Movies
Filmworker
It’s a rare person who would give up fame and fortune to toil in obscurity for someone else’s creative vision. Yet, that’s exactly what Leon Vitali did after his acclaimed performance as ‘Lord Bullingdon” in Stanley Kubrick‘s BARRY LYNDON. The young actor surrendered his thriving career to become Kubrick’s loyal
Fight Club
Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: You DO NOT talk about Fight Club! David Fincher‘s magnetic neo-noir drama Fight Club (based on the 1996 novel of the
Fight Club
Mischief. Mayhem. Soap. Toxic masculinity never looked so good! The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on July 25 with a screening of David Fincher‘s adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk‘s blockbuster novel about a bored office worker and his soap-making friend, FIGHT CLUB. Released in
Fiddler on the Roof
“Tradition.” Director Norman Jewison‘s lavish screen adaptation of the internationally acclaimed Broadway production recalls the glory days of Hollywood musicals via the endearing story of Tevye (Topol), a poor Jewish milkman whose love, pride and faith in his shtetl help him face the increasing oppression of turn-of-the-century Czarist Russia. “Sentimental
Fever Dream (Premiere! Presented with the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival)
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Tuesday, October 13 for the Premiere of Peruvian director Claudia Llosa‘s (THE MILK OF SORROW, 2009 Oscar-nominee) latest film, FEVER DREAM, an adaptation of Argentinian writer Samanta Schweblin’s celebrated 2014 psychological thriller “Distancia de rescate.” Co-written by Llosa and Schweiblin, the film follows
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Matthew Broderick stars in one of John Hughes‘ hands-down best, FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF. A cinematic touchstone for 80s kids (and pretty much every kid who’s come after), the
Ferrari
Filmmaker Michael Mann (HEAT, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, THE INSIDER, ALI) returns to form with this intensely driven drama centered on a pivotal moment in the life of iconic Italian race car driver and entrepreneur, Enzo Ferrari. Behind the spectacle and danger of 1950’s Formula 1, Ferrari is in
Femme
Experience Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (CANDYMAN) and George Mackay (1917) in the jaw-dropping queer revenge thriller from visionary directors Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping in FEMME. With his performances as Aphrodite Banks, Jules has a place among London’s celebrated drag artists. One night after a show, he steps out to get
Female Trouble
A cult classic from director John Waters, FEMALE TROUBLE follows the trials and tribulations of Dawn Davenport (played to perfection by Waters’ muse and frequent collaborator, Divine). Her life is ruined when her parents refuse to get her a pair of ‘Cha-Cha heels’ for Christmas. Who could imagine that this
Female Trouble
“I hate you, I hate this house, and I hate Christmas!” In celebration of filmmaker and legendary raconteur John Waters‘ recent live performances at the Rio Theatre, we thought it was only fitting to filth up our seasonal programming with the second film in the “Pope of Trash’s”