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Showing Up

Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt continues her pretty incredible cinematic track record with frequent collaborator / muse, actress Michelle Williams, with their latest effort, SHOWING UP (the pair worked together on indie staples including FIRST COW, WENDY AND LUCY, and MEEK’S CUTOFF). In this vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and

Showgirls (30th Anniversary Restoration)

“I’m a dancer, not a whore.” Las Vegas… Running from a troubled past and possessed of a raw and riveting dancing talent, Nomi Malone is soon introduced to the arena of the sensual, pulsating stage shows on the legendary Strip and the powerful men and women who run

Shortboarding: Independent Skateboard Film

Shortboarding: An independent skateboard film by Dakota Allison featuring Arte Lew, Mike Campbell, Derek Swaim, Desmond Hoostie, Dustin Locke, Cam Schuster, Nick Moore, Clayton Uhlig, Tyler Holm, Jamie Walker, Alexis Lacroix, Mike Schulze, and Taylor Senft. Premiering June 21st here at The Rio Theatre. Doors 9pm/ Movie 9:30 aprox Tickets

Shoplifters (Final Screening!)

Since winning the Cannes Film Festival‘s highly coveted Palm d’Or, master storyteller Hirokazu Kore-eda‘s (STILL WALKING, LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON and NOBODY KNOWS) latest offering SHOPLIFTERS has gone on to become one of the biggest arthouse features of the year (a Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy

Shooting: The Musical

This is a hilarious mockumentary about the travails facing film school graduates as they try to find money to mount their first features. A rather talentless would-be hack substitutes his own script for the work of a deceased roommate who actually has some financing in place, and the result is

Shogun Assassin

The legendary midnight movie sensation that firmly embedded samurai mythology within American pop culture consciousness, SHOGUN ASSASSIN is the English-dubbed reedit of the first two films in the classic Japanese chanbaraseries LONE WOLF AND CUB – a giddily entertaining, mesmerizingly gory classic of East-meets-West grindhouse mayhem. Following the murder of

Shits n Giggles: Opening Night Shitshow

Strap in and drop out for the most bowel-busting night of cinema this side of the sewer! Join us for the opening night of Shits n Giggles with an eclectic dump of shorts so fresh, you’ll swear they were still steaming. Your single ticket gets you a double-deuce of screenings

Shits n Giggles The Final Flush: The Best of the Fest

The time has come to flush out the finest. The Final Flush gathers the top 20 films from this year’s Shits n Giggles — the cream of the crap, the best of the mess, and the absolute freshest of the fresh. Each of these short films was made for under

Shining Light: A Vietnamese-Canadian Legacy (with Q&A)

Presented by Pacific Canada Heritage Centre – Museum of Migration Society  Directed by Robbie Hart, “Shining Light: A Vietnamese-Canadian Legacy” is an extraordinary documentary that chronicles the powerful mother-daughter story of Chieu-Anh Vu and her mother, Mui. The film follows their harrowing escape from war-torn Vietnam, Chieu-Anh’s birth aboard

Shin Godzilla: ORTHOchromatic (4K Restoration)

In SHIN GODZILLA:ORTHOchromatic, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s 2016 feature is reborn in stunning black and white, a thrilling origin story to one of cinema’s greatest creations. Propelled by astounding visual effects and rapid fire dialogue, SHIN GODZILLA is equal parts pulse-pounding action film and venomous

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

Phone: 604.879.3456

Info Line: 604.878.3456

Email: info@riotheatre.ca

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