The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on Friday, March 3 with Wes Craven’s game-changing 1996 slasher comedy (yes, that’s a thing) SCREAM. “Horror icon Wes Craven’s subversive deconstruction of the genre is sly, witty, and surprisingly effective as a slasher film itself, even if it’s a little too cheeky for some.” (Rotten … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on Friday, February 17 with the Farrelly Brothers’ 1998 comedy THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. Ted’s (Ben Stiller) dream prom date with Mary (Cameron Diaz) never happens due to an embarrassing injury at her home. Years later, Ted hires Pat Healy (Matt Dillon) to track down Mary … Read more
“Hey, psycho – we’re not gonna discuss this, OK, it’s over. Please get out of my Van Halen t-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up.” Join us at the Rio Theatre as we kick off the Just For Laughs Vancouver festival with a very special, 25th Anniversary screening of one of our … Read more
Top Five Anti-Romance Romantic Comedies Set in a Record Store… Go. The Rio Theatre is embracing the Valentine’s Day-ish spirit with a #MusicMonday screening of the 2000 slacker comedy HIGH FIDELITY. Adapted from Nick Hornby‘s novel (he also co-penned the script) of the same name, director Stephen Frears deftly balances the source material’s wry, sarcastic … Read more
In ALICE, DARLING, Oscar–nominee Anna Kendrick (UP IN THE AIR, PITCH PERFECT) is Alice in this taut thriller about a woman pushed to the breaking point by her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Simon. While on vacation with two close girlfriends, Alice rediscovers the essence of herself and gains some much–needed perspective. Slowly, she starts to fray … Read more
Memory cards unearthed in a remote stretch of the Mojave desert tell the story of four travelers who vanished during a sun-drenched camping trip. One night, everything changes when the foursome is sent on a mind-bendening voyage of unrelenting terror into a world of darkness that no human was ever meant to see. “[Director] Robbie … Read more
A couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. With Jon Leguizamo, Janet McTeer, Hong Chau, Judith Light, “Part scalpel-sharp satire and part eat-the-rich horror flick, this fine-dining thriller relies on a … Read more
Canadian indie genre filmmaking legend Jason Eisener (who brought us Canuxploitation favourites including HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN and TREEVENGE and served as an Executive Producer on TURBO KID) returns to the big screen with his latest work, the sci-fi infused KIDS VS ALIENS. Taking a note of inspiration from the found footage “Slumber Party Alien … Read more
“We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us!” February marks Black History Month, and the Rio Theatre is honouring that with prime time screening of Spike Lee’s MALCOLM X on Sunday, February 11. Lee’s grand, sweeping epic MALCOLM X is a tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle … Read more
The brand new feature-length concert documentary CAROLE KING: HOME AGAIN – LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK, which presents musical icon Carole King’s triumphant May 26, 1973 homecoming concert on The Great Lawn of New York City’s Central Park before an estimated audience of 100,000. The film presents the complete multi-camera 16mm footage filmed and recorded by Lou … Read more
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