Movies
The Painted Bird
In an effort to save their child from the massive extermination of Jews, a Jewish couple send their son to hide in the countryside with a relative somewhere in Eastern Europe. The little boy’s aunt dies unexpectedly and the stray child is suddenly forced to hit the road and make
Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Christopher Nolan‘s INCEPTION, a psychological sci-fi action thriller set “within the architecture of the mind.” DiCaprio stars as Dom Cobb, a thief who possesses the power to enter into the dreams of others – he doesn’t steal things, he steals ideas. By projecting himself
The Maltese Falcon
“The stuff that dreams are made of.” Though he was already well established as one of Hollywood’s top screenwriters of the era, John Huston successfully pivoted to the director’s chair with his debut feature THE MALTESE FALCON, the genre-defining 1941 “film noir” which he adapted from Dashiell Hammett‘s 1930 novel
The Royal Tenenbaums
Writer-director Wes Anderson‘s unique, signature narrative and visual style are front and center in his offbeat 2001 comedy, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, an extraordinary story of one family’s sudden, unexpected reunion. Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children–Chas, Richie, and Margot–they were a family of geniuses and then they
Tampopo
Sluuuuuuuuuuurp. Juzo Itami’s rapturous (not to mention oh-so-sensual) “noodle western” returns to Canadian screens for the first time in decades, in a new 4K restoration. The tale of an enigmatic band of ramen ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe,
Citizen Kane
Iconic filmmaker Orson Welles hit it “out of the park” with his first feature, which he produced, co-wrote, directed, and starred in: CITIZEN KANE. This labyrinthine study of the life of a newspaper tycoon examines the scandalous and complicated legacy of Charles Foster Kane (Welles), and is loosely based on
Grease
“I got chills… They’re mul-ti-ply-in’…” It’s summer, which means we’re down for a little Summer Lovin’, Grease-style. And there’s no better way to experience your all-time favourite movie musical – which has been rockin’ and rollin’ and what-not for over 40 years – than at the
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
“I know you are, but what am I?” Tell ’em, “Large Marge sent ya” to the Rio Theatre this July, as we tip our hat to one of the ultimate touchstones for 80’s kids, PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE. Pee-Wee Herman (aka Paul Reubens) was already something of
Godzilla 70th Anniversary Screening (4K Restoration)
“Godzilla is attacking the city!” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Monday, January 29 for a very special #MonsterMonday double bill featuring a 70th Anniversary screening of the 4K restoration of director Ishirō Honda‘s original 1954 Kaiju classic GODZILLA (a.k.a. “Gojira”) with the 2023 blockbuster GODZILLA MINUS
No Country For Old Men
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, July 7 as we raise a glass to the late, great, literary giant Cormac McCarthy with a screening of what is undoubtedly the most widely known cinematic of adaptations of his work, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. The film was a massive