Little Shop of Horrors

“Feed me, Seymour. Feed me all night long.” Based on Alan Menken and Howard Ashman‘s 1982 off-Broadway musical, director Frank Oz‘s Little Shop of Horrors takes its own fleshy bite out of Roger Corman‘s original B-movie (1960’s The Little Shop of Horrors, which featured a very young Jack Nicholson) and waters it down with a … Read more

Little Richard: I Am Everything

LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING tells the story of the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll, exploding the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator — the originator — Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard’s complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon’s … Read more

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

LILITH FAIR is the story of a group of women who were told their dream was unachievable yet pursued it anyway, and changed music history in the process. It’s a story of artists who defied every convention of the music industry, an industry that told them there was only room for one woman at the … Read more

Lemmy

“More than any other rock musician, he is the baddest motherfucker in the world.” – Dave Grohl Raise a glass (or two, or three) and toast the life of one of the music world’s most innovative artists and genuine rock heroes, Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, with the phenomenal documentary LEMMY. Over four decades, Motörhead frontman … Read more

Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same

Making Saturday night plans? We’ve got nothing but a whooooole lotta love for Led Zeppelin‘s legendary concert film THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME, featuring the iconic British band’s 1973 appearances at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Interspersed throughout the epic concert footage are behind-the-scenes moments with the band, colorfully enhanced by sequences which are … Read more

Landfill Harmonic

“A symphony of the human spirit!” Get ready to stand up and cheer for one of this year’s most acclaimed, inspiring, and joyful documentaries, LANDFILL HARMONIC. Follow the true story of Paraguayan music director Favio Chavez, who guides the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, a group made up of young people from a slum community that … Read more

La La Land #MusicMonday

Hey, Girl. We’re getting into the Valentine’s Day mood with a #MusicMonday screening of one of the most requested titles we get a the Rio Theatre, Damien Chazelle‘s enchanting nod to Hollywood’s musical heyday, LA LA LAND. Mia (Emma Stone, in an Oscar-winning performance), an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions … Read more

Kneecap

What better way to mark St. Patrick’s Day at the Rio Theatre than with an Irish movie night? We’re teaming up with our friends at CelticFest Vancouver to present an evening of live, traditional Celtic music and a double bill featuring both the breakout 2024 hit musical comedy KNEECAP (Ireland’s submission to the Oscars, and … Read more

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: Chunky Shrapnel Live on Film

CHUNKY SHRAPNEL is a feature length live music documentary from the prolific Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Literally bringing the audience onto the stages of their 2019 tour across Europe & the UK, CHUNKY SHRAPNEL offers a uniquely immersive experience never before captured on film. A musical road movie dipped in … Read more

Kids Culture Film Series presents Felix

Doors open at 1:15 / Film 1:45pm Rated G. Ages 8+ Advisory: bullying, consumption of alcohol, alcoholism discussed, parental death discussed, religious references, mild language, gun seen in flashback sequence. Tickets $8 adults / $5 kids  – BUY HERE $9 adults /$6  kids at the door Fourteen-year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a saxophone player like his late father. Despite … Read more