Rarely seen outside of Japan, OCEAN WAVES is a subtle, poignant and wonderfully detailed story of adolescence and teenage isolation. Taku and his best friend Yutaka are headed back to school for what looks like another uneventful year. But they soon find their friendship tested by the arrival of Rikako, a beautiful new transfer student … Read more
Timebomb Trading, Knowshow & OBEY Clothing present… An exclusive screening of OBEY GIANT a James Moll Film Thursday, Jan.18th 2018 Doors 9pm, Starts sharp at 9:30pm All Ages FREE w/ KNOWSHOW badge or get on the list at jacinta@timebombtrading.com Check the trailer http://bit.ly/2CXll9K Obey Giant is an American documentary film that premiered on Hulu on November 11, 2017. Directed and produced … Read more
Join us for a very special #SavetheRio fundraiser event featuring a night of short films from the renowned OATS Studios – hosted by acclaimed writer, director, and visual effects guru Neill Blomkamp (ELYSIUM, DISTRICT 9, CHAPPIE), who will be joined for a Q&A by VFX supervisor Chris Harvey and production designer Richard Simpson! The evening’s … Read more
From the Oscar-winning producers of AMY and SENNA comes SUPERSONIC, a gin-and-tonic soaked documentary that offers unprecedented access to The Brothers Gallagher. SUPERSONIC tells the remarkable story of the iconic band Oasis in their own words and features extensive, unseen archival footage to illustrate their meteoric rise from the council estates of Manchester to some … Read more
“Damn! We’re in a tight spot!” Joel and Ethan Coen‘s quirky sensibilities were in complete and total order in their 2000 crime caper O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?, which is getting some much-deserved screen time at the Rio Theatre for it’s 20th Anniversary this November. The story follows three convicts (George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim … Read more
The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman Göring (Russell Crowe). “Well-paced, expertly performed, and an … Read more
Beneath the surface decay of a toxic, dying world lives the Mad Doctor Mindskull. He has created the ultimate weapon, using the planet’s own power to destroy it. Can mankind unite to find a way to stop this Evil before time runs out? The only answer lies within… The Nova Seed. NOVA SEED is a … Read more
This is the story of Jean-Luc Godard making BREATHLESS, told in the style and spirit in which Jean-Luc Godard made BREATHLESS. Oscar-winning filmmaker Richard Linklater (BOYHOOD, DAZED AND CONFUSED) has crafted a playful, poignant love letter to cinema with NOUVELLE VAGUE, which ably reimagines the making of Godard’s landmark vérité BREATHLESS, in an exuberant exploration of the youthful … Read more
Every sport has its ‘Dog Town and Z Boys’ or ‘Riding Giants.’ NOTHING’S FOR FREE: THE HISTORY OF FREERIDE MOUNTAIN BIKING is the real story of the birth and legacy of freeride mountain biking. Chronicling the blue-collar story and rise of a cult sport to a global phenomenon that put the race-driven sport of mountain … Read more
The Rio Theatre is delighted to welcome Austin. Texas ensemble The Invincible Czars back to our stage for a double bill night featuring two classics from the silent era – NOSFERATU and THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI – accompanied with a live, original score. NOSFERATU is one of the most revered films in the history … Read more
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