A coming of RAGE love story from Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody (JENNIFER’S BODY, YOUNG ADULT, JUNO) about a misunderstood teenager and her high school crush, who happens to be a handsome corpse. After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness… … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, March 17 for a St. Patrick’s Day Double Bill featuring a pair of beloved Irish classics that we can all raise a pint to while feeling all those nostalgic feels – John Ford’s THE QUIET MAN, and Jim Sheridan’s MY LEFT FOOT. Presented in partnership with our … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 22 with a mid-naughties, Shakespeare-inspired, cross-dressing teen-angst comedy just for Baby Millennials (or elder Gen-Z-ers) starring a much beloved icon of the era, Amanda Bynes. It’s SHE’S THE MAN! In this zany twist on the Bard’s TWELFTH NIGHT, Bynes does double duty as Viola, … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a 40th Anniversary screening of one of the most beloved rom-coms of the 1980s, Ron Howard’s SPLASH. The success of the unlikely “fish out of water” fantasy fable lies somewhere between Howard’s deft hand for smart, modern comedy and its pitch-perfect cast, especially Tom Hanks (whose utter charm … Read more
From acclaimed cinematographer-turned-director Sean Price Williams comes THE SWEET EAST, a picaresque journey through the U.S Eastern Seaboard undertaken by Lillian, a high school senior from South Carolina who gets her first glimpse of the wider world on a class trip to Washington, D.C. Separated from her schoolmates, she embarks on a fractured fairy tale … Read more
“Yes, London. You know: Fish, chips, cup ‘O Tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary F***Ing Poppins… London!“ The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 15 with British filmmaker Guy Ritchie‘s super stylish, wildly kinetic 2001 crime caper SNATCH. Illegal boxing promoter Turkish convinces gangster Brick Top to offer bets on bare-knuckle … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 1 with a quirky screwball horror comedy from the 90s’s vault, the post-JURASSIC jam TAMMY AND THE T-REX. Directed by Stewart Raffill (MAC AND ME, THE ICE PIRATES), TAMMY AND THE T-REX is a love story as old as time. Denise Richards (STARSHIP TROOPERS, … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on February 9 with a screening of Frank Henenlotter’s (BASKET CASE, BRAIN DAMAGE) totally absurd (yet totally smart) 90s horror comedy FRANKENHOOKER. Given the recent success of Yorgos Lanthimos‘ not entirely dissimilar transmutation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” POOR THINGS, the time feels right to revisit this … Read more
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS is a one of a kind indie gem! A charming mix of live action and computer animation (think Buster Keaton meets Bugs Bunny and the Road Runner), this wildly unusual slapstick epic follows a frostbitten battle between Jean Kayak and diabolical beavers – hundreds of them – who stand between him and survival. … Read more
“Oh, hai Shark!” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, August 21 with host Greg Sestero – star of the pop-culture phenomenon THE ROOM and author of the best-selling memoir, THE DISASTER ARTIST – for a double billing of Tommy Wiseau‘s debut feature followed by his sophomore effort, BIG SHARK. Who better to explain Wiseau’s latest … Read more
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