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Country: France

Song of the Sea

Join us at the Rio Theatre for director Tomm Moore’s (THE SECRET OF KELLS) Oscar-nominated animated feature SONG OF THE SEA on April 25th Doors 4pm/ Movie 4:30pm $8 advance HERE / $10 door All ages welcome in the balcony! Must be 19+ w/ID for bar

Smoking Causes Coughing

A wildly inventive new comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER), SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING follows the misadventures of a team of five superheroes known as the Tobacco Force — Benzene (Gilles Lellouche), Nicotine (Anaïs Demoustier), Methanol (Vincent Lacoste), Mercury (Jean-Pascal Zadi), and Ammonia (Oulaya Amamra). After a devastating battle against a

Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds

One day, the adventurous Juliette and her sister Carmen find an enchanted toy and get swept away into the Kingdom of Winds. They are transformed into cats and find themselves in a fantastical new world full of flying divas, technicolor dragons, and other mind-melting creations. When Juliette

Sirāt

A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom,

Showgirls (30th Anniversary Restoration)

“I’m a dancer, not a whore.” Las Vegas… Running from a troubled past and possessed of a raw and riveting dancing talent, Nomi Malone is soon introduced to the arena of the sensual, pulsating stage shows on the legendary Strip and the powerful men and women who run

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a film series featuring some of the nominated films and performances being honoured by the Golden Globes, including STEVE JOBS, GRANDMA, TRAINWRECK, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, SHAUN THE SHEEP, THE HATEFUL 8, and LOVE & MERCY. On January 10, we will be hosting

Sentimental Value

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

The notorious final film from Pier Paolo Pasolini, SALÓ, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM has been called nauseating, shocking, depraved, pornographic . . . It’s also a masterpiece. The controversial poet, novelist, and filmmaker’s transposition of the Marquis de Sade’s eighteenth-century opus of torture and degradation

Robot Dreams

Living a solitary existence in Manhattan, DOG is tired of being alone, and mail orders a friend he can assemble himself: ROBOT. Their friendship blooms while exploring all that 1980s New York City has to offer. Capturing the fantastical possibilities of animated storytelling, director Pablo Berger (BLANCANIEVES) balances the loveable

Rio Grind Film Festival: After Blue (Dirty Paradise)

The Rio Theatre‘s annual Rio Grind Film Festival continues on Saturday, November 27 with French filmmaker Bernard Mandico‘s AFTER BLUE (DIRTY PARADISE), following screenings at festivals around the world including in the fabled Midnight Madness lineup at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno (winner, FIPRESCI Prize), Sitges Fantastic

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

Phone: 604.879.3456

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Email: info@riotheatre.ca

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