Join us at the Rio Theatre as we pay tribute to late actress Raquel Welch on her birthday, September 5, with a screening of her iconic turn in ONE MILLION YEARS BC. While she enjoyed a long career spanning the stage, film and on television it was her memorable appearance
Francis Ford Coppola‘s ONE FROM THE HEART is an unabashedly grand, even even eccentric musical tribute to the power of love. Released in 1982, the film gained a certain notoriety inasmuch that it marked such a stylistic and thematic departure from the virtuoso auteur’s established oeuvre. Panned by some as
POM! If there were an award for Most Ambitious Zombie Comedy of 2018, it would surely have to go to writer-director Shin’ichirô Ueda‘s feature debut ONE CUT OF The DEAD, a modest entry that has rapidly gone on to become a massive international festival favourite around the world (taking
Celebrated director Godfrey Reggio (KOYAANISQATSI) returns after ten years with a new experimental film unlike any other from his already daring career: a bardic fairy tale about the end of the world and the beginning of a new one, tinged with apocalyptic comedy, rapturous cinematography, unforgettable vistas, and the innocence and hopes
“That was the best acting I’ve ever seen in my whole life.” Set in Los Angeles in 1969, at the the height of hippy Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino‘s ninth feature film ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (2019) was nominated for a slew of Oscars, and ended up with a
“How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders, a man who can’t even trust his pants?” Sergio Leone‘s iconic saga ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST is one of the defining films of the so-called “spaghetti Western” genre. Released in 1968, it
A homeless wanderer, named Solar Flare, proclaims to be a real superhero from the Sun who’s been exiled to live on Earth without his superpowers for 189 days. From the personal discovery of why he was sent here (to save this planet from an apocalyptic solar flare), to the array
Directed by Mimi Leder, ON THE BASIS OF SEX tells the inspiring and spirited story of young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a struggling attorney and new mother who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth (Felicity Jones) takes on a groundbreaking tax case with her
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Park Chan-Wook’s cinematic masterpiece, OLDBOY will be released in theaters, restored and remastered in stunning 4K. A violent, offbeat, and somewhat Shakesperean tale of punishment and vengeance, OLDBOY (“Oldeuboi”) screened in competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, winning the highly coveted Grand prix award.
The latest feature from famed anime studio Madhouse and director Kitarô Kôsaka‘s (a key animator on numerous classic films at the venerable Studio Ghibli), seamlessly blends immersive, idyllic landscapes with the storybook charm of Okko’s beloved ghosts. OKKO’S INN delivers a rare ghost story that –despite several floating characters – is