Movies
Writer Padmabhushan
Padmabhushan, a 25-year-old aspiring writer based out of Vijayawada and his middle class family take us on a roller coaster ride packed with innocuous fun and soft emotions, with their heart in the right place. With Suhas, Tina Shilparaj, Rohini, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sri Gouri Priya, Goparaju. Saturday, February
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
Broker
Five years after winning the Palme d’Or for SHOPLIFTERS, Academy award-nominated filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with BROKER, starring Cannes Best actor winner Song Kang Ho (PARASITE). The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can’t have children of
The Menu
A couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. With Jon Leguizamo, Janet McTeer, Hong Chau, Judith Light, “Part scalpel-sharp satire and part eat-the-rich horror flick, this
Kids vs. Aliens (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A!)
Canadian indie genre filmmaking legend Jason Eisener (who brought us Canuxploitation favourites including HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN and TREEVENGE and served as an Executive Producer on TURBO KID) returns to the big screen with his latest work, the sci-fi infused KIDS VS ALIENS. Taking a note of inspiration from the
Black Girl
February marks Black History Month, and the Rio Theatre is honouring that with a double bill screening on February 1. We will be featuring two significant titles, including a 4K restoration of Senegalese director Ousmane Sembène‘s landmark 1966 BLACK GIRL (aka, “La noire de...”, it currently sits at #97 in
Malcolm X
“We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us!” February marks Black History Month, and the Rio Theatre is honouring that with prime time screening of Spike Lee’s MALCOLM X on Sunday, February 11. Lee’s grand, sweeping epic MALCOLM X is a tribute to the controversial
Carole King: Home Again – Live in Central Park
The brand new feature-length concert documentary CAROLE KING: HOME AGAIN – LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK, which presents musical icon Carole King’s triumphant May 26, 1973 homecoming concert on The Great Lawn of New York City’s Central Park before an estimated audience of 100,000. The film presents the complete multi-camera
The Bar Without a Neon Sign
THE BAR WITHOUT A NEON SIGN C.R. Avery’s New Film & Album Friday, January 27 Advance tickets $20 HERE | $22 at the door Doors 4:00 pm | Movie 4:30 pm *Minors permitted. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service. *Sorry, Rio Theatre Groupons and
Empire of Light
Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a compelling and poignant drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, from Academy Award® winning director Sam Mendes. EMPIRE OF LIGHT features a stellar cast led by Academy Award winner Olivia