When Peter Wohlleben published his book “The Hidden Life of Trees” in 2015, he quickly entered bestseller lists. The forester wrote vividly about his experience that trees are able to communicate with each other, a thesis explored here. “‘The Hidden Life of Trees’ uses the sensorial capacities of cinema to thrillingly visualize Peter Wohlleben’s observations.” … Read more
Deep in the forests of Northern Italy resides the prized white Alba truffle. Desired by the wealthiest patrons in the world, it remains a pungent but rarified mystery. It cannot be cultivated or found, even by the most resourceful of modern excavators. The only souls on Earth who know how to dig it up are … Read more
Prolific, renegade Japanese auteur Sion Sono (WHY DON’T YOU PLAY IN HELL?, TOKYO TRIBE) makes his English-language debut with the genre-defying, dystopian action mystery-fantasy thriller PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND, starring Nicolas Cage. In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber (Cage) is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose … Read more
“Kiss my Converse!” Looking for… The Glow? Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, August 28 for a screening of Berry Gordy‘s cult-classic THE LAST DRAGON. Like a comic book come to B-movie life, THE LAST DRAGON is an action-filled pop-culture fantasy fairy tale, mining elements of martial arts and blaxploitation films (with their … Read more
The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of CRAZY RICH ASIANS invite you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big… IN THE HEIGHTS! Lights up on Washington Heights… The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street … Read more
Inspired by true events, Tracey Deer‘s (TV’s ‘Mohawk Girls’) BEANS is about a Mohawk girl on the cusp of adolescence who must grow up fast and become her own kind of warrior during the armed stand-off known as the 1990 Oka Crisis. With Kiawentiio, Violah Beauvais, Rainbow Dickerson. “This is, at its heart, a coming-of-age … Read more
“Oh, hi Mark!” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a very special screening of one of the best experiences you can have in a darkened theatre: Tommy Wiseau‘s epic, pop-culture masterpiece THE ROOM. “What makes this so special,” you ask? Well, this screening will be hosted by best-selling author, actor, and filmmaker Greg Sestero, … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, August 22 for a special 30th Anniversary Screening of the Coen Brothers‘ quirky, genre-defying BARTON FINK. Part film noir, part horror-comedy, part psychological thriller, and part satirical love-letter to Hollywood (not to mention the entire creative writing process), BARTON FINK tells the story of the renowned, eponymous … Read more
Summer vibes are giving us all the summer camp feels… And nothing screams, “Friday Late Night Movie on August 27” more than the cult-classic 80s slasher-fest SLEEPAWAY CAMP! Slightly disturbed and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela’s arrival, things start to go horribly wrong … Read more
Hong Kong, 1962: Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) and Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) move into neighboring apartments on the same day. Their encounters are formal and polite—until a discovery about their spouses creates an intimate bond between them. For the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the film, Wong Kar Wai has revisited the … Read more
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