After nearly forty years of marriage, Joan and Joe Castleman (Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce) are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys ...[more]

From Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen (12 YEARS A SLAVE) and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn (GONE GIRL) comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption. "Widows" is the ...[more]

In CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, Melissa McCarthy (in a Golden Globe and Oscar nominated performance) stars as Lee Israel, the best-selling celebrity biographer (and cat lover) who made her living in the 1970's and 80's profiling the likes of Katharine ...[more]

Join us on Thursday, January 24 for the Crazy8s DGCBC 20th Anniversary Fundraiser Screening featuring a selection of classic Crazy8s films from the past 20 years! Network with Crazy8s alumni, our community of friends and sponsors, and this ...[more]

Your favourite cartoon characters come to life - like you’ve never seen before! Destroy your childhood with some of Vancouver’s top burlesque and cabaret performers at Cartoon Cabaret, where fantasies come alive with fun and raunchy tributes to ...[more]

We all need a good dose of winter-y horror, don't we? And there's nothing more winter-y (and horrifying) than a Friday Late Night Movie screening of John Carpenter's THE THING on January 25. John Carpenter's remake of Howard Hawke's 1951 classic ...[more]

And now for something completely different. It’s... Naughty Python’s Flying Burlesque Circus! The Geekenders invite you to please enjoy 25 of Vancouver’s silliest "nerdlesque" superstars as they return to the Rio Theatre's stage to flaunt ...[more]

From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi ("MERU") and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin comes National Geographic Documentary Film's FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free ...[more]

Winner of a Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Filmmaking at last year's Sundance Film Festival and now shortlisted in the Best Documentary category at this year's Oscars, MINDING THE GAP is a vital and heartrending story about young men growing ...[more]

After nearly forty years of marriage, Joan and Joe Castleman (Golden Globe winner and Oscar-nominee Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce) are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys ...[more]

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." We all need a good dose of winter-y horror, don't we? And there's nothing more winter-y (and horrifying) than Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece THE SHINING... Based on Stephen King's 1977 novel The ...[more]

Manic Monday Double Bill! We're toasting writer-director Panos Cosmatos with a double double bill bill featuring both his feature debut, 2010's hyper-stylish midnighter BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW, and one of the year's most buzzed about titles, ...[more]

We're toasting writer-director Panos Cosmatos with a double double bill bill featuring both his feature debut, 2012's hyper-stylish midnighter BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW, and one of 2018's most buzzed about titles, the punishing, blood-soaked ...[more]

Monday Double Bill! We're toasting writer-director Panos Cosmatos with a double double bill bill featuring both his feature debut, 2012's hyper-stylish midnighter BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW, and one of 2018's most buzzed about titles, the ...[more]

Winner of a Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Filmmaking at last year's Sundance Film Festival and now shortlisted in the Best Documentary category at this year's Oscars, MINDING THE GAP is a vital and heartrending story about young men growing ...[more]

From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi ("MERU") and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin comes National Geographic Documentary Film's FREE SOLO, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free ...[more]

The live, smash hit epic comedy returns for more monstrous merriment (and snacks!) - it's The Critical Hit Show: A Live Improvised Epic Fantasy at The Rio Theatre! Join Vancouver's best comedic performers at the Rio Theatre for your favorite ...[more]

Puck Talks Presents: The Power Hour Live! Come out to the Rio Theatre for a night of comedy and hockey talk with The Athletic & TSN Radio’s Mike Halford, Jason Brough and Jason Botchford. Plus special guests JD Burke, Ryan Biech, and Israel ...[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 audience fan-favourite, and one of ...[more]

Join us at the Rio Theatre on for an evening of hits by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, and prepare to be transported into the world of Tom Petty - one of the greatest songwriter/performers of our time. Performed by top tribute artist Dave D ...[more]

The latest entry from master storyteller Mamoru Hosoda (WOLF CHILDREN, SUMMER WARS) and Japan’s Studio Chizu (now nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar!) is the sweet, unusually introspective coming-of age animé Mirai, a daringly original ...[more]

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) discovers a magical key to professional success, which propels him into a macabre universe of "powercalling" that leads to material glory. But the ...[more]

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR... YOU'RE PROBABLY OUT OF OTHER OPTIONS Welcome to a cozy evening of scenes from beloved Walt Dismal animated classics - each a parody of an animated classic from a kinder, gentler Walt! Join us as 'Impossible Things ...[more]

Looking for love in a Horrible place? Join The Fictionals on Wednesday, February 6 for Improv Against Humanity: Valentine Hangover at the Rio Theatre! Our first #IAHatRIO of 2019 will feature steamy comedy, chocolatey prizes, and crown the next ...[more]

We have a lot to celebrate, and celebrate we will! Still working on confirming the specific acts but rest assumed you will receive a pleasant mix between the hilarious and the heartfelt - with a little bit of "hmmmmmm," that is always present. ...[more]

Two truths and a lie: With a twist. Story Story Lie is a game show that's full of it! Valentine's Day Special! Love stories too funny and foolish to believe. The trick is, one of these romantic contestants is telling a lie... Spot the liar ...[more]

It takes two to tango this Valentine's Day at the Rio Theatre! Following last year’s sold out show, the highly-anticipated Burlesque Duos returns to the Rio's stage on Wednesday, February 14. This beloved (not to mention popular!) annual East ...[more]

Geekenders is back again with their oft-requested and always sold-out wacky "Batlesque" variety show celebrating everyone's favourite 'stark' knight and his rogues gallery... With a playfully sensual twist! Called a "cult sensation" by Vancity ...[more]

The live, smash hit epic comedy returns for more monstrous merriment (and snacks!) - it's The Critical Hit Show: A Live Improvised Epic Fantasy at The Rio Theatre! Join Vancouver's best comedic performers at the Rio Theatre for your favorite ...[more]

Join us for a crazed, cartoon cornucopia featuring a curated collection of Titmouse animators' own short-short-short animated films. Friday, March 8 Doors 7:00 pm | Show 8:00 pm Advance tickets $8 | $8 door *Must be 19+ w/ID for entry ...[more]