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The Raid: Redemption

Join us at the Rio Theatre for back-to-back screenings of one of the most exciting, critically acclaimed, impressively balls-to-the-wall and brutally insane action crime movie franchises in decades – writer-director Gareth Evans‘ THE RAID: REDEMPTION followed by THE RAID 2: BERANDAL. See them together and on the big screen, the

The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

Can you believe that The Gentlemen Hecklers have been riffing movies at the Rio Theatre for… four years?! My, how time flies (especially when you’re in a darkened movie theatre with adult beverages). Celebrate this milestone of cinematic hilarity by revisiting the very first film the Hecklers heckled,

Pet Sematary

Join us on Saturday, September 3 for an evening dedicated to one of the most prolific authors of horror fiction ever, Stephen King. King’s work has been the basis for countless classic movies, and we’ve selected three of our favourites as part of a Stephen King Triple Feature. Rob Reiner’s

The Dead Zone

Join us on Saturday, September 3 for an evening dedicated to one of the most prolific authors of horror fiction ever, Stephen King. King’s work has been the basis for countless classic movies, and we’ve selected three of our favourites as part of Stephen King Triple Feature. Rob Reiner’s beloved

Stand By Me

“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” Decades after its release in 1986, Rob Reiner‘s STAND BY ME remains one of the most beloved film adaptations ever – and an enduring, nostalgic “end of summer”

Legend

“No Good without Evil. No Love Without Hate. No Innocence without Lust. I am Darkness.”   In 1985, director Ridley Scott‘s went deep into the world of phantasmagoric cinematic sci-fi fantasy with Legend, a bleak yet beautiful adventure film that has since emerged as a true cult-classic for Children of

The Secret of NIMH

Frustrated with Walt Disney studio’s reluctance to produce the more traditional, full-length animated feature films they were known for, acclaimed animator Don Bluth and a number of his colleagues left with the intent of creating movies in the style of the old classics; The Secret of NIMH is the first

Donnie Darko (With Richard Kelly Live Q&A)

“Sometimes, I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.” Before STRANGER THINGS combined science fiction, Spielbergian touches and ‘80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the high-water mark with his debut feature, DONNIE DARKO. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge

Xanadu

“You have to believe we are magic Nothin’ can stand in our way” As movie and music-lovers here at the Rio Theatre, we were saddened to learn of the recent passing of singer and actress Olivia Newton-John. An Australian icon who was beloved around the

Taxi Driver

“Are you talkin’ to me? Well, I’m the only one here.“ Join us on Sunday, August 17  for a double feature that celebrates actor Robert De Niro (on his birthday!) and includes two of our favourite performances from his many collaborations with filmmaker Martin Scorsese – RAGING BULL and TAXI

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

Info Line: 604.878.3456

Email: info@riotheatre.ca

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