Movies
Genre: Thriller
Bad Times at the El Royale
In 1969, seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a seedy, rundown hotel with a dark past that straddles the border between California and Nevada. Over the course of one fateful night the strangers – a cleric, a soul singer, a traveling salesman,
Overlord
With only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drop into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that’s crucial to the invasion’s success. Tasked with destroying a radio transmitter atop a fortified church, the desperate soldiers join forces with a young French villager to penetrate the walls and
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
The House That Jack Built
Boundary-pushing cinematic visionary Lars von Trier (ANTICHRIST, DANCER IN THE DARK, BREAKING THE WAVES) returns with one of his most daring, masterfully provocative works yet – the highly controversial THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. We are set to screen the controversial director’s cut of the film – the one that
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
The cult classic Hong Kong martial arts slaughter-thon – a frequently requested title – finally splatters across the Rio’s screen as a Friday Late Night Movie on December 7. This offbeat cult-classic stars Bin Shimada as the eponymous Riki, a new prisoner at a high-tech penal institution of the future
28 Weeks Later
The Rio Theatre‘s series of spooky offerings continues on Sunday, October 28 with a double bill screening featuring zombies… Lots of zombies. So many zombies, in fact, that it’s a 28 DAYS / WEEKS Double feature! We’re kicking things off with Danny Boyle‘s 28 DAYS LATER at 7:45 pm followed
28 Days Later
The Rio Theatre‘s series of spooky offerings continues on Sunday, October 28 with a double bill screening featuring zombies… Lots of zombies. Expertly directed by visionary director Danny Boyle (TRAINSPOTTING, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE), 28 DAYS LATER this chilling foray into a nightmarish British dystopia offers many of the the expected tropes
The Crow (30th Anniversary Restoration)
“Devil’s Night is upon us again.” The Rio Theatre‘s series of Halloween classics continues with a 30th Anniversary “Devil’s Night” screening of the stylish, soulful and ultimately haunting, supernaturally romantic revenge fantasy THE CROW – featuring a chilling turn from the late Brandon Lee – on Wednesday, October
The Lost Boys
Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die… It’s fun to be a vampire. The Rio Theatre‘s series of Halloween classics continues on Monday, October 28 with everyone’s favourite teen vampire thriller, Joel Schumacher‘s star-studded (the two Coreys!) pop-culture touchstone THE LOST
Mandy
Destined for life on the midnight movie circuit, Panos Cosmatos‘ MANDY is one of the most punishing, blood-soaked, hallucinogenic revenge odysseys to hit screens in some time – and a perfect choice to include in our ongoing Friday Late Night Movie series. Set in the Pacific Northwest’s Shadow