Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the critically acclaimed, award-winning rock movie musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” with an unforgettable evening featuring writer, director, and Golden Globe–nominated star, John Cameron Mitchell. The event includes a stunning 4K screening of the film, followed by a live Q&A, and a special mini acoustic performance by Mitchell. Arrive … Read more
“What is your damage, Heather?” Dear Diary, Long before MEAN GIRLS… There was HEATHERS. Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty shine in one of the 1980s most infinitely quotable films, a viciously funny yet insightful black comedy that satirizes the messy (and sometimes deadly) politics of female friendship, young love, cliquedom, and croquet during … Read more
“They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.” Hal Ashby’s HAROLD AND MAUDE has got to be one of the most unconventional love stories ever, which is one of the main reasons that is has remained a crowd-pleaser (and one of our most frequently requested titles!) … Read more
Director Hal Ashby‘s sublime romantic black comedy stars a young Bud Cort as Harold, the son of a wealthy wealthy, neglectful woman. Disillusioned with life and obsessed with death to a morbid degree, he tries to gain attention for himself with various hilariously staged “suicides.” At a funeral, he meets a much, much older woman … Read more
Legendary British filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Reunited with Leigh for the first time since her Oscar-nominated turn in Leigh’s 1996 film SECRET AND LIES, the astonishing Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked … Read more
The Rio Theatre‘s toast to National Canadian Film Day (April 18) continues on Thursday, April 19 with a #SavetheRio fundraiser screening of, hands down, one of the most acclaimed Canadian films ever made, HARD CORE LOGO. Based on the novel by Michael Turner, director Bruce Macdonald plays “himself” – a filmmaker following the cult punk-rock … Read more
Join us for a screening of one of the most acclaimed Canadian films ever made, Bruce McDonald‘s HARD CORE LOGO. Based on the novel by Michael Turner, director Mcdonald plays “himself” – a filmmaker following the cult punk-rock bank Hard Core Logo as they embark on a harrowing, last-gasp reunion tour through Western Canada. As … Read more
HANUMAN is an Indian superhero film directed by Prasanth Varma, and features an ensemble cast, including Teja Sajja. Inspired by the Hindu God Hanuman, the action fantasy film is set in the fictional village of Anjanadri, and is the first installment of the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe, followed by ADHIRA. Sunday, January 21 Screening in … Read more
We’re tipping our hat to comedian Neal Brennan (who is performing two live shows at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, August 16) with a Friday Late Night Movie screening of the 1998 stoner classic HALF-BAKED, which he co-wrote with the film’s star, Dave Chappelle. When a member of their crew gets arrested for killing a … Read more
“I’m a bad, bad girl who needs to be punished.” In honour of Ricki Lake‘s appearance at the Rio Theatre to promote her excellent new documentary WEED THE PEOPLE, we felt like we absolutely had to screen one of the best loved (if not best known) films from one of our most frequently requested directors, … Read more
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