Daniel Craig has turned in one of 2024’s most celebrated performances in prolific Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, CHALLENGERS) languid period drama QUEER, adapted from William S. Burroughs‘ 1985 romantic novella of the same name. Set in the 1950’s, Craig (perhaps best-known as James Bond) stars as William Lee, an American … Read more
We. Will. Rock. You. Recorded at the Montreal Forum on November 24-25 1981, ten years to the date before lead singer Freddie Mercury died, QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL marked the first time a band had filmed an entire show in 35mm. The recently restored and remastered digital transfer showcases Queen in all their majestic glory, with … Read more
An extraordinary, true-life tale that follows Mildred Burke, the legendary professional wrestler and single mom who defied incredible odds to become the first million-dollar female athlete and longest reigning champion at a time when the sport was banned across most of America.With Emily Bett Rickards, Parker Posey, Josh Lucas, Walton Goggins, Francesca Eastwood, Carla Buono. … Read more
The only Queen concert ever filmed in its entirety, this 1981 Montreal Live Aid performance has been digitally restored and remixed. Featuring dynamic front man Freddie Mercury, the band puts on a high-octane show for a crowd of excited fans. Songs include “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions,” “Somebody to Love,” “Get Down … Read more
Everyone’s favorite leche-loving, swashbuckling, fear-defying feline returns! For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll. Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives, … Read more
The clash is on as Pushpa and Bhanwar Singh continue their rivalry in this epic conclusion to the two-parted action drama. Wednesday, December 4 – TELUGU w. EST Early Show Doors 2:00 pm | Movie 2:20 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Tickets HERE Shorter patrons (or those with young children) … Read more
Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unliveable cities and an escalating crisis that has an effect on us all. This is not gentrification, it’s a different kind of monster. The film follows Leilani Farha, the UN Special … Read more
Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called “life” Electric word, life It means forever and that’s a mighty long time But I’m here to tell you There’s something else The afterworld… The Rio Theatre’s patented Friday Late Night Movie series continues on February 27 with a screening of The … Read more
Join us for the premiere of PURPLE DON’T CRY at the Rio Theatre! An evening of excitement and anticipation as we showcase this highly-anticipated film to the public for the very first time. PURPLE DON’T CRY tells the story of a Muslim gang member who tries to protect a young member of his community from … Read more
The Pure Pwnage web series has been spanking the Internet since 2004. In 2010 it made a critically acclaimed jump to television on Showcase. Now, in 2016, it’s ready to pwn Hollywood with the world Premiere of Pure Pwnage: Teh Movie here at the Rio … Read more
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