After losing his mother to murder as a boy, Marcus (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) has little support in his life. He starts working for drug dealer Levar and his assistant. Although Marcus makes good money selling, his dream is to become a rapper. When he reunites with an old love and is later shot numerous times during a robbery, Marcus decides it's time to change his life. However, his old associates won't let him go so easily. With Joy Bryant, Terence Howard, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Bill Duke.

"This is an unapologetically glossy pop product, powered by a strong, old-fashioned sense of B-movie melodrama." (Salon.com)

"A film with a rich and convincing texture, a drama with power and anger." (Roger Ebert)

Friday, January 2
Doors 11:00 pm | Movie 11:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

It's #FridayLateNight date night and tickets are 2-for-1! Bring your best pal, your ride-or-die or former gang boss and save 50% off tickets!

GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' (Jim Sheridan, 2005 / 117 mins / 18A) A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from a life of crime to pursue his passion of rap music.

In an underwater city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms – a treasure that she believes is an angel’s egg. A boy with a gun arrives in search of a bird he saw in his dream. At first it seems as if feelings of sympathy are developing between the two. Then, one night, the boy crushes her precious egg.

First released directly to home video in 1985, the film is a creative collaboration between internationally acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL), who wrote and directed the feature, and revered artist Yoshitaka Amano (FINAL FANTASY, VAMPIRE HUNTER D). The film beautifully intertwines Oshii’s thematic reflections on philosophy and theology, with Amano’s distinctive ink painting style, culminating in an arrestingly beautiful hand-drawn allegorical fantasy.

Forty years after the film’s original release, GKIDS is proud to present an all-new 4K restoration of the film, which is being supervised by director Oshii, in cinemas nationwide for the first time.

Saturday, January 3
Doors 12:45 pm | Movie 1:15 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

ANGEL'S EGG "Tenshi no Tamago" (Mamoru Oshi, 1985 / 73 mins / 14A / Japanese w. EST) n a decaying city, a little girl takes care of a large egg which she believes was laid by an angel, and crosses paths with a gun-toting young man searching for a bird he saw in a dream.

Join us at the Rio Theatre January 3 for screenings of George Lucas' STAR WARS: Episodes I, II, and III.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is a young apprentice Jedi knight under the tutelage of Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) ; Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), who will later father Luke Skywalker and become known as Darth Vader, is just a 9-year-old boy. When the Trade Federation cuts off all routes to the planet Naboo, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are assigned to settle the matter.

Saturday, January 3
THE PHANTOM MENACE
Doors 2:45 pm | Movie 3:15 *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Movie 6:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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REVENGE OF THE SITH
Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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See all three films in the "prequel" trilogy for one outta-this-world price.

THE PHANTOM MENACE (George Lucas, 1999 / 136 mins / PG) Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.

ATTACK OF THE CLONES (George Lucas, 2002 / 142 mins / PG) Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

REVENGE OF THE SITH (George Lucas, 2005 / 140 mins / PG) Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, while Anakin is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.

Join us at the Rio Theatre January 3 for screenings of George Lucas' STAR WARS: Episodes I, II, and III.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is a young apprentice Jedi knight under the tutelage of Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) ; Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), who will later father Luke Skywalker and become known as Darth Vader, is just a 9-year-old boy. When the Trade Federation cuts off all routes to the planet Naboo, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are assigned to settle the matter.

Saturday, January 3
THE PHANTOM MENACE
Doors 2:45 pm | Movie 3:15 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

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ATTACK OF THE CLONES
6:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

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REVENGE OF THE SITH
9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

THE PHANTOM MENACE (George Lucas, 1999 / 136 mins / PG) Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, January 3 for screenings of George Lucas' epic saga STAR WARS: Episodes I, II, and III.

Set ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," "Attack of the Clones" finds the Republic continuing to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars -- and the beginning of the end of the Republic. With Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson.

Saturday, January 3
ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Movie 6:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

ATTACK OF THE CLONES (George Lucas, 2002 / 142 mins / PG) Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, January 3for screenings of George Lucas' epic saga STAR WARS: Episodes I, II, and III.

In this final installment of George Lucas' "prequel" trilogy, it has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) rescue Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from General Grievous, the commander of the droid armies, but Grievous escapes. Suspicions are raised within the Jedi Council concerning Chancellor Palpatine, with whom Anakin has formed a bond. Asked to spy on the chancellor, and full of bitterness toward the Jedi Council, Anakin embraces the Dark Side. With Natalie Portman, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Daniels, Jimmy Smits, Keisha Castle-Hughes.

Saturday, January 3
REVENGE OF THE SITH
Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

REVENGE OF THE SITH (George Lucas, 2005 / 140 mins / PG) Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan pursues a new threat, while Anakin is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.

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Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT seems to mine much of its inspiration from his own life as a noted political dissident, with its plot centered on a former political prisoner who believes he has found his torturer. The film follows Vahed, an unassuming Azerbaijani mechanic and former prisoner who has a chance encounter with Eghbal, an Iranian man he strongly suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor on account of his wooden leg. Vahed gathers other ex-prisoners, including a photographer and a couple on their wedding day, to confirm Eghbal's identity and decide if and how how to seek revenge.

