Movies
Film Rating: PG
The Little Prince
Inspired by the beloved 1943 novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince is an utterly charming stop-motion and computer animated adaptation directed by Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda) that features the voices of Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Bud Cort, Marion Cotillard, Benicio del Toro, James
Porco Rosso
Join us at the Rio Theatre for another classic (and very family-friendly!) Studio Ghibli double bill on Sunday, June 10, featuring two classics from master storyteller Hayao Miyazaki: PORCO ROSSO and PRINCESS MONONOKE. Miyazaki’s sixth film, PORCO ROSSO (known in Japan as “Crimson Pig”) is an endearing comedy set against the
Lawrence of Arabia (2022 Restoration)
“He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew.” The epic of all epics, British director David Lean‘s triumphant masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia nobly retains its status in the pantheon of cinema as one of, if not the greatest film ever made – and for good reason. Join
The Last Waltz
Happy Canada Day! Universally hailed as one of “the best concert films ever made,” director Martin Scorsese’s THE LAST WALTZ chronicles the final, farewell performance of legendary Canadian rockers the Band on Thanksgiving Day, 1976. A musical delight that is as fresh today as
Cinema Paradiso
Join us at the Rio Theatre as we get into the Italian Day on the Drive spirit (it’s finally returning to Commercial Drive on Sunday, June 11!) with family-friendly screenings of one of our all-time favourites, CINEMA PARADISO, on Thursday, June 8 with an encore on
Good Burger
“Welome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. Can I take your order?” Listen up, 90s kids! One of your all-time faaaaaaaavourites (Top 5, right?) is finally getting the Friday Late Night Movie treatment at the Rio Theatre. Babyfaced Nickelodeon stars (ALL THAT) Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell star
Ernest & Celestine
Join us for a family-friendly Mother’s Day screening of the very sweet and thoroughly charming modern French animated classic ERNEST & CELESTINE (“Ernest et Célestine”). Based on the classic Belgian book series by Gabrielle Vincent, ERNEST & CELESTINE won France’s Cesar Award for Best Animated Feature (2012), and was also
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
“The best place to be is here….” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a totally awesome, prime time screening of BILL AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, a true 80s cult-classic starring Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, and the late, great, George Carlin. Bill (Winter) and Ted (Reeves) are
Only Yesterday (Omohide poro poro)
From the creators of SPIRITED AWAY, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO and THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA comes a long-awaited masterpiece never before released in North America, Isao Takahata’s ONLY YESTERDAY. As part of the film’s 25th Anniversary celebrations, the film has been digitally restored and remastered by Studio Ghibli, one
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Cool as Ice
All right STOP, collaborate and LISTEN. The Gentlemen Hecklers are back and presentin’ COOL AS ICE (ice, baybee!) at The Rio Theatre on Wednesday, April 13. To the extreme, the Hecklers are going to rock the mics like vandals while they light up our stage and wax chumps like