Movies
Genre: Fantasy
Lu Over the Wall
From visionary anime auteur Masaaki Yuasa comes a joyously hallucinogenic but family-friendly take on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame. Kai is talented but adrift, spending his days sulking in a small fishing village
Legend
“No Good without Evil. No Love Without Hate. No Innocence without Lust. I am Darkness.” In 1985, director Ridley Scott‘s went deep into the world of phantasmagoric cinematic sci-fi fantasy with Legend, a bleak yet beautiful adventure film that has since emerged as a true cult-classic for Children of
Legend
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on January19 with an 80’s fan-favourite that has long been on our list of audience requests, Ridley Scott‘s darkly romantic fantasy fable LEGEND. While not recognized as a commercial triumph upon its release in 1985, the film has grown into a
Labyrinth of Cinema
The final film by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi (the prolific cult filmmaker behind the legendary, experimental 1977 offering HAUSU) finds the late director returning to the subject of Japan’s history of warfare following the completion of his “War Trilogy,” which ended with HANAGATAMI. On the last night of its
Labyrinth (40th Anniversary Screening)
“In 9 hours and 23 minutes… You’ll be mine.” The late, great David Bowie makes all kinds of music, magic and mischief as a Goblin King who kidnaps a baby while tormenting a young Jennifer Connelly in director Jim Henson‘s wildly imaginative and highly entertaining puppet-filled
Labyrinth
“In 9 hours and 23 minutes… You’ll be mine.” We are tipping our hat to the late, great, David Bowie (on his birthday!)with a screening of the puppet-filled fantasy fable LABYRINTH. Kids pricing is in effect for this one, so we invite everyone to come out and “dance,
La Chimera
Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth. For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost,
L’Inferno with Live Score by Montopolis
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, October 11 for a screening of the iconic silent film L’INFERNO, accompanied by a live, original score performed by ensemble Montopolis. Loosely adapted from Dante’s classic journey through hell, “Inferno,” L’INFERNO was the first full-length Italian feature film ever made, and was
Kung Fury & Manborg
We are super excited to present two of our favourite action adventure comedies of late – KUNG FURY and MANBORG – together as a Friday Late Night Movie event on July 24. Both of these totally indie short films have won legions of fans (and racked up crazy viral love!)
Kung Fu Hustle
Hong Kong martial arts superstar Stephen Chow co-wrote, directed, and stars in the action-packed comedy blockbuster KUNG FU HUSTLE, which is getting some Friday Late Night Movie love on our big screen on April 22. Amazing special effects blend seemlessly in this high-flying martial arts epic set in early ’40s