From visionary director Masaaki Yuasa (The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Devilman Crybaby) comes a deeply emotional new film that applies his trademark visual ingenuity to a tale of romance, grief and self-discovery. The film follows the story of Hinako, a surf-loving college student who has just moved to
With his senses-ravishing third feature, visionary Chinese writer-director Bi Gan (LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT) takes his deepest plunge yet into the realm of pure cinematic dreamscape. In a world where humans have forsaken dreams in exchange for immortality, a dreaming monster (Jackson Yee) embarks on a shape-shifting odyssey through
In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD) stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries
It’s the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, and an ‘archeological’ dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn’t the one you want coming to town. When the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young Pietari and his father Rauno, a reindeer hunter by trade, capture
Newly restored and re-discovered for its 30th Anniversary, this legendary Japanese-Indian animated adaptation of the religious epic RAMAYANA: THE LEGEND OF PRINCE RAMA is currently making the rounds at theatres and festivals (including this year’s Fantasia Film Festival!), and is headed to the Rio Theatre for screenings on Saturday, August
Everyone’s favorite leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns! For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll. Puss has burned through
There is no better way to appreciate the magic of Studio Ghibli than on the big screen! In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Studio Ghibli, GKIDS presents Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki’s epic, hand-drawn fantasy masterpiece PRINCESS MONONOKE in a brand new restoration. Almost thirty years after its
Join us at the Rio Theatre for another classic (and very family-friendly!) Studio Ghibli double bill on Sunday, June 10, featuring two classics from master storyteller Hayao Miyazaki: PORCO ROSSO and PRINCESS MONONOKE. Miyazaki’s sixth film, PORCO ROSSO (known in Japan as “Crimson Pig”) is an endearing comedy set against the
“The music made him do it!” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Monday, October 28 for a Brian De Palma double bill featuring a 50th Anniversary screening of the 1974 rock opera THE PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE followed by the new 4K restoration of CARRIE.
Céline Sciamma continues to prove herself as one of the most accomplished and unpredictable contemporary French