Oscar-nominated filmmaker Hubert Davis (BLACK ICE) makes his narrative feature debut with the taught, dystopian sci-fi thriller THE WELL, which premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in 2025. In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight over the precious remaining resources, a young woman’s loyalties are tested by the arrival of a … Read more
“Can you dig it?” Come out and play with us with one seriously bad-ass (not to mention frequently requested) 1970s action thriller – Hill‘s pop-art fantasy sensation THE WARRIORS. Beyond its well-deserved status as a total cult-classic, the film is a visual sensation for both its incredibly creative production value and for how it captured … Read more
After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take Capone down, even his best efforts fail due to widespread corruption within the Windy City’s police force. Recruiting an elite group of lawmen who … Read more
He’s back… And looking better than ever! Join us at the Rio Theatre for of one of our all-time favourite double bills, James Cameron‘s original 1984 dystopian masterpiece THE TERMINATOR followed by its 1991 sequel, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. Join us at the Rio Theatre for one of the most requested dystopian double header blockbusters … Read more
When Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and math teacher, starts her first job at a high school in Germany, she stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one of her students is suspected, she decides to get to the bottom of the … Read more
“Who is Sonny Chiba? He is… he is bar none, the greatest actor working in martial arts movies today.” (Clarence Worley, “True Romance”) We’re tipping our hat to the late, great, Sonny Chiba (who passed away in 2021) with a screening of one of his most famous roles, as lethal assassin Terry Tsurugi, in the … Read more
After a shooting at a police funeral, a reclusive ex-cop and members of his militia must interrogate one another to find the rogue gunmen before copycat attacks start a nationwide war between cops and citizen vigilantes. As suspicions mount within the group, the militiamen find their trust — and their tempers— stretched to capacity in … Read more
“Goodhead. Holly, Goodheade.” Get ready to be shaken and stirred on Tuesday, July 7 when The Gentlemen Hecklers explain how that one time Bond (James Bond) went into space. Yes, he did. And Jaws was there. And then Shirley Bassey sang a song about it. t’s MOONRAKER! (Also, Roger Moore.) The Gentlemen Hecklers provide live, … Read more
The Rio Theatre‘s deep dive into Y2K movie goodness continues with a 25th Anniversary screening of one of the heaviest hitters – of any genre – from that era, M. Night Shyamalan’s palpably epic, game-changing white knuckle-thrill ride, THE SIXTH SENSE Young Cole Sear is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. … Read more
“Well, Clarice – have the lambs stopped screaming?” The late, great maverick director Jonathan Demme was behind a remarkable, diverse canon of work – but his cinematic legacy may remain most deeply tied to his iconic 1991 film THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, one of the top American movies of that decade. Based on Thomas … Read more
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