Movies
Genre: Mystery
Citizen Kane
Iconic filmmaker Orson Welles hit it “out of the park” with his first feature, which he produced, co-wrote, directed, and starred in: CITIZEN KANE. This labyrinthine study of the life of a newspaper tycoon examines the scandalous and complicated legacy of Charles Foster Kane (Welles), and is loosely based on
Chinatown (50th Anniversary Screening!)
Five decades after its release, Roman Polanski‘s epic landmark CHINATOWN still manages to exemplify the film noir tradition, standing as a true Hollywood screen classic. In one of his most memorable performances, Jack Nicholson stars as private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern
Chinatown
On Saturday, May 13 we’re celebrating the one and only Jack Nicholson with a Jack Off! Double Feature highlighting two memorable – not to mention very different – turns from one of cinema’s most celebrated actors. Join us at 7:00 pm for CHINATOWN, then stick around and dance with the
Catwoman
Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she’s resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat — and she’s eager to use her new skills … as a vigilante. Before you can say “cat and mouse,” handsome gumshoe Tom
Buster Keaton’s ‘Sherlock Jr.’ with R.E.M.’s Monster & New Adventures in Hi-Fi: A Silents Synced Film
Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music. Following wildly popular screenings of Silents Synced’s NOSFERATU (featuring the music of Radiohead‘s albums “KID A” and “Amnesiac“), the Rio Theatre is excited to bring the second film in the series, Buster Keaton’s SHERLOCK JR. with R.E.M.’s Monster and New
Burning
Lee Chang-dong’s BURNING (“Beoning”) is the searing examination of an alienated young man, Jongsu (Ah-in Yoo), a frustrated introvert whose already difficult life is complicated by the appearance of two people into his orbit: first, Haemi (newcomer Jong-seo Jun), a spirited woman who offers romantic possibility, and then, Ben (Steven
Bubba Ho-tep
Master auteur Don Coscarelli (PHANTASM, JOHN DIES AT THE END) takes a different turn with 2002’s BUBBA HO-TEP, which may be the only horror comedy to successfully weave a tale involving Elvis Presley, JFK, and re-animated ancient Egyptian mummies. After falling into a lengthy coma following a freak accident involving
Brick
While taking its cues and its verbal style from the novels of Dashiell Hammett, director Rian Johnson‘s debut feature BRICK also honors the rich cinematic tradition of the hard-boiled noir mystery by wittily and bracingly immersing the trope in fresh territory – a modern-day Southern California neighborhood and high school.
Bodies Bodies Bodies
When a group of 20-somethings gets stuck at a remote mansion during a hurricane, a party game gone very, very wrong ends with a dead body on the ground and fake friends at every turn as they try to find the killer among them. With Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel
Blue Velvet (40th Anniversary Screening)
“Heineken? Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!” Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rosselini and Dennis Hopper turn in some of the best performances of their respective careers in director Lynch’s ultra cool and very cult 1986 neo-noir mystery thriller BLUE VELVET, which also features a standout performance from the late,