Movies
Lady Snowblood (30th Anniversary Screening)
Gory revenge is raised to the level of visual poetry in Toshiya Fujita’s stunning LADY SNOWBLOOD. A major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL saga, this endlessly inventive film, set in late nineteenth-century Japan, charts the single-minded path of vengeance taken by a young woman (Meiko Kaji) whose parents were the
Asteroid City
Filmmaker Wes Anderson returns to form with his latest star-studded effort, ASTEROID CITY. Set in a fictional American desert town circa 1955, it follows the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) that is
Grease 2
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on August 25 with one that is sure to please all the “cool riders” out there – GREASE 2! Even better…? Late Night Date Night! Bring a your favourite Pink Lady, fellow Jock, or that T-Bird you’ve
Bhola Shankar CANCELLED
Bhola Shankar (Chiranjeevi) is a former gangster who arrives in Kolkata with his adopted sister Radha (Keerthy Suresh) for her education and also on a personal mission to hunt down a crime network who were responsible for the death of Radha’s family. Sunday, August 13 CANCELLED
Jailer
JAILER is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures. It stars Rajinikanth in the title role, along with Jackie Shroff, Shiva Rajkumar, Sunil, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan, Mirnaa Menon, Yogibabu and Vinayakan. Mohanlal makes a cameo
The Miracle Club
Set in 1967, THE MIRACLE CLUB follows the story of three generations of close friends, Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O’Casey) of Ballygar, outside Dublin, who win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each
Afire
While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) are surprised by the presence of Nadja (Paula Beer), a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and with brutal honesty, forces
Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt (60th Anniversary Restoration)
Jean-Luc Godard‘s CONTEMPT, the director’s color and CinemaScope ravishingly visual New Wave masterpiece starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Fritz Lang and Jack Palance, has been beautifully restored in glorious 4K for its 60th Anniversary! Contempt… That’s what ex-typist Bardot has for screenwriter/husband Piccoli — but why? Does she think he
Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare
Indian writer-director Nithin Krishnamurthy’s debut, the Kannada-language feature comedy HOSTEL HUDUGARU BEKAGIDDARE, his focuses on the male bonding in a campus hotel and what antics guys there get up to. The entire movie is shot on a ‘hand-held camera’ and follows the protagonists at Thunga Boys Hostel
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Cape Fear’
“Counselor! Come out, come out, wherever you are!” Join us on Thursday, August 17 for a double feature that celebrates actor Robert De Niro (on his birthday!) and includes two of our favourite performances from his many collaborations with filmmaker Martin Scorsese – TAXI DRIVER and CAPE FEAR.