Movies
Genre: Action
Baby Driver
In writer-director Edgar Wright‘s (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD) pulsating thrill-ride BABY DRIVER, Ansel Elgort stars as a very young, very talented and somewhat hearing impaired getaway driver named Baby who relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game.
Streets of Fire (40th Anniversary Screening)
“Can you dig it?” We’re getting into the summer groove with a prime time double bill featuring not one, but two phenomenally stylish cult-classics from iconic filmmaker Walter Hill: THE WARRIORS and STREETS OF FIRE. See one, or see ’em both for one sweet price! Hill’s
Wonder Woman
Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that’s raging in the outside world. Convinced that she c
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Tank Girl (Director Rachel Talalay in Attendance for Q&A!)
Based on Britons’ Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin‘s wildly subversive comic-strip, Lori Petty stars in director Rachel Talalay‘s futuristic feminist sci-fi vult action-fantasy about a tank-riding anti-heroine, TANK GIRL In the year 2033 – when drought and pollution have turned the Earth into a desert wasteland – the planet’s
The Villainess
Since she was a little girl, Sook-hee was raised to be a deadly assassin. She gladly accepts the chance to start a new life when South Korea’s Intelligence Agency recruits her as a sleeper agent, with the promise of complete freedom after ten years of service. But soon after taking
Run Lola Run (4K Restoration)
German filmmaker Tom Tykwer‘s RUN LOLA RUN – remastered in 4K for it 25th Anniversary – was one of the more memorably innovative standout hits of the 90s, thanks to its visually and conceptually impressive aesthetic complemented one of the most heart-pounding soundtracks of that decade. The story follows a
The Hidden Fortress
The Rio Theatre‘s series of classic films continues on Sunday, August 27 at 6:00 pm with another monumental masterpiece from iconic director Akira Kurosawa, THE HIDDEN FORTRESS. (If you’re a fan of George Lucas‘ STAR WARS series – and really, who isn’t? – you will definitely want to check this
Hellboy
Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro – one of the most visionary directors working in so-called “genre film”, or any genre for that matter – scored a massive hit with critics and fans of Mike Mignola‘s fantasy-fueled comic book superhero HELLBOY with his cinematic adaptation in 2004. Featuring a phenomenal
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Krull (1983)
Come celebrate five glorious years of The Gentlemen Hecklers (aka your friendly local comedy trio who recently contributed some killer jokes for the latest season of Mystery Science Theater 3000) at the Rio Theatre with a very special anniversary screening of KRULL, a perfectly cheesy slice of 80’s sci-fi fantasy.