Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red … Read more
The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. There’s eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be profoundly different. SPENCER is an … Read more
Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) is an emotionally stunted and softspoken radio journalist who travels the country interviewing a variety of kids about their thoughts concerning their world and their future. Soon, Johnny finds himself tasked with caring for his young nephew Jesse, whose father struggles with bipolar disorder and is in the grips of a manic … Read more
In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, THE WORLD’S END, SCOTT PILGRIM vs. THE WORLD) psychological thriller LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie), an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy). But the glamour is not all it appears … Read more
Filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West (the team behind the magnificent 2018 documentary portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RBG) turn their lens toward the notoriously “gawky eccentricity” of Julia Child, the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. … Read more
The Muppets perform the classic Charles Dickens holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine). Other Muppets –Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and Sam the Eagle — weave in and out of the story, while Scrooge receives visits from spirits of three Christmases — past, … Read more
Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh. Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem – … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for screenings of a film that has earned its place in film history, Jean-Luc Godard‘s seminal French New Wave classic BREATHLESS, which has been beautifully restored for its 60th Anniversary. Adapted from an original treatment from cineaste auteur Francois Truffaut Godard directed the film from his own original screenplay. … Read more
Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare. The piercingly funny and haunting debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, adapted from his … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Rio Grind Film Festival concludes on Sunday, November 28 with a screening of a slice of something seriously 80’s, the oft-requested, always capitalized, cult-classic RAD. In celebration of its 35th anniversary, the 1986 BMX racing film has returned to theaters with a new 35th anniversary restoration. Bill Allen stars as a bicycle-motocrosser … Read more
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