Movies
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The Warriors
“Can you dig it?” We’re getting into the summer groove with a prime time double bill featuring not one, but two phenomenally stylish cult-classics from iconic filmmaker Walter Hill: THE WARRIORS and STREETS OF FIRE. See one, or see ’em both for one sweet price! Come out and
David Cronenberg’s Crash (2020 Restoration)
Based on the polarizing 1973 novel CRASH by English author J.G. Ballard, David Cronenberg‘s equally polarizing adaptation caused an uproar when it was released in 1996. Praised by (some) critics and widely admonished by others, the film has gained something of a cult audience in the nearly 25 years years
The Nice Guys
“Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling are clearly enjoying the hell out of each other in this crime caper set in 1977 Los Angeles. So how can you resist?” (Rolling Stone) From director Shane Black comes THE NICE GUYS, a 70s-era buddy comedy that harkens back to a bygone era (think
Green Room (10th Anniversary Screening w / Director Q&A)
The Rio Theatre is delighted to welcome writer-director Jeremy Saulnier to the venue for a 10th Anniversary screening of his white-knuckle thriller GREEN ROOM, followed by a live talk back and Q&A. Down on their luck punk rockers The Ain’t Rights are finishing up a long and unsuccessful
The Wicker Man
Not. The. Bees. Nicolas Cage provides one of his most inspired, Nicolas Cage-iest performances ever in director Neil LaBute’s “unintentionally hilarious” 2006 remake of the 1973 British cult-horror classic. Set on a remote, mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest (aka Bowen Island,
Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow-Up (Remaster!)
As part of Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver and in celebration of Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 10), the Rio Theatre is programming screenings of select Italian titles in June. On Sunday, June 10 – after you’re done noshing on canoli and strolling on
The Lobster
Visionary Oscar-winning Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (THE FAVOURITE, DOGTOOTH) has mastered the art of applying a surreal, absurdist lens to his narrative features, creating stories and characters that exist within their own unique worlds. Given all the “strange” social conventions of late, we felt the time was right to revisit
10 Cloverfield Lane
“Smart, solidly crafted, and palpably tense, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE makes the most of its confined setting and outstanding cast — and suggests a new frontier for franchise filmmaking.” (Rotten Tomaotes) A young woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up after a terrible accident to find that she’s locked in a cellar
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Green Lantern
The Gentlemen Hecklers return to the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, April 11 with that *other* Ryan Reynolds superhero comic book movie… THE GREEN LANTERN. Also starring Mrs. Reynolds, Blake Lively. “In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of
The Matrix Revolutions
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, May 7 for a marathon screening of the Wachowski’s mind-bending MATRIX trilogy. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano and more star in one of the biggest, most influential martial-arts fueled futuristic fantasy franchises ever! Catch them the way