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 1976, Bowie made his feature … Read more

The Maltese Falcon

“The stuff that dreams are made of.” Though he was already well established as one of Hollywood’s top screenwriters of the era, John Huston successfully pivoted to the director’s chair with his debut feature THE MALTESE FALCON, the genre-defining 1941 “film noir” which he adapted from Dashiell Hammett‘s 1930 novel of the same name. The … Read more

The Maine

THE MAINE With guests The Wrecks and The Technicolors Sunday, April 8 THE RIO THEATRE, Vancouver All Ages / General Admission Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:00pm Facebook Presale: Wed, Jan 24 at 10am – Thu, Jan 25 at 10pm Password: HYPE Public on Sale: Fri, Jan 26 at 10am Get Tickets: http://bit.ly/2DXF8mw Tickets: $27.50 (Incl. GST) … Read more

The Magicians (Het Geheim)

Kids Culture Film Series is very pleased to bring another Reel 2 Real top choice film to Vancouver! – The Magicians –  SUNDAY JANUARY 24th 1:45pm Rated G   Ages 6+ In Dutch w/English subtitles Subtitles read aloud by Professional Reader! Adults $8 Kids $5 online by clicking HERE, $9 /$6 at the door Original … Read more

The Lure

In this bold, genre-defying horror-musical mashup — the playful and confident debut of Polish director Agnieszka Smoczynska — a pair of carnivorous mermaid sisters are drawn ashore in an alternate ’80s Poland to explore the wonders and temptations of life on land. Their tantalizing siren songs and otherworldly aura make them overnight sensations as nightclub … Read more

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Something has arrived. … And something will survive. Join us at the Rio Theatre for a Friday prime time double bill of Steven Spielberg’s JURASSIC PARK + JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD on Friday, May 8 Friday, May 8 JURASSIC PARK Movie 9:15 JURASSIC PARK: THE LOST WORLD Movie 11:30 Single film $6 advance www.riotheatretickets.ca … Read more

The Lost World of Industrial Musicals

Get ready for the mutant offspring of Broadway and business!  For decades, corporations commissioned “industrial musicals” — original shows about selling bathtubs, tractors, gasoline, and everything else — only for insiders at conventions and sales meetings.  Industrials expert Steve Young, a former “Letterman” and “Simpsons” writer, screens some of the most twisted examples ever committed … Read more

The Lost Boys

Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die… It’s fun to be a vampire. The Rio Theatre‘s series of Halloween classics continues on Monday, October 28 with everyone’s favourite teen vampire thriller, Joel Schumacher‘s star-studded (the two Coreys!) pop-culture touchstone THE LOST BOYS. The cult-classic story follows teenage brothers Michael and Sam, … Read more

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The original anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim returns audiences to the epic world brought to life in “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, based on the revered books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, The Lord of the … Read more

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

One trilogy marathon to rule them all…. Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, January 31 – for a daylong movie marathon event featuring Peter Jackson‘s LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy (Extended Editions!) – back-to-back, on the big screen, and in its entirety. Based on the high-fantasy epic novel by English author J.R.R. Tolkien, Jackson’s … Read more