The most enjoyable time was during the mid-90s when the Rialto was used for the Incredibly Strange Film festival. I can remember watching Plan 9 from Outer Space, and Flesh Gordon in the Rialto.
That would have been a while ago: it's been some time since the programming at Rialto had any edge. Ever heard of the term "Rialto Fodder"? I've heard people use it for the sort of ever-so-slightly less commercial films that get shown there: nice and middle class; nothing vulgar and commercial but nothing with any formal invention or real bite either. Put Gerard Depardieu & Judy Dench on the bill and you'd have a dead cert.
The most enjoyable time was during the mid-90s when the Rialto was used for the Incredibly Strange Film festival. I can remember watching Plan 9 from Outer Space, and Flesh Gordon in the Rialto.
That would have been a while ago: it's been some time since the programming at Rialto had any edge. Ever heard of the term "Rialto Fodder"? I've heard people use it for the sort of ever-so-slightly less commercial films that get shown there: nice and middle class; nothing vulgar and commercial but nothing with any formal invention or real bite either. Put Gerard Depardieu & Judy Dench on the bill and you'd have a dead cert.