Movies
Genre: Science Fiction
VIFF 2023: The Animal Kingdom
North American Premiere In a world where mysterious mutations are gradually evolving humans into animal hybrids in an unpredictable and frightening way, a father tries to protect his 16 year old son who is starting to acquire beastly characteristics. Fantastical and fascinating, The Animal Kingdom insightfully explores otherness, pandemic, and
Polaris (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A!)
An Eco-Action Fantasy Thriller Set in a Frozen World. Filmmaker Kirsten Carthew‘s breathtaking, bold, and all-female eco-action fantasy POLARIS unravels with a stunning visual language all its own. Against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic future, the world has upended. In this barren, frozen time during forever-winter, women endure
The Faculty
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on September 8 with a back-to-school viewing of Robert Rodriguez‘ THE FACULTY on September 8. To the students at Harrington High, the principal and her posse of teachers have always been a little odd, but lately they’ve been behaving positively alien.
Death Race 2000
Start your engines… The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on August 11 with the high-octane camp classic DEATH RACE 2000. In the year 2000, America is a totalitarian regime on the brink of collapse. The most popular sport in this dystopia is the Transcontinental Road
Cade: The Tortured Crossing
In his latest effort, multi-faceted filmmaker Neil Breen (a modern cult-movie icon thanks to films like FATEFUL FINDINGS) stars as an identical twin brother who restores an old mysterious mental asylum. He takes it upon himself to mystically train the patients as warriors for humanity and
Metropolis
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, July 29 for an encore screening of director Rintaro‘s 2001 futurist cyberpunk drama METROPOLIS. This visually stunning anime interpretation of Fritz Lang‘s classic film is loosely based Osamu Tezuka‘s celebrated 1949 manga of the same name. A future society, where humans and
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, January 3 for screenings of George Lucas‘ epic saga STAR WARS: Episodes I, II, and III. In this final installment of George Lucas’ “prequel” trilogy, it has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor)
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Join us at the Rio Theatre January 3 for screenings of George Lucas‘ epic saga STAR WARS: Episodes I, II, and III. Set ten years after the events of “The Phantom Menace,” “Attack of the Clones” finds the Republic continuing to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Join us at the Rio Theatre January 3 for screenings of George Lucas’ STAR WARS: Episodes I, II, and III. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is a young apprentice Jedi knight under the tutelage of Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) ; Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), who will later father Luke Skywalker and
Southland Tales: With Live Performance from Rebekah Del Rio and Richard Kelly Q&A
The future is just like you imagined! Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, May 18 for a very special screening of visionary filmmaker Richard Kelly’s SOUTHLAND TALES (Cannes Cut), featuring a special live performance from actress and recording artist Rebekah Del Rio (MULHOLLAND DRIVE), followed by