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Barton Fink

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, August 22 for a special 30th Anniversary Screening of the Coen Brothers‘ quirky, genre-defying BARTON FINK. Part film noir, part horror-comedy, part psychological thriller, and part satirical love-letter to Hollywood (not to mention the entire creative writing process), BARTON FINK tells the

Sleepaway Camp

Summer vibes are giving us all the summer camp feels… And nothing screams, “Friday Late Night Movie on August 27” more than the cult-classic 80s slasher-fest SLEEPAWAY CAMP! Slightly disturbed and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela’s

Zola

“Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.” Thus began the odyssey of one A’Ziah King, aka ZOLA. From acclaimed writer/director Janicza Bravo, Zola’s stranger than fiction saga, which she first told in

Excalibur

We have been inundated with requests for David Lowery‘s highly anticipated fantasy epic THE GREEN KNIGHT – and in lieu of our screening that (which we will…. at some point), we thought the time was indeed nigh to take a look back through the cinematic prism of time to an

Friday the 13th Part IX Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on August 13 with – what else? – FRIDAY THE 13th PART IX JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY. So meta! Jason Voorhees (Kane Hodder), the living, breathing essence of evil, is back for one fierce, final fling!

Demon Slayer “Kimetsu no Yaiba” The Movie: Mugen Train

Tanjirō Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar’s head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyōjurō Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has

Ju-on: The Grudge

Japanese director Takashi Shimizu‘s JU-ON: THE GRUDGE is the ultimate “haunted house” movie – and perfect for a Friday Late Night Movie screening at the Rio Theatre on July 30. Released in 2002, JU-ON has since become firmly enshrined as a true classic of the J-horror genre, spawning numerous sequels

Bo Burnham: Inside (Limited Engagement!)

Stuck in COVID-19 lockdown, US comedian and musician Bo Burnham attempts to stay sane and happy by writing, shooting and performing a one-man comedy special. “Maybe five years from now it, too, will be hailed as a classic. Or, once the apathy subsides and we all transition out of the

Hot Fuzz

Sandwiched deliciously between SHAUN OF THE DEAD and THE WORLD’S END, HOT FUZZ is the second installment of British filmmaker Edgar Wright‘s so-called “Cornetto Trilogy,” an anthology trio of cult-classic genre comedies that serve up action, laughs and… blood. As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) finds it difficult

Pig (Final Screening!)

In Michael Sarnoski‘s revenge thriller PIG, Nicolas Cage stars as a reclusive truffle hunter in Oregon whose prize hunting pig is kidnapped, forcing him to return to old stomping grounds in Portland and confront his past. With Adam Arkin, Alex Wolff (HEREDITARY). “While the plot synopsis of Nicolas Cage searching

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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