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Studio Ghibli Nights: SPIRITED AWAY

Join us for another night celebrating classics from Japan’s Studio Ghibli, featuring Isao Takahata’s MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS and Hayao Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY. Both films will be screened in Japanese with English subtitles. Thursday, June 11 MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS Doors 5:30 / Movie 6:30 SPIRITED AWAY Movie

Studio Ghibli Nights: MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS

Join us for another night celebrating classics from Japan’s Studio Ghibli, featuring Isao Takahata’s MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS and Hayao Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY. Both films will be screened in Japanese with English subtitles. Thursday, June 11 MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS Doors 5:30 / Movie 6:30 SPIRITED AWAY

Streets of Fire (40th Anniversary Screening)

“Can you dig it?” We’re getting into the summer groove with a prime time double bill featuring not one, but two phenomenally stylish cult-classics from iconic filmmaker Walter Hill: THE WARRIORS and STREETS OF FIRE. See one, or see ’em both for one sweet price! Hill’s

Strange Brew

Making the world safe for beer drinkers everywhere! Canadian comedy icons Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas star as Doug and Bob MacKenzie, two regular hosers out to save the world–one beer at a time–after they discover a comically nefarious global plot in a mug of a Strange

State Organs: Unmasking Transplant Abuse in China

STATE ORGANS – VANCOUVER SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION by Taiwan Frogcast Taiwan Frogcast presents a special screening of the internationally acclaimed documentary STATE ORGANS, followed by a live panel discussion with director Raymond Zhang, producer Cindy Song, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee David Matas. Together, they will explore the

Starman

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a double bill highlighting two great performances from an enduring actor’s career that we can totally abide by: Jeff Bridges. At 6:30 pm we’ll be screening Peter Bogdanovich‘s work of sentimental 50’s coming-of-age drama THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, followed by John Carpenter‘s sci-fi

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return Of The Jedi

“Together again, huh?” Listen up, all you… Stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf-herders of East Vancouver! To mark one of cinema’s most high holy of holidays – May (the) 4 – the Rio Theatre will be screening George Lucas‘ Original Trilogy STAR WARS films…. Back. To. Back. YES! A

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back

“Do… or do not. There is no try.” Listen up, all you… Stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf-herders of East Vancouver! To mark one of cinema’s most high holy of holidays – May (the) 4 – the Rio Theatre will be screening George Lucas‘ Original Trilogy STAR WARS

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

“That’s no moon. It’s a space station.” The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on May 3 with a viewing of George Lucas’ iconic 1977 film, STAR WARS. Luke Skywalker begins a journey

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

“The force is strong with this one.” Listen up, all you… Stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf-herders of East Vancouver! To mark one of cinema’s most high holy of holidays – May (the) 4 – the Rio Theatre will be screening George Lucas‘ Original Trilogy STAR WARS films…. Back.

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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