Movies

Genre: Crime

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Russ Meyer‘s “turbo-charged” exploitative skin-flick and “ode to the violence in women” FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! is one of the all-time classic late night movie titles – a deliciously subversive mix of sex, action, and cheese – which makes it purrrrfect for a Friday Late Night Movie viewing at the

The Big Lebowski BZZR Garden

Hey, MAN!!! Come out to the Rio Sunday December 4 for FilmSoc’s annual BIG LEBOWSKI BZZR Garden!!! It’s totally FREE (except the bzzr and other beverages) and wear a costume to maybe win a prize??? Doors are at 6:00 and the movie will start at 6:30pm 19+ event!  

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

John McNaughton‘s masterful horror drama HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER has been remastered especially for its 30th Anniversary. Widely regarded as one of the most frightening films ever made, the twisted and sordid  tale focuses in on a pair of murderers whose story continues to provoke, fascinate, and repel

Tower

For so many, August 1st 1966 was the day American innocence was shattered. A sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the iconic University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes in what was a previously unimaginable event. TOWER combines archival footage

Multiple Maniacs (Newly Restored!)

John Waters’ gloriously grotesque, unavailable-for-decades second feature Multiple Maniacs comes to theaters (fully restored!) at long last, replete with all manner of depravity – from robbery to murder to one of cinema’s most memorably blasphemous moments. Made on a shoestring budget in Baltimore, with Waters taking on nearly every technical

The Raid 2: Berandal

Join us at the Rio Theatre for back-to-back screenings of one of the most exciting, critically acclaimed, impressively balls-to-the-wall and brutally insane action crime movie franchises in decades – writer-director Gareth Evans’ THE RAID: REDEMPTION followed by THE RAID 2: BERANDAL. See them together and on the big screen, the

The Raid: Redemption

Join us at the Rio Theatre for back-to-back screenings of one of the most exciting, critically acclaimed, impressively balls-to-the-wall and brutally insane action crime movie franchises in decades – writer-director Gareth Evans‘ THE RAID: REDEMPTION followed by THE RAID 2: BERANDAL. See them together and on the big screen, the

Stand By Me

“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” Decades after its release in 1986, Rob Reiner‘s STAND BY ME remains one of the most beloved film adaptations ever – and an enduring, nostalgic “end of summer”

Taxi Driver

“Are you talkin’ to me? Well, I’m the only one here.“ Join us on Sunday, August 17  for a double feature that celebrates actor Robert De Niro (on his birthday!) and includes two of our favourite performances from his many collaborations with filmmaker Martin Scorsese – RAGING BULL and TAXI

Cool Hand Luke

“What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate. Some men you just can’t reach.” The Rio Theatre’s summer series of classics continues with Cool Hand Luke, featuring a career-high performance from one of our all-time, hands-down, always-and-forever movie favourites – Paul Newman. When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to

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.

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