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Drop The Needle

In August 1990, a record store opened on Yonge St. that quickly began serving the needs of college radio and DJs who spun new sounds far from the mainstream. Through the contagious work ethic and guidance of founder Eugene Tam, organically it became the hub for “Dance” music and the

Drive My Car

Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur

Drive Back Home

The Rio Theatre is flying both our Made In Canada and LGBTQ+ pride flags with a screening of award winning, Canadian maritime born, filmmaker Michael Clowater‘s (‘Tenant’, ‘4 Eyes’), DRIVE BACK HOME. The film is based on

Drive

“If I drive for you, you get your money. You tell me where we start, where we’re going, where we’re going afterwards. I give you five minutes when we get there. Anything happens in that five minutes and I’m yours. No matter what. Anything

Dream Scenario

Nicolas Cage gives one of his signature “man on the edge” performances in the surreal satire DREAM SCENARIO, a wickedly entertaining dark comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (SICK OF MYSELF) and producer Ari Aster (BEAU IS AFRAID, MIDSOMMAR). A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions

Dread Central Presents: The Lodgers

Following its World Premiere at TIFF and its European Premiere as Sitges Film Festival‘s closing night film, director Brian O’Malley‘s (2015’s criminally under-seen LET US PREY) exquisite, sensual and chilling work of pure gothic horror, THE LODGERS, is coming to the Rio Theatre on Friday, February 23 as

Dragonball Z: The World of Dragonball Z

This is an OVA special that was released by FUNimation around 2001. Apparently its a special that basically reviews the dragonball series up to early androids saga

DRAGONBALL Z: RESURRECTION F

Join us at the Rio Theatre for the latest installment in the enormously popular DRAGONBALL Z series. As a bonus, the screening will be preceded by special featurette featuring interview with the director and cast, as well as trivia and outtakes. ————————————————————— August 11 Doors 6:30 | Movie 7:00

Dracula (1931)

The Rio Theatre continues its dive into classic monster movies of the past with a screening of director Todd Browning’s pre-code work of “romantic horror”, DRACULA, based on the 1924 stage play “Dracula,” which in turn was adapted from the 1897 novel of the same name by Bram Stoker. The

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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