Movies
The Last Unicorn
Peter S. Beagle‘s iconic 1968 fantasy novel THE LAST UNICORN comes to life in one of the most beloved animated features of the 80s – perfect for movie lovers of all ages! Directors Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass’ (the team behind numerous 70s-era children’s Holiday staples) THE LAST UNICORN
Amazon Hot Box
Join us at the Rio Theatre‘s Rio Grind Film Festival on Saturday, November 24 for the Canadian Premiere of director James Bickert’s locally-lensed AMAZON HOT BOX. An American college student named Penny is erroneously apprehended during a dissident round-up in the banana republic of Rattica. She is incarcerated into the
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek
After a shooting at a police funeral, a reclusive ex-cop and members of his militia must interrogate one another to find the rogue gunmen before copycat attacks start a nationwide war between cops and citizen vigilantes. As suspicions mount within the group, the militiamen find their trust — and
Tenacious D: Post-Apocalypto (In Person with Q&A!)
It could be the greatest night the Rio has ever known… Tenacious D (yes) are joining us live (yes, you read that right) and in-person (no joke) for a screening of their amazing, animated magnum opus POST-APOCALYPTO and Q&A. Wednesday, December 12 Doors 8:00 pm | Show
One Cut of the Dead
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
System Entertainment Presents Južni vetar
A story about Petar Maras, a Belgrade criminal in his late twenties, whose one reckless move causes an avalanche of events that will greatly affect the lives of those around him. Sunday, December 2 Doors 3:00 pm | Movie 3:30 pm Advance tickets available HERE Tuesday, December
Orlando
In celebration of the Rio’s upcoming run of SUSPIRIA, we felt the time was nigh to toast the awe-inspiring career of the iconic actress Tilda Swinton with a screening of a film that was, for many, the introduction to her unmistakable prowess – English filmmaker Sally Potter‘s 1993 gender-bending epic,
Videotronyxz (Canadian Premiere!)
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, November 22 for the kickoff of the Rio Grind Film Festival with the Canadian Premiere of the locally-lensed dark comedy VIDEOTRONYXZ. Written, directed, edited and shot by Brendan Taylor, VIDEOTRONYXZ tells the story of Jazlo, a shy young man who discovers his
Piercing
Writer-director Nicolas Pesce‘s follow-up to his arthouse horror hit THE EYES OF MY MOTHER is the stylishly brutal black S&M comedy PIERCING, adapted from Ryû Murakami‘s kinky, twisted love story of the same name. Reed (Christopher Abbott) is going on a business trip. He kisses his wife and infant son
Lords of Chaos
From renowned Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund comes LORDS OF CHAOS, the true story of Norwegian Black Metal and its most notorious practitioners – a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning and murder: MAYHEM. Oslo, 1987. Seventeen year-old Euronymous is determined to escape his idyllic Scandinavian hometown