Movies
Film Rating: PG-13
Blood Lions
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the Canadian Premiere of directors Bruce Young and Nick Chevallier‘s acclaimed feature documentary Blood Lions, which follows acclaimed environmental journalist and safari operator Ian Michler and Rick Swazey, an American hunter, on their journey to uncover the realities about the multi-million dollar predator
The Addams Family
Barry Sonnenfeld‘s film adaptation of THE ADDAMS FAMILY re-introduced the creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and altogether ooky TV family to a new generation in the 1990s, thanks in large part to some eerily perfect casting and fantastic onscreen chemistry (Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia as Morticia and Gomez…? Amazing!). In this
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,
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
“I’ve got a bad feeling about this. “ Remember the first time a Hollywood movie reboot “ruined childhood?” So do we… Sigh. It was Spring, 2008, and for the fourth time, Harrison Ford strapped on his world-weary fedora as archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones. Though he no longer had
Big Trouble in Little China
“It’s all in the reflexes…” The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues with John Carpenter‘s insanely fun and totally 80s martial arts-filled action fantasy BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. Don’t forget to come wearing your tank top tucked into your jeans with no belt. Carpenter’s “muse”
Anime Sunday! Redline and Vancouver Premiere of Robert Valley’s ‘Pear Cider and Cigarettes’
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, July 24 for an evening dedicated to some great anime, including the Vancouver Premiere of acclaimed artist Robert Valley‘s latest short film Pear Cider and Cigarettes followed by Takeshi Koike‘s Redline. Robert Valley will be in attendance to both introduce
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Raiders. Temple. Crusade. All Indiana. All Night Long. Join us at the Rio Theatre for the ultimate big screen movie adventure marathon: Steven Spielberg’s monumentally awesome Indiana Jones series. Think Harrison Ford, snakes, whips, numerous Nazis, numerous Nazis getting punched, monkey brains, and more… All night
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to
Billy Elliot
In 2000, a young actor named Jamie Bell leaped onto the A-list following his truly astounding, toe-tapping feature film debut as the titular character in Stephen Daldry‘s coming-of-age musical drama Billy Elliot. The story of a gruff coal miner’s son who goes from boxing lessons to the world of ballet
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Troll 2
Oh my Gaaaaaaaaaaawd….! What can be said about the 1980s masterpiece Troll 2 that hasn’t already been said? Well… a lot. Which is exactly why The Gentlemen Hecklers return to the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, October 23 with the so-remarkably-bad it’s actually B-A-N-A-N-A-S Troll 2, the