Movies

La Dolce Vita

We couldn’t think of a better way to mark Italian Day on the Drive on Sunday, June 8 than a full day of film screenings dedicated to a fantastic selection of classic films spanning decades and genres, including Vittorio De Sica’s THE BICYCLE THIEF (“Ladri di biciclette”), Federico Fellini’s LA DOLCE

Fight Club

Mischief. Mayhem. Soap. Toxic masculinity never looked so good! The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on July 25 with a screening of David Fincher‘s adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk‘s blockbuster novel about a bored office worker and his soap-making friend, FIGHT CLUB. Released in

Flirting with Madness

Coming to The Rio  May 24th and 25th, Flirting with Madness What starts out as a harmless prank blog takes a dark turn for 17-year-old Avery when her friends, Mandy and Kaley, create a fake profile for an international dating site and begin to communicate with a lonely, socially inept

Banksy Does New York

Director Chris Moukarbel’s look at the sensational (not to mention notoriously mysterious) artist known around the world as Banksy and his electrifying “31 works of art in 31 days” project in New York City. The film is comprised of footage cobbled together from various sources, including material crowd-sourced from mobile

Dark Star: HR Giger’s World

“Giger’s work shows us, all too clearly, where we come from and where we’re going.” – Timothy Leary Join us at the Rio Theatre for a special double bill pairing of Belinda Sallin’s remarkable new documentary, DARK STAR: H.R. Giger’s World with Ridley Scott’s ALIEN. Sallin’s film delves deep into

The Bicycle Thief

We couldn’t think of a better way to mark Italian Day on the Drive than with a film festival showcasing some of our favourite Italian films. Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, June 8 for a full day of film screenings dedicated to a fantastic selection of classic

Black Sabbath: Italian Nights

We couldn’t think of a better way to mark Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 14) than with a film festival showcasing some of our favourite Italian films. Join us at the Rio for four nights dedicated to a fantastic selection of classic films spanning decades and genres. Special

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Italian Nights

We couldn’t think of a better way to mark Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 14) than with a film festival showcasing some of our favourite Italian films. Join us at the Rio for four nights dedicated to a fantastic selection of classic films spanning decades and genres. Special

QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL (Live in 1981)

We. Will. Rock. You. Recorded at the Montreal Forum on November 24-25 1981, ten years to the date before lead singer Freddie Mercury died, QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL marked the first time a band had filmed an entire show in 35mm. The recently restored and remastered digital transfer showcases Queen in

Over the Edge

As a tip of the hat to Kurt Cobain and our run of the new documentary KURT COBAIN, MONTAGE OF HECK, we thought the time was right to give some screen time to OVER THE EDGE, the 70’s coming-of-age drama Cobain cited as an influence (notable the SMELLS LIKE TEEN

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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