The Babylon Kino is up for best movie theater in The Post & Courier’s annual Best of Columbia contest. Vote for us here:

It’s FESTIVAL WEEK!!!! 🍿📽️🎞️ Get your tickets now at www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Tonight 8 PM - MATADOR BOLERO A New York nightclub becomes the site of a high-profile murder that attracts the attention of an obsessive detective, a T.V. news reporter and an elusive being living outside the realms of time and space. Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

"The second annual Babylon Kino Film Fest is slated for June 5-7. The lineup includes regional, national and international filmmakers—all niche and underground, of course. Screenings will also include talkbacks, Axe added."

Free Times just dropped a new article about the Kino. Read the full article at www.postandcourier.com

This George Lucas clip seems relevant. In 1989’s ZEROGRAD, Moscow engineer Alexey Varakin visits a factory in a small town on a business trip. Strange things begin to happen. The latest in our series of bonkers Soviet sci-fi movies. Saturday night! www.facebook.com/share/1CTfuD...

"That feeling of distinct, music video-style vignettes and an emphasis on style is written all over MATADOR BOLERO. It’s a bold project but a strange prospect, pushing the boundaries." -- Warped Perspective Join us Friday night!

In 1989’s ZEROGRAD, Moscow engineer Alexey Varakin visits a factory in a small town on a business trip. Strange things begin to happen, and he soon finds himself trapped inside the town. The latest in our series of bonkers Soviet sci-fi movies. Saturday night! www.facebook.com/share/1CTfuD...

A New York City nightclub, The Matador, becomes the site of a high-profile murder that attracts the attention of an obsessive detective, a T.V. news reporter and an elusive being living outside the realms of time and space. Join us Friday! www.facebook.com/share/14f35S...

Tonight @ 8!! Hidden Gems presents: SNUFF BOX Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher star in this sketch comedy show as a hangman and his assistant. The show centers around their profession and the gentlemen’s club where they go to while away time after work. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Tonight @ 8 PM - HARAKIRI When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined—and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity. Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Mother and son hit the road west, stopping at diners, motels and hot springs along the way in a lovely little road trip movie that premiered at Sundance. HOT WATER is an official selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Join us at 9 PM for a night of karaoke! 🎤🪩🎶

A. C. Nicholas is back with his HIDDEN GEMS series. This month: SNUFFBOX Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher star as a hangman and a hangman’s assistant, and much of the show centers around their profession and the gentlemen’s club where they go to while away time www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

WITHDRAWAL director Aaron Strand said his trip to The Babylon "was a huge success." "We connected with some amazing people. ... It was such a cool and interesting crowd of film lovers who were open to new work." Follow as Aaron travels with his movie. brokesoberandnonde.substack.com/p/roadtrip-t...

HARAKIRI is often considered one of the greatest films of all time. When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined. Join us Friday at 8:00 P.M.!

A multi-part postmodern epic by visionary auteur Louise Weard, CASTRATION MOVIE VOL. III is an official selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

CABARRUS offers a glimpse in to the life of a struggling family in North Carolina. It's an official selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7 in sunny Columbia, S.C. Join us! www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Stranded in the wilderness and chained to a dead man, an escaped convict loses his grip on reality as he obsesses over the image of a woman he's never met. See THE TRACKS at the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

A science fiction writer is gifted with the ability to materialize his thoughts and inadvertently brings a group of aliens to Earth. VISITORS FROM THE ARKANA GALAXY is a bonkers Eastern Bloc sci-fi from the Soviet era. Join us Saturday at 8:00 P.M. www.facebook.com/share/14azjj...

A math professor, rejected over and over again for publication, finds herself supplanted by her genius level teaching assistant, and resorts to drastic measures to re-assert her authority. THE SOLUTION is a selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

A science fiction writer is gifted with the ability to materialize his thoughts and inadvertently brings a group of aliens to Earth. VISITORS FROM THE ARKANA GALAXY is a bonkers Eastern Bloc sci-fi from the Soviet era. Join us Saturday at 8:00 P.M. www.facebook.com/share/14azjj...

A man moves through a series of strange moments over the course of a week. PAPER ANIMAL is the 15th short film by Jacob Benedetti, a favorite of the Babylon Film Fest. See PAPER ANIMAL at our fest June 5-7.

IN ERIN TURNS 30, two women celebrate a birthday by going "randonauting." Following an app to a truly random location. That's where it gets very weird and spooky. An official selection of the Babylon Film Fest, June 5-7 in Columbia, S.C. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

♦️Thurs @ 9 - Karaoke ♦️Fri @ 8 - Harpy's Film Club presents THE SERPENT'S SKIN A new couple discovers they have supernatural powers ♦️Sat @ 8 - VISITORS FROM THE ARKANA GALAXY A writer accidentally brings a group of aliens to Earth in this bonkers Soviet sci-fi www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

In the short film WOLF TICKET, a man purchases the secret to success: a ticket that turns the buyer into a werewolf. WOLF TICKET is an official selection of the Babylon Film Fest at The Babylon Kino in Columbia, S.C., June 5-7. buytickets.at/thebabylonki...

In THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS, art restorer Stefano visits an isolated Italian village vexed by brutal murders. Join us Saturday for this great Italian horror, hosted by B-movie expert A.C. Nicholas. www.facebook.com/share/1Ej2bC...

