Movies
Full Metal Jacket
“Let me see your war face.” Stanley Kubrick‘s under-seen (and under-appreciated) FULL METAL JACKET is an unflinching two-act stunner, and deserves its rightful place among the top films ever made about America’s involvement in Vietnam. Based on Gustav Hasford‘s novel ‘The Short Timers,’ the story unfolds from the perspective of
Annie Hall
“Most of us… Need the eggs.” Widely regarded as one of – if not the – best romantic comedies of all time, Woody Allen’s ANNIE HALL broke rules and new ground when it was released in 1976, and has since become archetypical in its influence. Often replicated but never duplicated,
Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange
“No time for the old in-n-out, love, I’ve just come to read the meter.” Based on Anthony Burgess’s disturbing novel about England in the totalitarian future, director Stanley Kubrick‘s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE stars Malcolm McDowell as Alex, a Beethoven-loving, head-bashing punk who leads his gang of droogs on
Boy & the World
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a fun, family-friendly afternoon screening of BOY AND THE WORLD presented in association with Vancouver’sLatinRunners. Director Alê Abreu’s Oscar-nominated (Brazil; Best Animated Feature) and “wildly imagined” animated musical BOY AND THE WORLD is entirely hand-drawn by Abreu himself. Devoid of any dialogue,
Pure Pwnage: Teh Movie!
The Pure Pwnage web series has been spanking the Internet since 2004. In 2010 it made a critically acclaimed jump to television on Showcase. Now, in 2016, it’s ready to pwn Hollywood with the world Premiere of
Lemmy
“More than any other rock musician, he is the baddest motherfucker in the world.” – Dave Grohl Raise a glass (or two, or three) and toast the life of one of the music world’s most innovative artists and genuine rock heroes, Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, with the phenomenal documentary LEMMY.
House (“Hausu”)
The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on with a screening of one of our favourite and most frequently requested titles – the bizarro 70’s Japanese cult-classic oddity that is HOUSE (“Hausu”). Some movies can’t be explained; they need to be experienced. HOUSE is one of
Secretary
Assume the position. Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader smoulder as an unlikely couple whose workplace relationship unexpectedly blossoms into something… Beyond the professional. SECRETARY is an all-time Rio Theatre audience fan-favourite, and one of our most requested romances – a perfect fit for our Friday Late Night Movies series in
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
“Random thoughts for Valentine’s Day, 2004…. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap.” Featuring the uniquely imaginative and whimsical visual aesthetic of director Michel Gondry, a story from the genius mind of Charlie Kaufman (BEING JOHN MALKOVICH), and career-high performances from Jim
The Man Who Fell to Earth
“Well I’m not a scientist… But I know all things begin and end in eternity.” Join us on Monday, January 8 as we toast, honour, celebrate and remember David Bowie, a man whose genius encompassed the worlds of music, fashion, the visual arts, and cinema – on his birthday. In