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BRASSLANDS & The Ederlezi Balkan Brass Festival

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a unique evening of film and live music featuring a screening of the documentary BRASSLANDS and a taste of the upcoming Ederlezi Balkan Brass Festival 2015!, featuring music from by Vancouver’s own premiere Balkan Brass band, Orkestar Slivovica. Sunday, May 3

Back to the Future Part III

“Remember, where you’re going, there are no roads.” Great Scott! We thought the time was right to to go back, way back, to 1985… And revisit Robert Zemeckis‘ original 80s classic, BACK TO THE FUTURE. But we’re not just screening the original BACK TO THE FUTURE… We’re

Back to the Future Part II (35th Anniversary Screening)

“You built a time machine…. Out of a DeLorean?” Great Scott! We thought the time was right to to go back, way back, to 1985… And revisit Robert Zemeckis‘ original 80s classic, BACK TO THE FUTURE. But we’re not just screening the original BACK TO THE FUTURE… We’re

Back to the Future

“Wait a minute. Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me that you built a time machine… Out of a DeLorean?” Great Scott! We’re going back in time as part of our series of classics this summer, with a screening of Robert Zemeckis‘ iconic BACK

Down Here: Vancouver Premiere

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, April 17 for the Vancouver Premiere of DOWN HERE, a contemporary thriller and social drama set in the city’s downtown Eastside starring Dean Wray and Tantoo Cardinal. Friday, April 17 Showtime 6:30 – Q&A to follow Tickets $10

The Imitation Game

Behind every code is an enigma. Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, THE IMITATION GAME portrays the nail-biting race against time by quiet genius Alan Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain’s top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park during the

COWBOY BEBOP Best Episodes! Anime Marathon

Six of the best episodes of Shinichirō Watanabe’s epic neo-noir space Western anime series COWBOY BEBOP are getting the big screen, marathon treatment at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, April 23. Thursday, April 23 Doors 6:30pm / Marathon starts at 7:00pm *Scheduled break after every two episodes

ROAR: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made

“There’s never been a film like ROAR – and there never will be again!” In the 1970s, Noel Marshall (producer on THE EXORCIST) and his wife (THE BIRDS’ Tippi Hedren) had a passion for very large cats; in fact, they famously shared their home with over 150 of them. It

A Scanner Darkly

Visionary writer-director Richard Linklater (DAZED AND CONFUSED, BOYHOOD) dove head first into A SCANNER DARKLY’s visually stylized adaptation of author Philip K. Dick’s novel of the same name, which tells the story of identity and deception in a near-future dystopia constantly under intrusive high-technology police surveillance in the midst of

Clue

It was Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with a candlestick… Based on the popular board game CLUE, this comedy received mixed reviews upon release but has taken on a life of its own and has grown into a total cult movie – perfect for inclusion in 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.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

Phone: 604.879.3456

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