Movies
Film Rating: PG-13
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
“All I want to do is graduate from high school, go to Europe, marry Christian Slater, and die.” As devoted lovers (and dedicated curators) of pop culture at the Rio Theatre, we were all terribly saddened to learn of the untimely passing of Luke Perry – an actor who will
Catwoman
Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she’s resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat — and she’s eager to use her new skills … as a vigilante. Before you can say “cat and mouse,” handsome gumshoe Tom
Clueless (30th Anniversary Screening)
“Rollin’ with the homies….” December 16 marks literary icon Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, and we’re teaming up with The Jane Austen Society of Vancouver to celebrate her enduring legacy with a double bill featuring two beloved (and very different!) cinematic adaptations of her classic romantic novel, “Emma”
Romeo + Juliet (30th Anniversary Screening)
“My only love sprung from my only hate.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, February 15, for a 30th Anniversary Galentine’s Day-ish(?) screening of Baz Luhrmann‘s iconic, very contemporary and highly stylized take on William Shakespeare‘s classic romantic tragedythe Montagues and Capulets have moved
Moonstruck
“Everything seems like nothing to me now, ’cause I want you in my bed. I don’t care if I burn in hell. I don’t care if you burn in hell. The past and the future is a joke to me now. I see that they’re nothing. I see
At Eternity’s Gate
Academy Award-Nominee Julian Schnabel‘s (THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY) AT ETERNITY’S GATE is a journey inside the world and mind of a person who, despite skepticism, ridicule and illness, created some of the world’s most beloved and stunning works of art. This is not a forensic biography, but rather
Crazy Rich Asians
CRAZY RICH ASIANS follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Golden Globe nominee Constance Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick’s family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings
One trilogy marathon to rule them all…. Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, January 31 – for a daylong movie marathon event featuring Peter Jackson‘s LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy (Extended Edition!) – back-to-back, on the big screen, and in its entirety. Based on the high-fantasy epic
Batman Returns
“HELLo tHERE.” In the second of Tim Burton‘s blockbuster BATMAN films, the legendary hero (Michael Keaton) does battle against the slinky, mysterious Cat Woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) and the diabolically bizarre, sinister Penguin (Danny DeVito). Can Batman (Michael Keaton) battle two formidable foes at once? Especially when one wants
Three Identical Strangers
New York, 1980: Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they’re identical triplets, separated at birth. Adopted by three different families and reunited by an astonishing, fairy-tale coincidence, the 19-year-olds’ joyous, jaw-dropping reunion catapults them to international fame and becomes a global sensation, while it also unlocks an extraordinarily disturbing, unimaginable