Movies
Country: Italy
DogMan
As a child, Douglas was abused by a violent father who then threw him to the dogs. Instead of attacking him, the dogs protected him. Traumatised and leading a life on the margins of society with his dogs, Douglas descends into a murderous madness. With Caleb Landry Jones,
King Kong (1976) #MonsterMonday
“You God damn chauvinist pig ape!” KING KONG is a 1976 American monster adventure film produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. It is a modernized remake of the 1933 film about a giant ape that is captured and taken to New York City for exhibition. It stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange in her first film
Ferrari
Filmmaker Michael Mann (HEAT, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, THE INSIDER, ALI) returns to form with this intensely driven drama centered on a pivotal moment in the life of iconic Italian race car driver and entrepreneur, Enzo Ferrari. Behind the spectacle and danger of 1950’s Formula 1, Ferrari is in
Io Capitano
In this acclaimed film which won top directing and acting prizes at the Venice Film Festival, writer-director Garrone presents a “reverse shot” of the immigration experience while unfurling an epic, cinematographically magnificent odyssey from West Africa to Italy. The story is told through the mind’s eye and experiences of two
My Carpathian Grandpa
The main Ukrainian film for the whole family this holiday season with Bohdan Benyuk and Simone Costa in the lead roles. Tuesday, January 23 Doors 6:00 pm | Movie 6:30 pm *Please arrive on time. Start time subject to change.
Priscilla (Final Screening)
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Oscar-winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola (LOST IN TRANSLATION, MARIE ANTOINETTE) tells
Dawn of the Dead (45th Anniversary Screening)
Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of George A. Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD as it was meant to be seen – on the big screen! Long heralded as one of the greatest, most influential horror films of all time, the classic cinematic shocker has been one of the most requested theatrical
L’Inferno with Live Score by Montopolis
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, October 11 for a screening of the iconic silent film L’INFERNO, accompanied by a live, original score performed by ensemble Montopolis. Loosely adapted from Dante’s classic journey through hell, “Inferno,” L’INFERNO was the first full-length Italian feature film ever made, and was
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
The notorious final film from Pier Paolo Pasolini, SALÓ, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM has been called nauseating, shocking, depraved, pornographic . . . It’s also a masterpiece. The controversial poet, novelist, and filmmaker’s transposition of the Marquis de Sade’s eighteenth-century opus of torture and degradation
Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt (60th Anniversary Restoration)
Jean-Luc Godard‘s CONTEMPT, the director’s color and CinemaScope ravishingly visual New Wave masterpiece starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Fritz Lang and Jack Palance, has been beautifully restored in glorious 4K for its 60th Anniversary! Contempt… That’s what ex-typist Bardot has for screenwriter/husband Piccoli — but why? Does she think he