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Genre: Music

Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted

SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED is a wildly entertaining and fittingly unconventional documentary about convention-defying singer, songwriter and record producer Jerry Williams, aka ‘Swamp Dogg’, one of the great cult figures of 20th-century American music whose singular voice and ideas have shaped the history not merely of soul music,

One to One: John & Yoko

An expansive and revelatory inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of John and Yoko’s only full-length concert. Featuring

The Doors: The Final Cut

We’re paying tribute to the late, great Val Kilmer by dimming the lights and firing up the projector with a tribute screening of one of his most iconic roles, that of rocker Jim Morrison in director Oliver Stone‘s historical drama about one of pop music’s most influential bands and impactful

A Complete Unknown

New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating

The Wiz

Given the success and popularity of the recent film adaptation of WICKED, we thought the time was right to “ease on down the road” and revisit Sidney Lumet‘s iconic, star-studded 1978 adaptation of the beloved Tony-award winning Broadway musical, THE WIZ, with a family-friendly screening on Sunday, April 6. When

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii MCMLXXII

PINK FLOYD: LIVE AT POMPEII – MCMLXXII, the groundbreaking 1972 film directed by Adrian Maben, returns to cinemas this spring. Featuring iconic songs, stunning visuals, and behind-the-scenes moments, this beautifully restored create a timeless masterpiece of sight & sound.   Digitally re-mastered in 4K from the original 35mm footage, with

Becoming Led Zeppelin (Final Screening)

BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN explores the origins of this iconic group and their meteoric rise in just one year against all the odds. Powered by awe-inspiring, psychedelic, never-before-seen footage, performances, and music, Bernard MacMahon’s experiential cinematic odyssey explores Led Zeppelin’s creative, musical, and personal origin story. The film is told in

We Forgot to Break Up (With Live Q&A)

WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP follows the story of a diverse group of musicians, in the vibrant bar scene of Toronto, who come together to form a band with a mission: to ignite a musical revolution. As they channel their individual struggles and experiences into their music, ‘The New Normals’

New Wave (Director in Attendance for Q&A!)

Documantarian Elizabeth Ai embarks on a journey to capture the vibrant spirit of a musical phenomenon that electrified Vietnamese American teens in the 1980s: New Wave. What begins as an exploration of the rebellion and freedom within this subculture evolves into a profound narrative of identity, loss, and healing. In

Maria

Completing a trilogy that follows kaleidoscopic portraits of Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana, filmmaker Pablo Larraín turns his keen cinematic eye to the renowned soprano Maria Callas with this stately biopic of the cultural icon. Portraying the epochal diva in her psychologically brittle final days, Angelina Jolie gives a Golden

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

Phone: 604.879.3456

Info Line: 604.878.3456

Email: info@riotheatre.ca

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