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| The midnight movie lives on in Dalston! Venture forth from your home cinema cocoon, or your laptop, to savour the delights of cult movies, forbidden pleasures and dark thrills on the big screen in the comfort of the Rio's atmospheric art deco auditorium. Ticket prices for these shows are £7 (except where stated). And if you fancy hosting your own late show, why not choose a film (subject to availability) for a Friday or Saturday late night show on a date of your choice. You need to be a Friend of the Rio (cost £20) and the cost of the late show is £300 (including VAT) which includes admission for up to 50 guests. The screening will also be open to the public, at our regular late night admission price of £7. Other options including private screenings are also possible. For further details contact Charles at charles@riocinema.org.uk or on 7241 9415. |
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ENTER THE VOID: THE FULL LENGTH VERSION (18) 11.15pm (France/Germany/Italy 2009) dir. Gaspar Noé 161m. Digital. The full length version of the year's most controversial film finds one of contemporary cinema's most original directors returning to the swirling camerawork, hallucinatory sense of real time and narrative maelstrom of explicit sex, drugs and death that characterised his last movie, IRREVERSIBLE. The settings are the seedy neon-soaked backstreets of Tokyo and the transcendental worlds of the afterlife explored in ‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’. Oscar, an American living in Tokyo with his sister Linda, is shot dead. His spirit leaves his body but he continues to watch over his sister whilst being haunted by childhood nightmares that invoke deeper, weirder issues. This is cinema at its most extreme: beautiful, experimental, bold, infuriating, sadistic, original, mindblowing, exhausting, unforgettable. It might be a work of pure genius but it is certainly like nothing you've ever seen. £7 |
(France/Germany/Italy 2009) dir. Gaspar Noé 142m. Digital. |
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I’M STILL HERE (15) 11.15pm (US 2010) dir. Casey Affleck 107m. Digital Director Casey Affleck's revelation that the movie really is a complete fake makes this portrait of the year in the life of Joaquin Phoenix, when he moved from being famed actor to mumbling rapper, even more fascinating. A fly-on-the-wall documentary with its alternatively hilarious and embarrassing look at someone going off the rails, behaving oddly in interviews and trying to become a hip-hop star is now a piece of great performance art. £7 |
FRI 15 Oct • Additional Late Show due to popular demand!
(France/Germany/Italy 2009) dir. Gaspar Noé 142m. Digital. One of contemporary cinema's most controversial directors returns to the swirling camerawork, hallucinatory sense of real time and narrative maelstrom of explicit sex, drugs and death that characterised his last movie, IRREVERSIBLE. The settings are the seedy neon-soaked backstreets of Tokyo and the transcendental worlds of the afterlife explored in The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Oscar, an American living in Tokyo with his sister Linda, is shot dead. His spirit leaves his body but he continues to watch over his sister whilst being haunted by childhood nightmares that invoke deeper, weirder issues. This is cinema at its most extreme: beautiful, experimental, bold, infuriating, sadistic, original, mindblowing, exhausting, unforgettable. It might be a work of pure genius but it is certainly like nothing you've ever seen. £7 |
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Cigarette Burns Cinema presents
(Italy 1977) dir. Dario Argento 94m. Digital. In Argento's landmark horror fantasy a young American finds herself at a German ballet school where witches prowl the corridors and chaos and destruction figure on the curiculum more than dancing. It's a stunning combination of menacing Grand Guignol atmosphere, dazzling colours, gory violence, lush décor and a pounding soundtrack by Goblin. + dj set after screening! £7 |
ENTER THE VOID (18) 11.30pm (France/Germany/Italy 2009) dir. Gaspar Noé 142m. Digital. One of contemporary cinema's most controversial directors returns to the swirling camerawork, hallucinatory sense of real time and narrative maelstrom of explicit sex, drugs and death that characterised his last movie, IRREVERSIBLE. The settings are the seedy neon-soaked backstreets of Tokyo and the transcendental worlds of the afterlife explored in The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Oscar, an American living in Tokyo with his sister Linda, is shot dead. His spirit leaves his body but he continues to watch over his sister whilst being haunted by childhood nightmares that invoke deeper, weirder issues. This is cinema at its most extreme: beautiful, experimental, bold, infuriating, sadistic, original, mindblowing, exhausting, unforgettable. It might be a work of pure genius but it is certainly like nothing you've ever seen. £7 |