Alec Bonk spent years sneaking around and stealing shots to make BLIND COP 2 on a shoestring budget. The result is a hilarious parody of LETHAL WEAPON that is also a kick-ass cop thriller. Come meet Alex and see BLIND COP 2 at The Babylon Kino on Friday at 8:00 P.M.

A police officer must purge the city streets of crime. Problem is, he can't see. BLIND COP 2 is the funniest movie we’ve ever showed at the kino, and now it’s back for an encore screening. Oh, and in case you were wondering, no, there’s no BLIND COP 1. www.facebook.com/share/1FaaT4...

♦️Fri @ 8 BLIND COP 2 A grieving blind police officer must purge the city streets - or risk mass chaos breaking loose. ♦️Sat @ 8 THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS 1976 Italian giallo thriller horror www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Three exciting screening tonight! 🔹 7 PM - a new installment of our our family friendly kaiju series: GIANT PHANTOM MONSTER AGON 🔹 9 PM - encore screening of DOG MOVIE & PUPPYGIRL A trans woman embarks on a bizarre and oddly touching personal odyssey. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Tonight @ 8 PM! Join us in welcoming the director and lead actress of WITHDRAWAL for a special screening of this award-winning indie feature about a couple who challenge each other to withdrawal from heroin. Tickets on sale now at babylonkino.com

The kino's youngest kaiju expert Beckett is back with a new screening. In AGON, a truck carrying uranium falls off a cliff into the ocean, awakening a giant monster that wreaks havoc on Japan. Join us Saturday! www.facebook.com/events/11004...

♦️Thurs @ 9 - Karaoke ♦️Fri @ 8 - WITHDRAWAL Star-crossed lovers withdraw from heroin to save their relationship. Director Q&A after ♦️Sat @ 7 - GIANT PHANTOM MONSTER AGON - Kaiju Film ♦️Sat @ 9 - DOG MOVIE & PUPPYGIRL A trans woman embarks on a bizarre and oddly touching personal odyssey

A passionate singer-songwriter and her rebellious boyfriend must withdraw from heroin to keep her conservative parents from sending her to rehab. Meet the cast and crew at this special screening. Friday! www.facebook.com/share/1DLa8K...

Tonight @ 8 ♦️ The Harpy's Nest Film Club is back with a double feature - DOG MOVIE and PUPPYGIRL. In this gonzo docu-style series, a trans woman embarks on a bizarre and oddly touching personal odyssey. www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Police get called out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel, strange things begin to happen. A classic Estonian sci-fi horror from the Soviet era. Join us tonight for DEAD MOUNTAINEER’S HOTEL.

Tonight @ 8 PM 🟣 Police get a call from a lonely hotel in the Alps. When officers arrive, an avalanche traps them, as strange things begin to happen. DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL is a classic Estonian sci-fi film from the Soviet era. Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Tomorrow at 1 PM! Join Cola Kings 'n' Things for their monthly show THE DRAG ROUNDUP!

Who’s ready for karaoke night? 🪩🎙️🎶 Join us at 9 PM for a chill evening of tunes and drinks.

Need a cool space in Columbia, S.C. to throw a graduation party, screen a movie or do karaoke? The Babylon Kino microcinema in Five Points has a rare opening on Friday, May 22. We comfortably seat 25 with a big screen and even bigger sound. Rate is $100 per hour. [email protected].

A fun little festival for fun little movies. The Babylon Fest lives at The Babylon Kino: Columbia, South Carolina's space for independent movies. Give us your best short films and features; we'll give you an audience with more enthusiasm than good sense. Our June fest is for underground movies.

♦️Thurs @ 9 - Karaoke ♦️Fri @ 8 - DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL Strange things happen when police answer a call at a hotel. A classic sci-fi film from the Soviet era ♦️Sat @ 8 - DOG MOVIE & PUPPYGIRL In this gonzo documentary series, a trans woman embarks on a bizarre and oddly touching personal odyssey.

I cannot wait to show the Soviet sci-fi classic DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL. "The strangeness of the genre transitions communicates that anything is possible under this hotel roof," critic Joshua Polanski writes. "Are all of these guests as human as they appear?" Join us Friday at 8:00 P.M.

Police get a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel, strange things begin to happen. DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL is a classic Estonian sci-fi horror from the Soviet era. I CANNOT wait to show this one on Friday. www.facebook.com/share/1DiecC...

WELCOME TO THE N-H-K is a a critically acclaimed 2006 anime about Tatsuhiro Sato, a 22-year-old hikikomori or asocial recluse, who gets aid from a strange girl who seems to know a lot about him. Join us Saturday! www.facebook.com/share/19AT7U...

Tonight at 8PM, join us for a comedy show that is sure to have you in stitches! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/laughs-at-...

♦️Thurs @ 9 - Five Point’s best and most inclusive karaoke. Free admission! ♦️Fri @ 8 - LAUGHS AT THE BABYLON www.eventbrite.com/e/laughs-at-... ♦️Sat @ 8 - Anime Night www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

Tonight @ 9 PM! Join us for a night of drinks and karaoke!

There are 666 portals on Earth that connect it to Hell. To gain the power of darkness, many seek to find and open the portals. Somewhere in Japan exists the 444th portal, known as The Forest of Resurrection. Join us Friday for VERSUS! www.facebook.com/share/1KERwZ...