The narrative explores themes of trauma, the morality of revenge, and how different people cope with systemic abuse, often using a blend of thriller, road comedy, dark social satire, and moral debate. At its core, Panahi's latest is a deeply felt moral thriller, where high stakes tension combines with unexpected flurries of humor and thoughtful, sometimes devastating questions regarding persecution and revenge. With Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr.

Cannes Film Festival Winner - Palme d'Or

"'It Was Just an Accident' plays like an ideal melding of the filmmaker Panahi was and the filmmaker he’s been forced to become. It’s an endlessly fascinating and extraordinarily powerful work." (New York Magazine / VULTURE)

"The first film Panahi made after his 2022 arrest, the most recent of his many conflicts with the Iranian government, 'It Was Just an Accident' is both typically uncompromising and, for long stretches, disarmingly funny." (The Reveal)

"Bursting with humanity and dark humor, it’s a sharply well-acted, written and directed modern thriller that grapples with urgently existential questions of justice, violence and resistance." (Seattle Times)

"If anyone has the right to make a revenge fantasy, it’s Jafar Panahi. And yet, this movie isn’t that. Panahi doesn’t make statement films; he makes question films, designed to instigate soul-searching and debate." (Washington Post)

"Panahi reaches some kind of terrible career high. This is a movie born out of a lifetime that no one should have been forced to endure. And yet, the film world is stronger for the suffering." (Globe and Mail)

Sunday, January 4
Doors 12:00 pm | Movie 12:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT "Yek tasadef sadeh" (Jafar Panahi, 2025 / PG / 102 mins / Farsi w.EST) In Iran, a man bumps into the man he believes to be his former torturer. However, faced with this person who fiercely denies having been his tormentor, doubt sets in.

"I'll have what she's having."

Join us at the Rio Theatre as we pay tribute to the late, great filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner by dimming the lights and firing up the projector for a screening of one of our all-time favourite movies of his, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. In the pantheon of romantic comedies, is there any more universally beloved (not to mention hilarious, sweet, infinitely quotable, sincere, and completely relatable) than this landmark classic?

The characters of Harry and Sally were heavily influenced by the real-life dating and relationship experiences of both Reiner and the late, great writer Nora Ephron (who received an Oscar nod for this screenplay). The onscreen chemistry between Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan is one for the ages in career-defining performances as a couple whose friendship morphs over the course of two decades before arriving at the inevitable romantic hurdle that forms the crux of the film: "Can two people sleep together and still be friends?" Rounding out the cast are Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher as Harry and Sally's respective best friends.

"Ephron's tart, grown-up script examines the inevitably of love finding a way despite the fight put up by this famous pair of snappy New Yorkers." (Empire Magazine)

"What knocks it out of the park is the combination of Ephron's insights and Reiner's matchless comic chops." (Total Film)

Sunday, January 4
Doors 2:30 pm | Movie 3:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (Rob Reiner, 1989 / 96 mins / PG) In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns and Sally Albright share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their respective best friends, Jess and Marie , attempt to stay friends without sex becoming an issue between them.

Scottish director Lynne Ramsay's (WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE) intense psychological drama DIE MY LOVE offers a blistering depiction of a woman engulfed by love and madness.

In one of 2025's most talked about performances, Jennifer Lawrence is Grace, a writer and young mother, who is slowly slipping and spiraling into the troubling mental abyss of post-partum psychosis. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her grow increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless. With Robert Pattinson.

"Lynne Ramsay’s raw and animalistic character study proves to be the perfect vehicle for Jennifer Lawrence. She’s never been better as a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown." (Empire Magazine)

"Jennifer Lawrence is superb at exemplifying Grace’s confusion. She alternates fluidly between domestic tranquility and feral rage, often in the same scene. Even as Grace’s grasp on reality seems to slip, her turbulence comes off as entirely natural." (The Atlantic)

"[Executive Producer] Martin Scorsese, it’s reported, was convinced that no other actor could do justice to the complex character. He may well be correct: Lawrence is thrillingly uninhibited and physically impulsive." (Observer UK)

"[Jennifer] Lawrence gives a performance to die for in a devastating tragicomedy about postpartum depression that drives away her husband (Robert Pattinson). Scottish director Lynne Ramsey doesn’t know from comfort zones and she may push you too far. Let her push." (The Travers Take)

Sunday, January 4
Doors 5:00 pm | Movie 5:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

DIE MY LOVE (Lynne Ramsay, 2025 / 119 mins / 14A) In a forgotten patch of countryside, a woman is battling her demons: embracing exclusion yet wanting to belong, craving freedom whilst feeling trapped, yearning for family life but wanting to burn the entire house down. Given surprising leeway by her family for her increasingly erratic behavior, she nevertheless feels ever more stifled and repressed. Motherhood, womanhood, the banality of love, the terrors of desire, the brutality of another person carrying your heart forever.

In one of the most lauded films of 2025, renowned filmmaker PT Anderson (THE MASTER, THERE WILL BE BLOOD) casts Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob, a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts. With Benicio Del Toro, Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall.

"'One Battle After Another' hurtles into the present without compromising Anderson’s sense of fractured, constantly rearranged, weirdly personal American history." (AV Club)

"The excellent performances of Leonardo D iCaprio and Benicio Del Toro bring a deep sense of humanism to two characters who, given the dramatic tone employed, always run the risk of coming across as caricatured stereotypes." (Los Angeles Times)

"PT Anderson elicits memorable inflections of dialogue, intent glances, brazen thrashes of energy and outbursts of fury from his charismatic cast, making “One Battle After Another” a feast of inspired and dedicated acting." (The New Yorker)

Sunday, January 4
Doors 7:45 pm | Movie 8:15 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (PT Anderson, 161 mins / 14A / 161 mins) When their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own.

