The Late Summer of Sam

The recently passed Sam Neill nurtured an eclectic career ranging from the dramatic to the fantastical with his characters often anchoring the surrounding goings-on with a quizzical charm uniquely his own. The proud New Zealander had a versatile body of work on stage and screen that effortlessly weaved challenging arthouse roles with big Hollywood fare. To celebrate his life and work, we’ve selected his breakout role in Andrzej Żuławski’s bonkers break-up psychosis Possession, John Carpenter’s Lovecraftian mindfuck In the Mouth of Madness, Paul W.S. Anderson’s deep space body horror Event Horizon, Taika Waititi’s odd-couple comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople and, Steven Spielberg’s everygreen blockbuster Jurrasic Park.

Possession (1981)
Classic Sam Neill Special

Possession (1981)

A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

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In The Mouth of Madness (1994)
Classic Sam Neill Special

In The Mouth of Madness (1994)

An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.

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Jurassic Park (1993)
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Jurassic Park (1993)

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

Event Horizon (1997)
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Event Horizon (1997)

In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

Specials

GIANT – The Play
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GIANT – The Play

In Mark Rosenblatts toneelstuk speelt John Lithgow een fantastische Roald Dahl, als een 1,95 meter groot probleem: briljant, gruwelijk charmant – en diepgeworteld antisemitisch.

KINO presents: 70mm celluloid film
a 70mm presentation

KINO presents: 70mm celluloid film

Read and check out our short documentary about the ultimate 70mm format. Programmers Jan and Frank explain what makes it so special and share the story of our search for the DP70 projector.

Berichten uit de Hunkerbunker + intro Carel van Hees
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Berichten uit de Hunkerbunker + intro Carel van Hees

We verwelkomen de Rotterdamse fotograaf en filmmaker Carel van Hees in KINO. Hij is aanwezig om zijn documentaire, die op het IFFR in première ging, te presenteren en geeft een intro voor aanvang.