Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh (TRAFFIC, ERIN BROCKOVICH) capably directs this black comedy featuring Ian McKellan and Micaela Cole in a sly, two-hander character study. Desperate for an inheritance, two siblings conspire to forge their father’s unfinished paintings so they become valuable after his death. With Jessica Gunning, James Corden. “Had ‘The Christophers’ just been a … Read more
Set in a Somali neighbourhood in Toronto, the film follows teenagers Farah and Halima as they fall in love despite warnings to stay apart because they’re from different tribes. When Farah’s family relocates to Vancouver, the relationship ends abruptly — until they reconnect in their twenties in Toronto. But the same cultural barriers that once … Read more
Start your engines! In 2008, The Wachowskis brought the classic anime TV series to the big screen with their highly stylized and spirited take on of SPEED RACER. Critically maligned upon its initial release, the film has emerged as a cult-classic, with the shiny, brand-new 4K restoration making a pit stop on the big screen … Read more
From writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (SICK OF MYSELF, DREAM SCENARIO) and starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, comes a quirky dark comedy about a happily engaged couple that is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. With Alana Haim, Anna Baryshnikov. Monday, June 1 Door 8:15 pm | Film … Read more
Vancouver Sex Work Community Alliance presents: Join us on June 2, International Sex Workers Day, for a special screening of HOOKERS ON DAVIE at the Rio Theatre at 7:30 PM. This landmark documentary explores the history, resilience, and activism of Vancouver’s sex work community, an important part of our city’s story. All proceeds from the event will … Read more
This remarkable documentary offers rich insight into gender and sexuality in Japan via a candid portrait of Kazuki, Tatsu, and Gaish, three trans masc hosts working at the New Marilyn Club in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district. As the film follows them at home and on the job, all three talk frankly about their lives, revealing … Read more
Ahoy, rogues and rascals alike! Set sail for a night unlike any other—the first-ever pirate-themed vertical micro-drama hits the big screen… in the first full theatrical screening of a vertical series in Vancouver history. Join us at the Rio Theatre on Monday, May 25 for an unforgettable pirate spectacle. Beneath Crimson Sails—a swashbuckling adventure filmed … Read more
“Don’t call me Babe!” The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues of May 8 with a 30th Anniversary screening of one of the campiest films to ever come out of the 90’s, BARB WIRE. Canadian Pamela Anderson stars in this retro-glam, weirdly prescient dystopian odyssey (set in 2017) loaded with fights, gun battles … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the premiere of award winning documentarian, Saturnin’s, 4th feature film, American Troll. Stay in your seats for a live (sure to be controversial) comedy show from four funny fellas, Brett Forte, Sergei Putinski, Uncle Hack & Uncle Lazer. One night only!!! American Troll is the bold new film … Read more
Nerdy college student Columbus has survived the plague that has turned mankind into flesh-devouring zombies because he’s scared of just about everything. Gun-toting, Twinkie-loving Tallahassee has no fears. Together, they are about to stare down their most horrifying challenge yet: each other’s company. ZOMBIELAND is a double-hitting, head-smashing comedy – perfect for a Friday Late … Read more
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