“Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines.” Join us for at the Rio Theatre for director Stanley Kubrick‘s 1964 cold war classic DR. STRANGELOVE. Loosely based on Peter George‘s thriller novel ‘Red Alert,’ DR. STRANGELOVE concerns an unhinged United States Air Force general who orders a first strike nuclear attack on the … Read more
“Inside a snowflake like the one on your sleeve, there happened a story you must see to believe.” Ron Howard‘s live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s tale by Dr. Seuss stars a perfectly cast Jim Carrey as literature’s most reclusive (not to mention vengeful) green Grinch, who decides to ruin Christmas for the cheery (not … Read more
Nobody does it better. Join us at the Rio Theatre for James Bond Week, featuring digitally remastered screenings of MOONRAKER, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, DR. NO, and GOLDFINGER. Thursday, July 9 Dr No Movie: 9:00pm Advance tickets available HERE Tickets $10 advance / $12 door *Advance tickets to all … Read more
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, the cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace … Read more
From award-winning creator Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA. The much-anticipated cinematic return of the global phenomenon reunites the beloved cast as they go on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess’ newly inherited villa.With Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Jim … Read more
Excitement is high at Downton Abbey when the Crawley family learns that King George V and Queen Mary are coming to visit. But trouble soon arises when Mrs. Patmore, Daisy and the rest of the servants learn that the king and queen travel with their own chefs and attendants — setting the stage for an … Read more
“Sometimes, I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.” Before STRANGER THINGS combined science fiction, Spielbergian touches and ‘80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the high-water mark with his debut feature, DONNIE DARKO. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge as, arguably, the first cult classic of the … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a screening of director Zack Embree‘s compelling new documentary DIRECTLY AFFECTED, which takes an in-depth look at the issues surrounding the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Zack will be in attendance and will participate in a post-screening Q&A, as will some other special guests (more info coming soon). Minors welcome … Read more
It’s the 4K restoration of a film we’ve been desperately waiting 40 years for, Susan Seidelman’s DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN. Starring Rosanna Arquette and the original material girl in her first ever on-screen role, Madonna. A bored New Jersey suburban housewife’s fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to … Read more
“I am not an animal! I am a human being! I.. am… a… man!” With this poignant second feature, David Lynch brought his atmospheric visual and sonic palette to a notorious true story set in Victorian England. When the London surgeon Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) meets the freak-show performer John Merrick (John Hurt), who has … Read more
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