Fresh from The Lonely Island (15 JUN), our friends SUPAKINO and Rio Cinema announce their 4th dose of MIDNIGHT EXCESS: a late night collab with folk horror duo, Black Decagon. Here’s all you need to know (complete with a juicy trailer).
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS: Interview with poster designer Cristina Polop
RADIANT CIRCUS chatted with artist Cristina Polop about walking like a duck, amorous crabs, drawing funny & her design for MIDNIGHT EXCESS #3, Ranjit S. Ruprai’s late night collab with Amos Levin (15 JUN 23:00+, Rio Cinema).
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS: Interview with Amos Levin, guest programmer of The Lonely Island Double Bill
As we start stockpiling Pro Plus for the next edition of SUPAKINO’s MIDNIGHT EXCESS (15 JUN 23:00+), we caught up with guest programmer Amos Levin to talk ROCKY, 16mm, ‘holy shit’ moments & The Lonely Island.
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS: THE LONELY ISLAND DOUBLE BILL
MIDNIGHT EXCESS is a new film programme from independent promoter SUPAKINO that brings back the thrill of late night movies and subversive double features to London’s alternative cinema scene. Next edition: 15 JUN, Rio Cinema, 23:00+
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS: Interview with Taimak, star of THE LAST DRAGON
In the lead up to the screening of cult classic THE LAST DRAGON at Rio Cinema (11 MAY 2019), Ranjit S. Ruprai got in touch with lead actor Taimak who graciously agreed to an interview. We sent New York based writer and comic Jourdain Searles to meet and chat with the man himself.
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS: Trailers for THE LAST DRAGON / NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE
MIDNIGHT EXCESS #2 collaborators SUPAKINO & The Celluloid Sorceress share trailers for their 1980s Vanity double feature – THE LAST DRAGON (1985) / NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE (1986) – at Rio Cinema this Saturday (11 MAY 23:00+).
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS: Getting films reclassified by local authorities
In advance of the next MIDNIGHT EXCESS (11 MAY 2019, Rio Cinema), Rebecca Nicole Williams aka The Celluloid Sorceress explains how both parts of the Vanity double feature – BERRY GORDY’S THE LAST DRAGON (1985) & NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE (1986) – were reclassified for their late night screenings.
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS: Interview with poster designer Ben Turner
RADIANT CIRCUS chatted with artist Ben Turner about classic 80s movie posters, lurid VHS aesthetics & his design for MIDNIGHT EXCESS #2, Ranjit S. Ruprai’s late night collab with The Celluloid Sorceress (11 MAY 23:00+, Rio Cinema).
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MIDNIGHT EXCESS #2: BERRY GORDY’S THE LAST DRAGON / NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE
MIDNIGHT EXCESS is a new film programme from independent promoter SUPAKINO that brings back the thrill of late night movies and subversive double features to London’s alternative cinema scene. (11 MAY, Rio Cinema 23:00+)
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SCREEN DIARY: Bringing alternative late night doubles back to London
The first MIDNIGHT EXCESS was a real success (THE STUD/THE BITCH at Rio Cinema, 16 FEB). An eager crowd – some queuing early to see favourite films they’d never seen on the big screen – quaffed complimentary Cinzanos in Rio Cinema’s Art Deco splendour to enjoy a double dose of Collins.
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