In 1943 lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) confronts his shattered self-confidence, alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face in a bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott), celebrates the opening night of his groundbreaking hit musical "Oklahoma!"

**Golden Globe nominated: Ethan Hawke, Best Actor and Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy**

"Ethan Hawke delivers a heartbreaking, career-best performance in Blue Moon, a beautifully worded, intimate chamber piece where Linklater turns one night of despair into a luminous portrait of artistic ruin and fleeting human connection." (Rotten Tomatoes)

"Blue Moon is nostalgic for old Broadway glamour, but also acutely attuned to the desolation behind the glitz. Not so much old-fashioned, then, as resembling an Old Fashioned: freshly mixed, generous with the bitters, a sophisticated, poignant." (Financial Times)

Monday, January 5
Doors: 6:00 PM | Film: 6:30 PM *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

BLUE MOON (Richard Linklater, 2025 / 100 mins / 14A) On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.

This is the story of Jean-Luc Godard making BREATHLESS, told in the style and spirit in which Jean-Luc Godard made BREATHLESS.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Richard Linklater (BOYHOOD, DAZED AND CONFUSED) has crafted a playful, poignant love letter to cinema with NOUVELLE VAGUE, which ably reimagines the making of Godard’s landmark vérité BREATHLESS, in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave. With Zoey Deutch, Guillaume Marbeck, and Aubry Dullin.

NOUVELLE VAGUE is currently nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Musical or Comedy category.

"Absolutely delightful!" (FilmWeek)

"“Nouvelle Vague” isn’t a portrait of Godard by Linklater but a feature-length thank-you note, from Richard to Jean-Luc, for freeing him to make films his own way." (The New Yorker)

Monday, January 5
Doors 8:30 pm | Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

NOUVELLE VAGUE (Richard Linklater, 2025 / 106 mins / 14A / English and French w. EST) After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, aspiring French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He finds funding for a low-budget feature, creating a treatment with François Truffaut about a gangster couple.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS, THE FAVOURITE, THE LOBSTER) brings his signature, bold and irreverent storytelling style to BUGONIA, an English-language remake of Jang Joon-hwan's 2003 South Korean film SAVE THE GREEN PLANET! This darkly satiric comedy thriller about a pair of conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company because they are convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth, finds the director re-uniting with muse Emma Stone (who took home her second Oscar for her memorable turn as Bella in POOR THINGS) and Jesse Plemons (KINDS OF KINDESS). With Alicia Silverstone, Aidan Delbis.

BUGONIA is currently nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including for Best Film (Musical or Comedy), as well as for performances from Emma Stone (Best Actress -Musical or Comedy Film) and Jesse Plemons (Best Actor -Musical or Comedy Film).

"Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are at the top of their game in 'Bugonia', a bonkers black comedy that applies director Yorgos Lanthimos' whip-smart method to modern society's madness." (Rotten Tomatoes)

"Perhaps this nihilism will prove too trenchant and reactive for some viewers. That’s perfectly fine: Sometimes it feels good to scream for help, even if it will never come." (Salon.com)

Tuesday, January 6
Doors 6:20 pm | Movie 6:20 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

BUGONIA (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2025 / 119 mins / 14A) Two conspiracy-obsessed men kidnap the CEO of a major company when they become convinced that she's an alien who wants to destroy Earth.

Following up the indie appeal of 2022's BARBARIAN, writer-director Zach Cregger's WEAPONS was one of the breakout titles that excited genre fans the most in 2025, thanks to its utterly compelling blend of inventive non-linear storytelling that mixed humor and genuine scares supported by a stellar cast that drove a narrative exploring ever-more mysterious and increasingly dark themes. When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. With Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, and Amy Madigan (who scored a Golden Globe nod for her memorable performance).

"'Weapons' is nearly an hour longer than the average creepy movie, but [Zach] Cregger’s mosaic approach justifies extra running time as he asks us to put pieces together for ourselves while delivering jolts with sudden crossed wires." (Sight & Sound)

"'Weapons' is the feel-bad, feel-good movie of the year -- a rare horror masterpiece that leaps beyond its genre without abandoning its sick, sad heart." (The Atlantic)

"Where to start with this utterly gorgeous, commanding, terrifying and masterful suspense thriller? Firstly don’t believe the hype — it’s not a horror. It’s bigger than that." (Observer UK)

Tuesday, January 6
Doors 8:30 pm | Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

WEAPONS (Zach Cregger, 2025 / 129 mins / 18A) When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

FortNine attempts to break the circumnavigation world record with award-winning filmmaker Edwin El Bainou riding pillion. It's a dangerously silly race across thousands of kilometres per day, with the polished and authentic eye that only a ride-along cinematographer can capture. Part documentary and part dark comedy, this is motorcycling as FortNine has never experienced before. In less than 19 days, the trio must ride from Anchorage to Miami, Lisbon to Istanbul, Mumbai to Kolkata, Bangkok to Singapore and Perth to Sydney. Their time is inclusive of all flights, border delays and sleep (what few minutes of it there is). Ducati supplied Multistrada V4 Rally motorcycles in each continent for this expedition, and the rest is just gas, swass and the hourglass. Yalla Habibi!

