With unprecedented access, WALK WITH ME goes deep inside a Zen Buddhist community who have given up all their possessions and signed up to a life of chastity for one common purpose – to transform their suffering, and practice the art of mindfulness with the world-famous teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, whose teachings are credited with … Read more
The rise of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) begins with his days as a boy growing up on the family farm, where he struggles under the scorn of his father (Robert Patrick). As the years pass, Cash ends up in Memphis, Tenn., with his wife, Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin), and breaks into the music … Read more
The Rio Theatre has the cure for what ails you on Saturday, January 1. We are kicking off a fresh and shiny, brand-spankin’ new 2022 with our annual Holiday Hangover Marathon Movie Day, a tradition that (this year) will feature MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY, THE BIG LEBOWSKI … Read more
In what the New York Times heralded as, “An Apocalyptic Star Is Born,” VOX LUX follows the rise of Celeste from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop super stardom. The film spans 18 years and traces important cultural moments through her eyes, starting in 1999 when as teenager Celeste (Raffey Cassidy, THE … Read more
Acclaimed filmmaker Gaspar Noé has made a name for himself with highly stylized, at times brutally assaultive films affecting a “cinema of the body” aesthetic, like IRREVERSIBLE, ENTER THE VOID, and CLIMAX. On the surface, his latest work VORTEX suggests a thematic removal – the passage of time, the inevitable struggle of aging – though, … Read more
Different from anything we have seen so far in domestic production, the film directed by Nemanja Ćeranić takes us into a shattered world in a post-apocalyptic time, which we experience through the verses of a mysterious blind epic poet. His epic lyrics introduce us to a story about tribes and their struggle to resist the … Read more
This summer, STArt Film Studio presents In the Spectrum of Love, a touring showcase of four iconic Chinese-language films. Across six cities, we invite you to rediscover these unforgettable portraits of intimacy, distance, silence, and resilience. Playing at the Rio Theatre over the course of August 30 & September 7. See one or see all … Read more
Mysterious deaths occur in a village due to an unknown person’s occult practice. The whole town is scared of these killings. Will they find the person who causes the deaths? ,problems faced during the process is the rest of the story. Saturday, May 6 Final Screening! Doors 1:00 pm | Movie 1:20 pm *SHARP! Please … Read more
The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival 2020 Whitewater Join French paddler Nouria Newman as she guides us on her journey from competition kayaker to explorer of the world’s most dangerous and remote rivers. Presented by Red Bull. Tuesday, February 25 Doors 6:30pm | Show 7:30pm Advance tickets $23 HERE | $25 at the door *Minors permitted. … Read more
Presented by The UBC Himayala Program Nepal’s official submission for Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, WHITE SUN, followed by discussion and Q&A with filmmakers. Tuesday, November 13 Doors 6:30 pm | Movie 7:30 pm Advance tickets $17 HERE *Minors permitted in the balcony. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service and main … Read more
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