Movies
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Can you believe that The Gentlemen Hecklers have been riffing movies at the Rio Theatre for… four years?! My, how time flies (especially when you’re in a darkened movie theatre with adult beverages). Celebrate this milestone of cinematic hilarity by revisiting the very first film the Hecklers heckled,
Pet Sematary
Join us on Saturday, September 3 for an evening dedicated to one of the most prolific authors of horror fiction ever, Stephen King. King’s work has been the basis for countless classic movies, and we’ve selected three of our favourites as part of a Stephen King Triple Feature. Rob Reiner’s
The Dead Zone
Join us on Saturday, September 3 for an evening dedicated to one of the most prolific authors of horror fiction ever, Stephen King. King’s work has been the basis for countless classic movies, and we’ve selected three of our favourites as part of Stephen King Triple Feature. Rob Reiner’s beloved
Stand By Me
“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” Decades after its release in 1986, Rob Reiner‘s STAND BY ME remains one of the most beloved film adaptations ever – and an enduring, nostalgic “end of summer”
Phantom Boy
An 11-year-old boy becomes an unlikely superhero when he discovers that he has the ability to leave his body and fly through walls. The highly anticipated new film from the Academy Award®-nominated writers and directors of A Cat in Paris is a stylish noir caper, set in the
Captain Fantastic
Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen), his wife Leslie and their six children live deep in the wilderness of Washington state. Isolated from society, Ben and Leslie devote their existence to raising their kids — educating them to think critically, training them to be physically fit and athletic, guiding them
Legend
“No Good without Evil. No Love Without Hate. No Innocence without Lust. I am Darkness.” In 1985, director Ridley Scott‘s went deep into the world of phantasmagoric cinematic sci-fi fantasy with Legend, a bleak yet beautiful adventure film that has since emerged as a true cult-classic for Children of
Dan Savage’s Hump Festival! Tour 2017
Dan Savage’s Hump! Film Festival returns to The Rio for 6 saucy screenings, September 14th, 15th and 16th: 2 screenings a night! Thu, Sep 14 at 7pm Thu, Sep 14 at 9:30pm Fri, Sep 15 at 7pm Fri, Sep 15 at 9:30pm Sat, Sep
The Secret of NIMH
Frustrated with Walt Disney studio’s reluctance to produce the more traditional, full-length animated feature films they were known for, acclaimed animator Don Bluth and a number of his colleagues left with the intent of creating movies in the style of the old classics; The Secret of NIMH is the first
Donnie Darko (With Richard Kelly Live Q&A)
“Sometimes, I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.” Before STRANGER THINGS combined science fiction, Spielbergian touches and ‘80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the high-water mark with his debut feature, DONNIE DARKO. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge