Movies

Lan Yu (4K Restoration)

This summer, STArt Film Studio presents In the Spectrum of Love, a touring showcase of four iconic Chinese-language films. Across six cities, we invite you to rediscover these unforgettable portraits of intimacy, distance, silence, and resilience. Playing at the Rio Theatre over the course of August 30 & September 7.

Lamb

A childless couple in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature, in this dark and atmospheric folktale, the striking debut feature from director Valdimar Jóhannsson. With Noomi Rapace. “Darkly imaginative and

Lady Snowblood (30th Anniversary Screening)

Gory revenge is raised to the level of visual poetry in Toshiya Fujita’s stunning LADY SNOWBLOOD. A major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL saga, this endlessly inventive film, set in late nineteenth-century Japan, charts the single-minded path of vengeance taken by a young woman (Meiko Kaji) whose parents were the

Lady Macbeth

In 19th century rural England, a young bride (newcomer Florence Pugh, in a star-making turn) who is sold into and then trapped in a loveless marriage to a much older man, discovers an unstoppable desire within herself and enters into a passionate, illicit affair – with a man her own

Lady Bird

Writer-director and all-around indie darling Greta Gerwig cemented her status as one of Hollywood’s brightest with her somewhat self-inspired coming-of-age comedy-drama about a 90’s-era California high school student who plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York, which went on to garner

Ladies and Gentlemen Mr. Leonard Cohen

          Join us at the Rio Theatre for a celebration of Leonard Cohen  – as seen through a curated collection of four short films produced by The National Film Board of Canada between 1964 – 1977. The “gem” of the bunch is Donald Brittain and Don

Labyrinth of Cinema

The final film by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi (the prolific cult filmmaker behind the legendary, experimental 1977 offering HAUSU) finds the late director returning to the subject of Japan’s history of warfare following the completion of his “War Trilogy,” which ended with HANAGATAMI. On the last night of its

Labyrinth

“In 9 hours and 23 minutes… You’ll be mine.” The late, great David Bowie makes all kinds of music, magic and mischief as a Goblin King who kidnaps a baby while tormenting a young Jennifer Connelly in director Jim Henson‘s wildly imaginative and highly entertaining puppet-filled

Labyrinth

“In 9 hours and 23 minutes… You’ll be mine.” We are tipping our hat to the late, great, David Bowie (on his birthday!)with a screening of the puppet-filled fantasy fable LABYRINTH. Kids pricing is in effect for this one, so we invite everyone to come out and “dance,

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.

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