Movies
The Phantom of the Opera: 100th Anniversary Silent Sinema Screening with the Invincible Czars LIVE!
The Rio Theatre is delighted to welcome Austin, Texas ensemble The Invincible Czars back to our stage for a double bill night featuring two classics from the silent era – THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI – accompanied with a live, original score. PHANTOM
The Personal History of David Copperfield
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, set in 1840s Britain, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his
The People’s Joker
Filmmaker Vera Drew‘s queer-focused, satirical Batman send-up THE PEOPLE’S JOKER gained itself notoriety right out of the gate, when, following its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in 2022, planned screenings of the film were unceremoniously “pulled” due to “rights issues.” This dark, deeply funny coming of age satire also
The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man
A troubled young man launches a bizarre crime spree against the citizens of Toronto in this thriller-comedy from director Braden Sitter Sr. starring Rishi Rodriguez, Spencer Rice (TV’s Kenny vs Spenny), and Paul Bellini (TV’s Kids in the Hall). This screening will feature a post-show
The Peanut Butter Falcon
A modern Mark Twain style adventure story, THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON tells the story of Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck (Thomas
The Pale Blue Eye
West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a gray winter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders
The Painted Bird
In an effort to save their child from the massive extermination of Jews, a Jewish couple send their son to hide in the countryside with a relative somewhere in Eastern Europe. The little boy’s aunt dies unexpectedly and the stray child is suddenly forced to hit the road and make
The Outwaters (Advance Sneak Peak! One Night Only)
Memory cards unearthed in a remote stretch of the Mojave desert tell the story of four travelers who vanished during a sun-drenched camping trip. One night, everything changes when the foursome is sent on a mind-bendening voyage of unrelenting terror into a world of darkness that no human was ever
The Outsiders
“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold” S.E. Hinton‘s landmark novel ‘The Outsiders’ celebrated 50 years of staying gold in 2017; we thought it seemed fitting to revisit this classic story – and Francis Ford Coppola’s timeless film – with a prime time screening of THE OUTSIDERS on Tuesday,
The Outrun
After living life on the edge in London, Rona (Saoirse Ronan) attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands — where she grew up — hoping to heal. Adapted from the bestselling memoir by Amy Liptrot. “As always, Saoirse