Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, July 29 for an encore screening of director Rintaro‘s 2001 futurist cyberpunk drama METROPOLIS. This visually stunning anime interpretation of Fritz Lang‘s classic film is loosely based Osamu Tezuka‘s celebrated 1949 manga of the same name. A future society, where humans and robots co-exist. Amidst the chaos … Read more
With help from Princess Peach, Mario gets ready to square off against the all-powerful Bowser to stop his plans from conquering the world. Featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day, Kevin Michael Richardson. “… a godsend for parents seeking family entertainment for the 5-year-old in all of us.” (ABC News) … Read more
SUZUME, the latest animated stunner from visionary filmmaker Makoto Shinkai (YOUR NAME, WEATHERING WITH YOU), is a coming-of-age story that follows the fantastical journey of a young protagonist. 17-year-old Suzume’s journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu when she encounters a young man who tells her, “I’m looking for a door.” What Suzume finds … Read more
“Be our guest…” and join us at the Rio Theatre for a family-friendly screening of one of Disney’s most beloved animated classics, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Movie-lovers of all ages will delight in this gorgeous, romantic, sweet and funny telling of “a tale as old as time.” See it again for the first time on … Read more
Everyone’s favorite leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns! For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll. Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives, … Read more
Ukraine Harmony Foundation cordially invites you to the the long-awaited beautiful Ukrainian animated film MAVKA: THE FOREST SONG. Ukraine Harmony Foundation гостинно запрошує на довгоочікуваний прекрасний український анімаційний фільм «Мавка. Лісова пісня». Mavka – a soul of the Forest – faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as guardian to the Heart of the Forest, when she … Read more
It’s “Bambi meets Apocalypse Now” in this provocative and strangely beautiful horror comedy from acclaimed filmmaker and illustrator Alberto Vazquez (BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN), who uses its outrageous candy-colored premise to explore religious zealotry, the tortured legacies of military fascism, and the depths of the soul. A favourite among critics and screened at animation and … Read more
Once upon another time… Sometime since the release of this lovable animated satire in 2001 and now, SHREK has morphed into something of a cult-classic, a generational touchstone that make is perfect for a double bill screening with SHREK 2 on Saturday, August 12. See one, or see ’em both for one sweet price! After … Read more
Academy Award®-winning director Guillermo del Toro and award-winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio on an enchanted adventure that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love. A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to … Read more
Beloved anime film franchise One Piece returned in a big way in 2022, with its latest installment, the musical action-adventure fantasy ONE PIECE FILM: RED – now the top-grossing film of the year in Japan – and one of the biggest Japanese box office hits of all time! It’s finally coming to the Rio Theatre‘s … Read more
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