Filmmakers in attendance for post-show Q&A.

Wednesday, January 7
Doors 5:30 pm | Movie 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

YALLA HABIBI! "Let's go brother!" (FortNine, 2025 / NR / 90 mins) FortNine attempts to break the circumnavigation record by motorcycling around the world in less than 19 days.

Join us at the Rio Theatre for the final Friday Late Night Movie selection of 2025, John Carpenter's seminal work of winter-y body horror, THE THING.

This 1982 remake of Howard Hawke's 1951 classic is a bleak, tense and frightening sci-fi thriller that delivers some truly memorable practical and makeup effects, in addition to Kurt Russell's pitch-perfect performance. THE THING is an ice-cold white-knuckle chiller about about scientists in the Antarctic who are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.

"THE THING is a peerless masterpiece of relentless suspense, retina-wrecking visual excess and outright, nihilistic terror." (Empire Magazine)

"THE THING is one of [Carpenter's] greatest moments, creating a terrifying atmosphere of claustrophobia, suspense and paranoia. And Kurt Russell is as good as he's ever been, wearing one of the best beards in movie history." (Total Film)

Wednesday, January 7
Doors 9:00 | Movie 9:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

THE THING (John Carpenter, 1982 / 109 mins / PG) It’s the first week of winter in 1982. An American research base is greeted by an alien force, that can assimilate anything it touches. It’s up to the members to stay alive, and be sure of who is human, and who has become one of the Things.

"In 9 hours and 23 minutes... You'll be mine."

The late, great David Bowie makes all kinds of music, magic and mischief as a Goblin King who kidnaps a baby while tormenting a young Jennifer Connelly in director Jim Henson's wildly imaginative and highly entertaining puppet-filled 80s classic LABYRINTH. We're tipping our hat to the beloved icon with a prime time, tribute screening on his birthday, Wednesday, January 8 (with an encore on January 10).

Fifteen-year-old Sarah (Connelly) resents her baby brother Toby and secretly wishes that he will just disappear. Whilst babysitting Toby, Sarah's wish comes true when goblins kidnap the baby. Feeling responsible and guilty about his abduction, she sets forth to retrieve him - and finds herself on the adventure of a lifetime. To rescue her brother, she must sneak into the castle of the Goblin King (Bowie), which is in the center of a fantastical labyrinth. The task is easier said than done, as the maze is filled with strange creatures, mind-bending puzzles, and nothing is really as it seems...

"A remarkable achievement." (The New York Times)

"One of the undeniable triumphs of pure fantasy in live-action cinema." (Antagony & Ecstasy)

Thursday, January 8
Doors 6:00 pm | Movie 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

Saturday, January 10
Doors 11:30 am | Movie 12:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

LABYRINTH (Jim Henson, 1986 / 101 mins / PG) | Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah - a teenager with an active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take the baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairytale to rescue him from the Goblin King...

"Nothing human loves forever."

Join us on Thursday, January 8 as we tip our hat to David Bowie (on his birthday!) with a double bill featuring two iconic performances from films starring the "thin white Duke": LABYRINTH and THE HUNGER.

Released in 1983, Tony Scott's directorial debut THE HUNGER is an erotically-charged goth cult-classic vampire romance starring the always exquisite Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandonand, of course, Bowie (in one of his most memorably stylish roles).

John (Bowie) is the lover of the gorgeous immortal vampire Miriam (Deneuve), and he's been led to believe that he'll live forever, too. Unfortunately, he quickly deteriorates into a horrible living death, and Miriam seeks a new companion. She soon sets her sights on Sarah (Sarandon), a lovely young scientist, who quickly falls under Miriam's spell. However, Sarah doesn't warm up to the concept of vampirism easily...

"The movie reeks with chic, but never, for one minute, takes itself too seriously, nor does it ever slop over into camp." (New York Times)

"A visual feast starring a trio of gorgeous bloodsuckers, Tony Scott's vampire film is the perfect synthesis of music video sensibilities and pre-AIDS crisis consideration of sex and bisexuality. Sarandon and Deneuve's coupling is infamous for a reason." (Horror Queers Podcast)

Thursday, January 8
Doors 8:30 pm | Movie 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

THE HUNGER (Tony Scott, 1983 / 97 mins / 14A) Aged vampire Miriam preys on urban clubgoers with her vampire lover John. When John suddenly starts to age, Miriam casts her eyes upon Sarah, a doctor who researches premature aging.

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival, but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

Winner of Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho) and Best Actor in Cannes, THE SECRET AGENT is currently nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Actor Drama, Best Foreign Language Film, and is Brazil's pick for Oscar submission.

"'The Secret Agent' suggests something more consequential with its gripping portrait of political resistance: that survival is a matter of both watching and watching over one another." (Washington Post)

"The period detail is a marvel, the era’s music a most excellent groove, and the cast a top-to-bottom wowzer of interesting faces and eclectic bodies." (Austin Chronicle)

"This smart, brutal, often funny thriller uses the travails of one ordinary man to capture a reactionary era in its daily realities and surreal absurdities, its public cruelty and private decency." (NPR)

"Fiery and relentlessly paced (its 158 minutes don’t contain a minute of bloat), the political thriller pivoting around themes of paranoia and resistance feels perfectly tuned to the moment." (Globe and Mail)

Friday, January 9
Doors 6:00 pm | Movie 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

THE SECRET AGENT "O Agente Secreto"  (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2025 / 141 mins / 14A / Brazilian Portuguese w. EST) In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.

