Films & Schedules - After Dark

Roger Brown is Norway’s most successful headhunter, recruiting personnel for powerful corporations. But as successful as he is, it’s not enough to keep up with what he thinks his wife needs. So to keep things afloat, he uses his job to find wealthy people he can steal art from. When the master conman sets his sights on a priceless painting, its owner turns out to be a former mercenary with a terrible secret, and Roger is in for much more than he ever could have imagined. His client has excellent hunting skills, leading to a perilous journey rife with gunfights,...

Roger Brown is Norway’s most successful headhunter, recruiting personnel for powerful corporations. But as successful as he is, it’s not enough to keep up with what he thinks his wife needs. So to keep things afloat, he uses his job to find wealthy people he can steal art from. When the master conman sets his sights on a priceless painting, its owner turns out to be a former mercenary with a terrible secret, and Roger is in for much more than he ever could have imagined. His client has excellent hunting skills, leading to a perilous journey rife with gunfights, mountaintop car chases, and bloodthirsty pit bulls. Based on the bestselling Norwegian novel, this violent and twisted thriller is packed to the brim with nail-biting set pieces and surprising plot revelations guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. (103 mins.)

Filmography: Buddy (03), Fallen Angels (08).

Sponsored by the Norwegian Consulate General, San Francisco.

FILM REVIEW

Interests: After Dark.

Young-Gun is a lonely man who spends his nights protecting the innocent as a self-appointed crime fighter and general tidier-upper of the streets. “Disguised” in a raincoat and bad fake mustache, one night he saves a strange, beautiful woman named Monica being harassed by a gang of hoodlums. Shaken up, Monica comes back to his apartment with him, where he soon discovers that she is an extraterrestrial on a very special mission. Unfortunately, it turns out to be in serious conflict with Young-Gun’s strict vow of chastity. Featuring kung fu fights, a gorgeous babe with tentacles, and an extremely erotic...

Young-Gun is a lonely man who spends his nights protecting the innocent as a self-appointed crime fighter and general tidier-upper of the streets. “Disguised” in a raincoat and bad fake mustache, one night he saves a strange, beautiful woman named Monica being harassed by a gang of hoodlums. Shaken up, Monica comes back to his apartment with him, where he soon discovers that she is an extraterrestrial on a very special mission. Unfortunately, it turns out to be in serious conflict with Young-Gun’s strict vow of chastity. Featuring kung fu fights, a gorgeous babe with tentacles, and an extremely erotic game of Jenga, this inventively stylized, gleeful sendup of B science fiction films was made on a budget of less than $5,000. As you will see, it’s a true testament to the possibilities of creative independent filmmaking. (75 mins.)

Filmography: The Neighbor Zombie (10).

DIGITAL

Interests: After Dark.

A truly unique crime thriller that unravels into terrifying horror. Jay, a retired hitman, is trying his hand at a normal family life. But when the money starts to dry up and he can’t keep up with his wife’s spending, he decides to take on one last high-paying job and enlists his old partner Gal. The mysterious client only gives them a short list of names, no whys, and they set out to execute the “kill list.” It doesn’t take long before they realize that they are involved in something far more sinister than simple assassinations. The increasingly bizarre job...

A truly unique crime thriller that unravels into terrifying horror. Jay, a retired hitman, is trying his hand at a normal family life. But when the money starts to dry up and he can’t keep up with his wife’s spending, he decides to take on one last high-paying job and enlists his old partner Gal. The mysterious client only gives them a short list of names, no whys, and they set out to execute the “kill list.” It doesn’t take long before they realize that they are involved in something far more sinister than simple assassinations. The increasingly bizarre job begins to create confusion and paranoia, until the pair are plunged into a horrific world of violent terror. What starts out as a “normal,” even lightly humorous thriller about two bad hired killers slowly, masterfully reveals that they have no idea what bad means. (95 mins.)

Filmography: Down Terrace (09).

FILM REVIEW

Interests: After Dark.

In remote 1920s Warlord China, a gang of bandits, led by “Pocky” Zhang (Jiang Wen), hijack a train that happens to have the destination town’s new governor on board. When the train crashes, the lone survivors are the governor’s sleazy advisor (Ge You) and his wife (Carina Lau). Zhang, an honorable outlaw, decides to pose as the new governor and share the fortune from the hijacking with the townspeople. But ruthless mobster Master Huang (Chow Yun-Fat) aims to stop Zhang’s scheme, launching an epic battle of both wits and bullets. As action-packed as it is hilarious, Jiang Wen’s film is...

In remote 1920s Warlord China, a gang of bandits, led by “Pocky” Zhang (Jiang Wen), hijack a train that happens to have the destination town’s new governor on board. When the train crashes, the lone survivors are the governor’s sleazy advisor (Ge You) and his wife (Carina Lau). Zhang, an honorable outlaw, decides to pose as the new governor and share the fortune from the hijacking with the townspeople. But ruthless mobster Master Huang (Chow Yun-Fat) aims to stop Zhang’s scheme, launching an epic battle of both wits and bullets. As action-packed as it is hilarious, Jiang Wen’s film is a throwback to the Hong Kong action heyday of the 1980s and ’90s, with a nod to classic American westerns. The highest-grossing domestic Chinese release ever, this comic western’s gun slinging, story twists, and sharp dialogue provide a highly entertaining ride. (132 mins.)

Filmography: In the Heat of the Sun (94), Devils on the Doorstep (00), The Sun Also Rises (07), New York, I Love You (09).

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Interests: Asian, History, After Dark.