Prolific, renegade Japanese auteur Sion Sono (WHY DON’T YOU PLAY IN HELL?, TOKYO TRIBE) makes his English-language debut with the genre-defying, dystopian action mystery-fantasy thriller PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND, starring Nicolas Cage. In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber (Cage) is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose … Read more
Summer vibes are giving us all the summer camp feels… And nothing screams, “Friday Late Night Movie on August 27” more than the cult-classic 80s slasher-fest SLEEPAWAY CAMP! Slightly disturbed and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela’s arrival, things start to go horribly wrong … Read more
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on August 13 with – what else? – FRIDAY THE 13th PART IX JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY. So meta! Jason Voorhees (Kane Hodder), the living, breathing essence of evil, is back for one fierce, final fling! Tracked down and blown to bits by … Read more
Japanese director Takashi Shimizu‘s JU-ON: THE GRUDGE is the ultimate “haunted house” movie – and perfect for a Friday Late Night Movie screening at the Rio Theatre on July 30. Released in 2002, JU-ON has since become firmly enshrined as a true classic of the J-horror genre, spawning numerous sequels and even a remake (in … Read more
Film censor Enid takes pride in her meticulous work, guarding unsuspecting audiences from the deleterious effects of watching the gore-filled decapitations and eye gougings she pores over. Her sense of duty to protect is amplified by guilt over her inability to recall details of the long-ago disappearance of her sister, recently declared dead in absentia. … Read more
Dearest Rio Friends & Movie-Lovers: As per the government’s latest directive on November 23, 2020, we will be suspending operations until December 8, 2020 (barring any further changes). Screenings will be re-scheduled, and ticket-holders will be contacted shortly. In the meantime, we thank-you for your endless generosity and boundless support. Don’t worry – we’ll be … Read more
The Rio Theatre‘s seasonal selection of creepy, Halloween-y picks this October includes Aussie director James Wan‘s (SAW, INSIDIOUS, MALIGNANT) 2013 haunted house hit THE CONJURING. Set in 1970, the film follows paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed (Patrick Wilson) Warren, who are summoned to the home of Carolyn (Lili Taylor) and Roger … Read more
Mass murderer Jason Voorhees (Kane Hodder) is resurrected from the bottom of Crystal Lake. After he kills a passing boat’s occupants, he stows away on a cruise ship filled with a high-school graduating class bound for New York City. Biology teacher Charles McCulloch (Peter Mark Richman) is on board with his niece, Rennie (Jensen Daggett), … Read more
“It’s alive….!” The Rio Theatre‘s series of Halloween favourites continues this month as we venture ever deeper and darker into classic “creature features” of yore with a screening of James Whale‘s stylish, bold, and nuanced FRANKENSTEIN on Saturday, October 25. This iconic horror film follows the obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) as he … Read more
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 vampire, relays his remarkable life … Read more
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