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Film Rating: R

Saturday Night Fever

“You should be dancing. Yeah.” Tony Manero (John Travolta) doesn’t have much going for him during the weekdays. He still lives at home and works as a paint store clerk in his Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood. But he lives for the weekends, when he and his friends go to

Boogie Nights

“We’re about to make film history, right here… on videotape. “ Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson made an impression with his 1996 feature debut, HARD EIGHT, but it was his sophomore effort in 1997, BOOGIE NIGHTS that really cemented his career and place in Hollywood. Set in California’s

Dario Argento’s ‘Inferno’ (1980)

Following a fantastic turnout for Italian auteur Dario Argento‘s Suspiria as part of our Friday Late Night Movies series in June, it seemed like a good idea to program its follow-up – the giallo-infused, equally artful horror classic Inferno. Once again, we are very pleased to present this film

Bonnie and Clyde

In a truly impressive career full of highlights, legendary director Arthur Penn‘s (The Miracle Worker, Little Big Man) most celebrated film remains 1967’s ultra stylish, sexy, and ultimately very violent romantic crime drama Bonnie and Clyde. The iconic Depression-era tale of the doomed outlaw couple is the stuff of American

Friday

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.   Friday, July 22 Doors 11:30 pm | Movie 11:59 pm Tickets $8 advance HERE

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (4K Restoration)

Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef star in Sergio Leone’s masterpiece, a “spaghetti Western” that is generally considered to be the most influential (if not thoroughly entertaining!) in the genre. Set in a mythologized “old West” during the Civil War, the film follows Joe (Eastwood) and a Mexican

amarcord

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a special presentation of cult sci-fi classic Zardoz, presented in partnership with our friends at Storm Crow Tavern on Commercial Drive and the brand-new Storm Crow Alehouse on Broadway. (What does this mean? Here’s what this means: Show your online receipt/ticket/proof

Dazed and Confused

“All I’m saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life – remind me to kill myself” Alright, alright, alright! Why go cruising the strip or climbing the water tower on a Friday night when you could spend it at

Dogtooth (15th Anniversary Restoration)

Graceful, enigmatic, and often frightening, DOGTOOTH is an ingenious dark comedy that won the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, propelling Oscar-winner Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS, THE FAVOURITE, THE LOBSTER) to the forefront of contemporary cinema’s most ambitious

The Warriors

“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! Come out and

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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