Utopia Films, Stupid Co and the Rio Theatre presents the second annual OFF-VIFF – a platform for the underground. Featuring the North American Premiere of JAMES, the royal return of KING BABY, the Vancouver Premiere of STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR, and a screening of the soon-to-be Canadian cult-classic, THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN. … Read more
Hot off the heels of last year’s triumphant POOR THINGS, Oscar-winning filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos offers up another take on skewed surrealism, as only he knows how. This latest effort finds him re-teaming with Emma Stone (who appeared in both THE FAVOURITE and POOR THINGS, for which she took home her second Oscar) and Willem Dafoe … Read more
For two decades, New York City cinephiles had access to a treasure trove of rare and esoteric films through Kim’s Video, a labyrinthine collection located squarely in New York City’s East Village. Originally run by the enigmatic Yongman Kim out of his dry-cleaning business, his franchise eventually amassed 55,000 rental titles. In 2008, facing a … Read more
Killers of the Flower Moon is currently nominated for TEN Academy Awards! Based on David Grann‘s broadly lauded best-selling book, Martin Scorsese’s KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as … Read more
It’s Craaazy! The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on October 20 with a dose of dark and goofy fun, with the 1988 cult-classic KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE. This truly one-of-a-kind alien-invasion sci-fi follows blood-drinking intergalactic clowns hell bent on harvesting a small, sleepy town of its plasma. With Grant Cramer, Suzanne … Read more
“Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords.” There is no better way to appreciate the Hattori Honzo level of precision greatness in Quentin Tarantino‘s KILL BILL 1 & 2 than seeing them back-to-back, and on our big screen. The films reunite Tarantino with actress, muse, and co-writer Uma Thurman, whose soaring performance as … Read more
“Silly Caucasian girl likes to play with Samurai swords.” There is no better way to appreciate the Hattori Honzo level of precision greatness in Quentin Tarantino‘s KILL BILL 1 & 2 than seeing them back-to-back, and on our big screen. The films reunite Tarantino with actress, muse, and co-writer Uma Thurman, whose soaring performance as … Read more
Quentin Tarantino‘s KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR unites Volume 1 and Volume 2 into a single, unrated epic–presented exactly as he intended, complete with a new, never-before-seen anime sequence. Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, left for dead after her former boss and lover Bill ambushes her wedding rehearsal, shooting her in the head … Read more
KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE, the timeless and beloved classic from Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki and globally celebrated animation house Studio Ghibli is newly remastered in 4K for 2026. There is no better way to appreciate the magic of Studio Ghibli than on the big screen! Movie-lovers of all ages adore Miyazaki‘s timeless classic, and it … Read more
Canadian indie genre filmmaking legend Jason Eisener (who brought us Canuxploitation favourites including HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN and TREEVENGE and served as an Executive Producer on TURBO KID) returns to the big screen with his latest work, the sci-fi infused KIDS VS ALIENS. Taking a note of inspiration from the found footage “Slumber Party Alien … Read more
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