Picking up where his taboo-busting SHIVERS left off, RABID is the next-level iteration of legendary Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg’s obsession with sexual body horror as a late-nite creature feature. Former adult film star Marilyn Chambers stars as a woman who, after a motorcycle accident, wakes up in a hospital with new skin and a new … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Tuesday, April 17 as we mark Reel Canada‘s National Canadian Film Day with a FREE (!) 25th Anniversary screening of iconic filmmaker David Cronenberg‘s quietly prescient work of dystopian fantasy sci-fi, EXISTENZ. Video game designer Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh) has created a virtual reality game called eXistenZ. … Read more
Based on the polarizing 1973 novel CRASH by English author J.G. Ballard, David Cronenberg‘s equally polarizing adaptation caused an uproar when it was released in 1996. Praised by (some) critics and widely admonished by others, the film has gained something of a cult audience in the nearly 25 years years since. In Cronenberg‘s distinctly austere, … Read more
Writer-director Srikanth Odela (the protégé of legendary fimmaker Bandreddi Sukumar) is making his feature film debut with the upcoming Indian Telugu-language action drama film DASARA, set against the backdrop of the Singareni coal mines near Godavarikhani of Telangana. Starring Nani and Keerthy Suresh. Saturday, April 8 Doors 1:15 pm | Movie 1:45 pm *Start time subject … Read more
Gary Oldman took home a well-deserved Oscar for his career-high performance in the role of a lifetime, as Winston Churchill, in director Joe Wright‘s (ATONEMENT, PRIDE & PREJUDICE) DARKEST HOUR (which was nominated for a total of six Academy Awards, including Best picture). This thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World … Read more
“Giger’s work shows us, all too clearly, where we come from and where we’re going.” – Timothy Leary Join us at the Rio Theatre for a special double bill pairing of Belinda Sallin’s remarkable new documentary, DARK STAR: H.R. Giger’s World with Ridley Scott’s ALIEN. Sallin’s film delves deep into the life and art of … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for an exclusive screening of writer-director Lowell Dean‘s (WOLFCOP) wrestling horror comedy, DARK MATCH. Set in the 1980’s the follows a small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious … Read more
Join us for the World Premiere of Dark Harvest here at The Rio Theatre – Sunday, January 14th Doors 12:45 pm | Movie 1:45 pm Tickets $12.50 advance/ $15 at the door – Cast and Crew in attendance for Q&A post screening – Advanced tickets available by clicking HERE – *Rio Theatre Groupons and passes are not accepted for this … Read more
Italian horror icon Dario Argento (SUSPIRIA, DEEP RED, INFERNO) returns to the big screen with DARK GLASSES, his first directorial effort in over a decade. Rome. A serial killer has killed three prostitutes, strangling them with cello ropes. The last rope of the “Cellist” is destined for Diana, a luxury escort who frequents the hotels … Read more
“Is she insane?” “Well, she’s not normal.” And who is these days?! So why not be amongst other like minded abnormalities when coming #FridayLateNight to the Rio Theatre on June 6, we present horror icon and master suspense filmmaker, Dario Argento‘s PHENOMENA (which was later re-cut and re-released in the US as ‘Creepers’). Dario Argento … Read more
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