On a beautiful June weekend in 1967, at the height of the Summer of Love, the first and only Monterey International Pop Festival roared forward, capturing a decade’s spirit and ushering in a new era of rock and roll. Monterey would launch the careers of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding, but they were … Read more
After a mother (Ando Sakura) discovers that a teacher’s bullying is behind her young son’s sudden strange behavior, she storms into his school demanding an explanation. Continually left without satisfactory answers—and with an increasingly distressed child—she furiously escalates her concerns to the school board and the media. But as the story unfolds through the multilayered … Read more
Acclaimed British actor Dev Patel (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, LION, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL) makes his feature directing debut with the action-fueled revenge thriller MONKEY MAN, which he also stars in and co-wrote. Inspired by the ancient Hindu legend of Hanuman (an icon embodying strength and courage), Patel takes the lead as Kid, an anonymous young … Read more
Join us at The Rio Sunday April 10th for this special presentation as part of the Reel2Reel Film Festival | April 8-15, 2016 Sunday, April 10, 2016 – 12:00pm. Doors open at 11:30am. – TICKETS: $9 adult; $6 child, youth, senior; $5 each for groups of 10 or more No Groupons or Passes accepted for … Read more
MONICA is an intimate portrait of a woman who, for the first time in 20 years, returns home to the Midwest to take care of her ailing mother. Through the themes of abandonment, aging, rejection, acceptance and forgiveness, we get to know Monica and her world made of pain, fear but also courage. A journey … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for Korean-born, B.C.-raised filmmaker James Yoo‘s Maple Ridge-shot first feature, MONGRELS, a film that explores both grief and the immigrant experience through a visionary approach to surreal imagery. Director, James Yoo will be live on stage for an audience Q&A! In rural Canada in the 1990s, a Korean family, … Read more
Outrageous and controversial, this is the story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway, in one of her most iconic performances) as she struggles for her career and battles the inner demons of her private life. This torment was manifested in her relationships with her adopted children, Christina and Christopher. The public Crawford was … Read more
Former ‘Bond Girl’ Olga Kurylenko (QUANTUM OF SOLACE) and James Purefoy star in the fast-paced action heist film MOMENTUM. Also starring Morgan Freeman. Sunday, November 8 Movie 9:00 pm Advance tickets $10 HERE/ $12 at the door *Rated 14A. Minors permitted on the balcony. 19+ w/ID for bar service. **Groupons and passes OK. Please redeem … Read more
Join Mom2Mom in a celebration of she-roes and incredible women in Vancouver with a showing of box office hit Wonder Woman on Monday, October 23, 2017 at the Rio Theatre. Every day, we are amazed by the strength, humour, and resiliency of the women at Mom2Mom. We want to celebrate this exceptional community, and invite … Read more
A strange disorder suddenly causes parents to violently turn against their own children, forcing a suburban teen (Anne Winters) and her younger brother (Zackary Arthur) to evade the clutches of their now-deranged mom (Selma Blair) and dad (Nicolas Cage). However, their situation gets even more complicated when their grandparents (Lance Henriksen and Marilyn Dodds Frank) … Read more
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