Filmmaker Edgar Wright explores how one rock band can be successful, underrated, hugely influential and criminally overlooked — all at the same time. A musical odyssey exploring five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron and Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks — your favorite band’s favorite band. Features commentary from celebrity fans … Read more
The Rio Sports Bar is back in action on Thursday, November 18 and Thursday, December 16! Gather all your squirrelfriends to see who will sashay away, and who will be this week’s winner in Mama Ru’s legendary Canadian extravaganza, eh? Thursday, December 16 SEASON FINALE! Doors 8:45 pm | Show 9:15 pm *Please arrive on … Read more
Take her home and take your chances. Although perhaps best known for her work as an actress, Brit Emerald Fennel (THE CROWN, CALL THE MIDWIFE) made huge waves in 2020 thanks to her #MeToo-inspired feature directorial debut A PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN, a razor-sharp and very contemporary revenge thriller that earned her both an Oscar for … Read more
Oscar-winner Lee Isaac Chung‘s semi-autobiographical MINARI is a sweet and poignant portrait of a Korean-American family who moves to Arkansas in search of their own American Dream. With the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother, the stability of their relationships is challenged even more in this new life in the rugged Ozarks, … Read more
Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne (Olivia Colman, THE FAVOURITE), encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make daily visits anymore and Anthony’s grip on reality is unraveling. As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, … Read more
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao (THE RIDER), NOMADLAND has won numerous accolades AND awards this year (including Oscars … Read more
In celebration of Black History Month, we are re-visiting filmmaker Shaka King‘s 2020 feature film JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, which is based on the true story of a man who infiltrated the Illinois chapter of the political organization for the FBI in the turbulent 1960’s. British actor Daniel Kaluuya (GET OUT) took home Oscar … Read more
Dearest Rio Friends & Movie-Lovers: As per the government’s latest directive on November 23, 2020, we will be suspending operations until December 8, 2020 (barring any further changes). Screenings will be re-scheduled, and ticket-holders will be contacted shortly. In the meantime, we thank-you for your endless generosity and boundless support. Don’t worry – we’ll be … Read more
Dearest Rio Friends & Movie-Lovers: As per the government’s latest directive on November 23, 2020, we will be suspending operations until December 8, 2020 (barring any further changes). Screenings will be re-scheduled, and ticket-holders will be contacted shortly. In the meantime, we thank-you for your endless generosity and boundless support. Don’t worry – we’ll be … Read more
Dearest Rio Friends & Movie-Lovers: As per the government’s latest directive on November 23, 2020, we will be suspending operations until December 8, 2020 (barring any further changes). Screenings will be re-scheduled, and ticket-holders will be contacted shortly. In the meantime, we thank-you for your endless generosity and boundless support. Don’t worry – we’ll be … Read more
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