Movies
Santa Sangre
Fifteen years after EL TOPO and THE HOLY MOUNTAIN unlocked moviegoers’ collective third-eye, legendary provocateur Alejandro Jodorowsky made his late-’80s comeback with the SANTA SANGRE, a film whose staggering odyssey of ecstasy, anguish, belief, blasphemy, beauty and madness enraptures both Jodo newbies and dedicated fans alike. Fully restored to an
Brotherhood: A Life with St. Francis (‘Il sogno di Francesco’)
Italy, 1209, surrounded by convinced and devoted friends, Francis of Assisi seeks purity and innocence among the poor. The Church and Pope Innocent III don’t trust him and become very suspicious. The intrusion of the high authority will create divisions within the order. Francis is summoned by the Church to
Singles
“I just happened to be nowhere near your neighborhood.” In the wake of Chris Cornell‘s untimely passing, everyone here at the Rio Theatre has been left reminiscing about the fabled, plaid flannel- coated soundtrack to the “Dream of the 90s,” and talking about what we (now) consider to be one
Hounds of Love
Following rapturous responses from festival critics and audience around the world, Ben Young‘s chilling crime thriller HOUNDS OF LOVE has quietly emerged be the breakout, must-see indie Australian film of 2017; “…the rarest of beasts: a directorial debut that’s not only tonally flawless but also manages to radically re-imagine
Amarcord
We are excited to present our third annual cinematic celebration of Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver with a another great selection of Italian films – from Dario Argento‘s giallo-infused “candy-coloured,” phantasmagoric nightmare of a horror classic SUSPIRIA (June 8) to another classic from one of the most iconic filmmakers ever,
Get Out
“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” The Rio Theatre‘s weekly Friday Late Night Movie series returns in February (Black History Month) with a screening writer-director Jordan Peele‘s game changing, groundbreaking, and Oscar-winning work of socially satirical horror, GET OUT. The film’s impact since its release in
My Scientology Movie
Following a long fascination with the religion and with much experience in dealing with eccentric, unpalatable and unexpected human behavior, the beguilingly unassuming British documentarian Louis Theroux won’t take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church’s headquarters is turned down. Inspired by the Church’s use of
The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Hackers (1995)
Let The Gentlemen Hecklers (whose recent writing credits include the latest season of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 on Netflix!) provide you with their unique brand of live, hilarious commentary – for the best cheesy movies! Eric Fell, Patrick Maliha, and Shaun Stewart are Vancouver’s masters of movie
Kitsilano Theatre Company Presents: Focus Season 2
‘The lives of sixteen people continue to unfold in season two of Focus as the curtains are pulled back to reveal the bigger picture and higher stakes that are at play. All will define their fate but in this endless cycle, which choices will each of the sixteen make? Doors
Paint It Black (Director Amber Tamblyn Skype Q&A!)
In her feature film directorial debut, actress and author Amber Tamblyn‘s (THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS) PAINT IT BLACK is a searing look at two very different women struggling to cope with grief in the aftermath of an inexplicable suicide. Adapted from Janet Finch‘s acclaimed 2006 novel of the