As a child, Douglas was abused by a violent father who then threw him to the dogs. Instead of attacking him, the dogs protected him. Traumatised and leading a life on the margins of society with his dogs, Douglas descends into a murderous madness. With Caleb Landry Jones,
For two decades, New York City cinephiles had access to a treasure trove of rare and esoteric films through Kim’s Video, a labyrinthine collection located squarely in New York City’s East Village. Originally run by the enigmatic Yongman Kim out of his dry-cleaning business, his franchise eventually amassed 55,000 rental
One night in his near-empty London tower block, screenwriter Adam has a chance encounter with mysterious neighbor Harry, puncturing the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam finds himself drawn back to his childhood home, where his parents appear to be living just as they
AMERICAN FICTION is Cord Jefferson‘s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses
‘The bird, the pin, the song, the berries, the watch, the cracker, the dress that burst into flames. I am the mockingjay. The one that survived despite the Capitol’s plans. The symbol of the rebellion.‘ Keep the odds in your favor with the Rio Theatre’s Double Bill feature of THE
“May the odds be ever in your favor.” And they will be, with the Rio Theatre’s Double Bill feature of THE HUNGER GAMES & THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE on Sunday, March 31. In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided into 12 districts and
“You God damn chauvinist pig ape!” KING KONG is a 1976 American monster adventure film produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. It is a modernized remake of the 1933 film about a giant ape that is captured and taken to New York City for exhibition. It stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange in her first film
Embracing death on a quest for freedom. A documentary film by THANH TAM. Sunday, April 14 Doors 1:45 pm | Film 2:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Purchase advance tickets HERE | $22 at the door There will be a
Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, director Paul King‘s (PADDINGTON, PADDINTON 2) WONKA tells the musically wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and
Francis Ford Coppola‘s ONE FROM THE HEART is an unabashedly grand, even even eccentric musical tribute to the power of love. Released in 1982, the film gained a certain notoriety inasmuch that it marked such a stylistic and thematic departure from the virtuoso auteur’s established oeuvre. Panned by some as