FACT is hosting a pop-up 90s cinema at VideOdyssey this October

FACT is stepping back in time this October with a weekend of 90s nostalgia.

The cultural centre for art, film and creative technology is bringing its pop-up cinema experience, Cinema in the City, to VideOdyssey (Toxteth, Liverpool) – one of the UK’s last remaining video rental shops. From Friday 25 to Sunday 27 October, FACT will present three coming-of-age double features that shaped youth culture in the 1990s and defined a generation.

Each film will be screened from an original ex-rental VHS videotape, adding an authentic layer of retro charm that transports viewers back to the era of videotape rewinding. This unique experience invites film lovers to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of the ’90s, making it a perfect opportunity to relive—or discover for the first time—the magic of watching movies from analogue videotape.

Cinema in the City’s weekend of double features takes place at VideOdyssey on Windsor Street, L8. After opening in 2018 and becoming a haven for 80s and 90s nostalgia, the video rental shop has been dedicated to preserving physical media in the age of digital streaming. VideOdyssey has created a space for those who share a love of cult classics and hidden gems. The video rental shop is also home to a retro games arcade with vintage titles such as Ms. Pac-Man, Street Fighter II and Donkey Kong; a film studio; and a screening room.

To keep cinema-goers fuelled during each evening of back-to-back screenings, there will be a pop-up food truck to cater for all with a selection of drinks and film-themed cocktails.

Lewis Eyles, Film & Events Officer at FACT, said:

“We are excited to be taking Cinema in the City outside of the city centre, and to be stepping back in time to spotlight a programme of cultural classics. This special VHS edition focuses on a decade of film that defined a generation and we’re delighted to be working with VideOdyssey to screen all of the double features from videotape.”

Andy Johnson, Owner of VideOdyssey, said:

“We are super excited to host FACT’s Cinema in the City screenings in our studio cinema. With such a great selection of movies, we can’t wait to roll out the VHS cinema red carpet for everyone attending. FACT has long been an inspiration for us in our mission to save film, and we are delighted they have chosen to screen the selected films from their true analogue format – it’s a dream come true.”

Tickets for Cinema in the City at VideOdyssey are priced from £10-13 and are on sale now. Tickets include entry to a double feature which gives visitors seated viewing of two films and unlimited access to VideOdyssey’s games arcade. For the complete time travelling experience, each evening will be accompanied by a 90’s music playlist featuring tracks from each film’s soundtrack.