CHANDRAMUKHI 2 – the long-awaited, standalone sequel to 2005 Tamil-language comedy movie – is coming to the Rio Theatre on Sunday, October 1 Directed by P Vasu (who directed the original), CHANDRAMUKHI 2 stars Raghava Lawrence and Kangana Ranaut in the lead roles, and features music composed by Oscar-winner MM Keeravani (RRR), and cinematography by … Read more
Having spent most of his childhood growing up in Juvenile halls and Remand homes, Toby is a stranger to the many faces of man. But falling prey to the cruel world, he is exploited for his mutism as nothing but a tool to foster crime and hatred. Toby’s eccentric character is touched by a ray … Read more
The notorious final film from Pier Paolo Pasolini, SALÓ, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM has been called nauseating, shocking, depraved, pornographic . . . It’s also a masterpiece. The controversial poet, novelist, and filmmaker’s transposition of the Marquis de Sade’s eighteenth-century opus of torture and degradation to Fascist Italy in 1944 remains one of … Read more
An Eco-Action Fantasy Thriller Set in a Frozen World. Filmmaker Kirsten Carthew‘s breathtaking, bold, and all-female eco-action fantasy POLARIS unravels with a stunning visual language all its own. Against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic future, the world has upended. In this barren, frozen time during forever-winter, women endure a vicious lifestyle reflective of a brutal … Read more
BEDURULANKA 2012 is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language Dramedy film directed by Clax. It is bankrolled by Ravindra Benerjee Muppaneni under Loukya Entertainments. It stars Kartikeya Gummakonda, Neha Shetty, Ajay Ghosh, Srikanth Iyengar, L. B. Sriram in pivotal roles. Thursday, August 24 CANCELED Doors 9:15 pm | Movie 9:45 pm BEDURULANKA 2012 (Clax, 2023 / 140 … Read more
“I always know where I am by the way the road looks…” Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix star in director Gus Van Sant‘s seminal meditation on the nature of innocence as two young men living on the fringes of society peddle their bodies for sex. Amiable, none-too-bright gay street hustler Mike Waters (Phoenix) works the … Read more
Sofia Vassileva takes us on a wild ride through the transformed streets of Los Angeles as an actress who accidentally drops a lot of acid and tries to get to her audition anyway. Loosely inspired by Homer’s “Odyssey,” the film follows Lissa as she encounters bizarre characters and situations that challenge her sense of reality … Read more
Gory revenge is raised to the level of visual poetry in Toshiya Fujita’s stunning LADY SNOWBLOOD. A major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL saga, this endlessly inventive film, set in late nineteenth-century Japan, charts the single-minded path of vengeance taken by a young woman (Meiko Kaji) whose parents were the unfortunate victims of a gang … Read more
Filmmaker Wes Anderson returns to form with his latest star-studded effort, ASTEROID CITY. Set in a fictional American desert town circa 1955, it follows the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) that is is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing … Read more
Bhola Shankar (Chiranjeevi) is a former gangster who arrives in Kolkata with his adopted sister Radha (Keerthy Suresh) for her education and also on a personal mission to hunt down a crime network who were responsible for the death of Radha’s family. Sunday, August 13 CANCELLED BHOLA SHANKAR (Meher Ramesh, 2023 / 160 mins / … Read more
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