Movies
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Break the Game (Filmmakers in Attendance)
After coming out as a trans woman, world-record-holding gamer, Narcissa Wright loses her massive fanbase. To win them back, she attempts to set a new world record in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, while live-streaming every minute of her mythic quest. Drawing from an archive of
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
Shadowed by the torment of the murder of his entire family, the young, wary Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather Tiberius (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the declining Roman Empire as it descends into a spiral of depravity, destruction and madness. A treatise on the corrupting
Andrei Tarkovsky’s ‘Nostalghia’ (40th Anniversary Restoration)
Andrei Tarkovsky explained that in Russian the word “nostalghia” conveys “the love for your homeland and the melancholy that arises from being far away.” This debilitating form of homesickness is embodied in the film by Andrei, a Russian intellectual doing research in Italy. He becomes obsessed with the Botticelli-like beauty
An Evening With Stormy Daniels
“Standing up to bullies is my kinda thing.” Join us at the Rio Theatre for an evening with actress and political activist Stormy Daniels, who will be gracing the stage for another night of eye-opening conversation, insight, and incredible anecdotes. Ms. Daniels first appeared at the venue in
Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Kid’: Featuring Live Score by The C.R. Avery Ensemble
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, July 24, as The C.R. Avery Ensemble perform a live original score alongside Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 silent film masterpiece, THE KID. While staying true to the film’s essence, “a picture with a smile, and perhaps – a tear,” Avery and company
Where Olive Trees Weep
WHERE OLIVE TREES WEEP offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. Following, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira HassIt, the film explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice.
I Used To Be Funny
Aly Pankiw‘s Toronto-set feature debut focuses on a young stand-up comedian (Rachel Sennott, BOTTOMS, SHIVA BABY) struggling with PTSD and the decision to join the search for a missing teen she used to nanny. With Olga Petsa, Jason Jones, Sabrina Jalees. “Features a mic-drop performance from Rachel Sennott.” (New York
Gaspar Noe’s Irréversible: Straight Cut
One night. An unforgivable act. A tale told in reverse. Acclaimed filmmaker Gaspar Noé’s unflinching exploration of human savagery and the uncompromising nature of time, IRRÉVERSIBLE was met with a groundswell of acclaim and uproar upon its premiere at Cannes in 2002. Stylish, sexually frank, and brutal, the film’s conceit of
Blood and Black Lace (60th Anniversary Screening – 4K Restoration)
June marks Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver, which means we are making plans for Italian Day on the Drive (Sunday, June 8). In celebration of one of our favorite annual neighborhood events, our Friday Late Night Movie series continues on June 7
Mahajatra
MAHAJATRA is a 2024 Nepali comedy film written and directed by Pradip Bhattaraj. The film stars Hari Bansha Acharya, Bipin Karki, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Rabindra Jha, and Barsha Raut. It is the sequel to the 2019 film, JATRAI JATRA. Presented by Canpal Saturday, June 8 Doors 11:30 am | Film 11:45