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, this jaw-dropping, kaleidoscopic fable relies on … Read more
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 Pure Pwnage: Teh Movie here at the Rio … Read more
“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. Over four decades, Motörhead frontman … Read more
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 those movies. (Trust.) How to describe Nobuhiko … Read more
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 Movie series in February. Sexy, sweet, hilarious and shocking, … Read more
“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 Carrey and Kate Winslet as … Read more
“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 1976, Bowie made his feature … Read more
“Stop thinking about what everyone wants, stop thinking about what I want, what your parents want! What do you want Allie?” Hey girl… We tried to think of the most romantical Monday night double features we could think of, so we settled on LA LA LAND paired with Nick Cassavetes‘ modern classic THE NOTEBOOK… You … Read more
“She’s gone. She gave me a pen. I gave her my heart, she gave me a pen.” John Cusack’s iconic performance as the infinitely lovable boombox-toting kickboxer Lloyd Dobler, who decides to woo school valedicatorian Diane Court (“a brain trapped in the body of a game show hostess”) in director Cameron Crowe’s SAY ANYTHING…, is, … Read more
“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” Can there be anything said about CASABLANCA that hasn’t already been said? Sitting comfortably at the #1 spot on the American Film Institute’s ‘100 Greatest Love Stories of All Time,’ this enduring classic romance remains one of the … Read more
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