Movies
Perfect Days
Acclaimed writer director Wim Wenders‘ and co-writer Takuma Takasaki teamed up for PERFECT DAYS, a thoughtful and meditative ilm depicting one man’s attempt to control his life. Hirayama is content with his life as
Perfect Blue
Recently remastered for its 20th anniversary, PERFECT BLUE is the groundbreaking (and rarely screened) first film from the legendary director Satoshi Kon that follows the story of rising pop star Mima, who has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model – but her
Perfect Blue
Gorgeously remastered in 2017, PERFECT BLUE is the groundbreaking (and rarely screened) first film from the legendary director Satoshi Kon that follows the story of rising pop star Mima, who has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model – but her fans aren’t ready to see her
Percy
Based on events from a 1998 lawsuit, PERCY follows small-town farmer Percy Schmeiser (Christopher Walken) who challenges a major conglomerate when the company’s genetically modified (GMO) canola is discovered in the 70-year-old farmer’s crops. As he speaks out against the company’s business practices, he realizes he is representing thousands of
Peelers
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Monday, March 20 for the Canadian Theatrical Premiere of PEELERS, a killer new horror feature film from Vancouver-based director Sevé Schelenz (SKEW). Filmmakers in attendance for a Q&A session following the screening. What starts
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
“I know you are, but what am I?” Tell ’em, “Large Marge sent ya” to the Rio Theatre this July, as we tip our hat to one of the ultimate touchstones for 80’s kids, PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE. Pee-Wee Herman (aka Paul Reubens) was already something of
Pearl Jam: Twenty
Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles the years leading up to the band’s formation, the chaos that ensued soon after their rise to megastardom, their step back from center stage, and the creation of a trusted circle that would surround them — giving way to a work culture that would sustain them.
Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two
LET’S PLAY TWO is a documentary film that chronicles alterna-icon Pearl Jam’s legendary performances at Wrigley Field during the Chicago Cubs historic 2016 season. With Chicago being a hometown to frontman Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam has forged a relationship with the city, the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field that
Pearl
Yes, we’re as excited as you are for the third installment of Ti West‘s bloody amazing franchise, MAXXINE, hitting movie screens on Friday, July 5! So yes, of course, we’re going to revisit both X (2022), and its prequel PEARL (2022), with a double bill
Paying For It (Director in Attendance for Q&A)
A cultural snapshot of turn-of-the-millennium Toronto with subtle comic energy and a great cast, Sook-Yin Lee’s adaptation of Chester Brown’s autobiographical 2011 graphic novel is a movie only Lee could make… because it’s her story, too. Chester Brown’s 2011 graphic novel told the story of his own journey into johnhood