“Beware the moon…” In John Landis‘ (ANIMAL HOUSE, THE BLUES BROTHERS) Oscar-winning 80’s horror-comedy AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) star as American college students whose backpacking trip through Britain takes an unexpected turn – after a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre‘s Rio Grind Film Festival on Saturday, November 24 for the Canadian Premiere of director James Bickert’s locally-lensed AMAZON HOT BOX. An American college student named Penny is erroneously apprehended during a dissident round-up in the banana republic of Rattica. She is incarcerated into the island penal system overseen by … Read more
In this 1980 sci-fi horror film, William Hurt plays Eddie Jessup, a scientist obsessed with discovering mankind’s true role in the universe. To this end, he submits himself to a series of mind-expanding experiments. By enclosing himself in a sensory-deprivation chamber and taking hallucinogenic drugs, Jessup hopes to explore different levels of human consciousness, but … Read more
Maverick French filmmaker Julia Ducournau (RAW, TITANE) returns to the body-horror genre with her latest film ALPHA, which made its debut in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Set during the 80’s/90’s against the backdrop of a coastal French town, the dystopian drama follows 13 year-old protagonist Alpha (Mélissa Boros) who is suspected of … Read more
If there’s one thing a year at the Rio Grind Film Festival can’t go without, it’s a totally polarizing, debaucharous , borderline degenerate transgressive movie filed with gross-out moments that sear the eyeballs, leaving a forever-scar on the brains of those lucky enough to take it in on the big screen. And this year, that … Read more
“Listen to me! If we break quarantine, we could all die.” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a Double Creature Feature screening of one of our all-time favourite franchises! We’re going into deep space with Ridley Scott‘s iconic 1979 ALIEN followed by James Cameron’s 1986 sequel, ALIENS. As one of – if not the … Read more
Caw, caw. Join us for the ornithological film of your dreams (and nightmares), courtesy of the Master of Horror, Alfred Hitchcock. Tippi Hedren stars in her career-defining role as Melanie Daniels, a wealthy San Francisco socialite who pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town. Slowly, life takes a turn for the bizarre … Read more
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. With Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou, John Krasinski. “A nerve-wracking continuation of … Read more
If they hear you, they hunt you. John Krasinski (best known as Jim on TV’s THE OFFICE) does triple duty here, as co-writer, director and actor of one of 2018’s breakout sleeper hits, the white-knuckle thriller A QUIET PLACE. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Krasinski and co-star Emily Blunt (who are married in real life) … Read more
Freddy’s back…and he wants revenge! Vancouver’s Pride weekend 2023 has gone next-level as the Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues with one for all the 80’s kids out there with A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE on August 4. When Jesse Walsh (Mark Patton) moves with his family to Elm Street, … Read more
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