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Film Rating: PG-13

Batman (1989)

On Saturday, May 13 we’re celebrating the one and only Jack Nicholson with a Jack Off! Double Feature highlighting two memorable  – not to mention very different – turns from one of cinema’s most celebrated actors. Join us at 7:00 pm for CHINATOWN, then stick around and dance with the

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people’s

Frantz

Set in Germany and France in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, (1914-1918), FRANTZ recalls the mourning period that follows great national tragedies as seen through the eyes of the war’s “lost generation”: Anna (21 year-old Paula Beer in a breakthrough performance), a bereft young German woman whose

The Fifth Element

“You wanna play it soft. We’ll play it soft. You wanna play it hard. Let’s play it hard.” The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series kicks off 2024 on January 5 with Luc Besson‘s brazen, futuretastic THE FIFTH ELEMENT. (Don’t forget your multi-pass!)

Apparition Hill

Seven strangers investigate a place of miracles, the small town of Medjugorje, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where six children claim to have witnessed apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1981. Millions of people have journeyed to Medjugorje to see for themselves, and nearly all describe a sense of peace they’ve never felt

Split

James McAvoy stars in master storyteller M. Night Shyamalan‘s latest, SPLIT, an edge-of-your seat nailbiter that follows the intense (and to-be-expected – always twisting) story of three girls who are kidnapped by a man diagnosed with 23 unique, distinct personalities. Can they escape before the emergence of an

The Salesman

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation) was recently awarded his second Best Foreign Language Oscar (this time in absentia, out of solidarity for those whose movement into the US has been compromised) for the politically subversive THE SALESMAN. In keeping with his growing body of exceptional work, this film too

Lion

Best Supporting Actor Oscar-nominee Dev Patel (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, ‘The Newsroom’) helms LION, inspired by the true, touching, and ultimately uplifting story of an Australian man who finds his long-lost family in India – with the help of Google Earth. Nominated for a whopping six Oscars (including

La La Land #MusicMonday

Hey, Girl. We’re getting into the Valentine’s Day mood with a #MusicMonday screening of one of the most requested titles we get a the Rio Theatre, Damien Chazelle‘s enchanting nod to Hollywood’s musical heyday, LA LA LAND. Mia (Emma Stone, in an Oscar-winning performance), an

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Details: Join us at the Rio Theatre on January 21 and January 22 for a weekend-long  HARRY POTTERTHON! Muggles of all ages welcome in the balcony, and audience costumes are both welcome and encouraged. Get ready for trivia, costumes, drink specials, and some magical surprises! On January 21

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

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