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File under: Just announced, pretty rad October coming…
Steel Magnolias, 10/7
Grease SINGALONG, 10/10
Muppet Treasure Island, starring Tim Curry, 10/13
Clue, starring Tim Curry, 10/16
Backrooms, 10/19
Blair Witch, 10/20
Ghostbusters, 10/22
Halloween, 10/28
Hocus Pocus, coming in costumes encouraged!, 10/31 at 2 PM
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 10/31 at 8 PM
And of course, a very ROCKYTOBER, with FIVE showings from @rocky.punks: 10/2 and 10/16 at midnight, 10/23 at 9 PM, 10/30 at 8 PM and midnight, including costume contests for both 10/30 shows 💋🩸👠🎃
We’re not huge on awards, but we’re also big believers that you have to celebrate your wins in life. On that note, here’s a special thanks to all of YOU who voted for us in the @indyweek Best of Wake County awards. Honored to be named The Best Film Theatre Venue in Wake County this year. Congrats to all the winners and nominees. And a huge shoutout to our awesome team who makes it all happen!
FAUST turns 100 this year, and we’re less than two weeks out from The Invincible Czars’ screening of the movie at The Rialto (10/3), including a brand new original score…
F.W. Murnau brought FAUST to the screen at the height of his creative powers, following the international success of Nosferatu. Given extraordinary resources by UFA Studios, he transformed a familiar folktale into a vast, dreamlike spectacle filled with monumental sets, startling visual effects, theatrical shadows, and images that still feel uncanny a century later…
Murnau uses the camera and the frame almost like a magician uses a stage—making demons loom, cities transform, and moral conflict feel physically enormous. His FAUST is both intimate and epic: a human soul caught in a cosmic struggle…
Every version of FAUST returns to the same irresistible question: What would you risk to get what you want? The quintessential “deal with the devil” story speaks to ambition, temptation, regret, and the fear that our time is running out.
Faust’s bargain may be supernatural, but the impulse behind it is deeply human—the temptation to set aside our principles in exchange for power, knowledge, youth, love, or one more chance. Each retelling finds a new angle on that struggle, which is why FAUST never stops feeling urgent.
Get your tickets today at TheRialto.com or from the link in our bio. 🎟️ 😈 🎥 🎶
I Spy September rolls into silly season this week, with SPIES LIKE US landing on Tuesday (9/22) and AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY hitting on Friday (9/25).
Don’t miss your chance to see these comedy classics on the big screen!
Get your tickets at TheRialto.com or from the link in our bio. 🎟️ 🎥 🔗 🍿
🕯️🎻 Candlelight x 2 TONIGHT (9/19): 90s Hip Hop on Strings gets underway at 5:30 PM, followed by Coldplay and Imagine Dragons at 7:45 PM.
Looking for a great impromptu date night? See you tonight! 🎻🕯️
Just a couple of ICONS hitting the big screen tonight, no big deal. Hope to see you for THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS at 8 PM, followed by THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at midnight. Why choose one when you can see both? 🐐💋🩸👠🎥🐐
We’re officially 2 weeks out from Brett Dennen’s music and art extravaganza, taking place on Friday, October 2nd.
Suffice it to say, this will go above and beyond the everyday concert experience.
Get tickets at TheRialto.com or from the link in our bio today! 🎶 🖼️ 🔗
It`s a double-header: N64 GoldenEye with @ogtrianglemedia starts at 6, GoldenEye the movie screens at 8. Maybe if mom and dad let us stay up late we`ll play after the movie, too.
Y’all free on Friday? Sure would love to see you for THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS as we pay our respects to the 🐐
Be sure to stick around (or come back) for midnight RHPS with @rocky.punks for a true Science Fiction Double Feature 💋🩸👠
Always wanted to become a Rialto member? Now you can! Our first membership drive is officially OPEN and running through October 31st.
If you believe in the power of community, value our broad range of programming, and want to support one of Raleigh’s most beloved cultural institutions and our amazing staff, we hope you’ll consider joining The Rialto’s inaugural group of members.
Hit the link in our bio for details on the packages available, or go to TheRialto.com/memberships to find out more. 🙏 🎥 🎶 💗
The leaves may not be turning just yet, but we’re already turning our frightened eyes to HALLOWEEN.
John Carpenter’s slasher film that reinvented the genre is coming your way on October 28th for one night only (thank goodness!).
Get your tickets at TheRialto.com or from the link in our bio today…if you dare. 🎃🔪🎥
Shaping up to be a classy little week… 🕵️♂️ 🔫 🎮 💋 🩸 🎻
Get ready to dance all night TONIGHT (9/12) when @scythianmusic takes the stage and kicks Saturday night off in style! Get your tickets now, folks. ☘️ 🎶 💃🏻 🕺🏻
One week out from our next midnight RHPS…Join us NEXT FRIDAY (9/18) for one of Raleigh’s most storied traditions!
If you can’t make this one, you’ll have FIVE chances in October to experience the magic and madness of Rocky Horror.
The 10/30 screenings at 8 PM and midnight will likely sell out, so plan ahead and get your tickets early! 💋🩸👠🎥
SCYTHIAN is right around the corner, folks. Do not miss this high-energy show when it comes to Raleigh THIS SATURDAY (9/12).
Get tickets now at TheRialto.com or from the link in our bio. ☘️ 🎶
Join us TONIGHT (9/9) for CELEBRATING GODFREY CHESHIRE, an evening featuring the internationally known film critic discussing his new book and life’s work.
Godfrey will share stories from the early days of Spectator Magazine, plus what he’s learned in reviewing films in places as far-flung as Beijing and Tehran.
This one promises to be a night and a discussion you don’t want to miss! Get tickets at TheRialto.com or from the link in our bio today. 🎥 📝 🎟️
What’s that? You haven’t gotten tickets for THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH yet?!
Come on now, folks. Pick up that rotary phone and invite a friend to join you for one of Hitchcock’s finest films, when I Spy September rolls on TONIGHT (9/8) at 7 PM…
What better way to end your Labor Day than with STOP MAKING SENSE? Join us to see why the 1984 concert film from Jonathan Demme is only widely considered the best one ever made. Those Monday scaries can wait, The Talking Heads cannot!
Happy Labor Day weekend, Raleigh! We’re taking the weekend off to give the projector a much-needed rest before a BUSY fall and holiday season.
The big screen lights up again on Monday (9/7) when STOP MAKING SENSE comes to town. Dancing in the aisles is encouraged, borderline expected.
Be sure to join us this week for:
- THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH Tuesday (9/8)
- CELEBRATING GODFREY CHESHIRE (book talk + signing) Wendesday (9/9)
- SCYTHIAN Saturday (9/12)
- LITTLE RALEIGH RADIO’S 4TH ANNUAL JAZZ SHOWCASE Sunday (9/13)
I Spy September keeps rolling next week, with 007 and friends coming your way in Dr. No (9/15), Goldfinger (9/16), and Goldeneye (9/17).
Tickets for all available at TheRialto.com or from the link in our bio.
Not too late to get your tickets for tonight’s showing of NOTORIOUS (9/3), starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman.
If you like your spy thrillers in black and white and prefer them to be directed by the one and only Alfred Hitchcock, you’re in luck! 🍀🕵️♂️🎥