A Bigger Splash is a sensuous, sun-soaked portrait of desire, jealousy and rock and roll that reunites I Am Love director Luca Guadagnino with the other-worldly Tilda Swinton. Loosely inspired by the French psycho-sexual drama La Piscine (1969), Swinton stars as rock legend Marianne Lane, who is recuperating on the
In a truly impressive career full of highlights, legendary director Arthur Penn‘s (The Miracle Worker, Little Big Man) most celebrated film remains 1967’s ultra stylish, sexy, and ultimately very violent romantic crime drama Bonnie and Clyde. The iconic Depression-era tale of the doomed outlaw couple is the stuff of American
“Say hello to my lil’ friend.” Director Brian De Palma and star Al Pacino go full-tilt in SCARFACE, a violent, blood-soaked hyper-stylized gangster epic based on Howard Hughes‘ 1932 film of the same name. From Oliver Stone‘s infinitely quotable script to a few classic scenes that have since
The heat is on… Following a triumphant stint on Saturday Night Live, Eddie Murphy cemented his status as one of the biggest movie stars of the 1980s with a few choice roles, including that of a street-smart Detroit cop in the action comedy classic Beverly Hills Cop – the highest-grossing
“Just play it cool, boy… Real cool.” In anticipation of Steven Spielberg‘s upcoming WEST SIDE STORY, we felt the time was right to re-visit the incomparable 1961 film adaptation – and tip our hat to the late, great composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Buoyed by Robert Wise‘s dazzling
“I wanna be loved by you, Just you, nobody else but you. I wanna be loved by you alo-o-one…. Boop boop e doo.” In anticipation of Netflix’s upcoming feature BLONDE (adapted from Joyce Carol Oates‘ biographical novel of the same name), we thought
“Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling are clearly enjoying the hell out of each other in this crime caper set in 1977 Los Angeles. So how can you resist?” (Rolling Stone) From director Shane Black comes THE NICE GUYS, a 70s-era buddy comedy that harkens back to a bygone era (think
The Rio Theatre is delighted to welcome writer-director Jeremy Saulnier to the venue for a 10th Anniversary screening of his white-knuckle thriller GREEN ROOM, followed by a live talk back and Q&A. Down on their luck punk rockers The Ain’t Rights are finishing up a long and unsuccessful
As part of Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver and in celebration of Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 10), the Rio Theatre is programming screenings of select Italian titles in June. On Sunday, June 10 – after you’re done noshing on canoli and strolling on
“If I drive for you, you get your money. You tell me where we start, where we’re going, where we’re going afterwards. I give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and I’m yours. No matter what. Anything