Join us at the Rio Theatre‘s Rio Grind Film Festival on Saturday, November 24 for the Canadian Premiere of director James Bickert’s locally-lensed AMAZON HOT BOX. An American college student named Penny is erroneously apprehended during a dissident round-up in the banana republic of Rattica. She is incarcerated into the island penal system overseen by … Read more
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 of purchase to Zardoz and get 10% … Read more
Adapted from the book series “India’s Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Millitary,” AMARAN is a biopic of Mukund Varadarajan. The film tells the story of upright army officer (Sivakarthikeyan), who leads a group of soldiers to battle against Pakistan in an effort to keep the peace in Kashmir. In this journey, the protagonist discovers … Read more
“Get away from her, you bitch!” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a Double Creature Feature screening of one of our all-time favourite franchises! We’re going into deep space with encore screenings of Ridley Scott‘s iconic 1979 ALIEN (The Director’s Cut – May 17) followed by James Cameron’s 1986 sequel, ALIENS (May 30). As … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a Double Creature Feature screening of one of our all-time favourite franchises! We’re going into deep space with James Cameron’s 1986 sequel, ALIENS (The Director’s Cut). After floating in space for 57 years, Lt. Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) shuttle is found by a deep space salvage team. Upon arriving at LV-426, the marines find only one … Read more
When one of the greatest filmmakers of all time adapts one of the greatest literary works of all time, the result can only be described as epic. In 1985, iconic director Akira Kurosawa adapted William Shakespeare‘s ‘King Lear’ and crafted one of – if not the – best cinematic representations of the Bard’s canon with … Read more
Based on director Katsuhiro Otomo‘s landmark dystopian manga of the same name, this enduringly popular work of Japanime is a visual feast, featuring epic, hand-drawn cityscapes as a backdrop for a sexy, violent cyberpunk adventure that takes place in the post-apocalyptic city of Neo-Tokyo (in… 2019!). The story follows a teenaged boy who is exposed … Read more
ACHARYA is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva, and stars Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Pooja Hegde and Kajal Aggarwal. It features music composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Tirru. Thursday, April 28 Movie 10:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Advance tickets $25 HERE … Read more
A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin.
April 6th, 1917: As a regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers — Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake — receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow comrades — … Read more
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