Beauty and the Beast
A live-action adaptation of Disney’s version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
Language: French
Beau Travail (2020 Restoration)
With her ravishingly sensual take on Herman Melville’s ‘Billy Budd, Sailor’, Claire Denis firmly established herself as one of the great visual tone poets of our time. Amid the azure waters and sunbaked desert landscapes of Djibouti, a French Foreign Legion sergeant (Denis Lavant) sows the seeds of his own ruin as his obsession with … Read more
Batman (1989)
On Saturday, May 13 we’re celebrating the one and only Jack Nicholson with a Jack Off! Double Feature highlighting two memorable – not to mention very different – turns from one of cinema’s most celebrated actors. Join us at 7:00 pm for CHINATOWN, then stick around and dance with the devil in the pale moonlight … Read more
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Yeah, baby! This third installment of Mike Myers‘ iconic Austin Powers (Myers) franchise finds the world’s most shag-adelic spy continuing his fight against his arch nemesis, the aptly named Dr. Evil (also Myers). This time, the diabolical doctor and his tiny clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe — the mysterious yet peculiar 70’s … Read more
April and the Extraordinary World
Join us for family-friendly screenings of APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD (“Avril et le monde truqué”). From the producers of the Academy Award-nominated PERSEPOLIS and the mind of renowned graphic novelist Jacques Tardi comes a riveting sci-fi adventure set in an alternate, steampunk world. In Paris, 1941, a family of scientists is on the brink … Read more
Apocalypse Now
“The horror…. the horror….” Since its release in 1979, Francis Ford Coppola’s astounding APOCALYPSE NOW remains one of the most important and influential war films ever made. Set during the Vietnam war, APOCALYPSE NOW is loosely adapted from Joseph Conrad’s seminal novella ‘Heart of Darkness.’ Coppola’s masterpiece walks the line between light and dark, with … Read more
Andrei Tarkovsky’s The Sacrifice (Remaster!)
Famed Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky‘s final masterpiece, THE SACRIFICE, is a haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation that inspired Andrew Sarris (The Village Voice) to proclaim, “You may find yourself moved as you have never been moved before.” As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch Alexander (Erland Josephson, … Read more
Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train
“It starts with the shriek of a train whistle… And ends with shrieking excitement!” The Rio Theatre is continuing its dive into the incredible canon of one of the true icons of cinema: Alfred Hitchcock. The supremely suspenseful 1951 thriller STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (co-adapted by Raymond Chandler from a novel by Patricia Highsmith) perfectly … Read more
Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Rebecca’
“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, November 18, as we continue our look back at the masterful works of Alfred Hitchcock with a screening of the psychologically taut, sexually subversive pre-code thriller REBECCA – his first American film, and only Best Picture Oscar-winner. Adapted … Read more
A Town Called Panic: Double Fun! Back to School Panic & Christmas Panic
A Town Called Panic: Double Fun Films by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar “An insane level of continuous action!” Take another trip to A Town Called Panic, with two award-winning new specials from the directors of the zany feature film and the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine. With disarming wit and hilarious visuals, A Town … Read more
