A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap scientific experiments, resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love. “God bless [director] Grace Glowicki for pushing ahead as a … Read more
Alright, alright, alright! Why go cruising the strip or climbing the moon tower when you could spend it at your favourite indie movie theatre instead? Join us at the Rio Theatre for 30th Anniversary screenings of a slice of cult-classic nostalgia that celebrates the best day of high school you never had: Richard Linklater’s DAZED … Read more
“All I’m saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life – remind me to kill myself” Alright, alright, alright! Why go cruising the strip or climbing the water tower on a Friday night when you could spend it at your favourite indie movie theatre instead? Join … Read more
Alright, alright, alright! Why go cruising the strip or climbing the moontower when you could spend it at your favourite indie movie theatre instead? Join us at the Rio Theatre for a slice of cult-classic nostalgia that celebrates the best day of high school you never had: Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused. As fresh today … Read more
“The most profoundly insane piece of personal filmmaking ever produced.” – Drew McWeeny, HitFix You’ve seen THE ROOM. You know TROLL 2. You witnessed MIAMI CONNECTION. And you’re still trying to understand WTF was going on in ROAR. Now, the latest film in the canon that can only be described as “so bad, it’s beyond … Read more
“Beat it, creep!” This one’s for all the movie-loving “squares,” “drapes,” juvenile delinquents and orphans out there! The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on September 22 with John Waters‘ musical ode to the teen rebel genre, CRY-BABY. Infectious and gleefully camp, CRY-BABY is one of Waters’ more “accessible” (it’s solid PG fare, … Read more
“CRITTERS 1 Got your blood pumping… This time, they want more than a taste!” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a special screening of the totally 80s (not to mention totally fun!) horror comedy cult-classic CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE. As an extra special treat, the film’s director Mick Garris (TV’s ‘Masters of Horror,’ … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s #MonsterMonday series continues on June 20 with a screening of CRITTERS. With Dee Wallace, Scott Grimes, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Zane. “The picture provides a fair amount of knockabout fun, with some sprightly incidental jokes of a suitably unsubtle variety.” (Guardian UK) Prizes! Trivia! Costumes welcome! #MonsterMonday, June 20 Doors 9:00 pm … Read more
When two of the horror world’s greatest masters get together, you’re gonna get a masterpiece! Directed by George Romero from a script by Stephen King, Creepshow is a total 80s cult classic compendium inspired by the EC and DC horror comics of the 1950s. Ostensibly an anthology film of five short (but terrifying… and funny) … Read more
CRAZY RICH ASIANS follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Golden Globe nominee Constance Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick’s family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a … Read more
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