Movies
Film Rating: PG
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present STARCRASH
This ain’t STAR WARS. Let The Gentlemen Hecklers guide you through director Luigi Cozzi’s 70s sci-fi extravaganza, “a galactic adventure beyond your wildest dreams.” Christopher Plummer (no judgement) stars in this remarkable tale of an outlaw smuggler and her alien companion who are recruited by the Emperor of the Galaxy
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present Labyrinth
“In 9 hours and 23 minutes… You’ll be mine.” The Gentlemen Hecklers (Eric Fell, K.C. Novak, Patrick Maliha) provide live, hilarious commentary for the best bad, cheesy, or so bad-they’re-good in a cheesy-kinda-way films! Vancouver’s masters of movie riffing (with special guest Harris Anderson), make your favourite “guilty
The Friend
Based on author Sigrid Nunez‘s beloved 2018 novel, THE FRIEND finds writer and teacher Iris finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates
The Farewell
Writer-director Lulu Wang mined her own life experience for the premise behind the family drama THE FAREWELL, which has emerged as one of this summer’s breakout indie critical and commercial hits. Rapper-turned-actress Awkwafina – who proved her comedic chops in both Crazy Rich Asians and Ocean’s 8 –, and has now
The Dark Crystal
“Hold her to you, for she is part of you, as we all are part of each other.” From the genius minds of directors Jim Henson and Frank Oz comes one of the most popular puppet-filled fantasy films ever, not to mention one of our most requested titles
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
The Rio Theatre is excited to head into our third annual cinematic celebration of Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver with a Friday Late Night Movie screening of horror maestro Dario Argento‘s debut feature (and first foray into the stylish genre known throughout the world as “giallo”), the landmark 1970 film,
The Bearded Girl (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A)
On the brink of inheriting the position of The Bearded Woman (matriarchal leader to an outcast community of circus performers), a young woman defies her overbearing mother and runs away instead. Free from the expectations and responsibilities at home, she seeks romance and adventure with the normies in
The Apartment
“Shut up and deal.” In 1960, iconic filmmaker Billy Wilder (DOUBLE INDEMNITY, SUNSET BOULEVARD, SOME LIKE IT HOT, SABRINA, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH) became the first person to win Academy Awards as producer, director and screenwriter for the same movie. That movie was THE APARTMENT, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and
The 21st Annual Animation Show of Shows
The ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS, a curated selection of the “best of the best” animated short films created by students and professionals around the world, returns to theaters across North America this fall. Featuring 10 films from seven countries, the 2020 edition of the program
Terms of Endearment
Widow Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter, Emma (Debra Winger), have a strong bond, but Emma marries teacher Flap Horton against her mother’s wishes. When the marriage grows sour due to Flap’s cheating, Emma eventually splits from him, returning to her mother, who is involved with a former astronaut