Movies
The Handmaid’s Tale
To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 8, the Rio Theatre will be screening director Volker Schlöndorff’s (THE TIN DRUM) adaptation of Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood‘s chilling of dystopian thriller THE HANDMAID’S TALE. In a futuristic, theocratic and dystopian United States, Offred (Natasha Richardson) is forced to become a handmaid
Elle
Michèle (Best Actress Oscar-nominee Isabelle Huppert) seems indestructible. Head of a leading video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle’s life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
The Rio Theatre is very pleased to partner with JFL Northwest for a very special, one night only engagement of graphic novelist Dash Shaw’s upcoming animated feature MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL SINKING INTO THE SEA. From acclaimed graphic novelist Dash Shaw (New School) comes an audacious debut that is equal
Ocean Waves
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,
Blue Valentine
A complex portrait of a contemporary American marriage, BLUE VALENTINE tells the story of David (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams), a couple who have been together for several years but who are at an impasse in their relationship. While Cindy has blossomed into a woman with opportunities and options,
Y tu mamá también
Before breaking into Hollywood with films like CHILDREN OF MEN and GRAVITY, director Alfonso Cuarón made his name with arthouse audiences thanks to the sexy roadtrip movie Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN (which he also co-wrote). Gael Garcia Bernal (NERUDA, THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES) and Diego Luna (ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS
Singin’ in the Rain (70th Anniversary Screening!)
Celebrate one of the most enduring, beloved movie musicals ever made with the big screen viewing it so richly deserves, on it’s 70th Anniversary… SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN! Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds (in her feature debut!) and Donald O’Connor star in one of the most iconic films from Hollywood’s “golden
La La Land #MusicMonday
Hey, Girl. We’re getting into the Valentine’s Day mood with a #MusicMonday screening of one of the most requested titles we get a the Rio Theatre, Damien Chazelle‘s enchanting nod to Hollywood’s musical heyday, LA LA LAND. Mia (Emma Stone, in an Oscar-winning performance), an
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
“Random thoughts for Valentine’s Day, 2004…. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap.” Featuring the uniquely imaginative and whimsical visual aesthetic of director Michel Gondry, a story from the genius mind of Charlie Kaufman (BEING JOHN MALKOVICH), and career-high
When Harry Met Sally (35th Anniversary Screening)
“I’ll have what she’s having.” In the pantheon of romantic comedies, is there any more universally beloved (not to mention hilarious, sweet, infinitely quotable, sincere, and completely relatable) than director Rob Reiner‘s landmark classic WHEN HARRY MET SALLY…? The characters of Harry and Sally were heavily influenced by