Come see this festival of short films at Rialto Cinemas Cerrito!

The Albany Film Festival is an annual event featuring short films by Bay Area, national, and global filmmakers. It used to be held at the Albany Twin on Solano, but with the closing of that theater it has moved to the Cerrito.

The festival happens on four separate dates. Each date has a theme:

• October 10, 7:30pm: Albany GreenFest Deep mysteries, real fire power, keeping it wild, connecting with wonder.
• October 12, 10am: Living on Earth Doing your own thing is different for everyone.
• October 13, 10am: Connections Old, new, broken, complete, and always in process.
• October 19, 10am: Best of the Fest 2024

All tickets are $13. A festival pass is $30. You can buy them online or at the Rialto Cinemas Cerrito box office.

Come see this new revenge comedy at the Cerrito!

Starting this Friday, June 21, Rialto Cinemas Cerrito will be showing “Thelma,” a comedy about a 93-year-old woman who sets out for revenge against the phone scammer who talked her out of a bunch of money by impersonating her grandson. It stars June Squibb (who was hilarious in the movie Nebraska) in her first lead role, and is the directorial debut of Josh Margolin. The film also features Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Clark Gregg (Phil Coulson in the M.C.U.), Parker Posey (the queen of the indies), and Malcolm McDowell (veteran of many films, including A Clockwork Orange and The Artist).

Please join us at the Cerrito to watch Thelma! For more information, click here. Tickets are available online or at the box office.

Six Classic Movies at Rialto Cinemas Cerrito

Hello, fellow movie lovers!

We just got word from Rialto Cinemas that they will be showing several more classic movies at the Cerrito from mid-October through early November. They are:

Stop Making Sense (1984)

October 16 – 18, 3:45, 6:00, and 8:30 pm

This is the 40th anniversary restoration/reissue of what is considered by many critics to be the greatest concert film of all time. Directed by Jonathan Demme and featuring the Talking Heads.

Tickets are available online or at the box office.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Monday, October 23, 3:30 and 7:00 pm

Directed by David Lean and starring Alec Guinness, William Holden, Sessue Hayakawa, and Jack Hawkins. Winner of the Academy Awards for best picture, best lead actor, best director, and best adapted screenplay, and nominee for best supporting actor. Like many David Lean films, this one is best seen on the big screen.

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Tuesday, October 24, 3:30, 6:00, and 8:30 pm

Directed by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, Strangers on a Train is about a man roped into a murder plot he didn’t agree to. Starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker as amoral sociopath Bruno Antony.

The Shining (1980)

Wednesday, October 25, 3:30 and 7:00 pm

Directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd. Kubrick’s entry in the horror genre is a truly unnerving film experience. It doesn’t have as much violence as many modern horror films, but the cinematography, sound design, acting, editing, and direction make this a scarier movie than many more graphic films.

Beetlejuice (1988)

Monday, October 30, 3:30 and 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 31 3:30, 6:00, and 8:30 pm
Wednesday, November 1, 3:30 and 9:00 pm

Directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, and Winona Ryder. An inverted ghost story, in which the ghosts want to get the living out of their home instead of the other way around. Michael Keaton’s over-the-top performance as the title character is not to be missed.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Monday, November 6 3:30, 6:00, and 8:30 pm
Tuesday, November 7 3:30, 6:00, and 8:30 pm
Wednesday, November 8 3:15 pm

Directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, and Peter Sellers playing three roles. A cold-war satire about the risks of nuclear annihilation. Nominated for Academy Awards for best picture, best actor, best director, and best adapted screenplay.

Buying Tickets

Admission to all of these classics will be $9, except for Stop Making Sense, for which Rialto will charge their regular prices. Currently, only tickets for Stop Making Sense are on sale. You can buy them online or at the box office. Please check the Rialto Cinemas Cerrito website as the dates for the other films approach. Moviegoers are strongly advised to buy advance tickets at the box office or online, as the movie may sell out.