Movies
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire
In director Prashanth Neel‘s upcoming epic neo-noir action saga SALAAR Part 1: Ceasefire, a gang leader (Prabhas) makes a promise to a dying friend by taking on other criminal gangs. With Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Hassan. Thursday, December 21 Doors
Saints and Warriors (Director Q&A)
SAINTS AND WARRIORS is the epic and inspiring story of how basketball became not only an obsession, but a means for survival for the Haida people and their culture on the remote Indigenous Nation of Haida Gwaii on the northwest coast of Canada, near Alaska. Over the course of the
Saindhav
Pongal 2024 is coming to the Rio Theatre! The Telugu-language action crime drama film SAINDHAV is headed to the Rio Theatre on January 13. SAINDHAV is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Sailesh Kolanu and produced by Venkat Boyanapalli under Niharika Entertainment. It stars Venkatesh Daggubati in the lead role
Safarzade: The Princess and the Iron Horses (Vancouver Premiere!)
The story revolves around seven Sikh bikers who embark on a journey to save an Indian princess from the clutches of her wicked stepmother’s huntsman. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Comox Valley in beautiful British Columbia, the film showcases the picturesque landscapes of Canada. SAFARZADE takes audiences on
Sadako vs. Kayako
The Rio Theatre‘s Rio Grind Film Festival is kicking things off on Friday, November 4 with the BC Premiere of director Kōji Shiraishi‘s supernatural thriller – a match made in horror movie franchise heaven – SADAKO VS. KAYAKO. It’s THE RING vs. THE GRUDGE in the
Russian Consul (Canadian Premiere)
The main character of the film, Serbian psychiatrist Ilija Jugović, after the death of his patient in Belgrade, goes to Prizren, Kosovo, under the punishment of the Party, where he gets a job as a general practitioner in a local hospital. There he meets history professor Ljubo Božović, the self-proclaimed
Rushmore
“I saved Latin. What did you ever do?” Wes Anderson’s RUSHMORE chronicles a year in the life of Max Fischer (a career-making debut performance from Jason Schwartzman), a student at Rushmore Academy, one of the finest schools in the country. Max loves his prestigious school; he is the editor of
Rush to Judgment (4K Restoration)
November 22, 1963 is a day that is remembered by anyone who was alive to hear the news when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. To mark the 60th Anniversary of the event, the acclaimed documentary RUSH TO JUDGMENT has been digitally restored and for presentation in
Running on Climate – With Andrew Weaver, Pete Fry and Wes Regan
Join us at the Rio for this unique movie night. Running On Climate, by filmmaker Robert Alstead, looks at the lengths scientists will go to highlight the dangers of runaway climate change and the actions individuals can take to avert catastrophe. Its principle subject is Andrew Weaver, the internationally renowned
Run Woman Run
“Save a mile for yourself. Honor your own life.” Single mother Beck, who lives in Six Nations, has been running from reality. Her “breakfast of champions” is a 5 cream, 5 sugar coffee, and donuts. Something has to give and it does when Beck finds herself in a diabetic coma