Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Hospital emergency room Dr. Daniel “Dan” Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O’Herlihy), a madman who’s planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a boulder stolen from Stonehenge, the use … Read more

The Crow (30th Anniversary Restoration)

“Devil’s Night is upon us again.” The Rio Theatre‘s series of Halloween classics continues with a 30th Anniversary “Devil’s Night” screening of the stylish, soulful and ultimately haunting, supernaturally romantic revenge fantasy THE CROW – featuring a chilling turn from the late Brandon Lee – on Wednesday, October 30. The night before his wedding, musician … Read more

The Lost Boys

Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die… It’s fun to be a vampire. The Rio Theatre‘s series of Halloween classics continues on Monday, October 28 with everyone’s favourite teen vampire thriller, Joel Schumacher‘s star-studded (the two Coreys!) pop-culture touchstone THE LOST BOYS. The cult-classic story follows teenage brothers Michael and Sam, … Read more

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (25th Anniversary Screening!)

In this stylishly animated feature set in the 1940s, the troubled yet heroic Batman is pitted against a mysterious figure who is rubbing out Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, and who many believe is the caped crusader himself. Batman’s alter ego, millionaire Bruce Wayne, is about to get married to the lovely Andrea Beaumont, who … Read more

The Orchard (Cast & Crew in Attendance!)

Join us on Monday, November 12 for the Canadian Theatrical Premiere of locally-lensed feature THE ORCHARD – with cast and crew in attendance for a post-screening Q&A! Produced by Vancouver’s Mutant Films with the participation of Railtown Actors Studio, writer-director Kate Twa‘s feature follows a brash, talent agent from Los Angeles whose life changes in … Read more

Finding Big Country (Director in Attendance!)

Following numerous sold out screenings at this year’s Vancouver International Film Festival (in addition to winning the prestigious #mustseeBC Award), documentary filmmaker Kathleen S. Jayme‘s FINDING BIG COUNTRY finds its way to East Vancouver for an encore screening on Sunday, October 28. Jayme will be in attendance and will join in with a Q&A following … Read more

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 hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit … Read more

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 Mountains in 1983, MANDY sees Red (Nicolas  … Read more

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 up the cause of Tamil … Read more

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  PURCHASE TICKETS  *Note : Rio Groupons and passes are not accepted for this screening   – The Speaker Darren … Read more