The Final Girls

“A love letter to the 80s slasher film – THE FINAL GIRLS is delightfully devilish.” – Sam Raimi Fresh off its premiere as the closing night film at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness series comes THE FINAL GIRLS, a smart and seriously funny homage to the gory cult slasher flicks of the … Read more

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

From filmmaker Joanna Arnow and executive producer Sean Baker (TANGERINE, THE FLORDA PROJECT) comes this hilarious new film about a 30-something New Yorker—played by Arnow—stumbling through millennial mundanity as she navigates her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family. Outrageous, indecent, and perfectly wry, Arnow’s feature debut is a blistering take on … Read more

The Favourite

Early 18th century. England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz) governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne’s ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant … Read more

The Farewell

Writer-director Lulu Wang mined her own life experience for the premise behind the family drama THE FAREWELL, which has emerged as one of this summer’s breakout indie critical and commercial hits. Rapper-turned-actress Awkwafina – who proved her comedic chops in both Crazy Rich Asians and Ocean’s 8 –, and has now earned a Golden Globe nod … Read more

The Family Star

THE FAMILY STAR, starring the charismatic Vijay Devarakonda and the talented Mrunal Thakur in the lead roles, the movie is poised to weave a compelling love story that will undoubtedly resonate with viewers. It is a much-anticipated project under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Creations, with the combined production prowess of Dil Raju, Vasu Varma, and Shirish.  Under … Read more

The Editor

Following its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2014, THE EDITOR has gained a massive cult following among horror afficoonados. Astron-6 (the kickass Canadian film crew behind MANBORG and FATHER’S DAY) up their game to a whole new level with a film that works as both a delightfully dark and comic satire … Read more

The Drama

From writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (SICK OF MYSELF, DREAM SCENARIO) and starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, comes a quirky dark comedy about a happily engaged couple that is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. With Alana Haim, Anna Baryshnikov. Monday, June 1 Door 8:15 pm | Film … Read more

The Doom Generation (4K Restoration)

The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on June 21 with Gregg Araki‘s fifth feature, the 1995 dark satire THE DOOM GENERATION. Billed as, “A Heterosexual Movie by Gregg Araki,” the film is the second installment in the director’s trilogy known as the Teenage Apocalypse film trilogy, preceded by TOTALLY FUCKED UP (1993) … Read more

The Disaster Artist (Hosted by James Franco)

“Oh, hai Mark!” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, May 29 for a screening of THE DISASTER ARTIST, with a special introduction from writer, actor, and director James Franco. James wrote, directed, and starred in the Golden Globe-winning adaptation of Greg Sestero‘s best-selling memoir that recounted his wild experience making Tommy Wiseau‘s magnum opus … Read more

The Disaster Artist (#Save the Rio Fundraiser)

Oh hai, Doggy. In November of 2013, while filming THE INTERVIEW in Vancouver, James Franco saw THE ROOM for the very first time at the Rio Theatre. That screening was hosted by actor Greg Sestero (aka as “Mark” in Tommy Wiseau‘s pop-culture phenomenon), who was discussing his recently released memoir, “The Disaster Artist.” The rest, … Read more