VANCOUVER — The operators of a threatened east Vancouver cinema have made an offer to buy the building and hope they will be able to save one of the city’s last independent movie theatres. Corinne Lea said and she her business partner made an offer to buy The Rio Theatre on Wednesday. We’ve got the whole range.”Actors and directors, including filmmaker Kevin Smith, threw their support behind the beloved east Vancouver theatre, known for its lively late-night screenings of cult classics, science fiction and horror movies. The Vancouver Film School alumni and self-professed “Vancouver lover” said he couldn’t afford to buy the building himself. A number of independent theatres in Vancouver have closed or been purchased by larger operators in recent years.

Source: National Post February 08, 2018 01:41 UTC