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Soul Shack presents
(UK 2010) dir. Shimmy Marcus 84m. Digital. It's grim up north in the late 1970's and young Joe is bored and going nowhere until he discovers the exciting new world of heart-thumping sounds and all-night dancing that is Northern Soul at the Wigan Casino. Added attractions/problems are blonde and brassy Jane and cute and artistic Mandy. With some priceless archive footage as a bonus, this is picture-perfect retro fun. + Northern Soul dj set after screening! £7 |
ENTER THE VOID (18) 11.30pm (France/Germany/Italy 2009) dir. Gaspar Noé 142m. Digital. One of contemporary cinema's most controversial directors returns to the swirling camerawork, hallucinatory sense of real time and narrative maelstrom of explicit sex, drugs and death that characterised his last movie, IRREVERSIBLE. The settings are the seedy neon-soaked backstreets of Tokyo and the transcendental worlds of the afterlife explored in The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Oscar, an American living in Tokyo with his sister Linda, is shot dead. His spirit leaves his body but he continues to watch over his sister whilst being haunted by childhood nightmares that invoke deeper, weirder issues. This is cinema at its most extreme: beautiful, experimental, bold, infuriating, sadistic, original, mindblowing, exhausting, unforgettable. It might be a work of pure genius but it is certainly like nothing you've ever seen. £7 |
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16th London Turkish Film Festival RESURRECTING THE STREET WALKER (18) (UK 2009) dir. Ozgur Uyanik 80m. Digital.
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Cigarette Burns Cinema presents PSYCHOMANIA (15) 11.15pm (UK 1972) dir. Don Sharp 91m. Digital. A legendary piece of 1970s kitsch centred around motorcycle gang The Living Dead who as servants of Satan do become genuine Hell's Angels. Under the guidance of his spiritualist mother and her Satanist butler the leader of the gang discovers the secret of eternal life and is thus able to terrorise the Home Counties even more. Beautifully underplayed with tongue firmly in cheek, including a graveside rendition of the stunning biker anthem "Riding Free," this is a certifiable one-off original. + dj set after screening! £7 |
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RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE (15) 11.30pm (Canada 2010) dir. Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen 107m. Digital The music of the legendary multi-million selling rock band Rush has been revered by generations of fans and musicians for 40 years. New band member interviews and never-before-seen archive performance footage feature alongside such Rock nobility as Metallica, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, KISS, Rage Against The Machine, Nine Inch Nails and actor/rocker Jack Black. Even if you're not a fan, the story of one of the most enduring bands in rock history is both entertaining and fascinating. £7 |
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ARMY OF DARKNESS (15) (US 1992) dir. Sam Raimi 96m. Bound in human flesh, inked in blood, and very hard to pronounce, the ancient Necronomican, unleashes unspeakable evil upon mankind in this outrageous sword-and-sorcery epic. Bruce Campbell is back as the handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed store clerk of the EVIL DEAD series. This time Demonic Forces time-warp him – and his '73 Oldsmobile – into England's Dark Ages. £7 |
SAT 2 Oct • Late Show
FRI 8 Oct * Additional Late Show due to popular demand!
SAT 9 Oct • Late Show
ENTER THE VOID (18) 11.30pm
SUSPIRIA (18) 11.30pm
SOULBOY (15)
+ CAT PEOPLE (PG)
SAT 6 Nov • Late Show
An ambitious young filmmaker discovers an abandoned and incomplete psycho-horror movie from the 1980s and decides to finish it... big mistake. Constructed as a mock-documentary, Ozgur Uyanik's own original and inventive horror movie is also a witty ride through the horrors of independent film production and a character study in obsession, unchecked ambition and a descent into madness. The clips of the 'rediscovered' film are definitely not for the squeamish.
SAT 13 Nov • Late Show
SAT 20 Nov • Late Show
SAT 27 Nov • Late Show
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