“How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders, a man who can’t even trust his pants?” Sergio Leone‘s iconic saga ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST is one of the defining films of the so-called “spaghetti Western” genre. Released in 1968, it stars Henry Fonda as Frank and Charles … Read more
Hey, ho… Let’s go! Well, maybe you don’t care about history (cause that’s not where you want to be), but you really should care about catching one of the greatest high school musical comedies ever made – Roger Corman’s ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL. Even better? The night will feature a live performance from East … Read more
Acclaimed British actor Dev Patel (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, LION, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL) makes his feature directing debut with the action-fueled revenge thriller MONKEY MAN, which he also stars in and co-wrote. Inspired by the ancient Hindu legend of Hanuman (an icon embodying strength and courage), Patel takes the lead as Kid, an anonymous young … Read more
“Oh, hai Shark!” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, August 21 with host Greg Sestero – star of the pop-culture phenomenon THE ROOM, and author of the best-selling memoir, THE DISASTER ARTIST – for a double billing of Tommy Wiseau‘s aforementioned debut feature followed by his sophomore follow-up, BIG SHARK. Who better to explain Wiseau’s latest … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on June 21 with Gregg Araki‘s fifth feature, the 1995 dark satire THE DOOM GENERATION. Billed as, “A Heterosexual Movie by Gregg Araki,” the film is the second installment in the director’s trilogy known as the Teenage Apocalypse film trilogy, preceded by TOTALLY FUCKED UP (1993) … Read more
Told through interviews with its fans, founders, and former cast and crew, the documentary MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING: THE LEGEND OF SPECTRAL THEATRE from local actor, writer, and director Simon C. Hussey, aims to pull back the curtain on how one group of maverick theatre artists found a family of kindred spirits; equally unrelenting in … Read more
After losing his job and his girl, LA punk Otto is employed to repossess cars. Not only does he have to tangle with their irate owners, but he finds himself in the midst of a strange and crazy world. A very weird and wonderful debut feature from Alex Cox with a great punk soundtrack. With … Read more
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack. With Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Fred Durst, … Read more
After graduating college, Annie is the only one of her friends who stayed behind in her small college city of Philadelphia for the summer. She has a good job lined up in LA come fall and is seemingly ready to make the leap, but things still feel unfinished. During this aimless in-between period, Annie finds … Read more
“May thy knife chip and shatter.” The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on DUNE: PART TWO, the next chapter of Frank Herbert‘s celebrated novel ‘Dune,’ with an expanded all-star ensemble cast. The film is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s six-time Academy Award-winning DUNE. This second installment explores the mythic journey of … Read more
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