Rialto Theatre
Raleigh, NC 27608
Phone: (919) 856-0111
Editorial Review for Rialto Theatre – by Scott Ross
In Short
In an era when going to the movies means navigating seemingly identical googolplexes, the Rialto transports you back in time: high ceilings, comfortable seats and real buttered popcorn. But the former Colony Theater on Glenwood Avenue also looks forward--exhibiting the kinds of films multiplexes won't touch. Don't look for current blockbusters here, it's all quirky classics at the Rialto.
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Insider Tips
Fun FactThe Friday-night showings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" are an ongoing, decades-old tradition.
What to DrinkBeer is served here.
User Reviews for Rialto Theatre
11/27/2007 Posted by elizabiotch
I love Rialto theater! Where else can you go to see a great movie in an old fashioned yet retro theater! (With REAL buttered popcorn I may add!) I had never been there before, but will surely go back. Especially since finding such a cozy, casual & comforting restaurant...RIGHT NEXT DOOR! "The Point" is located right next to Rialto & the food is amazing! In fact, the food is so good & reasonably priced, I HAD to meet the Chef. Chef Alan Phillips is fairly new to "The Point" but by no means an amatuer! A person can see Chef Alan takes pride in his work. If you dont have the fortune to meet Chef Alan while at "The Point" you'll surely taste it! I snuck a peek at the new menu & I must say, there is something for everyone! From they're daily features (just like Rialto) to they're pasta's, seafood & even prime rib on Fridays! Where has this theater and Chef Alan been hiding? Well the words out folks! You've got to try it! This will be my new date spot for sure! Both "Rialto" AND "The Point" are always hopping...and now I know why. Kudo's to both venues... Dinner AND a Movie...who would've thought! What a concept!!! :-)
Pros: Great movies, friendly service, nicely priced & EXCELLENT food...right next door at "The Point"
Cons: None yet & I dont see any forthcoming
11/09/2007 Posted by toppro
While reading an article in the new NC Signature magazine about Five Points, I noticed the Rialto Theatre, which looks so familiar - in the late 1950's I live in Five Points, on Sunset Dr and went to many movies at the then Colony Theatre (now apparently the Rialto) - seeing movies like Old Yeller and other Disney classics there for .15 (and a dime for popcorn and a drink!) In the early 1960's I got a job as a marquee boy, $1 a night (movies back then changed every few days, sometimes 4-5 times a week) - and used to hang out in the projection booth next to the Marquee letter room - I learned how to operate the projectors and one day the projectionist got fired - and I got the job - bizarre turn of events and at age 13 I was THE projecitonist at the Colony. Eventually moved back to Chapel Hill and became the projectionist at the Varsity and the Carolina theatres. But so weird, Five Points looks so like it did when I was a kid - I googled the map and satellite view and it was like deja vue. Amazing that my memory can recall so much but the satellite views brough it all home.
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