Christopher Nolan assembled a cinematic galaxy of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars for his astounding 2014 space epic INTERSTELLAR, an odyssey boasting ambitious themes and complex scientific ideas, breathtaking visuals, and a striking emotional depth that delves into meaningful “sci-fi” ideas about love, human connection, and and humanity’s own role in the cosmos. Set against the backdrop of Earth’s imperiled near-future, mankind is grappling with a reality that includes a global crop blight and second Dust Bowl that are slowly rendering the planet uninhabitable. Matthew McConaughey takes the lead as Professor Brand, a brilliant NASA physicist, who is working on plans to save the planet by transporting Earth’s population to a new home via a wormhole. But first, Brand must send former NASA pilot Cooper and a team of researchers through the wormhole and across the galaxy to find out which of three planets could be mankind’s new home.
Enhanced by a lush score from Hans Zimmer, the film stars Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Ellen Burstyn, Timothée Chalamet, Topher Grace, John Lithgow.
“‘Interstellar’ represents more of the thrilling, thought-provoking, and visually resplendent filmmaking moviegoers have come to expect from writer-director Christopher Nolan, even if its intellectual reach somewhat exceeds its grasp.” (Rotten Tomatoes)
“Staggeringly beautiful, bafflingly complex, this is proper event cinema.” (Times UK)
“It’s his [Nolan’s] ‘White Album,’ overlong and overwritten, corny and self-important, and also a great movie. And yes, it can be all of those things at once.” (Flavorwire)
“This is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen.” (Richard Roeper)
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Saturday, August 9
Doors 3:30 pm | Movie 4:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets at www.riotheatretickets.ca
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INTERSTELLAR (Christopher Nolan, 2014 / 165 mins / PG) When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
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