When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the “best ears in the business,” is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Brothers Denzel Washington
John McNaughton‘s masterful horror drama HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER has been remastered especially for its 30th Anniversary. Widely regarded as one of the most frightening films ever made, the twisted and sordid tale focuses in on a pair of murderers whose story continues to provoke, fascinate, and repel
“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
Michael Mann‘s star-studded crime drama HEAT packs as much of a punch today as it did upon its release in 1995. Master criminal Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is trying to control the rogue actions of one of his men, while also planning one last big heist before retiring. Meanwhile,
Happy Lunar New Year! We are kicking off the Year of the Horse with one of the most iconic films in newly restored “Golden Princess” films in the Hong Kong Cinema Classics series that were restored and remastered in 2025, John Woo‘s iconic HARD BOILED. Legendary Hong Kong
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
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 11 with the 1995-era Angelina Jolie (pre-Brad Pitt, pre-Billy Bob Thornton) vehicle HACKERS, a www.suspense-thriller-crime-drama-comedy.com that follows a bunch of 25 year-old high school students (including Jolie’s ex Johnny Lee Miller and Matthew Lillard) as they jack
The Rio Theatre is delighted to welcome writer-director Jeremy Saulnier to the venue for a 10th Anniversary screening of his white-knuckle thriller GREEN ROOM, followed by a live talk back and Q&A. Down on their luck punk rockers The Ain’t Rights are finishing up a long and unsuccessful
“For as long as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster. To me that was better than being president of the United States. To be a gangster was to own the world.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on June 5 and 8 as we
The Safdie Brothers‘ (Ben and Joshua) much-deserved rapturous reception for their dazzling crime heist thriller GOOD TIME at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (where it was in competition for the coveted Palme d’Or) makes it must-see viewing – in addition to being one of this summer’s most stylish sleepers, it