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Marriage Story

Oscar-nominated writer-director Noah Baumbach (THE SQUID AND THE WHALE) returns to familiar familial territory with MARRIAGE STORY, an incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up, and a family staying together.  The story chronicles the story of a stage director (Adam Driver) and his actor wife (Scarlett Johansson) as

Art Live Presents “Realna prica”

Serbian filmmaker Gordan Kičić’s REALNA PRICA  (“Real Story”) takes us through the saga of the actor, Veljko Radisavljevic, who has the impression that the entire universe has conspired against him. He is a walking problem and firmly believes that all the discord is created by the people around him,

Daniel Isn’t Real

Troubled college freshman Luke suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

At the time of release, The Advocate dubbed 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge the gayest horror film ever made. For the film’s closeted young star, Mark Patton, such a tag was a stark reminder about the homophobia rampant in Hollywood at the time—and the painful experience

The Gentlemen Hecklers Present Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Gentlemen Hecklers (Eric Fell, K.C. Novak, and Patrick Maliha Raconteur) provide live, hilarious commentary for the best bad movies! Vancouver’s masters of movie riffing (with special guest Harris Anderson), making so-bad-they’re-good movies even better by talking you through them. Wednesday, December 4 Doors 9:00

Beyond The Woods (Vancouver Premiere!)

Vancouver-based writer-director Brayden DeMorest-Purdy‘s taught psychological thriller BEYOND THE WOODS follows Detective Reeves, who is investigating the death of a local woman named Laura Bennett, and the subsequent disappearance of her brother, Jack. The suspect at hand is Laura’s husband Andrew, who seems to be the only one to know

Rio Grind Film Festival 2019: Shorts!

The Rio Grind Film Festival’s annual Short Film Block, featuring shorts from Vancouver (and beyond). Sunday, November 24 Doors 3:00 pm | Start 3:30 pm Advance tickets $13 HERE | $13 at the door Please arrive on time! There will be three “blocks” with two short breaks

Homewrecker

Written by director Zach Gayne and the film’s two stars, Precious Chong and Alex Essoe (who wowed us with her breakthrough performance in STARRY EYES, which screened at the Rio Grind Film Festival back in 2014), HOMEWRECKER has an unusual tone informed by late 1980s pop sensibilities. With the energy

In Fabric

From acclaimed cult British filmmaker Peter Strickland (THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO) comes IN FABRIC, a highly stylized, gauzy giallo that might best be described as, “a surreal sartorial horror yarn.” In this darkly comic tale about a possessed dressed, Oscar-nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste (SECRETS & LIES) plays Sheila, a

Dosed (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A!)

After many years of prescription medications failed her, a suicidal woman turns to underground healers to try and overcome her depression, anxiety, and opioid addiction with illegal psychedelic medicine like magic mushrooms and iboga. Adrianne’s first dose of psilocybin mushrooms catapulted her into an unexpected world of healing where plant

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

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