“If this movie doesn’t make your skin crawl… It’s on TOO TIGHT!” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a night of retro Holiday cheer – and fear! – with the brand new 50th Anniversary 4K restoration of the bloody fantastic Can-con slasher, BLACK CHRISTMAS. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some holiday horror on the … Read more
Your ride has arrived. When Anne and Patrick hail a black cab after a night out their driver (Nick Frost, SHAUN OF THE DEAD, ATTACK THE BLOCK) is chatty, jovial even, but they are in no mood to talk. In fact, the couple is barely on speaking termjovial even, but they are in no mood … Read more
BLACK BAG is a gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn. When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test – loyalty to his marriage or his country. With Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harrie, Pierce Brosnan. “The cast of luminaries lend … Read more
“Legend. Virtuoso. Master of his craft…” From writer/director James Nguyen – the self-trademarked “Master of the Romantic Thriller” – comes this all-new sequel to his 2010 eco-horror sensation BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR. (A film hailed as, “the worst film ever made and a true cult hit” by The Guardian.) When global warming triggers climate chaos … Read more
Sunday, February 27 Final Screening! Doors 9:15 pm | Movie 9:45 pm *Please arrive on time. Start time subject to change. Kids Under 7 (FREE) / Kids 7-15 $15 Regular tickets $27 Advance tickets HERE *Online ticket sales end one hour before showtime. Tickets also available at the door (subject to availability). *Sorry, Rio Theatre … Read more
Vancouver-based writer-director Brayden DeMorest-Purdy‘s taught psychological thriller BEYOND THE WOODS follows Detective Reeves, who is investigating the death of a local woman named Laura Bennett, and the subsequent disappearance of her brother, Jack. The suspect at hand is Laura’s husband Andrew, who seems to be the only one to know where Jack really is. With … Read more
The highly stylized and über-violent BATTLE ROYALE was a fitting swan song for director Kinji Fukasaku, whose mastery of the exploitation genre is on full display in this hugely influential cult-classic. Adapted from novel ‘Battle Royale’ by Japanese writer Koushun Takami, Fukasaku’s BATTLE ROYALE is a work that lies at the cinematic crossroads somewhere between … Read more
Taking place during the events of JOHN WICK: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas) who is beginning her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma. With Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Catalina Mandina Moreno, Norman Reedus, and Lance Reddick. “A Wick-edly entertaining addition to … Read more
The Fourth Annual International Vancouver Badass Film Festival is coming February 23-25, with events and screenings at The Rio Theatre on February 24th and 25th. Saturday, Feb 24 Doors 3:30pm 4pm: Canadian Badass Short Film Block 5:15pm: She Who Must Burn (Canada) presented by legendary indie Director Larry Kent with Q & A to follow. Never before screened … Read more
In 1969, seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a seedy, rundown hotel with a dark past that straddles the border between California and Nevada. Over the course of one fateful night the strangers – a cleric, a soul singer, a traveling salesman, two sisters, the manager and … Read more
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