Movies
Altered States
In this 1980 sci-fi horror film, William Hurt plays Eddie Jessup, a scientist obsessed with discovering mankind’s true role in the universe. To this end, he submits himself to a series of mind-expanding experiments. By enclosing himself in a sensory-deprivation chamber and taking hallucinogenic drugs, Jessup hopes to explore different
Earth Girls Are Easy
“Cuz I’m a blonde, B-L-O-N-D. Cuz I’m a blonde, Don’t you wish you were me?” In this out-of-this-world 80’s musical comedy adventure that revels in its own 80’s-era So-Cal chic, Geena Davis plays Valerie, a manicurist living in the valley with her cold fiancé, Dr. Ted Gallagher.
Bike Smut 9: Science Friction
It’s that time again Vancouver. The rolling erotic bicycle film festival is COMING to town. It’s been 2 years and I know you want your bike porn. This is the 9th and FINAL touring program of erotic, bikesexual films! This is the only time you will
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on May 20, when the crew of everyone’s favourite bounty hunting spaceship hits our screen in Shinichirō Watanabe‘s complex, genre-blending and aesthetically rich COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE. Set in the late 21st century, it jumps into the
Freaks and Tetsuo: Iron Man Double Feature
FREAKS is screening as part of a Friday Late Night Movie double feature alongside TETSUO: THE IRON MAN! See one or both for one sweet price! FREAKS (1932) “One of us, one of us.” Real sideshow performers star in Tod Browning‘s infamous cult classic,
Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same
Making Saturday night plans? We’ve got nothing but a whooooole lotta love for Led Zeppelin‘s legendary concert film THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME, featuring the iconic British band’s 1973 appearances at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Interspersed throughout the epic concert footage are behind-the-scenes moments with the band, colorfully
Upgrade
After his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralyzed, Grey Trace (Logan Marshall Green, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, PROMETHEUS) is approached by a billionaire inventor with an experimental cure that will “upgrade” his body. The cure – an Artificial Intelligence implant called STEM – gives Grey physical
Paddington 2
PADDINGTON 2 finds Paddington happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
“Not one of us!” The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on July 19 with a tip of our hat to the late, great Canadian action legend Donald Sutherland and his compelling, textured, and fittingly nuanced performance in Philip Kaufman’s sci-fi classic, INVASION OF
Moonrise Kingdom
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is