Keanu Reeves returns as the titular protagonist John Wick in the fourth chapter of the blockbuster franchise, which finds the reluctant action hero uncovering a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that … Read more
In a role that seems totally tailored to him, a pitch-perfect Keanu Reeves (never been better, seriously!) returns to the role of retired hitman John Wick, in this third film in the hit action franchise. After gunning down a member of the High Table — the shadowy international assassin’s guild — legendary hit man John … Read more
Retired super-assassin John Wick‘s (Keanu Reeves, in a role that was clearly tailor-made for him) plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D’Antonio shows up on his doorstep with a gold marker, compelling him to repay past favors. Ordered by Winston, kingpin of secret assassin society The Continental, … Read more
In a role that seems tailor-made just for him, Keanu Reeves dazzles in JOHN WICK, a stylishly supercharged, neo-noir action thriller that grew into its surprise cult-status thanks, in large part, to Reeves’ phenomenal performance as a hitman who comes out of retirement to exact some serious vengeance in a fantasy-fueled version of New York … Read more
Considered by many to be one of the greatest and most underrated action films of the 1970s, John Carpenter‘s gritty action thriller ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (which he wrote, directed, scored and edited) has been given a new 4K restoration in 2023 from the original camera negative courtesy of Deaf Crocodile Films and presented by … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, July 14 as we tip out hat to French cinema with a Bastille Day triple bill, featuring the late Jean-Luc Godard‘s “new wave” triumph PIERROT LE FOU, Matthieu Kassovitz‘ gritty and groundbreaking urban drama LA HAINE (2020 restoration), and a 50th Anniversary Friday Late Night screening of … Read more
“We’re gonna need a bigger screen.” Steven Spielberg‘s original summer blockbuster, JAWS, is still cause for maritime terror over 50 years after its release in 1975. Based on Peter Benchley‘s novel of the same name, Spielberg‘s JAWS forever changed the cinematic landscape, setting a whole new bar for mainstream horror. Masterfully directed with artful yet … Read more
“I sure hope you didn’t do anything stupid, Jackie.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, December 28 for a very special 25th Anniversary screening of what many people consider to be iconic writer-director Quentin Tarantino‘s most under-appreciated film, JACKIE BROWN. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1992 novel “Rum Punch,” the film stars legendary actress … Read more
Jovan, a young biologist, gets a well-paying job in a forest, but when he checks the cameras he discovers a man and as time goes by the night calls, strange sounds and isolation plunge him into paranoia. Ova filmska priča koja ostavlja bez daha, vodi nas u zabačenu naučnu stanicu, smeštenu u napuštenim šumskim dubinama, … Read more
Filmmakers in attendance! Join us at the Rio Theatre as we deck the halls (with buckets of blood) for a very special screening of director Tyler MacIntyre‘s (TRAGEDY GIRLS) dark Christmas horror comedy IT’S A WONDERFUL KNIFE… Starring none other than the Rio Theatre! With a nod to some of the great Christmas horror films of … Read more
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