Nitehawk Williamsburg Runs Silence of the Lambs on 35mm at Midnight

Thirty five years after Clarice Starling first walked into a Baltimore asylum, the film still lands hardest in a full room. Nitehawk runs it from a 35mm reel, offering the tactile presence and unpredictable grain that physical celluloid brings to the room. The house slots it into its Midnite series on Friday, November 6: the feature starts at 11:55 PM, the film runtime is a hundred and eighteen minutes, and the full scheduled window lets out at 2:03 AM on Saturday morning after previews. Arrive early to take your seat, and note that a second 35mm show follows on Monday, November 9, at 9:30 PM.

Nitehawk seats you at a numbered table and takes food orders directly from your seat, so dinner and the film share the same two hours. Servers work the room during the pre-show and continue taking order slips throughout the entire screening via a discreet silent flag system, with food and drinks billed separately from your admission. Tickets are eighteen dollars, online orders add a two dollar booking fee per ticket, and admission follows theater policy: any R-rated film requires an adult guardian at all times, guests ages 13 to 17 require an adult guardian for showtimes at 7 PM or later, and children under 13 are not admitted after 7 PM. Plan to arrive thirty minutes early around 11:25 PM—or by 11:45 PM at the latest—to settle in and open your tab before the lights drop. Outside food and drink are not allowed in the theater.

The credits clear around two in the morning, and Metropolitan Avenue is quiet enough for the walk. Head east along Metropolitan for about fifteen minutes—stay aware on late-night sidewalks—and Kellogg's Diner sits at 518 Metropolitan Avenue, open around the clock with hot coffee and full diner plates. When you're ready to head back, the 24-hour G train at Metropolitan Avenue is on the corner, and the 24-hour L train at Lorimer Street is a block away.