The highly stylized and über-violent BATTLE ROYALE was a fitting swan song for director Kinji Fukasaku, whose mastery of the exploitation genre is on full display in this hugely influential cult-classic. Adapted from novel ‘Battle Royale’ by Japanese writer Koushun Takami, Fukasaku’s BATTLE ROYALE is a work that lies at the cinematic crossroads somewhere between … Read more
Yeah, baby! This third installment of Mike Myers‘ iconic Austin Powers (Myers) franchise finds the world’s most shag-adelic spy continuing his fight against his arch nemesis, the aptly named Dr. Evil (also Myers). This time, the diabolical doctor and his tiny clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe — the mysterious yet peculiar 70’s … Read more
One of the most well-crafted, impactful and infamous J-horror films ever is making a return to the big screen after far too long a break. Even better? It’s now been remastered for its 20th Anniversary, and it’s slated to scared up the Rio Theatre‘s big screen as a Friday Late Night Movie on March 1! … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the highly anticipated ATTACK ON TITAN Parts 1 & 2, the upcoming live-action feature films from Studio Toho and acclaimed Japanese Director Shinji Higuchi. Written by Yusuke Watanabe, the movies will feature Japanese film stars Haruma Miura and Kiko Mizuhara. The result is a larger than life intense … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the highly anticipated ATTACK ON TITAN Parts 1 & 2, the upcoming live-action feature films from Studio Toho and acclaimed Japanese Director Shinji Higuchi. Written by Yusuke Watanabe, the movies will feature Japanese film stars Haruma Miura and Kiko Mizuhara. The result is a larger than life intense … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, July 24 for an evening dedicated to some great anime, including the Vancouver Premiere of acclaimed artist Robert Valley‘s latest short film Pear Cider and Cigarettes followed by Takeshi Koike‘s Redline. Robert Valley will be in attendance to both introduce Pear Cider and Cigarettes and for a … Read more
Unfolding in a series of eight mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa was inspired by the beloved director’s own nighttime visions, along with stories from Japanese folklore. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master’s imagination, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic apparitions: a young boy stumbles on a fox wedding … Read more
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