The Gentlemen Hecklers Present Batman & Robin (1997)

Join The Gentlemen Hecklers on Wednesday, September 12 as they celebrate an incredible six (!) years of movie riffing at the Rio Theatre by cracking wise with a screening of Joel Schumacher‘s BATMAN & ROBIN. (Yes… The one with George Clooney. And Uma Thurman. And Ah-nuld!) The Gentlemen Hecklers provide live, hilarious commentary for the … Read more

The French Connection

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 one of the greatest action films ever made, William Friedkin‘s THE FRENCH … Read more

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (With Barry Hertz Intro + Q&A)

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a high-speed ride through the making of the iconic THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS franchise with award-winning film critic Barry Hertz, followed by a screening of FAST AND FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT. Buckle up for an adrenaline-fueled deep-dive into one of cinema’s most beloved and explosive franchises as acclaimed … Read more

The Fast and the Furious

The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on September 24 with the first installment of one the biggest blockbuster movie franchises of all-time, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS. Dominic Toretto enjoys the adrenaline of street car racing and his fans treat him like a rock star. After a blazing encounter with the ruthless … Read more

The Doom Generation (4K Restoration)

The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on June 21 with Gregg Araki‘s fifth feature, the 1995 dark satire THE DOOM GENERATION. Billed as, “A Heterosexual Movie by Gregg Araki,” the film is the second installment in the director’s trilogy known as the Teenage Apocalypse film trilogy, preceded by TOTALLY FUCKED UP (1993) … Read more

The Dark Knight

Why so serious? We’re kicking off 2020 with our annual New Year’s Day Hangover Movie Marathon! Is there a better way to ring in the New Year than in the dark with friends (or solo, no judgement!), some big screen classics, buttery popcorn and a little bit of ye olde “Hair of the Dog?” (We … Read more

The Christophers

Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh (TRAFFIC, ERIN BROCKOVICH) capably directs this black comedy featuring Ian McKellan and Micaela Cole in a sly, two-hander character study. Desperate for an inheritance, two siblings conspire to forge their father’s unfinished paintings so they become valuable after his death. With Jessica Gunning, James Corden. “Had ‘The Christophers’ just been a … Read more

The Blues Brothers

“They’ll never get caught. They’re on a mission from God.” To mark our run of the new documentary LIVE FROM NY! (opening June 15), we thought the time was right to give a little big screen love to one of our favourite (if not the first!) SNL-inspired movies, THE BLUES BROTHERS. Scripted by Dan Aykroyd … Read more

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!