Hustlers

Inspired by author Jessica Pressler‘s 2015 cover story “The Hustlers at Scores,” a modern-day Robin Hood story that exposed the true tale of a crew of New York City strippers who, “stole from (mostly) rich, (usually) disgusting men and gave to, well, themselves,” writer-director Lorene Scafaria‘s HUSTLERS has emerged as one of 2019’s sleeper hits. … Read more

Doctor Sleep (Featuring Director Mike Flanagan!)

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, December 17 for a unique night of Stephen King-inspired horror: A back-to-back double-feature including Stanley Kubrick‘s iconic 1980 horror masterpiece THE SHiNiNG, followed by Mike Flanagan‘s 2019 follow-up, DOCTOR SLEEP. Even better? Writer-director Mike Flanagan – who … Read more

Pain And Glory

Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar‘s PAIN AND GLORY tells of a series of re-encounters experienced by Salvador Mallo (a career-best performance from Golden Globe-nominee Antonio Banderas), a film director in his physical decline. Some of them in the flesh, others remembered: his childhood in the 60s, when he emigrated with his parents to a village … Read more

The Gentlemen Hecklers Present Labyrinth

“In 9 hours and 23 minutes… You’ll be mine.” The Gentlemen Hecklers (Eric Fell, K.C. Novak, Patrick Maliha) provide live, hilarious commentary for the best bad, cheesy, or so bad-they’re-good in a cheesy-kinda-way films! Vancouver’s masters of movie riffing (with special guest Harris Anderson), make your favourite “guilty pleasure” movies even better… By talking you … Read more

The Dark Knight

Why so serious? We’re kicking off 2020 with our annual New Year’s Day Hangover Movie Marathon! Is there a better way to ring in the New Year than in the dark with friends (or solo, no judgement!), some big screen classics, buttery popcorn and a little bit of ye olde “Hair of the Dog?” (We … Read more

In God I Trust (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A!)

Writer-director Maja Jacobs‘ IN GOD I TRUST is a film about the intense and unpredictable realities of race and religion in America. Inspired by true events, the film follows three characters and three story lines that all come together during a random encounter in a small Northern Idaho town. The film wastes no time testing … Read more

Culture Shock

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, December 11 for the Western Canadian Premiere of Vancouver-based director Gigi Saul Guerrero‘s stunning feature CULTURE SHOCK. This arresting thriller follows a young Mexican woman in pursuit of the American Dream, who crosses illegally into the United States – only to find herself in an American nightmare. … Read more

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (40th Anniversary Screening)

FRIDAY THE 13th on… Friday, the 13th….? (So meta!) The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 13 with a 40th Anniversary screening of the sixth installment of the legendary franchise, JASON LIVES. In this installment, Tommy Jarvis and a friend exhume Jason’s corpse in order to cremate homicidal maniac Jason Voorhees … Read more

Marriage Story

Oscar-nominated writer-director Noah Baumbach (THE SQUID AND THE WHALE) returns to familiar familial territory with MARRIAGE STORY, an incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up, and a family staying together.  The story chronicles the story of a stage director (Adam Driver) and his actor wife (Scarlett Johansson) as they struggle through a grueling, … Read more