A Man Called Otto

Based on the # 1 New York Times bestseller “A Man Called Ove,” and directed by Marc Forster (FINDING NEVERLAND) A MAN CALLED OTTO tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife. Otto is ready to end it all, … Read more

A Legacy of Whining

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Tuesday, June 7 for a screening of director Ross Munro’s Vancouver-lensed indie feature A LEGACY OF WHINING. Meet ‘n mingle with members of the cast and crew beforehand and stick around for Q&A to follow. A LEGACY OF WHINING not only throws gasoline on the familiar cinematic trope … Read more

A League of Their Own

“There’s no crying in baseball!” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, August 16 for a baseball doubleheader featuring two summertime classics, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN and BULL DURHAM. See one, or see ’em both! Director Penny Marshall‘s landmark comedy-drama A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN follows a group of rag-tag female baseball players … Read more

A Hard Day’s Night

Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the … Read more

A Different Man

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost. Featuring Sebastian Stan (PAM & TOMMY, THE APPRENTICE) in a Golden Globe-winning … Read more

A Christmas Story

“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” For many people, the magic of the holiday season does not hit until (and perhaps unless) the nostalgic and utterly hilarious cinematic chestnut about a boy in the 1940s whose only real desire is to have Santa Claus gift him an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range … Read more

9 to 5

“They just use your mind and you never get the credit It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it…” Tuesday, March 8 is International Women’s Day (March is Women’s History Month), which is as good a time as any to revisit something of a cinematic unicorn: A blockbuster 80s comedy that also happens … Read more

5-25-77

Toast the 40th Anniversary of STAR WARS on 5-25 with the ultimate fanboy love letter to moviedom’s greatest franchise! (And, yes… Audience costumes welcome, and encouraged! Like you needed another excuse to don your Chewbacca onesie….) Produced by Gary Kurtz (STAR WARS, AMERICAN GRAFFITI) and Fred Roos (LOST IN TRANSLATION), 5-25-77 (the release date of … Read more

10 Things I Hate About You (25th Anniversary Screening!)

“Romeo, oh Romeo… Get out of my face!” Who knew that William Shakespeare’s playful comedy “The Taming of the Shrew” would adapt itself so perfectly into 90’s teen comedy gold in 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU? The modern re-telling set in a suburban Seattle (like, so 90s!) high school has emerged as a cult-classic … Read more