Movies
Julia
Filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West (the team behind the magnificent 2018 documentary portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RBG) turn their lens toward the notoriously “gawky eccentricity” of Julia Child, the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food,
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie
Seong-Hu Park‘s JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 is officially the 7th highest-grossing anime of all-time… And it’s headed to the Rio Theatre starting May 17. Yuuta Okkotsu is haunted. Ever since his childhood friend Rika died in a traffic accident, her ghost has stuck with him. But her spirit does
Judy
Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has
Judas and the Black Messiah
In celebration of Black History Month, we are re-visiting filmmaker Shaka King‘s 2020 feature film JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH, which is based on the true story of a man who infiltrated the Illinois chapter of the political organization for the FBI in the turbulent 1960’s. British actor Daniel Kaluuya
Ju-on: The Grudge
Japanese director Takashi Shimizu‘s JU-ON: THE GRUDGE is the ultimate “haunted house” movie – and perfect for a Friday Late Night Movie screening at the Rio Theatre on July 30. Released in 2002, JU-ON has since become firmly enshrined as a true classic of the J-horror genre, spawning numerous sequels
Josie and the Pussycats
The Rio Theatre‘s deep-dive into Y2K classics continues on August 28 with the locally-lensed cult-classic musical comedy, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS. Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to
Josh Fox: “How to Let Go of the World” Vancouver Film Premiere
Following its World Premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox (GASLAND) is bringing his latest documentary HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE ALL THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE to Vancouver as part of his ‘Let Go and Let Love’ tour. Fox continues to
Jorgovani
Katarina and Igor are actors who are in an emotional relationship both on and off the screen. Blinded by flashes and deafened by applause, although inseparable, they neither heard nor saw each other for a long time, until the awards ceremony for the best series of the year, where the
Joker
In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: the Joker. With Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy. Tuesday, January 14
John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu Reeves returns as the titular protagonist John Wick in the fourth chapter of the blockbuster franchise, which finds the reluctant action hero uncovering a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across