Set in 2003, genre-defying Senegalese supernatural horror thriller SALOUM is centred on the story of three legendary mercenaries who are forced to hid out in a mystical region of Senegal known as Saloum. Shot down after fleeing a coup and extracting a drug lord from Guinea-Bissau, the trio known as the Bangui Hyenas — Chaka, … Read more
The notorious final film from Pier Paolo Pasolini, SALÓ, OR THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM has been called nauseating, shocking, depraved, pornographic . . . It’s also a masterpiece. The controversial poet, novelist, and filmmaker’s transposition of the Marquis de Sade’s eighteenth-century opus of torture and degradation to Fascist Italy in 1944 remains one of … Read more
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 1:05 pm | Movie 1:35 pm*Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Adult Tickets … Read more
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 2023-24 basketball season, we follow … Read more
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 alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Arya, Andrea Jeremiah, Shraddha Srinath, Baby … Read more
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 a mesmerizing journey through a … Read more
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 ultimate showdown (the 12th of each series!). SADAKO VS. … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a special event screening of RUTHLESS BASTARDS – a Vancouver-made action thriller – followed by a live Q&A with the filmmakers and cast. This international action thriller features an ensemble cast including Punjabi music and film star Parmish Verma, Hasleen Kaur, Theresa Lee, and more. Filmmakers including producers … Read more
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 “Russian Consul“, an apparently psychiatric … Read more
“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 the newspaper and yearbook, founder … Read more
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