"I'm your number one fan!"

Join us at the Rio Theatre as we pay tribute to the late, great filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner by dimming the lights and firing up the projector for a Friday Late Night screening of one of our all-time favourite movies of his, MISERY.

Adapted from horror master Stephen King's novel, MISERY casts James Caan as pulpy romance author Paul Sheldon, who crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road whilst returning from a self-imposed writing retreat. He is found by oddball loner and former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates, in her Oscar winning performance), the "number one fan" of Paul's popular heroine Misery Chastaine. Things go literally go awry when Annie discovers Paul's plans for her favourite literary character are not entirely to her liking, and the injured and captive author finds himself completely at the mercy of her psychopathic, monstrous nature. Also starring Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth and Misery the Pig (as herself).

"Bates turns Wilkes into the nastiest nurse to reach the screen since Louise Fletcher tormented Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." (Philadelphia Inquirer)

"Reiner captures just the right level of physical tension, but for the most part wisely emphasises the mental duels. Terrific." (Time Out)

Friday, January 9
Doors 9:15 pm | 9:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

Late Night Date Night! Bring a friend, date, or YOUR number one fan and get two-for-one entry.

MISERY (Rob Reiner, 1990 / 107 mins / PG) After a serious car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon  is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes , who claims to be his biggest fan. Annie brings him to her remote cabin to recover, where her obsession takes a dark turn when she discovers Sheldon is killing off her favorite character from his novels. As Sheldon devises plans for escape, Annie grows increasingly controlling, even violent, as she forces the author to shape his writing to suit her twisted fantasies.

"In 9 hours and 23 minutes... You'll be mine."

The late, great David Bowie makes all kinds of music, magic and mischief as a Goblin King who kidnaps a baby while tormenting a young Jennifer Connelly in director Jim Henson's wildly imaginative and highly entertaining puppet-filled 80s classic LABYRINTH. We're tipping our hat to the beloved icon with a prime time, tribute screening on his birthday, Wednesday, January 8 (with an encore on January 10).

Fifteen-year-old Sarah (Connelly) resents her baby brother Toby and secretly wishes that he will just disappear. Whilst babysitting Toby, Sarah's wish comes true when goblins kidnap the baby. Feeling responsible and guilty about his abduction, she sets forth to retrieve him - and finds herself on the adventure of a lifetime. To rescue her brother, she must sneak into the castle of the Goblin King (Bowie), which is in the center of a fantastical labyrinth. The task is easier said than done, as the maze is filled with strange creatures, mind-bending puzzles, and nothing is really as it seems...

"A remarkable achievement." (The New York Times)

"One of the undeniable triumphs of pure fantasy in live-action cinema." (Antagony & Ecstasy)

Thursday, January 8
Doors 6:00 pm | Movie 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

Saturday, January 10
Doors 11:30 am | Movie 12:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

LABYRINTH (Jim Henson, 1986 / 101 mins / PG) | Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah - a teenager with an active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take the baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairytale to rescue him from the Goblin King...

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival, but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

Winner of Best Director (Kleber Mendonça Filho) and Best Actor in Cannes, THE SECRET AGENT is currently nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Actor Drama, Best Foreign Language Film, and is Brazil's pick for Oscar submission.

"'The Secret Agent' suggests something more consequential with its gripping portrait of political resistance: that survival is a matter of both watching and watching over one another." (Washington Post)

"The period detail is a marvel, the era’s music a most excellent groove, and the cast a top-to-bottom wowzer of interesting faces and eclectic bodies." (Austin Chronicle)

"This smart, brutal, often funny thriller uses the travails of one ordinary man to capture a reactionary era in its daily realities and surreal absurdities, its public cruelty and private decency." (NPR)

"Fiery and relentlessly paced (its 158 minutes don’t contain a minute of bloat), the political thriller pivoting around themes of paranoia and resistance feels perfectly tuned to the moment." (Globe and Mail)

Sunday, January 11
Doors 12:30 pm | Movie 1:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

THE SECRET AGENT "O Agente Secreto"  (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2025 / 141 mins / 14A / Brazilian Portuguese w. EST) In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.

Because botox looks better on the big screen!

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, January 4 for our annual Golden Globe Awards Watch Party. This year's event is being hosted by the very funny Nikki Glaser, which pretty much guarantees a night of hilarity.

The Golden Globe Awards recognizes the best and brightest in film and television (double the entertainment value!), as selected by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Our Golden Globes screening and party is a fun warm-up for the Oscars, which will also be shown live and on our big screen on Sunday, March 15. As always, we will roll out the red carpet and encourage everyone to dress up like the star that they are.

Sunday, January 11
Doors & Red Carpet 4:00 pm | Ceremony 5:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

"Oh, hai Mark!"

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, January 22 with host Greg Sestero - star of the pop-culture phenomenon THE ROOM, and author of the best-selling memoir "The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made" - for a double bill featuring both the 2017, Golden Globe winning feature adaptation of Sestero's memoir followed by Tommy Wiseau's notorious debut feature.

