Coming Soon
Hundreds of Beavers: A Northwoods Christmas
One Night Only!
Thursday, December 5 7:00pm
Not Rated
108 mins
Action, Adventure, Comedy
JEAN KAYAK finds himself stranded in a surreal winter landscape with nothing but his dim wits to guide him. Against a backdrop of ruthless elements and sinister creatures – all played by actors in full-sized mascot costumes – KAYAK develops increasingly complex traps in order to win the hand of a mischievous lover…MORE INFO
Thu, Dec 5♿︎
7:00
Flow
Starts Friday, December 6
Rated PG
85 mins
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet…MORE INFO
Rialto Family Matinees
Prancer
December 7 & 8 11am
Rated G
103 mins
FREE
Family, Fantasy, Drama
A farm girl nurses a wounded reindeer she believes is one of Santa’s, hoping to bring it back to health in time for Christmas. Her holiday spirit inspires those around her, something her disheartened father is having trouble understanding. Staring Sam Elliott and Cloris Leachman.
Tickets available at theatre box office December 6
Sweetheart Deal
Tuesday, December 10 7pm
Q&A with Film Team to follow screening!
Not Rated
99 mins
Documentary
When the dangers of the streets close in on a group of sex workers battling addiction, they find refuge in the roadside motorhome of a self-styled savior with a mysterious past. But just as they begin to rebuild their lives, a shocking betrayal comes to light that will change them all. Rather than fall victim to another cruel injustice, they discover the strength to stand up for themselves and for each other…MORE INFO
BABYMETAL Legend—43 The Movie
Wednesday, December 11 9:30pm
Not Rated
85 mins
Concert
Anime Expo Cinema Nights Presents a special concert film of the band BABYMETAL with their worldwide tour Legend-43. In April 2023, SU-METAL (Vocal, Dance), MOAMETAL (Scream, Dance), and MOMOMETAL (Scream, Dance) entered a new stage as the newly born BABYMETAL. Since then, they have embarked on their largest world tour…MORE INFO
Wed, Dec 11
9:30
DAFT PUNK & LEIJI MATSUMOTO: INTERSTELLA 5555
Thursday, December 12 9pm
Not Rated
93 mins
Animation, Music
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem was created by Daft Punk and Cédric Hervet in collaboration with Leiji Matsumoto and Toei Animation, and tells the story of the abduction of an alien music band by an evil human character who has dark plans. Essentially an anime visual album, Interstella features the entirety of Daft Punk’s seminal 2001 album Discovery as its soundtrack, including iconic anthems…MORE INFO
Thu, Dec 12
9:00
Rialto Family Matinees
Elf
December 14 & 15 11am
Rated PG
97 mins
FREE
Family, Adventure, Comedy
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn’t know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit. Starring Will Ferrel and Zooey Deschanel.
Tickets available at theatre box office December 13
Sally!
Wednesday, December 18 6:30pm
Q&A with Director Deborah Craig and Lisa Dettmer following the film!
Not Rated
94 mins
Documentary
A radical lesbian feminist whose trailblazing vision and ebullient personality were the spark for movements with far-reaching impacts, the legacy of Sally Gearhart has also largely been erased from history. From the defeat of the Briggs Initiative to the founding of the first Women’s Studies program in the nation, to groundbreaking writing on lesbian separatist communities, Gearhart was a fierce-hearted San Francisco political preacher at the center of many iconic movements of the 1970s and 1980s.
Wed, Dec 18
6:30
Rialto Family Matinees
A Christmas Story
December 21 & 22 11am
Rated PG
93 mins
FREE
Family, Comedy
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. Starring Peter Billingsley and Melinda Dillon.
Tickets available at theatre box office December 20
A Complete Unknown
Starts Wednesday, December 25
Rated R
135 mins
Biography, Drama, Music
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement and, refusing to be defined, makes a controversial choice that culturally reverberates worldwide…MORE INFO
The Room Next Door
Coming in January!
Rated PG-13
107 mins
Drama
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation…MORE INFO
Paprika
Wednesday, January 8 9:30pm (Subtitled)
Thursday, January 9 9:30pm (Dubbed)
Rated R
91 mins
Animation, Drama, Family
Anime Expo Cinema Nights presents the last film ever made by visionary director Satoshi Kon with his mind-bending thriller PAPRIKA. When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients’ dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it…MORE INFO
Wed, Jan 8
Thu, Jan 9
9:30 (Subtitled)
9:30 (Dubbed)
1-800-ON-HER-OWN
Thursday, January 16 7pm
Not Rated
80 mins
Music, Documentary
1-800-ON-HER-OWN follows groundbreaking indie musician/feminist Ani DiFranco, founder of the first “woman-run non-corporate queer-happy” label, Righteous Babe Records, on a wild road trip from her punk-folk past to her life today as an activist and rock star. Throughout, Ani remains resolutely true to herself, no matter the cost…MORE INFO
Thu, Jan 16
7:00
Maya and the Wave
Thursday, January 23 7pm
Not Rated
97 mins
Documentary
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MAYA and the WAVE, a feature length documentary, tells the extraordinary story of Maya Gabeira, the first woman to surf the giant wave in Nazaré, Portugal. She nearly drowns – and is ridiculed by the male big wave surfers who dominate the sport. Three spine surgeries and five years later, she surfs the biggest wave a woman has ever surfed…MORE INFO
Thu, Jan 23
7:00
I’m Still Here
Coming in February!
Rated PG-13
136 mins
Biography, Drama, History
BRAZIL, 1971 – Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. The film is based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s biographical book and tells the true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history…MORE INFO
Cowboy Bebop The Movie
Wednesday, February 5 9:30pm (Subtitled)
Thursday, February 6 9:30pm (Dubbed)
Rated R
115 mins
Animation, Action, Crime
Caught up in a world of dreams, lost in the cruelty of reality. What should have been an easy bounty turns into biological war after a terrorist gets hold of a deadly virus. Drawn in by the pretty price on the mastermind’s head, Spike and the Bebop crew are ready to collect a much-needed reward…MORE INFO
Wed, Feb 5
Thu, Feb 6
9:30 (Subtitled)
9:30 (Dubbed)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack
Wednesday, March 12 9:30pm (Dubbed)
Thursday, March 13 9:30pm (Subtitled)
Not Rated
135 mins
Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama
Universal Century 0093. The previously missing Char Aznable has revived Neo Zeon and declared war against the Earth Federation government. The Londo Bell unit commanded by Bright Noa is forced to fight alone and unaided against the Neo Zeon forces, which have begun dropping asteroids onto the Earth…MORE INFO