J.T. LeRoy

Based on the memoir, “Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy” by Savannah Knoop, writer-director Justin Long’s J.T. LEROY (co-written by Knoop) tells the story of one of a genuinely bizarre, captivating tale, going beyond the headlines to tell the story of the most compelling literary ‘hoax’ of our generation. Laura Albert (Laura Dern) … Read more

Dario Argento’s Deep Red (4K Restoration!)

From Dario Argento, the man behind some the greatest excursions in Italian horror (SUSPIRIA, THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, THE CAT O’ NINE TAILS), comes DEEP RED: Arguably the ultimate “giallo.” Aided by a throbbing score from legendary proggers Goblin, this hallucinatory fever dream is punctuated by some of the most expert setpieces the … Read more

Midnight Cowboy (50th Anniversary Screening!)

This Academy Award-winning Best Picture features Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in standout roles as a con man and a Texas hustler trying to survive on the tough streets of New York.     MIDNIGHT COWBOY (Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he … Read more

Matilda

This film adaptation of beloved children’s author Roald Dahl‘s work tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Worse, Agatha Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the evil principal at Matilda’s school, is a terrifyingly strict bully. However, when Matilda … Read more

Jawbreaker (25th Anniversary Screening!)

High school. A time of sweet innocence. Untainted youth. Goal-oriented teenagers. NOT! Life at Reagan High School involves moments of feeling, like, super awkward and discovering who you are while also  trying to fit in with everyone else. Belonging to a “clique” is a life or death matter, especially when that clique rules the school. … Read more

The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Starship Troopers (97)

“The only good bug, is a dead bug.” Inexplicably, Paul Verhoeven‘s 1997 work of futuretastic sci-fi fantasy, STARSHIP TROOPERS – a movie about humans in a fascistic, militaristic future doing battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival – has become a cult-favourite. This means that it is best appreciated on the big … Read more

High Life

Monte (Robert Pattinson) and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system.The crew death-row inmates led by a doctor (Juliette Binoche) with sinister motives has vanished. As the mystery of what happened onboard the ship is unraveled, father and daughter must rely … Read more

Phoenix Cultural Society Presents Rahman 1400

Starring Mehran Modiri and Reza Golzar Saturday, May 11 Doors 12:30 | Movie 1:00 pm Advance tickets $16 available HERE Tickets $18 at the door *Must be 19+ w/ID for entry. Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and passes not accepted for this film. RAHMAN 1400 (Manouchehr Hadi, 100 mins / Persian) A man tries to get … Read more

Boyz n The Hood

“Either they don’t know, don’t show, or don’t care about what’s going on in the hood.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, May 16 as we raise a glass and toast the late, great writer-director John Singleton with a screening of what is undoubtedly his most well-known and revered work, BOYZ N THE … Read more