Movies
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood
“That was the best acting I’ve ever seen in my whole life.” Set in Los Angeles in 1969, at the the height of hippy Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino‘s ninth feature film ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (2019) was nominated for a slew of Oscars, and ended up with a
Promare
The first feature-length film from the acclaimed studio TRIGGER, creators of the hit series “KILL la KILL” and “Little Witch Academia,” and director Hiroyuki Imaishi (GURREN LAGANN), PROMARE uses a bold cel-shaded visual style to tell a blistering action-adventure story, and is the spiritual successor to many of director Imaishi’s
Yesterday
Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. After a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have
Beetlejuice
“It’s showtime.” After Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house. When the unbearable Deetzes (Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones) and teen daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) buy the home, the Maitlands
System Entertainment Presents Nebeska Tema
NEBESKA TEMA – PRICA O VLADI DIVLJANU CANADIAN PREMIERE Sunday, October 20 Doors 12:00 pm | Movie 12:30 pmSingle tickets $20.00 advance and at the door HERE *Must be 19+ w/ID for entry and bar service. Sorry, Rio
Memory: The Origins of Alien
A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and the collective unconscious, MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN unearths the largely untold origin story behind Ridley Scott’s cinematic masterpiece, and reveals a treasure trove of never-before-seen materials from the archives of Dan O’Bannon and H.R. Giger
The Blair Witch Project
Released in 1999, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT was an unlikely box-office hit that ultimately ended up a total cinematic game-changer, captivating critics and audiences around the world while ushering in the entirely modern, “found footage” horror genre in its wake. Comprised of a mix of “found footage” Hi-8 video with
Dolemite (1975)
A lasting testament to both rap pioneer / nightclub comic par excellence Rudy Ray Moore and the sun-bleached, smog-covered vistas of ‘70s L.A., DOLEMITE remains one of blaxploitation’s greatest achievements. When Rudy first took his Chitlin’ Circuit act to the silver screen, few outside black neighborhoods noticed at first —
Faction Presents: The Collective
Faction is pumped to bring you our second full feature film: THE COLLECTIVE. Come and check it out on the big screen at our Vancouver Premiere, and share a night to remember with our collective. Expect thrills, spills, giveaways and loads more surprises! Adventuring to undiscovered peaks together, plotting
VIFF: Atlantics
The Rio Theatre is proud to be one of the returning hosting venues for The Vancouver International Film Festival VIFF presents the world’s best cinema fused with related talks and events in a unique Films+ model. Annually, VIFF presents over 320 films and events, plays host to approximately 400 industry