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POSTPONED: Monkey Beach

Dearest Rio Friends & Movie-Lovers: As per the government’s latest directive on November 23, 2020, we will be suspending operations until December 8, 2020 (barring any further changes). Screenings will be re-scheduled, and ticket-holders will be contacted shortly. In the meantime, we thank-you for your endless generosity and

The Wizards Key: Volume 3

The Wizards Key Volume 3 is an independent skateboard film, mostly filmed in Vancouver. Filmed by skaters for skaters and the Love of Skateboarding! Throw some beers, blood and Heavy Psychedelic rock tunes in the mix, and let the VX1000 work its magic. Saturday, November 21 Doors 9:15 pm

First We Eat

Putting food security to the test in the far North of Canada – filmmaker Suzanne Crocker, living just 300 km from the Arctic Circle, removes absolutely all grocery store food from her house. For one year, she feeds her family of five, only food that can be hunted, fished, gathered,

The Untouchables

After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take Capone down, even his best efforts fail due to widespread corruption within the Windy City’s police force. Recruiting an

Unhinged

Rachel is a single mother whose bad day gets even worse when she beeps her horn at a fellow driver (Russell Crowe) during rush-hour traffic. After an exchange of words, she soon realizes that the mysterious man is following her and her young son in his truck. The initial case

David Lynch’s ‘The Elephant Man’ (45th Anniversary Restoration)

“I am not an animal! I am a human being! I.. am… a… man!” With this poignant second feature, David Lynch brought his atmospheric visual and sonic palette to a notorious true story set in Victorian England. When the London surgeon Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) meets the

POSTPONED: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Dearest Rio Friends & Movie-Lovers: As per the government’s latest directive on November 23, 2020, we will be suspending operations until December 8, 2020 (barring any further changes). Screenings will be re-scheduled, and ticket-holders will be contacted shortly. In the meantime, we thank-you for your endless generosity and

Zappa

“I want to tell Frank’s story without making a biopic; to make a music doc without making a music doc. And I think that’s just how Frank would have wanted it.” (Alex Winter) With unfettered access to the Zappa family trust and all archival footage, ZAPPA explores the private life behind the

Vancouver Polish Film Festival: I Never Cry

Vancouver Polish Film Festival 2020 Sunday, November 8 Doors 12:30 | Movie 12:50 *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Screening with the short film “Marcell” I NEVER CRY 1h 38min | Drama | 2020 | English subtitles 17-year-old Ola has to go to Ireland

Vancouver Polish Film Festival: Supernova

The Vancouver Polish Film Festival 2020 Sunday, November 8 Doors 9:30 am | Movie 10:00 am *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time. Screens with the short documentary “Amnesia” SUPERNOVA 1h 18min | Drama, Thriller | 2019 | English subtitles Three men, one place and

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