Badgers? We don’t need no stinkin’ badgers! Given the enormous popularity of the recent Weird Al biopic WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (starring Daniel Radcliffe as the accordion playing, musical comedy genius), we thought the time was right to get a little weird ourselves on Wednesday, November 30. Yes, that’s right: We’re getting ready to … Read more
Don’t go in unless you’re ready to die! From legendary Italian horror maestro Lucio Fulci (ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS) comes the ultimate classic of supernatural terror, THE BEYOND. Inspired from the work of H.P. Lovecraft, Fulci’s gory and surreal “Italian Gothique” masterpiece is the epitome of the “cosmic horror” genre, and the second installment in his … Read more
Like so many movie-lovers around the world, we were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of filmmaker David Lynch, whose contribution to arts and culture is immeasurable. His monumentally beloved catalogue is its own impressive, cinematic legacy rich with old friends and oddball characters who make regular visits upon our silver screen. In the … Read more
Kiwi journalist and filmmaker David Farrier (TICKLED, DARK TOURIST) unwittingly stumbles into a game of cat and mouse with a mystery man creating havoc in his neighborhood, wheel-clamping cars at a local antique store. That clamper was Michael Organ. When the owner of the shop this wheel clamper patrols denies knowing him, Farrier becomes even … Read more
Screened at festivals around the world, the writer-director team of Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper‘s eco-dystopic, sci-fi coming-of-age drama VESPER is coming to the Rio’s screen on Saturday, November 26. Its inclusion is a nice “full circle” moment, as Buožytė‘s remarkable 2012 work of romantic sci-fi, VANISHING WAVES, screened at the Rio Grind in its inaugural … Read more
“Legend. Virtuoso. Master of his craft…” From writer/director James Nguyen – the self-trademarked “Master of the Romantic Thriller” – comes this all-new sequel to his 2010 eco-horror sensation BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR. (A film hailed as, “the worst film ever made and a true cult hit” by The Guardian.) When global warming triggers climate chaos … Read more
If there’s one thing that Rio Theatre audiences can be relied upon for, it’s turning up for movies that are adapted from the literary works of iconic horror author Stephen King. His influence on the pop-culture landscape is far-reaching to the point of being immeasurable; beyond screening adapted classics like THE SHiNiNG or MISERY, we’ve … Read more
The movie COMEDY ON THREE FLOORS (“Komedija na tri sprata“) brings us the comical and often crazy adventures of the tennants of a– at first glance – absolutely common apartment building in Belgrade. The gallery of characters – alienated and selfish, but still well-meaning souls is in contrast with the building, which, together with their … Read more
SATANIC HISPANICS is an anthology of five short films from some of the leading Latin filmmakers in the horror genre, spotlighting Hispanic talent both in front and behind the camera. When police raid a house in El Paso, they find it full of dead Latinos, and only one survivor. He’s known as “The Traveler,” and … Read more
Indian filmmaker Jeethu Joseph‘s latest is the Malayalam-language thriller KOOMAN: THE NIGHT RIDER, set in a hilly village on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. The village has people of different cultures from both the states. The story is about a strict police officer who relocates there and the subsequent events that turn his and many others’ … Read more
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