ACHARYA is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva, and stars Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Pooja Hegde and Kajal Aggarwal. It features music composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Tirru. Thursday, April 28 Movie 10:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Advance tickets $25 HERE … Read more
Get ready to rock out at the Rio Theatre with two balls-out movies that will take your Victoria Day weekend all the way to 11. We’re double billing the classic comedy satire THIS IS SPINAL TAP at 7:30 pm with legendary concert film AC/DC: LET THERE BE ROCK at 9:30 pm. See one, or see … Read more
Nestled away in wintry East Anatolia, public-school art teacher Samet (Deniz Celiloğlu) yearns to leave the sleepy village for cosmopolitan Istanbul. Further disenchanted when he and Kenan (Musab Ekici), a colleague, come under public scrutiny, Samet fears circumstances will keep him in Anatolia and his dreams of a new life permanently out of reach. A … Read more
Have the time of your life when ABBA: THE MOVIE dances back into movie theaters as part of a world-wide celebration to commemorate 50 years since the Swedish pop sensation was formed, and 45 years since the film’s original release. Captured by director Lasse Hallström during their mega-successful tour of Australia, the newly remastered film … Read more
When a-ha’s breakthrough hit “Take On Me”shot to 1 on the Billboard charts in 1985, it turned its three young band members into global superstars overnight. While the iconic song and its groundbreaking music video remain ubiquitous to this day, the story of a-ha didn’t end there. After 35 years, a deep catalog of 11 … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on September 22 as we dim the lights and fire up the projector in tribute to one of cinema’s most revered actresses, Gena Rowlands, with a screening of her legendary performance in John Cassavetes‘ iconic drama A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE. Nominated for multiple Oscars, Emmys, and Golden Globes … Read more
A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin.
And now for something completely different: an absurdist comedy about ghosts inhabiting home appliances that is simultaneously a rousing, radical work of historical excavation. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s film is a wacky, whimsical look at Thai politics, from the distant past to its recent history. The film opens with the purchase of a vacuum cleaner revealed to … Read more
Set in a Somali neighbourhood in Toronto, the film follows teenagers Farah and Halima as they fall in love despite warnings to stay apart because they’re from different tribes. When Farah’s family relocates to Vancouver, the relationship ends abruptly — until they reconnect in their twenties in Toronto. But the same cultural barriers that once … Read more
A Town Called Panic: Double Fun Films by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar “An insane level of continuous action!” Take another trip to A Town Called Panic, with two award-winning new specials from the directors of the zany feature film and the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine. With disarming wit and hilarious visuals, A Town … Read more
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