Movies
Genre: Fantasy
Excalibur
We have been inundated with requests for David Lowery‘s highly anticipated fantasy epic THE GREEN KNIGHT – and in lieu of our screening that (which we will…. at some point), we thought the time was indeed nigh to take a look back through the cinematic prism of time to an
Demon Slayer “Kimetsu no Yaiba” The Movie: Mugen Train
Tanjirō Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar’s head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyōjurō Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has
Interview with the Vampire
Director Neil Jordan assembled a cast of serious A-list talent for the long-awaited adaptation of author Anne Rice‘s lush, goth pop-culture juggernaut INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, released in 1994. Set against the backdrop of modern, gloomy San Francisco, 18th-century-born Spanish Lord Louis de Pointe du Lac (Brad Pitt), a bicentennial
Dracula (1931)
The Rio Theatre continues its dive into classic monster movies of the past with a screening of director Todd Browning’s pre-code work of “romantic horror”, DRACULA, based on the 1924 stage play “Dracula,” which in turn was adapted from the 1897 novel of the same name by Bram Stoker. The
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Join us at the Rio Theatre for Tim Burton‘s beloved cult-classic musical THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, a stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation, a perfect holiday treat for movie-lovers of all ages. The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become
Hocus Pocus
Calling all 90s kids! Join us at the Rio Theatre this October for one of the hands-down, most requested Halloween titles we get, the original 1993 classic HOCUS POCUS. After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and
Ganja & Hess (Restoration)
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn’s revolutionary independent film GANJA & HESS is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Duane Jones (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD – screening at the Rio on October 8) stars as anthropologist Hess
Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams
Unfolding in a series of eight mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa was inspired by the beloved director’s own nighttime visions, along with stories from Japanese folklore. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master’s imagination, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic apparitions: a young boy
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
“I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way.” The Rio Theatre is beyond excited to kick off the with one of our all-time most requested titles: WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film was a technical and cultural achievement inasmuch as it brought together some
Time Bandits
Monty Python animator Terry Gilliams‘ humorous 1981 fantasy TIME BANDITS follows the story of a young boy joins a group of renegade dwarves on an unpredictable journey through time. Gilliam mostly achieves a tricky balancing act in his second feature as sole director, creating a dark, irreverent comedy disguised as