Eight Mexican directors unite to bring tales of the most brutally terrifying Mexican traditions and legends to vividly shocking life. MEXICO BARBARO presents haunting stories that have been woven into the fabric of a nation’s culture, some passed down through the centuries and some new, but all equally frightening. Stories of boogeymen, trolls, ghosts, monsters, … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, July 29 for an encore screening of director Rintaro‘s 2001 futurist cyberpunk drama METROPOLIS. This visually stunning anime interpretation of Fritz Lang‘s classic film is loosely based Osamu Tezuka‘s celebrated 1949 manga of the same name. A future society, where humans and robots co-exist. Amidst the chaos … Read more
In DREAMS SO REAL, the new feature-length 4K concert documentary, Canadian rock group Metric’s last live performance of a year-long sold-out world tour is captured, to glorious effect. In 2016 the group traversed the globe on the most significant tour of their career. The show in Vancouver, BC was the culmination of a year’s work … Read more
Western Canadian Premiere! Shot with 24 x 4K cameras at Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, concert film METRIC: DREAMS SO REAL captures the last show of a sold out tour that saw the band play to over 100,000 people. The lights and sound of the tour was remarkable – big enough to play well in the … Read more
“The best climbing movie of the year.” – Outside MagazineWinner of the prestigious Audience Award (Documentary) at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, MERU perfectly balances its tense, nailbiting narrative with some of most impressive climbing footage ever captured; all set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayan Mount Meru. Saturday, December 12 Doors … Read more
New England…the early 1960s. A sexy and unpredictable single mother of two is a source of constant embarrassment to her confused 15-year-old daughter, who’s trying to deal with her own sexual awakening and not having an easy time of it. Based on a novel by Patty Dann. Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax (Winona Ryder) is tired of … Read more
A feature documentary about the powerful allure of a universal myth. MERMAIDS immerses audiences in a world where fantasies come to life. Following the stories of five extraordinary tail-donning women who are part of a growing “mermaiding” subculture. Audiences voyage between mermaid theme parks, conventions, tail-making studios, and deep into the ocean where escaping reality … Read more
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears in … Read more
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 — including original story notes, … Read more
Bong Joon Ho‘s brilliant crime drama MEMORIES OF MURDER recounts the true story of the hunt for a serial rapist and murderer who terrorised a small province in 1980s South Korea. This 2003 film from the PARASITE Oscar-winner marks the first of many successful collaborations between Bong Joon Ho and leading man Song Kang Ho. … Read more
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