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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

In a role that seems totally tailored to him, a pitch-perfect Keanu Reeves (never been better, seriously!) returns to the role of retired hitman John Wick, in this third film in the hit action franchise. After gunning down a member of the High Table — the shadowy international assassin’s guild

John Wick: Chapter 2

Retired super-assassin John Wick‘s (Keanu Reeves, in a role that was clearly tailor-made for him) plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D’Antonio shows up on his doorstep with a gold marker, compelling him to repay past favors. Ordered by Winston, kingpin of

John Wick

In a role that seems tailor-made just for him, Keanu Reeves dazzles in JOHN WICK, a stylishly supercharged, neo-noir action thriller that grew into its surprise cult-status thanks, in large part, to Reeves’ phenomenal performance as a hitman who comes out of retirement to exact some serious vengeance in a

John Waters LIVE! With CRY-BABY

“Beat it, creep!” This one’s for all the movie-loving “squares,” “drapes,” juvenile delinquents and orphans out there! The Rio Theatre is pleased to welcome iconic filmmaker John Waters to the stage for a live director commentary to his musical ode to the teen rebel genre, CRY-BABY.  This is

John Lewis: Good Trouble

Using interviews and rare archival footage, JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE chronicles the late Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, then 80 years old, director Dawn Porter explores his childhood experiences, his

John Carpenter’s They Live

“I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum.” As relevant today as it was upon its release in 1988, director John Carpenter‘s highly subversive (not to mention under-rated) 80s classic THEY LIVE – starring one of that decade’s most beloved WWF wrestling

John Carpenter’s The Fog (4K Restoration!)

Following the success of the 1978 horror benchmark HALLOWEEN, director John Carpenter‘s THE FOG found him re-teaming with “Scream Queen” Jamie-Lee Curtis in this H.P. Lovecraft-inspired, atmospheric creepshow. Set in a seaside California town commemorating its “unholy” centenary as it finds itself caught in the terrifying grips of an ancient

John Carpenter’s Christine (40th Anniversary Restoration)

Following the massive success of HALLOWEEN in 1976, horror icon John Carpenter continued his assault on the hearts and minds of cinema lovers with a run of films including THE FOG, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, and THE THING. 1983 marked something of a return to form, as he turned his

John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’

Join us at the Rio Theatre with a seminal work of winter-y horror, John Carpenter‘s THE THING. This 1982 remake of Howard Hawke’s 1951 classic is a bleak, tense and frightening sci-fi thriller that delivers some truly memorable practical and makeup effects, in addition to Kurt Russell‘s pitch-perfect

John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, October 31 for John Carpenter‘s original 1978 slasher masterpiece HALLOWEEN… on HALLOWEEN! Jamie Lee Curtis cemented her life-long iconic status as a “Scream Queen” thanks in no small part to her remarkable feature film debut in John

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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