Movies
Language: English
Up in Smoke
October 17 is the day, people! We’re toasting Canada’s greenest new law on Wednesday, October 17 with a screening of the ultimate, trailblazing stoner musical comedy – Cheech and Chong’s high-larious UP IN SMOKE! An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and
Mandy
Destined for life on the midnight movie circuit, Panos Cosmatos‘ MANDY is one of the most punishing, blood-soaked, hallucinogenic revenge odysseys to hit screens in some time – and a perfect choice to include in our ongoing Friday Late Night Movie series. Set in the Pacific Northwest’s Shadow
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician M.I.A., who continues to shatter conventions with her work, words, and art. Director Stephen Loveridge offers an admiring profile of the tough-minded rapper, who has taken
VIMFF: North of Nightfall
Join Darren Berrecloth for a live presentation followed by a screening of his epic, North of Nightfall. Date, Time & Location: – Wed, Oct 17, 2018 | Rio Theatre Doors 6:30pm – Show 7:30pm – VENUE MAPS
VIMFF: Free Solo
Follow Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite’s 3,000ft high El Capitan Wall. With no ropes or safety gear, he completed arguably the greatest feat in rock climbing history. Date, Time & Location: Tues, Oct 16, 2018 | Rio Theatre Doors 6:30pm
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf!
Come see folks who wrote jokes for Mystery Science Theater 3000 provide live, hilarious commentary for the best bad movies! On Tuesday, October 23, Vancouver’s favorite movie riffers The Gentlemen Hecklers (comedians Eric Fell and Patrick Maliha, joined by special guest riffer K.C. Novak) are set to crack
The Transformers: The Movie (Remaster!)
“You’ve got the touch…” Yes, it’s the one you’ve all been asking for. Yes, it’s been remastered. And yes, it’s happening for one night only (…and, an afternoon – for the children!). Featuring memorable characters – the heroic Autobots, villainous Decepticons, and Unicron, thrilling action and a heartfelt
Three Identical Strangers
New York, 1980: Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they’re identical triplets, separated at birth. Adopted by three different families and reunited by an astonishing, fairy-tale coincidence, the 19-year-olds’ joyous, jaw-dropping reunion catapults them to international fame and becomes a global sensation, while it also unlocks an extraordinarily disturbing, unimaginable
The Happytime Murders
No Sesame. All Street. THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS is a filthy comedy set in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (Melissa McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the
McQueen
Alexander McQueen‘s rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is both a personal look at the extraordinary life, career and artistry of the celebrated fashion icon and a revelation of McQueen’s own world, both