Movies
Genre: Horror
Inland Empire (2022 Remaster)
A woman in trouble. David Lynch‘s sorely under-seen, surreal psychological thriller INLAND EMPIRE is pretty impossible to describe… It’s Lynch. It’s Laura Dern. (For fans of the auteur, that may be all they need to know!) Initially released in 2006, this was Lynch’s first digitally shot film, and
The Sadness
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on Friday, April 29 with one of the most talked-about horror movies of 2021, Canadian writer-director Rob Jabbaz‘s brutally explosive, hyper-violent zombie horror satire THE SADNESS. As the city of Taipei suddenly erupts into bloody chaos in the midst
Friday the 13th: Jason X
It’s Friday, (May) the 13th… And Jason Voorhees lives! The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on May 13 with the final film in the iconic FRIDAY THE 13th movie franchise, the 2001 installment JASON X. (We’ve been plugging in other films from the series, in
A Night with Greg Sestero: Miracle Valley & The Room
“Oh, hai Mark!” Join us at the Rio Theatre with host Greg Sestero – star of the pop-culture phenomenon THE ROOM and author of the best-selling memoir, THE DISASTER ARTIST – for a full night of conversation and laughs featuring a double bill screening of both THE ROOM
PG: Psycho Goreman (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A!)
The latest horror comedy from acclaimed Canadian writer-director Steven Kostanski (FATHER’S DAY,
Studio 666
All of us at the Rio Theatre were deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of the Foo Fighters‘ incredibly talented, wildly charismatic, and endlessly cool drummer, Taylor Hawkins, last week. We wanted to give Vancouver Foo fans another opportunity to see (and hear) the band’s new film on
Snakes On A Plane
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Movie series continues on April 1 with (no joke!) SNAKES ON A PLANE, one of the all-time so-bad-it’s-good, and yet-we-love-it examples of campy, B-movie goodness ever… Which makes it a pretty perfect pick for late night viewing. In this FBI agent Nelville Flynn
The Cursed
In the late 1800s, a once-peaceful remote country village is under attack–but by who or what, no one knows. Villagers spread rumors of a cursed land, supernatural forces, and even demonic creatures, as the disappearances and killings continue. Pathologist John McBride arrives to investigate the danger, only to discover something
Gerald’s Game: In Conversation with Director Mike Flanagan & Carla Gugino
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a screening of writer-director Mike Flanagan‘s GERALD’S GAME, followed by a conversation with both the filmmaker and the film’s star, actress Carla Gugino. Adapted from master storyteller Stephen King‘s 1992 novel of the same name, this quietly claustrophobic and suspenseful thriller follows a
Last Night in Soho
In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, THE WORLD’S END, SCOTT PILGRIM vs. THE WORLD) psychological thriller LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie), an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy). But the glamour