The time has come to flush out the finest. The Final Flush gathers the top 20 films from this year’s Shits n Giggles — the cream of the crap, the best of the mess, and the absolute freshest of the fresh. Each of these short films was made for under $250, purely for shits n … Read more
This remarkable documentary offers rich insight into gender and sexuality in Japan via a candid portrait of Kazuki, Tatsu, and Gaish, three trans masc hosts working at the New Marilyn Club in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district. As the film follows them at home and on the job, all three talk frankly about their lives, revealing … Read more
Presented by Pacific Canada Heritage Centre – Museum of Migration Society Directed by Robbie Hart, “Shining Light: A Vietnamese-Canadian Legacy” is an extraordinary documentary that chronicles the powerful mother-daughter story of Chieu-Anh Vu and her mother, Mui. The film follows their harrowing escape from war-torn Vietnam, Chieu-Anh’s birth aboard a sinking cargo ship, and their … Read more
In SHIN GODZILLA:ORTHOchromatic, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s 2016 feature is reborn in stunning black and white, a thrilling origin story to one of cinema’s greatest creations. Propelled by astounding visual effects and rapid fire dialogue, SHIN GODZILLA is equal parts pulse-pounding action film and venomous political satire, worthy of the franchise’s towering history. Something has … Read more
A woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil. With Camille Sullivan, Brendan Sexton III, and Michael Beach. “It’s lean as a hellhound.” (Austin Chronicle) “Pacy, clever, and most importantly, creepy as all hell; Shelby Oaks both is and isn’t what you’re expecting, … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 22 with a mid-naughties, Shakespeare-inspired, cross-dressing teen-angst comedy just for Baby Millennials (or elder Gen-Z-ers) starring a much beloved icon of the era, Amanda Bynes. It’s SHE’S THE MAN! In this zany twist on the Bard’s TWELFTH NIGHT, Bynes does double duty as Viola, … Read more
Divorcée Leslie discovers that her deadbeat ex-husband Keith has moved back in to “lay low for a while” and to stake claim on what he feels is owed to him: half the value of her house. In need of an accomplice, Leslie turns to her mother Staci in order to draw from her obsession with … Read more
Women Who Code + Friends Present: “She Started It” Join us on Sunday, March 12th 2017 for a screening of the movie She Started It followed by a post-screening Q&A discussion with an incredible panel. Holly Peck, Director + co-Founder of Women Who Code Vancouver, is emceeing this event. Doors 6:00pm Event start 6:30pm +19 only. … Read more
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word–SHAZAM!–this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam, courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart–inside a ripped, godlike body–Shazam revels in … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a film series featuring some of the nominated films and performances being honoured by the Golden Globes, including STEVE JOBS, GRANDMA, TRAINWRECK, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, SHAUN THE SHEEP, THE HATEFUL 8, and LOVE & MERCY. On January 10, we will be hosting a *free* Golden Globes 2016 … Read more
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