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No Ordinary Man: The Billy Tipton Documentary
NO ORDINARY MAN is an in-depth look at the life of musician and trans culture icon Billy Tipton. Complicated, beautiful and historically unrivaled, this groundbreaking film shows what is possible when a community collaborates to honor the legacy of an unlikely hero. American jazz musician Billy Tipton developed a reputable
Fallen Angels (2020 Restoration)
Lost souls reach out for human connection amidst the glimmering night world of Hong Kong in Wong Kar Wai’s hallucinatory, neon-soaked nocturne. Originally conceived as a segment of CHUNGKING EXRESS, only to spin off on its own woozy axis, this hyper-cool head rush plays like the dark, moody flip side
Destroy All Monsters
The original Godzilla team of director Ishiro Honda, special-effects supervisor Eiji Tsuburaya, and composer Akira Ifukube reunited for this kaiju extravaganza, which features no fewer than eleven monsters. Set in the remote future of 1999, when the people of Earth have achieved world peace by confining destructive creatures to Monsterland
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Lucy Standbridge (Aubrey Plaza) has inherited her father’s publishing house, and the ambitious would-be editor has nearly sunk it with failing titles. She discovers she is owed a book by Harris Shaw (Michael Caine), a reclusive, cantankerous, booze-addled author who originally put the company on the map decades earlier. In
Mogul Mowgli
Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, and he is forced to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family traditions. Starring musician and Oscar-nominee Riz
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
In Wes Adnerson‘s 2004 cult-comedy, renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist
Francis Ford Coppola Presents The Outsiders: The Complete Novel
“Stay gold, Ponyboy.” The Rio Theatre’s SUMMER MOVIE BATTLE: 80’S vs. Y2K finally gets going for Team 80’s, and they’re coming in strong with a story and film that’s a part of every Gen X’ers DNA, THE OUTSIDERS. In 1983, director Francis Ford Coppola struck a powerful chord
The Rolling Stones: Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland 1965
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a big screen, big sound tribute to the man behind the Rolling Stones‘ drum kit, the late, great Charlie Watts. We’ll be presenting a very special double bill featuring the rarely-seen, meticulously restored and fully-realized version of the legendary (but never released film)
Raging Fire
Bong (Donnie Yen) is a highly respected hardline cop with a long history of success on dangerous cases. However, his past unexpectedly comes back to haunt him when a sting operation is attacked by a mysterious group of criminals led by Ngo (Nicholas Tse), his former protégé, a talented former
Chungking Express (4K Restoration)
We’re toasting Chinese Lunar New Year festivities (2023 – Year of the Rabbit) with a double header featuring two standout performances from one of our favourite actors, the incomparable (not to mention prolific) Tony Leung. Join us on Tuesday, January 30 for 4K restorations of modern Hong Kong cinema classics,