For the uninitiated: A marvel of modern cinema, Tommy Wiseau's THE ROOM is so powerful that it will, literally, "tear you apart." (Or, maybe just your brain. And occasionally your eyeballs.) In the pantheon of you-gotta-see-it-to-believe-it, best-worst movies, it's quite possible that nothing tops THE ROOM. It's the CITIZEN KANE of bad movies! And truly, truly, the best (trust!) way to experience this "masterpiece" is in the dark, on the big screen, and with a packed audience of confused (and enthused) lovers of director Wiseau's bizarre cinematic oddity that has morphed into a pop-culture phenomenon. Having Sestero (who parlayed his portrayal of "Mark" in THE ROOM into an acclaimed best-seller that was ultimately adapted into the THE DISASTER ARTIST) on-hand to answer audience questions and provide unique insight makes for a very, very memorable night.

Facts: In November of 2013, while filming THE INTERVIEW in Vancouver, actor James Franco saw THE ROOM for the very first time at the Rio Theatre. That screening was hosted by Sestero, who was discussing his recently released memoir, "The Disaster Artist." The rest, as they say, is history...

With THE DISASTER ARTIST, director James Franco transformed the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Wiseau—an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable—into a celebration of friendship, artistic expression, and dreams pursued against insurmountable odds. Based on Greg's own best-selling tell-all about the making of the cult-classic "disasterpiece" - “The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” - THE DISASTER ARTIST is a hilarious and welcome reminder that there is more than one way to become a legend—and no limit to what you can achieve when you have absolutely no idea what you're doing.

"THE DISASTER ARTIST is an endearing tale of friendship and chasing your dreams that packs a surprisingly poignant punch." (Screen Rant)

"Oh, hai Mark. THE DISASTER ARTIST is a surprisingly poignant and charming movie-about-a-movie that explores the creative process with unexpected delicacy." (Rotten Tomatoes)

Greg will be available before the films, during intermission, and after to sign merch and take photos! It's a night of movies, insight, conversation and laughs. (And... merch! There will be sweet, sweet merch.)

Thursday, January 22

An Evening with Greg Sestero
Doors 6:00 pm | Movie 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

THE ROOM
Movie 9:30 pm *As this is a double feature, the start time is approximate.

THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco, 2017 / PG / 104 mins) The real life story of writer/director Tommy Wiseau, the man behind what is often referred to as "The Citizen Kane of Bad Movies," THE ROOM, is brought to life, chronicling the odd film's troubled development and eventual cult success.

THE ROOM (Tommy Wiseau / 2003 / 99 mins / 14A) Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world being torn apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.

"Oh, hi Mark!"

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a very special screening of one of the best experiences you can have in a darkened theatre: Tommy Wiseau's epic, pop-culture masterpiece THE ROOM.

What a story! A marvel of modern cinema, Tommy Wiseau's THE ROOM is so powerful that it will, literally, "tear you apart." (Or, maybe just your brain. And occasionally your eyeballs.) In the pantheon of you-gotta-see-it-to-believe-it, best-worst movies, it's quite possible that nothing tops THE ROOM. It's the CITIZEN KANE of bad movies! And truly, truly, the best (trust) way to experience this "masterpiece" is in the dark, on the big screen, and with a packed audience of confused (and enthused!) lovers of director Wiseau's bizarre cinematic oddity that has morphed into a pop-culture phenomenon.

Fun Fact: In 2014, while James Franco was in town shooting THE INTERVIEW, he came to the Rio Theatre for a screening of THE ROOM and a live reading from THE DISASTER ARTIST, hosted by Greg Sestero. Franco was so taken by Greg’s memoir and the rapturous response of the crowd, that they shook on the making of the feature that very night!

THE ROOM is easily the Rio Theatre audiences' all-time, hands-down forever favourite "so bad, it's good" movies. In fact, among our collective guiltiest cinematic pleasures, it may just be the bestest "best-worst" films of all time!

Thursday, January 22
Movie 9:30 pm *As this film is screening as part of a double bill, the start time subject to change.

THE ROOM (Tommy Wiseau, 2003 / 99 mins / 18A) Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world fall apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.

A copious cavalcade of top notch talent and captivating cabaret await at The Rio Theatre Burlesque and Variety Show on Saturday, January 24.

Local luminary April O’Peel has curated a show full of wonder sure to dazzle and delight our fun loving audience! The theme is NO THEME! That’s right! These talented performers will each be performing one act of their choosing! What act will they decide to bring to The Rio Theatre Burlesque & Variety Show!? Find out on Saturday, January 24 as these stars align for one night only!

Saturday, January 24
Doors 8:00 pm | Show 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

EARLY BIRD tickets just $20, till midnight, January 5!

General Admission $30 + s/c | $35 + s/c at the door
VIP tickets (Rows A-C, centre section) $40+ s/c
Squad Pass (Group of Four Tickets – online only) $100+ s/c

With Featured Performances By:

April O'Peel | Dame Derriere | Forrest Rump | Heathen | Jalebia Majora | Little Brit Naughty | Poly Pocket & Glitter Stache
Ruby Revel & Iggy Tart | Teresa Riley | Yoshi Chladny

Hosted by Dandy!

