Movies
Genre: Documentary
League of Exotique Dancers
Join us at the Rio Theatre for one of 2016’s most highly anticipated documentaries, director Ramu Rau’s exploration of burlesque, THE LEAGUE OF EXOTIQUE DANCERS. Currently slated as the Opening Night Film at this year’s Hot Docs International Film Festival in Toronto, THE LEAGUE OF EXOTIQUE DANCERS will also be
Prince: Sign ‘o’ the Times
Directed by Prince himself, concert film SIGN O’ THE TIMES, shot with an audience at the Rotterdam Music Hall in 1987, was released alongside his double album of the same name. Notable for its epectedly wildly innovative theatricality and extra high-energy performances, the 13-song set list sidesteps many of his
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Because music lives forever. Can you kick it? Yes, you can. Join us on Tuesday, May 3 for a double bill to toast, honour, and celebrate two of our absolute, hands down, no questions asked and don’t think twice about it all-time favourite bands – A Tribe Called Quest and
Where to Invade Next
Filmmaker Michael Moore visits various countries to examine how Europeans view work, education, health care, sex, equality, and other issues. From cafeteria food to sex ed, Moore looks at the benefits of schooling in France, Finland and Slovenia. In Italy, he marvels at how workers enjoy reasonable hours and generous
The Messenger: Songbird Documentary (w/ David Suzuki!)
“Stunning” – The Hollywood Reporter Imagine a world without birdsong… Join us at the Rio Theatre for a very special Vancouver Bird Week screening of director Su Rynard’s contemplative and visually stunning THE MESSENGER, a documentary that explores our deep-seated connection to birds and warns that the uncertain fate of
Requiem for the American Dream
REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, on the defining characteristic of our time – the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few. Saturday, March 26 Doors 12:30 | Movie 1:00pm
Lemmy
“More than any other rock musician, he is the baddest motherfucker in the world.” – Dave Grohl Raise a glass (or two, or three) and toast the life of one of the music world’s most innovative artists and genuine rock heroes, Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister, with the phenomenal documentary LEMMY.
Mavis!
“A spirited and captivating bio-doc that richly deserves the exclamation point in its title.” – Variety MAVIS! is the first feature documentary on gospel/soul music legend and civil rights icon Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staple Singers. From the freedom songs of the ’60s and hits like ‘I’ll
All Things Must Pass: The Rise & Fall of Tower Records
Soundly constructed, briskly paced and, in the end, affectingly wistful. – Variety Filmmaker Colin Hanks spent seven years working on this nostalgic tale of the rise and fall of the once-behemoth Tower Records—which started in the back of a Sacramento family drugstore and became an international retail powerhouse before it
Meru
“The best climbing movie of the year.” – Outside MagazineWinner of the prestigious Audience Award (Documentary) at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, MERU perfectly balances its tense, nailbiting narrative with some of most impressive climbing footage ever captured; all set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayan Mount Meru.