“You’ve got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky?” Clint Eastwood stars as Dirty Harry Callahan, a no-holds-barred San Francisco cop in this action thriller that began an action franchise–Dirty Harry. Harry doesn’t break murder cases – he smashes them. When he is assigned to pay extortion money to a serial murderer, the … Read more
“I carried a watermelon.” Celebrate ANDREA WARNER‘s new book, The Time of My Life, on Wednesday, August 7 with a special DIRTY DANCING screening and costume contest! Keep it Crayze for Swayze and stick around for a double bill screening with DONNIE DARKO. Have the time of your life and feel free to sing-along, we know you … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a screening of director Zack Embree‘s compelling new documentary DIRECTLY AFFECTED, which takes an in-depth look at the issues surrounding the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Zack will be in attendance and will participate in a post-screening Q&A, as will some other special guests (more info coming soon). Minors welcome … Read more
DIMAAG KHARAAB is a social drama directed by Nischal Basnet, following the story of Indra, played by Khagendra Lamichhane. Indra, a simple man, seeks justice after being deceived by the selfish and comically villainous Mayor, Hari Prasad, played by Arpan Thapa. The film explores Indra’s transformation from a naive, humorous man to a vengeful figure … Read more
Scottish director Lynne Ramsay‘s (WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE) intense psychological drama DIE MY LOVE offers a blistering depiction of a woman engulfed by love and madness. In one of 2025’s most talked about performances, Jennifer Lawrence (who scored a Golden Globe nod for her role) is Grace, a writer … Read more
“Yippee ki yay, motherfudger!” Send your movie-loving’ self into Christmas overdrive with what is – hands down – one of the absolute biggest, baddest motherfudging edge-of-your-seat big screen thrill rides ever, DIE HARD. In (arguably) his signature performance, Bruce Willis shines as a streetsmart (and mostly barefoot!) cop tasked with outsmarting a group of terrorists … Read more
Being a teenager is tough! In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom. With Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, Chang Li Hua. Winner, Sundance 2024 … Read more
From its eyebrow-raising title to its gleefully provocative humor, talented cast, and catchy songs, DICKS: THE MUSICAL is a cult movie in the making. Two self-obsessed businessmen (writers Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp) discover they’re long-lost identical twins and come together to plot the reunion of their eccentric divorced parents, in this riotously funny and … Read more
Before HOME ALONE, there was DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS… Previously only available via VHS bootlegs — and a huge audience smash at Fantastic Fest 2018 — DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS (aka DEADLY GAMES and 3615 CODE PERE NOEL) is an enormous discovery. Made a year before HOME ALONE (which, suspiciously, has almost the same plot), … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, November 10 for the Ukrainian film DIAGNOSIS: DISSENT. Presented by Ukraine Harmony Foundation. Sunday, November 10 Doors 1:30 pm | Movie 2:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Tickets HERE Please note: This film screens in Ukrainian with English subtitles. Synopsis: 1970s. Andriy Dovzhenko … Read more
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