What better way to mark St. Patrick’s Day at the Rio Theatre than with an Irish movie night? We’re teaming up with our friends at CelticFest Vancouver to present an evening of live, traditional Celtic music and a double bill featuring both the breakout 2024 hit musical comedy KNEECAP (Ireland’s submission to the Oscars, and … Read more
Hot off the heels of last year’s triumphant POOR THINGS, Oscar-winning filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos offers up another take on skewed surrealism, as only he knows how. This latest effort finds him re-teaming with Emma Stone (who appeared in both THE FAVOURITE and POOR THINGS, for which she took home her second Oscar) and Willem Dafoe … Read more
It’s Craaazy! The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on October 20 with a dose of dark and goofy fun, with the 1988 cult-classic KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE. This truly one-of-a-kind alien-invasion sci-fi follows blood-drinking intergalactic clowns hell bent on harvesting a small, sleepy town of its plasma. With Grant Cramer, Suzanne … Read more
Final show of the Kids Culture Film Series’ season is their first screening of a Uruguayan film, ANINA (2013). Sunday, March 5 Doors 1:00 pm | Movie 2:00 pm Rating is pending / Suitable for ages 5+ *In Spanish w/subtitles – professional reader for the subtitles using headsets (limited number available, book when purchasing tickets) … Read more
Doors open at 1:15 / Film 1:45pm Rated G. Ages 8+ Advisory: bullying, consumption of alcohol, alcoholism discussed, parental death discussed, religious references, mild language, gun seen in flashback sequence. Tickets $8 adults / $5 kids – BUY HERE $9 adults /$6 kids at the door Fourteen-year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a saxophone player like his late father. Despite … Read more
!!HAAIT, YO KAJI KO BIHE KO KABADDI KAILE SAMMA KHELNEY HOU!! After some heartfelt events, in this final film of the KABBADI franchise, Kaji now doesn’t seek love as he is suffering from the pain of his previous relationships. The movie has its own romantic and comedy twist with Shanti (a new character), Kaji, and … Read more
The Rio Theatre‘s deep-dive into Y2K classics continues on August 28 with the locally-lensed cult-classic musical comedy, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS. Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true … Read more
“Beat it, creep!” This one’s for all the movie-loving “squares,” “drapes,” juvenile delinquents and orphans out there! The Rio Theatre is pleased to welcome iconic filmmaker John Waters to the stage for a live director commentary to his musical ode to the teen rebel genre, CRY-BABY. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to catch once of his … Read more
JOE LIST: SMALL BALL is the fourth stand up comedy special from comedian Joe List. Following the smash successes of his previous specials “I Hate Myself”, “This Year’s Material” and “Enough For Everybody,” SMALL BALL finds Joe shortly after the birth of his first child, musing on the life-altering experiences of childbirth, married sex and … Read more
In director Karyn Kusama’s (GIRLFIGHT, AEON FLUX) 2009 cult horror-comedy JENNIFER’S BODY, Megan Fox stars as newly-possessed hottie high-school cheerleader turned succubus Jennifer, who specializes in killing her male classmates. While this she-demon satisfies her appetite for human flesh with the school’s male population, her nerdy friend, the aptly named Needy (Amanda Seyfried), learns what’s … Read more
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