Movies
National Theatre Live Presents: Frankenstein
National Theatre Live Presents: Frankenstein By Nick Dear, based on the novel by Mary Shelley Directed by Academy Award-winner Danny Boyle (‘Trainspotting’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’), FRANKENSTEIN features Benedict Cumberbatch (‘Doctor Strange’, ‘Hamlet’, ‘Sherlock’) and Jonny Lee Miller (‘Elementary’, ‘Trainspotting’) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and
Frankenstein (1931)
“It’s alive….!” The Rio Theatre‘s series of Halloween favourites continues this month as we venture ever deeper and darker into classic “creature features” of yore with a screening of James Whale‘s stylish, bold, and nuanced FRANKENSTEIN on Wednesday, October 28. This iconic horror film follows the obsessed
Total Recall (30th Anniversary Restoration)
Doug Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) seems to have it pretty good in 2084 A.D. A heavily muscled construction worker, he boasts a beautiful wife, Lori (Sharon Stone), good friends, and a technologically advanced home featuring video phones and even video walls. But he is haunted by dreams of a mysterious brunette
Interview with the Vampire
Director Neil Jordan assembled a cast of serious A-list talent for the long-awaited adaptation of author Anne Rice‘s lush, goth pop-culture juggernaut INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, released in 1994. Set against the backdrop of modern, gloomy San Francisco, 18th-century-born Spanish Lord Louis de Pointe du Lac (Brad Pitt), a bicentennial
Dracula (1931)
The Rio Theatre continues its dive into classic monster movies of the past with a screening of director Todd Browning’s pre-code work of “romantic horror”, DRACULA, based on the 1924 stage play “Dracula,” which in turn was adapted from the 1897 novel of the same name by Bram Stoker. The
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Join us at the Rio Theatre for Tim Burton‘s beloved cult-classic musical THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, a stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation, a perfect holiday treat for movie-lovers of all ages. The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become
Hocus Pocus
Calling all 90s kids! Join us at the Rio Theatre this October for one of the hands-down, most requested Halloween titles we get, the original 1993 classic HOCUS POCUS. After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and
Ganja & Hess (Restoration)
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and horror, Bill Gunn’s revolutionary independent film GANJA & HESS is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Duane Jones (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD – screening at the Rio on October 8) stars as anthropologist Hess
Ed Wood
Known for his singular, stylish visual aesthetic, visionary director Tim Burton was the perfect choice to fete iconic “best worst filmmaker of all time” Ed Wood (PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE), with this masterful ode to movie-making and the horror genre. Johnny Depp stars as the ambitious but troubled cult
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Rio Theatre continues its dive into classic monster movies of the past with a screening of director James Whale’s pre-code science fiction horror thriller, THE INVISIBLE MAN, based on H.G. Wells‘ 1897 novel. The film remains something of a visual effects landmark, boasting awe-striking special effects that still seem