Let's face it dahlings, it's 2026 and one of the scarcest resources available is PURE JOY! We've got you covered in the The Happiest Drag Show on Earth—a full-throttle celebration of queer joy, camp, and community. Every act is meticulously designed to tickle your funny bone and warm your gay little heart!  It's a glitter soaked love fest, dahhhlings, where everyone is welcome, no one has to “fit in,” and you leave feeling hotter, happier, and more yourself than when you walked in. This glam spectacle is the perfect way to start the new year-  with the BIGGEST and BEST (award winning!) drag show in East Van. Hosted by social media sensation and local legend DANDY!

Friday, January 30
Doors 7:00 PM | Show 8:00 PM *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

EARLY BIRD, Save $10 off tickets until January 2, midnight.

Main Floor Assigned $30+ s/c in advance |  $35+ s/c at the door
VIP (Priority Seating & Prop Bag) $40+ s/c
Happiest 4-pack on Earth!  – Save $20! (Available online only)

Featured Performers

Glimmer Rouge
Queen Kong
Banana Delvey
Miss October
Burna Dart
Dumplin
Black Ice
Leviticus
Celeste

Hosted by DANDY!

About your Host:

Dandy (he/him) is the award-winning host made popular on TikTok for his viral videos promoting queer joy! Winner of Host of the Year 2024 for Vancouver International Burlesque Festival and awarded runner up in the Georgia Straight’s BEST OF VANCOUVER for his show Drag Attack! – you can catch him regularly on stage in his shows at the iconic Rio Theatre in Vancouver, or touring this Fall between LA and New York City. His all new series Dandyland, which highlights businesses, organizations, and artists in the lower-mainland’s LGBT Community, premiered this Summer on Optik TV and was nominated by the Costume Designers Guild Awards for Excellence in Short Form Design 2024, and WON a CAFTCAD Award for Excellence in Webseries 2024 thanks to already award winning, multi-talented Costume Designer, Rafaella Rabinovich.

@dandyandfriends

Mark Fischbach (aka YouTube creator and influencer Markiplier to his legions of fans) is unleashing his highly-anticipated debut feature horror film, IRON LUNG, into the cinematic sphere on January 30. In a post-apocalyptic future after "The Quiet Rapture" event, a convict explores a blood ocean on a desolate moon using a submarine called the "Iron Lung" to search for missing stars/planets.

Friday, January 30
Doors 11:00 pm | Movie 11:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

IRON LUNG (Mark Fischback, 2026 / 125 mins / 18A) Survivors of the apocalypse launch an expedition to a barren moon with an ocean of blood.

Mark Fischbach (aka YouTube creator and influencer Markiplier to his legions of fans) is unleashing his highly-anticipated debut feature horror film, IRON LUNG, into the cinematic sphere on January 30. In a post-apocalyptic future after "The Quiet Rapture" event, a convict explores a blood ocean on a desolate moon using a submarine called the "Iron Lung" to search for missing stars/planets.

Sunday, February 1
Doors 9:00 pm | Movie 9:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

IRON LUNG (Mark Fischback, 2026 / 125 mins / 18A) Survivors of the apocalypse launch an expedition to a barren moon with an ocean of blood.

The East Van Laugh Riot is pleased to welcome back comedian Ian Bagg, who is returning to the Rio Theatre's stage for a night of laughs on Friday, February 6.

Friday, February 6
Doors 6:00 pm | Show 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

Most comedians have a monologue; Ian has a dialogue. Attend a show immediately and see why his high school history teacher asked Ian's parents if there was something he should know about Ian.

Guess who's back to keep Vancouver laughing in 2026... The East Van Laugh RioT is pleased to welcome the winter season return of comedian Sammy Obeid - with all-new material! We just can't keep him off our stage!

Tuesday, February 10
Doors 5:30 pm | Show 6:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

Adult Balcony (General Admission) $39 + s/c Early Bird $30 Until December 21!
Adult Main Floor (Assigned Seating) $48+ s/c Early Bird $40 Until December 21!
VIP Meet n' Greet (Rows 2-6, centre section) $65+ s/c
VVIP Meet n' Greet (Front Row, centre section) $75+ s/c
Group Ticket Pricing (Minimum 4) $43 (ea)+ s/c (online only)

Lebanese-Palestinian American and born in Oakland California, Sammy Obeid double-majored in Business and Mathematics at UC Berkeley and then turned down a job at Google to be a comedian.

Now the host of 100 Humans on Netflix, he’s also appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing and America's Got Talent, as well as TBS’s Conan, and is best known for his world record of performing comedy 1,001 nights in a row, a story featured in both Time Magazine and The New York Times.

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A performance night featuring the talents and artistry of Professional Showgirls!

Get yourself teased, tantalized and all worked up ahead of V-Day with a "hump-day" helping of flesh and sin from some of Canada's best and award winning professional showgirls on Wednesday, February 11 at Lovers and Haters: A Showgirl Cabaret!

Expect to see acts that celebrate both love and hate incorporating strip club culture like Flow, Pole Dancing, Aerials and Chains. With featured performances from award winning Flow and Aerial artist, Miss Nude Canada 2024, Miss Nude North America 2023 - Bree Vybes!

