Movies
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Barb Wire (30th Anniversary Screening)
“Don’t call me Babe!” The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues of May 8 with a 30th Anniversary screening of one of the campiest films to ever come out of the 90’s, BARB WIRE. Canadian Pamela Anderson stars in this retro-glam, weirdly prescient dystopian odyssey (set
American Troll (Premiere + Live Show)
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the premiere of award winning documentarian, Saturnin’s, 4th feature film, American Troll. Stay in your seats for a live (sure to be controversial) comedy show from four funny fellas, Brett Forte, Sergei Putinski, Uncle Hack & Uncle Lazer. One night only!!! American Troll
Zombieland
Nerdy college student Columbus has survived the plague that has turned mankind into flesh-devouring zombies because he’s scared of just about everything. Gun-toting, Twinkie-loving Tallahassee has no fears. Together, they are about to stare down their most horrifying challenge yet: each other’s company. ZOMBIELAND is a double-hitting, head-smashing comedy –
John Woo’s ‘A Better Tomorrow’ (40th Anniversary Restoration)
This story is the tale of two brothers: one a successful counterfeiter and the younger a fledgling graduate of the HK police academy. The plot revolves around the split when the younger brother learns the other is a criminal and the efforts of the criminal brother to reform. Along the
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act
The viral internet sensation THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS comes to its long-awaited conclusion in a feature-length theatrical release!Discover the fates of Pomni and the gang as they unravel the true secret & history of the Digital Circus as this show finally arrives at its last act. This
undertone
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way. “”Undertone” is the scariest movie you will ever hear, viscerally overloading your eardrums with haunts that are sure to keep you up at night and evoke a physical reaction when you hear it again.”
The Sweet Hereafter (Canadian Film Week Screening!)
The Rio Theatre concludes #CanadianFilmWeek with one of the most honoured Canadian films of all time, Atom Egoyan’s 1997 drama THE SWEET HEREAFTER. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes and nominated for 16 Genie Awards (it won eight – including Best Picture, Director and Actor), Egoyan’s masterful adaptation
Really Happy Someday
Before he transitioned, Z (Breton Lalama – The Madness, Slasher) was a rising musical theatre star struggling with his gender identity. One year into taking testosterone, he has finally started to feel at home in his body but has lost all control of his voice. At the same time, Z’s long-term
T-Blockers
In small-town Australia, a nightmare is brewing. Sophie (Lauren Last) is a young filmmaker obsessed with finding a thought-to-be long-lost film. Meanwhile, an earthquake unleashes ancient parasites in the area that thrive on hatred, causing outbursts of violence. Now Sophie and her friends, struggling with dating and their undesirable jobs,
Eastern Promises (FREE! Canadian Film Day Screening)
Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is both ruthless and mysterious, has ties to one of the most dangerous crime families in London. He crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), a midwife who has come across potentially damaging evidence against the family, which forces him to set in motion a plan of