The story follows piano professor Milan five years after his best friend, pop star Ranko White, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Milan decides to solve the mystery and finally discovers what happened to his best friend. Failing to get support and understanding from his family and)friends, Milan develops a friendship with a stray dog. With Vojin … 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
Embraced by audiences and critics alike, BELFAST is a movie straight from writer-director Kenneth Branagh‘s (winner, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay) own experience. This poignant coming-of-age film is centred on Buddy, a nine-year-old boy who must chart a path towards adulthood through a world that has suddenly turned upside down. His stable and loving … Read more
Hong Kong martial arts superstar Stephen Chow co-wrote, directed, and stars in the action-packed comedy blockbuster KUNG FU HUSTLE, which is getting some Friday Late Night Movie love on our big screen on February 25. Amazing special effects blend seamlessly in this high-flying martial arts epic set in early ’40s China, which follows hapless Sing … Read more
The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood) the film tracks the treacherous navigation of first love. With Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean … Read more
FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the … Read more
This bizarre surrealistic black comedy takes place in a small fictitious post-apocalyptic town where food is scarce and butcher Clapet has the macabre business of using human flesh to feed his customers. Yet when his daughter falls in love with his next slaughter victim things turn into chaos. With Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Maire-Laure Dougnac. … Read more
The Rio Theatre has the cure for what ails you on Saturday, January 1. We are kicking off a fresh and shiny, brand-spankin’ new 2022 with our annual Holiday Hangover Marathon Movie Day, a tradition that (this year) will feature MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY, THE BIG LEBOWSKI … Read more
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