Goodfellas

“For as long as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster. To me that was better than being president of the United States. To be a gangster was to own the world.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on June 5 and 8 as we raise a glass and toast the late, … Read more

Good Time

The Safdie Brothers‘ (Ben and Joshua) much-deserved rapturous reception for their dazzling crime heist thriller GOOD TIME at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (where it was in competition for the coveted Palme d’Or) makes it must-see viewing – in addition to being one of this summer’s most stylish sleepers, it also affords Robert Pattinson a … Read more

Good Bad Ugly (Vancouver Premiere)

Don’t miss the VANCOUVER PREMIERE of Tamil director, Adhik Ravichandran’s: GOOD BAD UGLY! Tickets on sale now! Good Bad Ugly is a Tamil action, thriller movie directed by Adhik Ravichandran. The movie star cast includes Ajith Kumar and Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles. The movie is presented by Gulshan Kumar, Bhushan Kumar & T-series Films, produced by … Read more

Get Rich or Die Tryin’

After losing his mother to murder as a boy, Marcus (Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson) has little support in his life. He starts working for drug dealer Levar and his assistant. Although Marcus makes good money selling, his dream is to become a rapper. When he reunites with an old love and is later shot numerous … Read more

Gaspar Noe’s Irréversible: Straight Cut

One night. An unforgivable act. A tale told in reverse. Acclaimed filmmaker Gaspar Noé’s unflinching exploration of human savagery and the uncompromising nature of time, IRRÉVERSIBLE was met with a groundswell of acclaim and uproar upon its premiere at Cannes in 2002. Stylish, sexually frank, and brutal, the film’s conceit of exploring the events of one … Read more

Game Night

Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max’s charismatic brother, Brooks (Kyle Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it’s all part of the game–right? But as the six … Read more

From Dusk Till Dawn

Now with a Halloween night costume contest and scary movie trivia party! Test your trivia and come dressed up for prizes and and more!! As much as Halloween is a celebration of all things goblins, ghouls, ghosts n’ glitter, it’s also one of the highest holy days on the calendar for horror movie-lovers to dedicate … Read more

Free Fire

Bold, breathless and wickedly fun, FREE FIRE is an electrifying action comedy about an arms deal that goes spectacularly and explosively wrong. Acclaimed filmmaker Ben Wheatley (KILL LIST, HIGH RISE) propels the audience head-on into quite possibly the most epic shootout ever seen on film as he crafts a spectacular parody — and biting critique … Read more

Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation (50th Anniversary Restoration)

Join us at the Rio Theatre as we dim the lights, raise a glass, and tip our collective cinematic hats to one of the all-time great actors of his generation, Gene Hackman, with a screening of one of his most indelible performances in Francis Ford Coppola‘s THE CONVERSATION. In 2022, Coppola’s 1974 masterpiece of societal … Read more

Francis Ford Coppola Presents The Outsiders: The Complete Novel

“Stay gold, Ponyboy.” The Rio Theatre’s SUMMER MOVIE BATTLE: 80’S vs. Y2K finally gets going for Team 80’s, and they’re coming in strong with a story and film that’s a part of every Gen X’ers DNA, THE OUTSIDERS. In 1983, director Francis Ford Coppola struck a powerful chord with his adaptation of S.E. Hinton‘s classic … Read more