Movies
Country: Canada
Brooklyn
BROOKLYN tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as
Brokeback Mountain (20th Anniversary Screening)
June is Pride month across North America and the Rio Theatre is joining in the celebration with the groundbreaking, and first of its kind in contemporary Hollywood mainstream films, Ang Lee’s BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. The film is set in a fictitious yet picturesque location, Brokeback Mountain, and chronicles the lives of
Born to Be Blue
Ethan Hawke lights up the screen as jazz legend Chet Baker, whose tumultuous life is thrillingly reimagined with wit, verve, and style to burn. In the 1950s, Baker was one of the most famous trumpeters in the world, renowned as both a pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene and
Borealis (Skype Q&A with Kevin Pollak and Joey King!)
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a very special presentation of the indie Canadian family drama BOREALIS (Winner, Special Jury Mention VIFF 2015). The film follows Jonah (Jonas Chernick), an unemployed gambler who takes his estranged pot-smoking teen-aged daughter Aurora (Joey King) on a dangerous road trip to Churchill,
Bonjour Tristesse
At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile is languishing by the French seaside with her handsome
Bones of Crows
BONES OF CROWS is told through the eyes of Cree Matriarch Aline Spears as she survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. She uses her uncanny ability to understand and translate codes into
Blood Quantum
The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’gmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are immune to the zombie plague. Traylor, the tribal sheriff, must protect his son’s pregnant girlfriend, apocalyptic refugees, and reserve riff raff from the hordes of walking white corpses.
Blade Runner 2049
You asked for it Rio Theatre movie goers and we’re bringing it to you: Double Bill: BLADE RUNNER: The Final Cut & BLADE RUNNER 2049. It’s double the blades, double the running at special Double Bill pricing happening Sunday, May 18th! In 2017, Canadian director Denis Villeneuve unleashed one of the most anticipated
BlackBerry
Every era has its visionaries, and BLACKBERRY investigates the brilliance of the individuals that invented the world’s first smartphone. Recounting the Canadian company’s humble yet chaotic rise to market dominance, the film is a darkly comedic telling of the tragic tale
Black Christmas (50th Anniversary Restoration Screening)
“If this movie doesn’t make your skin crawl… It’s on TOO TIGHT!” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a night of retro Holiday cheer – and fear! – with the brand new 50th Anniversary 4K restoration of the bloody fantastic Can-con slasher, BLACK CHRISTMAS. Christmas wouldn’t be