The Unseen (Cast & Crew in Attendance!)

Join us at the Rio Theatre for director Geoff Redknap‘s gripping debut, the dramatic sci-fi thriller THE UNSEEN. Shot in BC, the story follows a man, who years earlier, mysteriously abandoned his family and isolated himself in a small northern town who returns for one last chance to reconnect with his troubled daughter. When she … Read more

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nicolas Cage stars as… Nick Cage in the action-comedy THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA … Read more

The Toxic Avenger: Unrated

Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Entertainment‘s iconic 1986 centrepiece, THE TOXIC AVENGER, is getting am updated re-telling courtesy of writer-director-actor Macon Blair (GREEN ROOM, BLUE RUIN), who has re-imagined the original story of this unassuming superhero for a new generation. When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze (Peter Dinklage), is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s … Read more

The Terminator

He’s back… And looking better than ever! Join us at the Rio Theatre for of one of our all-time favourite double bills, James Cameron‘s original 1984 dystopian masterpiece THE TERMINATOR followed by its 1991 sequel, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. Join us at the Rio Theatre for one of the most requested dystopian double header blockbusters … Read more

The Street Fighter

“Who is Sonny Chiba? He is… he is bar none, the greatest actor working in martial arts movies today.” (Clarence Worley, “True Romance”) We’re tipping our hat to the late, great, Sonny Chiba (who passed away in 2021) with a screening of one of his most famous roles, as lethal assassin Terry Tsurugi, in the … Read more

The Spy Who Loved Me

“Goodhead. Holly, Goodheade.” Get ready to be shaken and stirred on Tuesday, July 7 when The Gentlemen Hecklers explain how that one time Bond (James Bond) went into space. Yes, he did. And Jaws was there. And then Shirley Bassey sang a song about it. t’s MOONRAKER! (Also, Roger Moore.) The Gentlemen Hecklers provide live, … Read more

The South East Asian Heritage Society Presents: The Lady Assassin

Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society presents a fundraising screening of The Lady Assassin (Mỹ Nhân Kế) Sunday, November 26 Doors 6:15 pm | Intro 6:45pm Tickets $15 and $12 for seniors/ students + SEACHS members Advanced tickets available through Eventbrite *Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service and main floor seating. Minors permitted in the balcony. … Read more

The Sadness

The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on Friday, April 29 with one of the most talked-about horror movies of 2021, Canadian writer-director  Rob Jabbaz‘s brutally explosive, hyper-violent zombie horror satire THE SADNESS. As the city of Taipei suddenly erupts into bloody chaos in the midst of a plague, ordinary people are compulsively … Read more

The Running Man (1987)

Join us at the Rio Theatre for our Friday Late Night Movie THE RUNNING MAN. Friday, August 7 Doors 11:30 | Movie 11:59 Tickets $6 in advance or $8 at the door Advance tickets at www.riotheatretickets.ca *Groupons and passes OK. Please redeem at the door. *All tickets 19+ w/ID for entry and bar service. THE … Read more

The Rio Grind Film Festival: Junk Head

Japanese animator Takahide Hori spent four years working on his 30 minute short film JUNK HEAD – and another four expanding it into its current feature-length iteration, an astounding stop-motion, post-apocalyptic sci-fi marvel that is an remarkable testament to its genuinely visionary creator. Following its World Premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Fest (The Satoshi Kon … Read more