“There’s never been a film like ROAR – and there never will be again!” 11 years, many millions and many real-life APOCALYPSE NOW-style tragedies in the making, this maniacal, well-meaning fever dream / career-derailing utopian social experiment / animal-attack crucible stars spouses Tippi Hedren (THE BIRDS) and Noel Marshall (Executive Producer of THE EXORCIST), their … Read more
“The dancing’s over. Now it gets dirty.” Join us at the Rio Theatre for another lazy, hazy, Crazy-for-Swayze kinda night, featuring two classic titles starring the inimitable Patrick Swayze: Starting with a DIRTY DANCING featuring the release of author, ANDREA WARNER‘s new book The Time of My Life, then it’s right into ROAD HOUSE In ROAD HOUSE, our man … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, November 25 for the Vancouver Premiere of writer-director Gigi Saul Guerrero‘s latest feature film, BINGO HELL. This FREE (yes, you read that right) screening will be kicking off this year’s Rio Grind Film Fest. Filmmakers in attendance for Q&A, and more! RSVPing in advance is strongly recommended … Read more
The cult classic Hong Kong martial arts slaughter-thon – a frequently requested title – finally splatters across the Rio’s screen as a Friday Late Night Movie on December 7. This offbeat cult-classic stars Bin Shimada as the eponymous Riki, a new prisoner at a high-tech penal institution of the future who finds himself challenged by … Read more
Jen (fearlessly embodied by Matilda Lutz, RINGS) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend which is suddenly disrupted when his sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip. Tension mounts in the house until the situation abruptly–and viciously–intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen left for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, … Read more
The government cover-up of the causes behind a massive explosion in a futuristic UK metropolis spur photo journalist Jennifer Preston on to search for the truth and in the process blow open a paranormal phenomenon haunting the city.
Seven total strangers team up for the perfect crime. They don’t know each other’s name… But they’ve got each other’s colour. We’re dimming the lights, firing up the projector, and raising a glass (or two) to the late, great Michael Madsen, a seasoned performer who possessed an uncanny knack for creating vivid, sometimes edgy, occasionally … Read more
Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson, and David Thewlis star in Oscar-winning director’s Alejandro Amenábar’s (THE SEA INSIDE, THE OTHERS) latest offering, REGRESSION. In this taught psychological thriller, Hawke plays detective Bruce Kenner, tasked with investigating the case of a young woman (Watson) who has accused her father of an unspeakable crime. When her father unexpectedly and … Read more
In this visceral thriller from director Uwe Boll (HEART OF AMERICA, POSTAL), Brendan Fletcher stars as misanthrope Bill Williamson, a man whose boredom with “small town life” is eating him alive. Feeling constrained and claustrophobic in the meaningless drudgery of the everyday and helpless against overwhelming global dissolution, Bill begins a descent into madness. Fueled … Read more
The clash is on as Pushpa and Bhanwar Singh continue their rivalry in this epic conclusion to the two-parted action drama. Wednesday, December 4 – TELUGU w. EST Early Show Doors 2:00 pm | Movie 2:20 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Tickets HERE Shorter patrons (or those with young children) … Read more
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