“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
Hot off the heels of last year’s triumphant POOR THINGS, Oscar-winning filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos offers up another take on skewed surrealism, as only he knows how. This latest effort finds him re-teaming with Emma Stone (who appeared in both THE FAVOURITE and POOR THINGS, for which she took home her
For two decades, New York City cinephiles had access to a treasure trove of rare and esoteric films through Kim’s Video, a labyrinthine collection located squarely in New York City’s East Village. Originally run by the enigmatic Yongman Kim out of his dry-cleaning business, his franchise eventually amassed 55,000 rental
Killers of the Flower Moon is currently nominated for TEN Academy Awards! Based on David Grann‘s broadly lauded best-selling book, Martin Scorsese’s KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that
It’s Craaazy! The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on October 20 with a dose of dark and goofy fun, with the 1988 cult-classic KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE. This truly one-of-a-kind alien-invasion sci-fi follows blood-drinking intergalactic clowns hell bent on harvesting a small,
“Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords.” There is no better way to appreciate the Hattori Honzo level of precision greatness in Quentin Tarantino‘s KILL BILL 1 & 2 than seeing them back-to-back, and on our big screen. The films reunite Tarantino with actress, muse, and
“Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords.” There is no better way to appreciate the Hattori Honzo level of precision greatness in Quentin Tarantino‘s KILL BILL 1 & 2 than seeing them back-to-back, and on our big screen. The films reunite Tarantino with actress, muse, and
Quentin Tarantino‘s KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR unites Volume 1 and Volume 2 into a single, unrated epic–presented exactly as he intended, complete with a new, never-before-seen anime sequence. Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, left for dead after her former boss and lover Bill ambushes her wedding
Canadian indie genre filmmaking legend Jason Eisener (who brought us Canuxploitation favourites including HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN and TREEVENGE and served as an Executive Producer on TURBO KID) returns to the big screen with his latest work, the sci-fi infused KIDS VS ALIENS. Taking a note of inspiration from the
One of the most quietly provocative and controversial indie films of the 1990s, Larry Clark’s groundbreaking KIDS chronicles a frenetic day-in-the-life of a group of contemporary teenagers in New York City. Notable for Clark’s signature eye for capturing breathtaking photographic images, KIDS is a hard watch; it offers a deeply affecting, no holds-barred