Movies
The Exorcist
“The power of Christ compels you!” Five decades after its release, director William Friedkin‘s supernatural horror classic THE EXORCIST still remains one of the most frightening films ever made. Based on the hugely popular novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty (who also wrote the
Beetlejuice
“It’s showtime.” Yes, it’s happening! We’re officially in Halloween mode and featuring old-skool classics including Tim Burton‘s BEETLEJUICE, which is getting prime-time treatment on our screen this October. After Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car accident, they find
Rosemary’s Baby
Adapted from Ira Levin‘s bestselling novel Rosemary’s Baby, director Roman Polanski‘s 1968 adaptation elevated what could have been a B-movie into what remains an indisputable classic within the pantheon of American horror. In what is, ostensibly, a cautionary tale about pregnancy, Mia Farrow stars as the psychologically terrorized title character
The Addams Family
Barry Sonnenfeld‘s film adaptation of THE ADDAMS FAMILY re-introduced the creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and altogether ooky TV family to a new generation in the 1990s, thanks in large part to some eerily perfect casting and fantastic onscreen chemistry (Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia as Morticia and Gomez…? Amazing!). In this
The Witches
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga (Mai Zetterling), young Luke (Jasen Fisher) inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch (Anjelica Huston) reveals a plan to turn all children into mice through a magical formula. When they find that Luke has ove
The Rio Grind Film Festival
Get Your Grind On, Vancouver! Join us at Vancouver’s favourite independently owned and operated cinema, the Rio Theatre, for the third Rio Grind Film Festival – an immaculate assortment of new and award-winning international, Canadian, indie, cult, sci-fi and horror shorts, features, and documentaries. The Rio Grind Film
Casper
“Get an afterlife.” Get into the spirit of things this October at the Rio Theatre with our only Friday Late Night Movie this Halloween season, CASPER. Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci star in this star-studded 90s-kid staple about a paranormal expert and his daughter who bunk in an abandoned house
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Predator (87)
The Gentlemen Hecklers are celebrating seven high-larious years of riffing cinema’s best, worst, and string-cheesiest titles on Wednesday, September 11 with a special anniversary show featuring one of the 80s biggest and baddest (in a good way) sci-fi action horror thrillers (it really does have everything): PREDATOR!
For the Love of Spock
Director Adam Nimoy takes a heartfelt look at the enduring legacy of his late father Leonard Nimoy, whose iconic portrayal of Mr. Spock on Star Trek made him a household name in the world of Geekdom… and beyond. Featuring interviews with William Shatner, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Simon Pegg, Chris
3 Hours till Dead
3 Hours till Dead is an award winning 80 minute Vancouver based feature horror film. It tells the story of a young A.W.O.L soldier, along with his brother and close friends, who find life turned upside down when they come across a farm with hidden secrets. An outbreak from the city