Movies
Hammer and Tong Present the East Van Showcase: Rio Rising
The second night of East Van Showcase madness. See film students from all over BC compete in the first ever Student Showdown at legendary Rio Theatre Sunday, May 13 Doors 6:00 pm | Event starts 6:30 pm Advance tickets $10 through eventbrite by clicking –>
Hammer and Tong Present East Van Showcase: Haunted Saloon
Third straight year of The Haunted Saloon… 9 Vancouver local directors 9 Local short horror/halloween films 9 Dollar Early Bird advance tickets! Also- Virtual Reality! Best Costume Contest! International Fims! Madcap Hosts! Join in for the Showdown at the Saloon and see who walks
Halloween Kills
Minutes after Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen and granddaughter Allyson left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie’s trap, his ritual bloodbath
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Hospital emergency room Dr. Daniel “Dan” Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin), the daughter of a murder victim, uncover a terrible plot by small-town mask maker Conal Cochran (Dan O’Herlihy), a madman who’s planning a Halloween mass murder utilizing an ancient Celtic ritual. The ritual involves a
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
‘HALLELUJAH: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song’ is a definitive exploration of singer songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.” This feature-length documentary weaves together three creative strands: The songwriter and his times; the song’s dramatic journey from record label reject to chart-topping
Half Baked
We’re tipping our hat to comedian Neal Brennan (who is performing two live shows at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, August 16) with a Friday Late Night Movie screening of the 1998 stoner classic HALF-BAKED, which he co-wrote with the film’s star, Dave Chappelle. When a member of their crew
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING (currently nominated for a Best Documentary Academy Award) allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South – trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while
Hairspray (Hosted by Ricki Lake!)
“I’m a bad, bad girl who needs to be punished.” In honour of Ricki Lake‘s appearance at the Rio Theatre to promote her excellent new documentary WEED THE PEOPLE, we felt like we absolutely had to screen one of the best loved (if not best known) films from one of
Hail, Caesar!
Lights. Camera. Abduction! Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest colourful caper, HAIL, CAESAR!, is a totally entertaining love letter to Hollywood’s post-war Golden era that follows a single day in the life of studio fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), tasked wiith cleaning up and solving problems for all the industry’s heavyweights.
Hail Satan?
Chronicling the extraordinary rise of one of the most colorful and controversial religious movements in American history, HAIL SATAN? is an inspiring and entertaining new feature documentary from acclaimed director Penny Lane (NUTS!, OUR NIXON). When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to