Movies
Hamlet
Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy is re-imagined in a bold, modern adaptation set within London’s elite South Asian community. When Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns for his father’s funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother. Visited by his father’s ghost, Hamlet learns his brutal
Halloween Kills
Minutes after Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen and granddaughter Allyson left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie’s trap, his ritual bloodbath
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Hospital emergency room Dr. Daniel “Dan” Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O’Herlihy), a madman who’s planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a
Halloween
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, October 31 for John Carpenter‘s original 1978 slasher masterpiece HALLOWEEN… on HALLOWEEN! Jamie Lee Curtis cemented her life-long iconic status as a “Scream Queen” thanks in no small part to her remarkable feature film debut in John
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
‘HALLELUJAH: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song’ is a definitive exploration of singer songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.” This feature-length documentary weaves together three creative strands: The songwriter and his times; the song’s dramatic journey from record label reject to chart-topping
Half Baked
We’re tipping our hat to comedian Neal Brennan (who is performing two live shows at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, August 16) with a Friday Late Night Movie screening of the 1998 stoner classic HALF-BAKED, which he co-wrote with the film’s star, Dave Chappelle. When a member of their crew
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING (currently nominated for a Best Documentary Academy Award) allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South – trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while
Hajduk u Beogradu (Canadian Premiere)
Ostavrenje „Hajduk u Beogradu“ je prva filmska ekranizacija kultnog romana Gradimira Stojkovića koji je, od kada je objavljen 1985. godine, beležio srećnu mladost mnogim generacijama. Legendarni junak najpopularnijeg serijala knjiga sa ovih prostora – Gligorije Pecikoza Hajduk stiže i na veliko platno. Hajduk se doseljava sa porodicom u Beograd
Hairspray (Hosted by Ricki Lake!)
“I’m a bad, bad girl who needs to be punished.” In honour of Ricki Lake‘s appearance at the Rio Theatre to promote her excellent new documentary WEED THE PEOPLE, we felt like we absolutely had to screen one of the best loved (if not best known) films from one of
Hair Of The Bear (w. Director Q&A)
HAIR OF THE BEAR, which premiered at the Windsor International Film Festival, sees Malia Baker (‘Babysitter’s Club’, ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’, DESCENDENTS 4) play Tori, an anxious 16-year-old girl who is self-harming and refusing to go to school. In response, her mother takes her out of her social