All right STOP, collaborate and LISTEN. The Gentlemen Hecklers are back and presentin’ COOL AS ICE (ice, baybee!) at The Rio Theatre on Wednesday, April 13. To the extreme, the Hecklers are going to rock the mics like vandals while they light up our stage and wax chumps like candles (that’s 90s-speak for… something). With … Read more
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 bands, The Doors. Kilmer’s performance … Read more
This is the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, the first U.K. punks on wax and the first to cross the Atlantic. This authorized film includes appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones (The Clash), Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, GNR, the Sex Pistols, Blondie, Buzzcocks, and more. Shot around … Read more
Get your Irish on, Vancouver! We’re getting in the St. Patrick’s Day mood a day early at the Rio Theatre with one of the most beloved Irish films (with one of the best soundtracks) of all time… On our big screen, with our even bigger sound. (And yes… There will be drink specials.) The late, … Read more
In the early 1970s, during a resurgence of interest in the Delta blues, music documentarian Roviros Manthoulis traveled to the Mississippi Delta to capture on film the remnants of the authentic American blues. Traveling throughout the deep South, Manthoulis filmed candid interviews and intimate performances by such legends B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Sonny Terry & … Read more
“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
She was left out of Civil Rights history, erased by jazz critics, and forgotten by most Americans because no one knew how to categorize her greatness. But throughout the 1960s, Nina Simone was both loved and feared for her outspoken vision of Black Freedom. Her musical proclamations like Mississippi Goddam, and her iconic style gave … Read more
It could be the greatest night the Rio has ever known… Tenacious D (yes) are joining us live (yes, you read that right) and in-person (no joke) for a screening of their amazing, animated magnum opus POST-APOCALYPTO and Q&A. Wednesday, December 12 Doors 8:00 pm | Show 9:00 pm *Door and start time subject to … Read more
“CAUTION: The Surgeon General warns that viewing this band is equal to 29 orgasms.” In this musical comedy-adventure starring self-proclaimed “greatest band in the world” Tenacious D, a pair of aspiring rock superstars attempt to convince the world of their true talents as they embark on a daring quest to acquire the supernaturally powered guitar … Read more
FINALLY! The cultural phenomenon that is THE ERAS TOUR continues at the Rio Theatre on December 2, 3, and 7, with the must-see concert film featuring pop icon Taylor Swift performing her hit songs in a once-in-a-lifetime concert experience. “TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR delivers exactly what it promises: A smoothly directed, impeccably performed documentary … Read more
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