Movies
Country: Italy
Cinema Paradiso
Join us at the Rio Theatre as we get into the Italian Day on the Drive spirit (it’s finally returning to Commercial Drive on Sunday, June 11!) with family-friendly screenings of one of our all-time favourites, CINEMA PARADISO, on Thursday, June 8 with an encore on
Cinderella the Cat
As part of Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver and in celebration of Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 10), the Rio Theatre is programming screenings of select Italian titles in June, including the utterly charming animated feature CINDERELLA THE CAT. Directed by a team including
Challengers
From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, CHALLENGERS stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a
Cannibal Holocaust
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on August 30 with one of the aii-time classic grindhouse films ever made, Ruggero Deodato’s exploitation staple CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. Since its release in 1980, the film has been both banned and heavily censored throughout the world; decades after its
Call Me by Your Name
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, by Luca Guadagnino, is a sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman. Nominated for four Oscars – including Best Picture and Best Actor for Timothée Chalamet, scribe James Ivory took home the little man for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Brotherhood: A Life with St. Francis (‘Il sogno di Francesco’)
Italy, 1209, surrounded by convinced and devoted friends, Francis of Assisi seeks purity and innocence among the poor. The Church and Pope Innocent III don’t trust him and become very suspicious. The intrusion of the high authority will create divisions within the order. Francis is summoned by the Church to
Bones and All
BONES AND ALL reunites Oscar-winning director Luca Guadagnino with his CALL ME BY YOUR NAME stars Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg for an entirely different kind of coming-of-age love story set in the 80s. This moody, unconventional, and deeply romantic tale of first love between Maren (a young woman
Blood and Black Lace (60th Anniversary Screening – 4K Restoration)
June marks Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver, which means we are making plans for Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 8). In celebration of one of our favorite annual neighborhood events, our Friday Late Night Movie series continues on June 7
Black Sabbath: Italian Nights
We couldn’t think of a better way to mark Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 14) than with a film festival showcasing some of our favourite Italian films. Join us at the Rio for four nights dedicated to a fantastic selection of classic films spanning decades and genres. Special
Benedetta
Inspired by a true story, “satiric provocateur” Paul Verhoeven‘s (BASIC INSTINCT, ELLE, SHOWGIRLS) BENEDETTA (loosely based on the 1986 non-fiction book ‘Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy‘ by Judith C. Brown. The film takes place in a nunnery during the late 17th century in Pescia,