FINALLY! The cultural phenomenon that is THE ERAS TOUR continues at the Rio Theatre on December 2, 3, and 7, with the must-see concert film featuring pop icon Taylor Swift performing her hit songs in a once-in-a-lifetime concert experience. “TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR delivers exactly what it promises: A smoothly directed, impeccably performed documentary … Read more
“Are you talkin’ to me? Well, I’m the only one here.“ Join us on Sunday, August 17 for a double feature that celebrates actor Robert De Niro (on his birthday!) and includes two of our favourite performances from his many collaborations with filmmaker Martin Scorsese – RAGING BULL and TAXI DRIVER. Released in 1976 and scripted by … Read more
From writer-producer-director Todd Field comes TÁR, starring Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár, the groundbreaking conductor of a major German Orchestra. We meet Tár at the height of her career, as she’s preparing both a book launch and much-anticipated live performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. Over the ensuing weeks her life begins to unravel in a … Read more
Based on Britons’ Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin‘s wildly subversive comic-strip, Lori Petty stars in director Rachel Talalay‘s futuristic feminist sci-fi vult action-fantasy about a tank-riding anti-heroine, TANK GIRL In the year 2033 – when drought and pollution have turned the Earth into a desert wasteland – the planet’s water supply is controlled by a … Read more
“Merry Christmas Eve, Bitch.” A contemporary Christmas classic from director Sean Baker (ANORA, THE FLORIDA PROJECT), TANGERINE was a breakout hit and indie darling in 2015, wowing the crowds at festivals and movie-loving audiences around the world for both its thematic content and innovative technical approach; the entire film was shot using only three iPhone … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 1 with a quirky screwball horror comedy from the 90s’s vault, the post-JURASSIC jam TAMMY AND THE T-REX. Directed by Stewart Raffill (MAC AND ME, THE ICE PIRATES), TAMMY AND THE T-REX is a love story as old as time. Denise Richards (STARSHIP TROOPERS, … Read more
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. With Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, and Alexandria Steffensen. “Cleverly imagines … Read more
Charles Wilkinson and the team that produced films like OIL SANDS KARAOKE and HAIDA GWAII: On The Edge Of The World have turned their attention to an issue over forty percent of the population experiences – chronic loneliness. TALK ABOUT LONELY examines the historical, economic, political and personal causes of this widespread social epidemic. The film presents … Read more
“Choose life… But why would I want to do a thing like that?” Not only did Danny Boyle manage to put Irvine Welsh‘s “unadaptable” novel ‘Trainspotting’ on celluloid, but he did it with such kinetic, frenetic and phenomenally stylish aplomb that he also managed to craft one of the 90s most singularly defining films – … Read more
In small-town Australia, a nightmare is brewing. Sophie (Lauren Last) is a young filmmaker obsessed with finding a thought-to-be long-lost film. Meanwhile, an earthquake unleashes ancient parasites in the area that thrive on hatred, causing outbursts of violence. Now Sophie and her friends, struggling with dating and their undesirable jobs, must also face off against … Read more
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