John: Willem Dafoe

Fishing With John: Tom Waits

Short film: First and Royal Queen (2012)

Fishing With John: Dennis Hopper

Q&A with Nitehawk's John Woods