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Infinity Baby

Owing to a genetic mix-up involving stem cell research, the recently founded company Infinity Baby, run by the garrulous Neo (Nick Offerman), is able to offer a service for aspiring parents who never want to leave the baby bubble – infants that do not age. Ben (Kieran Culkin), a serial

The Rio Grind Film Festival: Top Knot Detective

In the early 1990’s, a little known Japanese Samurai/Detective Series was syndicated to public access TV in Australia and became a cult success. In Japan, it was titled “Ronin Suiri Tentai” (roughly translating to “Deductive Reasoning Ronin”), but soon came to be known in the West as TOP KNOT DETECTIVE.

Blade of the Immortal

Legendary (not to mention prolific) Japanese writer-director Takashi Miike has marked his 100th feature (!) as one of his hands-down best – a feast for the eyes, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL is an utterly sweeping, fantasy-fueled samurai action-adventure epic. Takuya Kimura stars as Manji, a highly skilled samurai warrior who

WTPD 2017 – The Infinite Happiness: Film Screening And Panel Discussion Night

PIBC SCC & Vancouver Public Space Network WTPD 2017 – The Infinite Happiness: Film Screening And Panel Discussion Night World Town Planning Day (WTPD) is an international day celebrating the accomplishments of professional planners and their contributions to their communities. On November 8, planners in more than 30 countries participate

Lost Solace (Filmmakers in Attendance!)

Spence Cutler is a psychopath. He’s never felt empathy or guilt. However, a fateful encounter with a new drug is about to give him a dose of too much reality, and he takes a mind-bending trip down the psychedelic highway of consciousness to come face to face with his own

Dead Shack (Filmmakers in Attendance!)

On a weekend getaway at a rundown cabin in the woods, Jason, a cautious teen, his crude best friend Colin and his fearless older sister Summer are forced to work together, grow up and save their hard-partying parents from their predatory neighbor intent on feeding them all to her undead

Amplify Her – Vancouver Purple Carpet Premiere

Stoked to premiere Amplify Her, a feature doc about the rise of women in electronic music, along with performances by c o z y and Kytami! Victoria sold out two shows, don’t miss out! Two showings November 28th: – 6pm (doors at 5:30pm) 

Mom2Mom Presents Wonder Woman

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

Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End (Premiere with Special Guests in Attendance!)

Toddies in Vancity, this one is just for you! Join us at the Rio Theatre for the Western Canadian Premiere of the final, animated chapter – TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL: THE END OF THE END –

V for Vendetta

“Remember, remember, the fifth of November…” In 2006, Alan Moore‘s cult-classic and politically-minded, subversive graphic novel ‘V for Vendetta’ hit the big screen with an electrifying script courtesy of THE MATRIX‘s Lana and Lilly Wachowski and a memorable turn from a freshly-shorn Natalie Portman. It goes without saying that

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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