Movies
The Last Starfighter (Storm Crow Sunday!)
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a special presentation of cult 80s sci-fi adventure classic The Last Starfighter, presented in partnership with our friends at Storm Crow Tavern on Commercial Drive and the brand-new Storm Crow Alehouse on Broadway. (What does this mean? Here’s what
The Last Showgirl
THE LAST SHOWGIRL, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars BC’s own Pamela Anderson in a Golden-Globe nominated performance as a glamorous Las Vegas showgirl named Shelly, who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. Directed by Gia Coppola (PALO ALTO),
The Last Picture Show
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a double bill highlighting two great performances from an enduring actor’s career that we can totally abide by: Jeff Bridges. At 6:30 pm we’ll be screening Peter Bogdanovich‘s work of sentimental 50’s coming-of-age drama THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, followed by John Carpenter‘s sci-fi
The Last Emperor
We are tipping our hat to an undisputed icon of Italian cinema, the controversial late auteur Bernardo Bertolucci, with a screening of his lush, challenging, multilayered epic period drama THE LAST EMPEROR – a film that won nine Academy Awards, unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated. The
The Last Dragon
“Kiss my Converse!” Looking for… The Glow? Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, August 28 for a screening of Berry Gordy‘s cult-classic THE LAST DRAGON. Like a comic book come to B-movie life, THE LAST DRAGON is an action-filled pop-culture fantasy fairy tale, mining elements of martial arts
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
As a result of the critical and commercial acclaim of THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO, triple threat Joe Talbot – who directed, wrote and stars in the breakout indie hit – has emerged as a talent to watch in 2019. Talbot stars as Jimmie Fails, who dreams of
The King of Comedy
“Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.” Given the recent success of JOKER, we felt the time was right to revisit one of the films it so clearly pays homage to, director Martin Scorsese‘s withering, brilliant social satire THE KING OF COMEDY. Rupert Pupkin
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Following 2015’s breathtakingly original and Oscar-nominated romance THE LOBSTER, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (DOGTOOTH) and actor Colin Farrell re-team for another unusual offering, with the psychological revenge- thriller THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER. Farrell again stars, this time as a renowned cardiovascular surgeon presiding over a spotless household with
The Killer
THE KILLER finds director David Fincher (FIGHT CLUB, ZODIAC) on firm footing and returning to form with a stylish and engaging neo-noir thriller that proves a perfect match for leading man Michael Fassbender. Based on the French graphic novel series of the same name written by Alexis “Matz” Nolent,
The Karate Kid (1984)
It’s a cruel summer… In light of the epic success of YouTube/Netflix’s series Cobra Kai, we thought the time was right to revisit this hugely popular 80s coming-of-age story starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, in his Oscar-nominated performance. Hassled by the school bullies, Daniel LaRusso (Macchio) has his share