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Here’s To The Future!

On a late-summer Sunday In 2011, a female director gathers a team of filmmakers, writers, musicians, artists, critics, and friends in an apartment to recreate a scene from Michael Curtiz’s Depression-era drama The Cabin in the Cotton. Over plates of pasta and glasses of red wine, a round robin of

Here’s To The Future!

Let’s all toast independent film for a night, shall we? Join us for a double bill evening featuring HERE’S TO THE FUTURE! + HIT 2 PASS (Official Selection DOXA, 2015). Both of these films incorporate multiple recording formats and make use of emerging technology to structure narratives that are stylish,

Her Smell

Writer-director Alex Ross Perry (CHRISTOPHER ROBIN) re-unites with his QUEEN OF EARTH and LISTEN UP PHILIP star Elisabeth Moss (TV’s Mad Men, The Handmaid’s Tale) to tell the story of toxic punk-rocker Becky Something, the talented but self-destructive frontwoman of the riot girl-esque Something She, who seems determined to alienate

Her

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user’s every needs. To Theodore’s surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

John McNaughton‘s masterful horror drama HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER has been remastered especially for its 30th Anniversary. Widely regarded as one of the most frightening films ever made, the twisted and sordid  tale focuses in on a pair of murderers whose story continues to provoke, fascinate, and repel

Henry & June

“I’ve done the vilest things – the foulest things – but I’ve done them… superbly.” A love triangle inspired by the two of the Twentieth Century’s most notable literary figures is explored in Philip Kaufman‘s (THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING) highly erotic cult-classic HENRY & JUNE, which was the

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

One of the great masters of photography, Helmut Newton made a name for himself exploring the female form, and his cult status continues long after his tragic death in a Los Angeles car crash in 2004. Newton worked around the globe, from Singapore to Australia to Paris to Los Angeles,

Hellraiser (Remastered)

“Demon to some. Angel to others.” Go back to where it all started. Stephen King was once famously quoted as saying, “I have seen the future of horror… his name is Clive Barker.” That future was realized in 1987 with the release of Barker’s directorial

Hellboy

A comprehensive look at the history of the Hellboy character from his comic book roots through to his movie debut.

Hellboy

Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro – one of the most visionary directors working in so-called “genre film”, or any genre for that matter – scored a massive hit with critics and fans of Mike Mignola‘s fantasy-fueled comic book superhero HELLBOY with his cinematic adaptation in 2004. Featuring a phenomenal

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

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