Wednesday, February 11
Doors 7:30 pm | 8:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

All tickets $25 + s/c
(Main floor assigned, Balcony GA)

Featuring performances by:

Nina Nightblossom
Bree Vybes (winner of Miss Nude Canada 2024)
&
Demi Reign

It takes two to tango this Valentine's Day at the Rio Theatre!

The highly-anticipated Burlesque Duos returns to the Rio's stage on Saturday, February 14. This beloved (not to mention popular!) East Vancouver Valentine's Day tradition is the ultimate spectacle of partnership and creativity. Spice up your Valentine's Day with a night of never-before-seen pairings and innovative duets!

Saturday, February 14
Doors 8:00 pm | Show 9:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

EARLY BIRD only $30 + s/c. Offer expires January 12, midnight!
Balcony -General Admission $30 + s/c in advance | $35+ s/c at the door
Main Floor - Assigned $40 + s/c in advance | $45+ s/c at the door
VIP Tickets $50+ s/c
Menage 4-pack of tickets - Save $40(Available online only)

Perfect for singles and couples alike, the evening's marquee will include unforgettable performances from eight of Vancouver’s top teasers, including:

Scarlet Delirium & Manda StroyerApril O'Peel & Angora Phobia
Diva the Violet Femme & Homo Hardware
Cherry Ontop & Chelsea Hart

Hosted by:
Sparkle Plenty & Dee Twenty

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, March 20 for the second annual H Cupcake Productions Foundation's THE COSPLAY SWIMSUIT CONTEST, a charity variety show mixing comedy and sex appeal - for a good cause!

H Cupcake Productions was founded with the goals of bringing laughter and smiles to adults, while supporting the needs of children. While the world hasn't been the kindest place these past few years, the organization's mission is event-driven, with the goal of bringing as much joy as possible to as many people as possible. The group has been the main event for adult entertainment at Anime Revolution since 2012, with an average current attendance of 3,400 people.

We have a fabulous lineup of performers to excite and entertain you! Many of your favorites from our annual show at Anime Revolution will be joining us: Cookie._.Rush, JMRohCreations, Vancity_Ranger, Gothish.Rain, Milkiway.Cosplay, BadSheepCosplay, Brystak, Kamistry, Gavin, Sharkiekitty, Angora.Phobia and Im.JuneMonsoon.

Friday, March 20
Doors 7:00 pm | Show 8:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

Adult Entry $15+ s/c (Until August 11) | $20+ s/c
VIP (Rows A-C) $30+ s/c (Until August 11) | $40+ s/c

This Cosplay Swimsuit Contest will benefit BC Children's Hospital, with proceeds going towards purchasing a soft stuffed animal for a child in need at BC Children's. (When else are you going to get to see Burlesque, Singing, Dancing, Feats of Athletics and get to feel good about funding a charity!)

Come view our past events at our website at: www.hcupcakeproductions.org

Community Trail Running presents:
The Trail Running Film Festival

After a great debut in 2023, and an even better follow-up in 2024-2025, the Trail Running Film Festival is back on tour in 2026 and coming to Vancouver once again! Expect another amazing evening of films, performance, inspiration, and community.

Our amazing sponsors will ensure you have an awesome evening. Big thanks to 5 Peaks, Odlum Brown, Sinister Sports, Coast Mountain Trail Running, RunGo and more!

Come and help us celebrate our incredible sport as we explore individual and collective potential. The festival will also have a 50/50 in support of BC AdventureSmart and include prizes and giveaways to add to our celebration!

We’re excited to bring you stories from around the world by filmmakers sharing their work of adventure, inclusivity, wilderness, art, and diversity across the trail and ultra community. Trail running is awesome and so is this film festival!

Thursday, April 2
Doors 6:00 pm | Event 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

Tickets (Early Bird $30+ s/c until January 1) | $40 + s/c
Squad Pass Group Pricing (Group of Four $140+ s/c - Available online only)

Rogue Folk Club presents
Dervish

Music from the West of Ireland with passionate vocals and dazzling instrumentals.

Dervish have been bringing Irish traditional music to the world for more than 30 years, and received the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Lifetime Achievement Award. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”, the band have played festivals from Rock in Rio to Glastonbury, toured with the Irish President and struck up tunes on the Great Wall of China.

Dervish’s lineup features some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians. Fronted by one of the country’s best-known singers, Cathy Jordan, joined by some of Ireland’s finest trad musicians - Shane Mitchell (accordion), Liam Kelly (flute/whistle), Brian McDonagh (mandola/mandolin), Michael Holmes (bouzouki) and Tom Morro (fiddle).

Exceptional musicianship, breath-taking vocals, vibrant sets of tunes and instantly compelling songs all come together to make Dervish as complete a band as are to be found anywhere in the tradition.

Sunday, April 26
Doors 6:30 pm | Show 7:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

Early Bird Tickets $42+ s/c (Until January 1 )
Tickets $47+ s/c | $52+ s/c at the door

Tickets on sale November 28 10:00 am

This Rio Theatre gift certificate is good for entry to any single regular screening and includes one medium popcorn, one medium fountain beverage, and one small candy. If you prefer a physical card, this gift certificate is also available for purchase from our conession stand during open business hours.

This Rio Theatre gift certificate is good for entry to any single regular screening and includes two medium drinks, and one large popcorn. If you prefer a physical card, this gift certificate is also available for purchase from our conession stand during open business hours.